The daily sentinel., 1909-03-29

HI OVcrflONing. scores of extra seats
4 were occupied and it was I'M
possible TO get anybody else into
the large room, consequently Il
great host of late comers were
unable TO secure admission.
In view of the fact that there were
4 two other big mass meetings in the
city last night as well as a number
4 of regular church services, and thai
4 the McIvor-Tyndall meeting was the
only one for which an admission was
charged and also i'll view of the fact
that several big paid meetings had
already been held by DR.. McIvor-
Tyndall, it was remarkable that such
great crowd should be out.
Many who have attended all of the
meetings held by DR.. McIvor-Tyndall
declare that the meeting last night
was the most intensely interesting,
most startling and the most influen-
tial that DR.. McIvor-Tyndall has yet
held in the city.
The talk by DR.. Tyndall on For
hidden Fruit" was one of the most
powerful. unique and impressive ad-
dresses heard in Grand Junction in
many day. He dwelt upon the
meaning of forbidden fruit from
the standpoint of psychology No
attempt will be made to review the
i address but just a few quotations will
be given by The Sentinel:
BY forbidding or prohibiting any
thing individually. the person so for
hidden is straightway tempted. As
Mark Twain. sagely puts it, in his
comments of the story of the fall
the trouble was, in not forbidding
| the snake" and then Eve would
have not wanted the apple
Il don't know whether Twain was
himself aware of the psychological
seriousness in his remark, but he
voiced a sentiment that must be felt
! by every one who studies life from
the standpoint of psychology The
trouble lay in not forbidding the
snake. In other words. the sugges-
tion should not have been made
supposing of course, that we take the
matter from the old orthodox point
of view"
There is in my statements the
very wide difference that exists be-
tween affirmation and negation. The
one is positive, the other negative.
The one becomes fixed concept in
the mind for advancement, and the
other becomes equally fiXed-but
with the usefulness of negative
thought"
did it ever occur to you why min
ister's sons are often bad? This has
become truism. and observation
will convince you that there is
reason for its palpable truth. The
sons of ministers (wno are supposed
to be brought up under spiritual
guidance) very often manifest the
very opposite characteristics of those
they have been taught to cultivate.
Aftanpfe boyp haa1, foada IN nrcoODt
for this on the grounds of inherited
tendencies. handed down from some
unregenerate ancestor. However this
hypothesis will not held good And
besides. a review OF the prisons and
penitentiaries, will prove the aston
ishins fact that in almost every case,
criminals have had in early life, the
! advantages of Il religious training
Does this necessarily mean that re-
ligion teaches or produces crime ?
Not at all. don't want to be mis-
understood in this. The fault lies
not with the motive--but with the
manner of impressins upon the mind
what course to persue. We all know
well-meaning persons who take quite
the wrong way and always say quite
the wrong time. No one could sue.
cessfully dispute their intentions, bui
their results are not satisfactory"
lit is not by blame or criticism. OF
advice or legislation that we can
hope to better the condition of either
individual or race. Punishment fol
crime, has never deferred any one
from committing crime Prohibition
has never lessened the number OF
inebriates. Compulsory church-goinp
has never brought about race OF
saints"
DO not make error tempting for
bidding it. The assumption that we
should live a life of self denial, and
reputation OF those things which we
may desire, is all wrong. We should
elevate, develop on the highest plane
your desires-not pervert them by
commands. If the ten command
ments were to be changed into affir-
nations instead of negations-
(do good, instead of don't do bad)
believe we would have accomplished
one of the greatest factors in race
development"
The address of the DOCTORS was
most enthusiastically received
Then followed a series of most re.
markable demonstrations of mental
powers.
DR.. McIvor-Tyndall then received
and answered large number OF
Questions
: musical program was rendered
and this too was greatly enjoyed.
1t was indeed a long to be remem
bered meeting.
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