Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-03
CATHERINE TINGLEY ON
THE UNWRITTEN LAW
Lecture of hd Eminent heOSOphs in Discussing the hw Murder Case
and Evelyn 6Sbt'S Mother

I from the very people who often ap-
pear in public places holding high
positions, receiving the favor and
the adulation of the multitude?
Such as these would be the first to
| condemn poor Thaw, Evelyn Nesbit,
, and all such as have moved beyond
the pale of the law. Why are such
as I refer to SO bereft of common
sympathy for their unfortunate fell
lows? The reason is that they have
lost the light of their own divinity,
they forget that all humanity is Gods
great family.
What a mighty change would come
to the world If the men and women
of means and influence would find
their strength, their heart, and begin
to work conscientiously, to kill out
vice and in its place plant love.
Think Of such an Influence being
brought into the church. Look at
the picture, my friends, of all the
churches in the world opening their
doors every day in the week to sa-
credly lead the unfortunate to a
sense of righteous living. Think of
the splendor of all these churches
being illuminated by the spiritual
light of Christ, shedding it's gener-
Gus radiance upon those who are
despairIng. Yes, say open wide the
church doors. keep them open from
morning until night every day In the
week; bring the insanity and dis
couraged TO partake OF knowledge.
the redemptive quality that will lead
them to find strength and hope In
their own hearts. II this were done
what a glorious tribute II would be
to the lives of those glorious teach
ers OF the past who have sacrificed
themselves that humanity might be
blest. Depend upon Il that those
who are to be helped would not be
assured by mere profession OF good
will, by prayers, nor by Bible read
ing, or by being reminded that they
are sinners. Alas. through suffering
they have learned to read human
nature too well. they know the dross
from the true coin. To reach their
hearts substantial proof must be
given that the path opened up to
them leads TO a real regeneration.
and not to more rldlcule, criticism
and failure. Strenuous service must
be given such as these. and those
who are to serve must be fortified
from the light within their hearts.
Intuition must direct all their acts.
To do the Chrlstos work for hu-
manity Cne must be filled with SUI
perb and abiding courage. and abso-
Lutte love of sacrifice.
II is startling fact but true
nevertheless that the majority OF
humankind are living In a psycho-
logical influence of inertia and OF
slow moral and spiritual decay. This
Coud not be so II the divine nature OF
man were active and the intuition
We're the directing power In human
life. Intuition discerns evil, anticl-
pates its influence aud wards IL on.
Intuition is the lost chord. yes the
lost word in human life. IL is the
ear, the eye and the voice OF the
Christos in man, Mark you. the
higher nature OF man cannot be
evoked and developed until there Is
an recognition of the Divine Law
guiding mans destiny; until there Is
an absolute surrender TO that law,
made in the same spirit as Jesus
manifested when he said: Not my
will, but thine be done"
Humanity can no longer feed on
husks; lip prayer is of no avail. ItI
is the energizing power OF the heart
prayer In service; the soul prayer In
love, that can save the world. This
Is the Unwritten Law.