The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-05

mission. IT cannot tell for how long.
1t may be years before her return, and
I am greatly afraid that she will never
| come. I cannot understand 1t. She
is like the others. She thinks that she
is a goddess: that she Is entirely too
perfect for this world, and that she will
never zee death. To me 1t is nonsense
= DO not wish to understand 1T. NV
Ybelief and my Bible have always been
sufficient for me. and this society has
no high moral standard. My daughter
says that marriage means nothing,
absolutely nothing. That 1t is moth
ing holy or sacred Oh, 1t Is all either
beyond or beneath my comprehension
imagination, which would lead to- such
strange teaching. Such thoughts (!
Such ideasi To what depths of de-
moralization may they not lead If per-
severed in.
ut takes learned men who devote
their lives to the study of the Bible
to teach and help us, not young girls,
lacking lacking In both knowledge and ex-
| per1ence. Why should they seek to In
struct their elders and then to forsake
their parents and seek to kill all natu-
raj earthly affections and possess no
love or charity for any of their kim
dred 1t is bosh, all bosh, and think
Wherever 1T is taught the people will
grow weary of 1t in very short time.
l do not approve of it. / never shall
| approve of it. We have done all pos
sible to discourage it, but our daugh-
| ter is of age, and says she has greater
| judgment than we have, so we could
| do nothing more. We feel very badly,
of course, but as for me 1 shall die, as
| l have lived, with my belief in the BIZ
BILE mistaken and trusting all else to
Almighty God"
| OF THE SOCIETY,
And the society itself? AS the in
structress would doubtless say, What
| Of that?" Undoubtedly 1t is but the
Grant offspring of the modern Chris
tan science, spiritualistic and theo-
sophical organizations, although each
Of the three named Indignantly dis
claims any association whatever with
it's tenets and doctrines. It's followers
are principally religious enthusiasts,
who are striving increasingly to inter-
pref the Holy Scriptures so they will
suit their own finite and individual
ideas. The average attendance at a
St. Paul seance is from seven to ten.
| Upon the occasion of the visit Of the
Seeker After Truth there were seven.
| At the end Of the room was black
| board, on which was artistica1ly chalk
| ed these words: THE wisdom that is
| from above is first pure, then peaceful,
gentle and easy to be entreated, great
| in mercy and good fruits In front
of the blackboard, on a small dais, was
an artistically carved arm chair, in
| which was seated rather progresses
| ing, though far from intelligent-look-
Ing young woman of perhaps twenty
years of age. Facing her, in rapt at
tention to the gems of thought and
wisdom expected to fall from her lips,
| sat the remaining number to complete
the historical seven.
Had the Seeker After Truth" been
of chronological tendency. he would
have found much Of interest In the
specimens of humanity lined up before
him. Only~one woman, a slight, trim
ly-clad figure, wearing a neat sailor
hat and becoming gown, but manifest
ing all the nervousness Of speech and
manner indicative Of on overweight
mental condition, possessed a really in
telligent eye and an evenly developed
head. At her right sat girl, very
slender. with disheveled hair, ex-
tremely sharp features and the wild,
staring eyes Of mania. On the other
side appeared a graceful maiden wear
ing, besides summer shirtwaist and
a jaunty fur turban, an exceptionally
happy smile and a dropping eyelid.
MALE NJ
The men sat In row across the
aisle. A middle-aged man with fierce
expression and a small bald spot on
the crown of his head, due, no doubt,
to constant study Of universal truth;
younger man with q dreamy, far-off
look and straw-colored hirsute adorn-
ment, and beardless youth who was
evidently one Of the most shining
lights of the organization. 'si
After few moments Of silence the
Teacher" assumed a becoming atti-
tude in the high backed chair, and,
with dilated, perfectly expressionless
eyes, fixed her gaze upon vacancy and
proceeded to speak slowly and mo-
notonously, after the manner of a clair
voyant or trance medium, and with
about as much depth, clearness and
conciseness as the old time darkey ex-
horter. After a long, rambling pream-
BILE, in which were frequent references
to the Holy Bible and to the name of
the Savior, the speaker said
If nothing or nobody can be trust
ed, what then remains? say-ah, what
then-ah remains-ah? I can. tell you
honestly and sincerely, as well from
knowledge as from personal expert
ence. 1t Is better to trust nothing. I
trust-I own-myself. Therefore
our object is to own ourselves. And
When you nave experienced this great
pleasure. well-ah, what then-ah? Why,
consciousness. Conscious Of what? Of
the awakening. That first realization
Of consciousness-of the possession of
yourself-is the first breath Of God in
you-ah. u
SELF MUST RULE. "
"But. remember and here her voice
assumed a louder and more emphatic
tone. this idea is not arrived at until
you have overthrown all your ideas of
God and everything else. Man Is a
law unto himself. Therefore, one
should be satisfied with oneself. 1 am
satisfied with myself-ah. 1t is because
of that satisfaction that am as am
that do as I do. Admiration is pleas
| ing. Very pleasing. We admire our
selves. But has any other mind Gre
ated that admiration? Noah. Well
all, there you have the whole thing-ah.