Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01
MAN, MIND AND
Divine HEALING
Subject Of Second Of Series of
Lectures Given by N. N.
Ridden Last Night.
AUDITORIUM is CROWDED
1.-THE Psychology of Success" Theme
This Evening-Treats of Build
ing Personality.

Another splendid audience assem-
bled in the First Methodist church last
evening for the second Of the Riddell
lectures. Man. Mind and Divine Heal
ing" was the subject The ministerial
alliance was represented by Rev ]. L.
Vance OF the United Presbyterian
church. who acted as chairman. No
speaker could have asked for more
rapt attention or intense interest than
was manifested by the audience. Mr.
Riddell began his lecture with a brief
study Of the nature OF truth, and a
rapid outline of the possible coming
forth of the cosmos into manifestation,
first spiritual, then taking form in the
psychical and lastly materializing on
the physical plane. He said in part:
Solomon said: Get wisdom, and
with all your getting. get understand
ing Now. wisdom is a snow-capped
mountain that lifts its majestic form
in front of every truth seeker. Will
we ever reach the top? Not while our
eyes are fixed on things material. What
then will repay us for climbing? The
consciousness OF mental development
The exercise will strengthen us. The
realization OF the higher life will in
spire us, justify our every effort and
glorify each step Of progress.
TRUTH MAKES MAN WISE.
What is truth? Truth is that which
is in harmony with all law and at
variance with none. II is the definite
relation that things. facts, phenomena
and conditions sustain toward one an
other. Truth is God made manifest.
TO believe in the truth makes man
hopeful; TO know the truth makes man
wise; to live and be the truth makes
man divine. Science is systematized
knowledge. Every fact we know is
related to a mystery. This is as true
Of the science OF things familiar as
Of the science of mind and things
spiritual. Ny watch is ticking away
1t? Yet science does not tell us why
a spring springs.
Probably because OF our greater ia
miliarity with things natural there is
tendency TO assume that facts and
experiences that appertain to things
material belong to the domain of sci.
ence and certainty. while facts and ex-
pericnces that pertain to mind and the
spiritual life belong to the realm of
theory and mystery. This position is
80 plainly irrational and unscientific as
to be unworthy of notice but for the
fact that IL is betraying thousands in
10 a course Of thinking and conduct
that Is as obstructive to true progress
as it is fallacious."
EXPLAINS PLANES OF EXISTENCE.
The speaker explained the three
great planes Of existence, spiritual
psychcal and physical. as interpene
trating each other and divided only by
discreet degrees of vibration. The
physical and the psychical he included
as the natural eXistence-mortal
transient and phenomenal-havinl
power of continuity beyond the chang,
called death. This, however, is no
eternal life, which is a higher form
of life, and belongs exclusively to tn,
spiritual kingdom. II comes to MAJ
as the gift OF God" when he fulfill.
the conditions to receive It.
Further Mr.. Riddell explained mans
relationship to these three planes II,
showed how the physical effects tn,