The Washington times., 1906-11-18

time flowers; ard 50 &c makes me feel
as if were walking upon air and nv
ing 10 ii dream
Helen VAS leaning against "a post of
the piazza. Der tvss fixed upon David
inlently. Does that not give new
meaning 20 The vanished spr.ngtimeE-'
hr asked her. and she replied iu "a
wondcring whisper. yes. and then
gazed at him for long time
David. she said. M lI,J "it B. fear
tul to ,hiuk ot "a thing Ike that. What
does u al me1uV What causes itr'
Men htyr been asking chat helpless
question since jhe dawn of time. De
answered I'VE only know what We
see, this NhiiliHs and weaving of
shadows. WITH It's sacred facts of beau
ty ana love
Helen looked 8t him. thoughIfuNy n
moment. and. then. recJlleetiug SOME
thing st- bad heard from her father.
she said. But. David IL God 5e %
mystery Ike that. nov can there be
aHy religion
What we may fancy God ro Doe
makes uo difference" he answered
That WIl.l we know is Always the
same. we Hay. always the love and al
WAYS tHr beauty. All mems religion
is but t'i- assertion taat the source
OF these sacred Things must De infn-
iJelv sacred. aId that whatever xay
happen .o u.s. tEat source can suffer
eco harm; la.t We Hye bE o. power
stronger than ourselves. aud tlat has
uo need pf as.
Helen was looking at h,r husband
aHEIoazly. then suddenly she asked
hm "Rut t-il ME then, David. sou
do not believe iu heaven -Iou dc not
believe lHat oar . uls are Immortal
As bee answered her in ghe negative
she gave Ii slight start. and knitted her
bFoW=. and after aEuth-r pause she
demanded You 4o not believe iu Ie-
Eeaied religion them
David could NOT help smiling, recas-
ui2.ua tHe voice of Hf= clerical father
iH-laW- when hr answered however.
le was serious again some day. per
hau-. dear Helen hr -ai4. .I viii ,eu
SOU au about what ] rhiuE ass Jo such
things. But very few of l.e world
real thinkers believe i1 revealed re-
Igious aug morc-they have come 10
see them simply as guesses OF human
iIy It Gods great sacred mystery. and
lu believe that Gods way oi revealing
himself Co men ls through The forms of
life itself A. 10 the question Of I'M
mortality that SOU speak ot q nave
always felI rhaI death i~ sign Uf the
fact that God Is infinite and perfect.
aud that We are but shadows iu uIs
sight, that We live hy power that
IS not our own. and seek for beauty
mat is not our own. and that each
instant of aW lives Is a free gin which
we can only repay by thaukIulueSs and
worship"
He paused for a moment. and the girl.
who had sJuI been gazing AT him
tlougEtfully went on Father used
10 falb about these things 90 me, Da-
vid. and De showed me how the lie OF
men is all spent i'm suffering and srug-
Cling. and that. therefore. faith
teaches us
Yes, dearest" the other put iu. ~!
know all that you are going to say,
] have read these arguments very Of
ten. you know. EuI suppose tLat I
were 20 tell you that ] think suffer
ing and STRUGGLING is the very essence
Of the soul and that what faith
teaches us is that the suffering ana
struggling are sacred. and not in the
least that they are some day 20 Doe
made as nothing Dearest, il It is true
that the soul makes this life what IL is
life Of restless seeking for an iuhu-
ite. would il not make tho same life
anywhere eIse2 DO YOU remember
reading with me Emers0u's poem
about ErieI Jhe ssrarh who sang be-
IOre God S. tHrouc-r1w even tuat could
not please him. and now DE left DO
JU plunge into the Struggle of things
imperfect. and how ever after the
rest oI the SrTaIllm We're afraid of
tTIelt bv EoH think, dearest Iuat
this life OF love and labor tuat YOU
and J live OUR own selves needs any
thing else to Justify it2 The lfe that
tsu al alClr Was much harder ami
thouEnl lAaJ ll needed amy reward
ing.
David stopped and stood gazing
af-d Of alw JE0uEltiu.Iy5 when Hc
cor L+usd las voice. was lower and
lluI- solemn These things are nl-
most 600 sacred rI tax ar. Helen.
le said; but there is one doubt chat
have known ah3ar this. one thing
t1at has made me wonder If Jler-
ou"H, not J0 Dec another world afta-
a-A En-tr ~ysuua -I.@ed with any
man longing Tor heaven but . can
uncrTNt ANA how man might Ec
haunted bv some fearful Aa~.uess or
IiS oWls-.--~1 g. ---l= Wa-,l long
years ut effort bal taught Sim he
could u5t '.'T eN.-Irc Iy L.. strength
of hi~ own hear5-5nd how be- could
pray tl4J there might bee some place
NhrI. RICHNESS mi-lJ Dee 1uu az iEs-.
cHst what Il would
Tb- man tone lad ben 50 strange
o~ be- spoke tHat il Caused Helen ,1
s-irt, suddenly she came closer 10