The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-27
LAW OF
The SPIRIT
OF LIFE.
Subject Of Or. Charles Brodls
PaiteTsOn's Lecture Before
Metaphysical Association.

ence OF large proportions, assembled
last evening. in Frances willard hall TO
listen 10 a lecture by DR.. Charles Brodie
Patterson. an eminent metapbyslcian OF
New York Mr.. Patterson was presented
to the audience by Col Henry q. Tafrt
the president OF the Rhode Island Meta
physical association.
DR.. Patterson was the first president OF
the International Metaphysical League
and occupied that position until the con-
vention OF the league in october last.
when DR. Heber Newton, the celebrated
Episcopalion divine OF New York was
chosen 10 succeed him.
DIR. Pattersons subject was THE Law
Of the Spirit Of Life" upon which he
dwelt In part as follows;
1--WE all talk about Law but from diff
ferent points OF view.
I'VE speak OF Natural Law and OF
Spiritual Law. Sometimess believe that
we viii speak of just the Law OF God
that law that is made manifest I'm all
things and by all things. II is not my
intention tonight 10 deal wi,h Just the
theoreuc side of the law. j wish TO
show that this law is practical and has
an application I'm our every day life. We
have I'm the past. lost sight OF God and
I Heaven. The Kingdom OF Heaven may
, lind expression In our every day life Now
/ this is the real story that Jesus came TO
! teu. that the kingdom of God IN the life
/ Of man. Is the law OF the spiritual life
1--WE have lost sight of all this. ave
/ have not paid enough attention 10 the
inner conditions Of life. but have paid
| great deal OF attention Co the outer con-
| ditlons. We have thought that we were
/ affeced by all kinds OF external influences
sometimes seemingly for good but very
| often for evil We talk about the wealth
/ er, as bad or good weather. Sometimes
we deem the weather beneficial and
| again, we do not deem IL beneaeial4 bat
II it is not beneficial It is the way in
| which we are related 10 the weather.
This is the same with everything Ina
! life Because If We are related to life In
true way every thing in life becomes
beautiful, because all things are God. All
things are God but IL il the way that We
are related TO things that cause them TO
act either for good or i'll on our lives
| Upon this question OF relationship de-
! pends the well being or the i'll being of
| all which comes To man. Everything is
! good In it's place. Nothing is good when
! il is misplaced. Take any one thing and
! follow IL back To the beginning and you
1 will find the thing 10 be good. The good
| or evil depends upon the use or the
! abuse. The kingdom OF God in the life of
4 10. tkaf aal tn
! understand 10 understand more than any
| thing else i'm life.
THE individual soul God has created
| I'm His image and likeness and IL remains
for every soul through the great law OF
/ evolution 10 work out that which God
| has created, for each soul 20 work out
| It's own salvation. This law of evolution
has been acting little by little, the un-
| folding has been going on. Now we are
! coming 60 see and know the truth, that
we can consciously work with the law
and make our lives what we will TO make
hem.
I'VE can make our lives successful. we
can have health, strength happiness or
whatever we start out to have. But re-
member In doing this. that happiness will
| only come to you you bring happi-
ness to others. We are all members one
OF another. What ever comes into the life
| OF one, 10 some degree comes into the
and joy into single life, TO some degree
effects all human life.
"In time past we have looked upon life
from this standpoint, j am an individual
spirit. l must look out for myself. i
must pay as little attention 10 the good
of the world as | can. Now this has not
been the right kind OF doctrine at ALL
This never gave harmonious results be-
| cause the life that is in our neighbor Is
the life that is in ourselves; IL Is one and
/ the same thing.
There Is no separation between man
| and man, between man and God. one life
and one great religion controls and di-
rects the universe. Man is born into n
world OF form: ne looks first 90 the things
( of form he looks 90 the outer world for
strength and happiness. He seeks for
oil this long and diligently. But no one
ever found them there because health,
| strength and happiness comes from an en-
! tirelv different source. Remember that
there Is n vital center for everything in
| life. Everything must work out and cN-
/ press from that vital centre
1--WE must express from this very heart
I instead of working on the circumference
! Of Ufe The difference In this-we have
| beeu dealing with effects and living in
| his world of form; thinking that evcrv-
| thing that was noedful 20 life could he
| found I'm this world of form. SO the per
| son is not conscious Of there being bet
| higher WY 10 lN's nut hbN w
| know that there is a power within us
working 10 will and Ia do. You may say
that this Is what was termed In older
lines conversion. In one sense IL is con
version II Is now question OF under
standing the law and conforming TO the
law. II ls not a question Of religion FOR
today or even for tomorrow. lt Is the
religion that begins now and lasts on
through the weeks and months and
wears so that by and hv the human life
shall bc lost In the divine
''Thls Is the object % creation. that al
men come to the measure or fullncss ot
,he stature % Christ. But YOU must como
to ~ IN tho Christ waf.
.-he law is--that we seek FIRST the King
! 1on of Cod and his righteousness and
/ tben All outer things will come iu THEFT
| ratural order. rut first We arc 10 scel
this Kingdom Of God.
1--WE are 10 seek n within. This is th'
grain or mustard seed chat Jesus REFER
! ed TO-"