The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-01-08

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10 regards this ~ q fundamental
and comprehensive statement of 70
Iixlpn without supefstition, which
should make aII skcptIcIsm absurd
fts Inspiration Ia the insight Into the
truth NJ the unity ~ life aod the pos.
sIbiIity of the Intelligent, practical
expression NJ this truth.
This insight reveals every being,
object, atom, event and experience "a
. demonstration OF the Supreme
Powcf-thnt 10, goodness. wisdom and
love. IL percelves all manifested life
- . perfect plao, fulfilling By trust.
worthy processes a traosceudent puf-
pose.
The motive and energy of "The Eel.
llowship" are found In the determina.
tion and cndeav0r 70 live Ia voluntary
connection With -Ihe purpose Of life,
by the manifestation OF answering
trust toward occurrences, circum.
staoces, other men and women and
our own higher nature.
The practical idea OF the mem bers
IL to apply the prk ~. Of trust and
uuselHshness In eve,s& S',dual sc'
tivlty and to every asN>,SIon--do-
mesLic, social, educational, economic
political and international.
The creed Of .''f'he Fellowship II
"Trust sod Service" Its motto is
"What Is the loving thing to dO?"
Mr. Mills has asked me to write
few words on what my idea 10 o
"Trust and Service" acd to explsiI
how l construe the motto, "What 4
the loving thing to do?"
Ny idea nf trust is as illlmit able q
the word indicates. Whatever har
pens, to believe It IL q part OF th
divine plan. However unpleasant
however painful, however disagree
able may be that happening Of eli
cumstance, "a determine upon 6ndin
It's good meaning, and TO turn II
the souls account and make It
, means OF character building.
Trust does not, In my ioterprets
tion OF The word, include placid q
ceptance OF conditions or events.
means using these things as steppin
stones to deiiverance.
9 When our environment Is not |
our liking, when we are annoyed an
: hurt by events, the 6rst thing TO do
TO discover II We ourselves have bee
= tho cause OF these troubles II Y
realize On careful Analysis that we a
= the cause, then trust the dfvir
forces to show US the way out.
Il II we Hnd We are blameless, and Il
troubles come through what we ca
'r Fate, then again trust 10 dIviI
= power, within ourselves and bey0l
70 ourselves, TO deliver us.
.. Meanwhile, to 20 upon our way d
n | ing the duty which lies nearest, wi
3. absolute trust 10 the heart that !
. are treading the path TO power.
q Trust must include cheerfulnei
and It must preclude complain
= spoken or thought 1t creates gra
- tude to the giver-for whate,
comes.
Service, 10 the creed Of "The +
= towship," 70 my Interpretation. met
Z continual th0ught Tor Others--l
- housl3 spplication 0f the GDIden B.
aud the New Commandment; not
- Sunday remembrance OF them.
g. Service, through humspity, to 6
-beainuing 10 the morniUg, 10
home, the boarding house ar
es. | hOtel, on the ship or on the train.
|on the street, 10 public conveyan
- or 10 the shop, market place or I
- tory, and sxteodlng Into the COZ
oIscles and alwsys back Into