Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27

tell the truth. to thrive and succeed with
cut telling falsehoods. The lie has its be-
ginnings in those early deceits of nature
where the little animals contrive to look
like leaves or twigs or stones or the soft
brown earth and thus elude their cannibai
enemies. Up from this there Is rising
scale of truth. Some people countenance
white lies. There are all sorts Of eauivo-
cation and diplomatic maneuvers which are
used and defended according to need. some
are scrupulOus about lip veracity. but ieno
themselves to false Impressions. ana thus
deceive: but the standard set in the Hindoo
poem Is the perfect absence of deceit by
word by deed, by thought, by intent
Hate
Is the great moral wrong. Yet even hate
has had its good uses, just as has every
evil in the primitive days Of men. II IS
needful to hate both the people and the
things that are harmful. so long as the hate
is needful in order to prevent us from fol-
lowing in their footsteps; but there Is a
holy writing that enjoins us to bless them
that prosecute us. to do good to them that
hate and despitefully use us and to cherish
forgiveness toward those that do us hurt.
In this we dearn to love the evldoer de-
spite his evil deeds but we must still re-
tain the hate for the evil deed, hate the sin,
but not the sinner, until finally we are no
longer influenced thereby, no longer demon
allied thereby. are entirely above 1t. We
can then view 1t from the lofty heights
which see God everywhere in everything.
II am in the gambling of the cheat. says
the divine voice in the Hindoo scriptures.
Here the hate element Is wholly eliminat ted.
We behold with equal eyes,
Love is the great moral virtue: but love
has had many standards. The primitive
man loves the physically perfect. Higher
than this Is the love that overloOks physi-
cal defects IL only the heart or the head be
winsome. and higher than this comes the
love that recks not at all with the c0meli-
ness in any respect of the beloved one: that
upwells in pity and compassion toward all
the defective: that is moved to pity by the
fnfirmities Of body and later on by the in
tenderest affection those that are unloving.
those that are unattractive in every way.
and the less of love the other has the more
it is fmpelled to give and thus edualize the
deficiency. Love only begins to acquire its
nature of giving when it thus outflows
freely to those that have it not, giving not
to those that are lovely with the love they
have, but to those that are unlovely for
want of the love they lack.
Consciences-
Differ. Of course they differ. Yet though
differing in each they nevertheless can be
reliable guides in right doing. OF course
they differ. They must differ. We are at
all sorts of different degrees of evolution
We require varying cOunsels in accordance.
inherent IaltnS anu pniiOSOpuieS TO ieau US,
console and enlightan us; different occupa-
tons to educate our faculties of mind and
heart and body; different rules as the laws
of our growth
Imagine soul dwelling in each tree The
sapling of a year or twO's growth that is
just awaking from it's long winters sleep
to enter upon sprngtinre of further de
-yelopment will have a briefer experience to
draw from than will the soul inhabiting
some mighty monarch of the forest which
has slept thousand winters through and
has waxed and increased through a thou
sand springtimes and is great in experience
and wisdom.
Also the soul in the sapling will have a
different counsel to give for the sapling's
benefit. 1t will counsel let us say. to lean
well on the supporting prop and not to
quail at the gardeners pruning. But the
sage old soul residing in the heart of the
primeval oak will have naught to tell of
props and pruning. Stretch wide your
ancient arms" we can hear ii Whisper
shelter the weary passing pilgrim. give
shade in summer to the toiler in the field
be the refuge of those that are out in the
storm and are timid and afraid