El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-10
Ella wheeler Wilcox 0
On New Thought in
London

steel to the magnet. the teacher went
! in answer to their need.
Three thousand years before Christ
all the principles which are called to-
day New Thought-mental science.
Christian Science Youth Cure, and
other names Of varying forms of one
idea, were cut into Sanscrit bv the
compiIers Of the Vedas those wonder
full books of ancient lore.
But today in the lands where thesa
Vedas were compiled (from still more
ancient writers) New Thought. a prae-
teal living creed, is unknown and most
needed Ignorance and superstition
hold the masses in cruel letters ana
TO propitiate innumerable demons is
form Of worship more frequently found
than the consciousness and reverensa
Of God.
Orthodox Christianity Not Needed.
1t is not orthodox CHRISTIANITY
which IS needed in Japan, China or In
dat is the oldest truth in the world.
New Thought" which these lands
need-the wholesome creed which
tells each soul: God dwells In you
You are an expression of perfect
health, happiness, usefulness. success
No one can harm you but yourself.
Keep away all thoughts OF fear.
hatred. greed. selfshness, lust. gloom.
worry, and you keep the devil away.
Think courage, love. faith. success
health, happiness and usefulness-and
the world is yours here and heaven
afterward This is the religion the
world needs, and from America is
coming the old truth, clothed in a new
form, to all the older worlds.
America is the spiritual center OF
the wonderful new civilization. Into
the environments Of the new world
the law Of karma sent the old souls
or ram's-heels civilizations to rein
carnate and add TO their past powers
the courage. daring and altruisrn of
the new world
In all past ages the seers and wise
men kept their knowledge for the
choice few and did not share ii with
the masses
The masses were not prepared
America prepares the masses as no
land on earth before has done. Free
education, free libraries, free newspa
pers. free lectures. free speech has
made absolute ignorance an impossi-
bllfty IN America Every individual
born and bred in our country is forced
TO think, and thfnking-even wrong
king-alOng individual lines awak-
ems the brain and impresses the power
Of reasoning
Knowledge of Sages and SeerS.
The reincarnated sages and seers in
America do not hide their knowledge
from the people Julia. Seaton Sears
is one of these old souls and it is her
mission TO help enlarge the under
standing and uplift the hearts AMI
souls OF the restless people of her own
and other lands. She is one Of the
many inspired and gifted teachers in
our midst.
For. with all our material riches.
Americas greatest wealth lies in its
brilliant. unself1sh. broad-minded think
ers, who have come into a Relation
Of the unity of all life. and who are
bringing the old theories Of ancient
masters down TO a common-sense. prac-
teal working basis. America today is
a spiritual lighthouse to the world.
1t is only the blind who fail to recog-
nize this fact-the blind who hear the
click Of gold and imagine there is
nothing but a money god w0rshiped in
our midst
But those whose eyes have sight can
not fail TO read the signs OF the times
and TO know America is fast becoming
a spiritual center
A profound student and scholar in
Bombay. a full blooded Indian. told me
he had all his life searched for abso-
lutte 'seership." and that. having failed
TO md 1t in his own land, he spent a
year in travel for the same purpose.
and at last in America. in Chicago.
found one he believed TO be possessed
OF pure, clear-seeing powers-wholly
free from mejiumship or Controls
one he deemed a master
Our Statue of Liberty enlightening
the world is full Of meaning 70 those
who understand
Copyright, 1911, by Ameriean-JournaI-
Examiner Great Britain rights
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