Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-14
MAN MAY MASTER HIS
DESTINlES AND FATE
DR.. MclVoR-TYNDALL'S LECTURE
BASED ON BURBANk'S WORK
Just as the Plant Wizard Improves
Weeds to Flowers and Grows White
5IackberrIes, So May Man Improve
His Faculties by Study

Weeds are weeds, because they are
jostled, crowded, cropped-trampled
upon In these words from Luther
Burbank, the wizard of horticulture,
we may find the key to the solution of
the problem of destiny or fate"
These significant words occurred in
the course Of lecture by DR.. Alexan-
der ]. McIvor-Tyndall, the psycholo-
gist, at Blanchard hall last night. DR..
McIvor-Tyndall chose for his subject
'"The Mastery of Fate" and the aud
fence demonstrated the deep and intel
ltgent interest taken in questions re-
lating to human welfare.
DR.. McIvor Tyndall gave convinc-
ing and logical explanation of the pos
sibility of prediction and its reconcilia-
ton with the mental and psychic
science postulate. Each man his own
savior, his own Judge, the maker of
his own destiny" The speaker said in
part:
zone Of the questions that puzzles be-
ginners in the study of mental science
is the one reconciling the fact of pre-
diction with the assumption that we are
able to control our environment, our
conditions and therefore our fate It
seems impossible at f1rst-paradoxical
to say the least, and yet both of these
statements are true.
1.-THE truth of prophecy is too we'll
established to question 1t. The fact
that we may so govern our lives as to
make of them what we will Is equally
well established. Where is the power
to reconcile the seeming inconsistency?
'The answer lies in the fact that
thought Is force, subject to the same
laws of physics that heat and light are
subject to. A force travels In a given
direction until stopped or diverted by
a greater force. Thought, then, gene
rated through the individual will, sets
in motion certain vibratory forces, that
are bound to produce result. This re-
suit may be accurately determined in
advance by one sufficiently familiar
with the law of governing motion.
Individual tendencies are like ball
rolling down hill. If left to themselves
they produce certain results as posi-
lively as does the ball. Again, black
berry bush will, II left to itself, grow
blackberries. But along comes Luther
Burbank with the power of thought. as
applied to selection, and development.
and intelligent cultivation, and what
happens? Why the blackberry bush
grows white berries instead of black
Mr.. Burbank expresses the whole psy
chic law when he says Weeds are
weeds only because they are jostled.
crowded, ropped-trampled upon
THE gist Of Mr.. Burbank's remarks
lies in the fact that weeds may be made
flowers by the act of intelligent selec-
tion. The same great truth applies TO
human weeds Express the wisdom OF
the sage In one short lifetime. no mat
ter II the practice mental science. But
we do declare that constant assertion
Of his inherent right to wisdom VIII
inevitably result In some need Of wis
dom added to his mental store"
DIR. McIvor- -Tyndall closed his lecture
with some interesting demonstrations
OF the power OF thought as vibratory
force. He announced that meetings will
be held during the remainder OF the
month, next Sunday evenining in all
Glass instruction will be continued dur
ing the month at the McIvor-Tyndall
institute. 1901 South Grand avenue.
classes meeting tri-weekly. afternoons
and evenings. No one will be admitted
to Glasses later than August 20. owing
to the fact that Or. McIvor-Tyndall ex-
poets to leave on lecture tour in Sep
tember