Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-13
THE PHILOSOPHICAL PATH.

'HSNi SO6 VI NnS OAA'0S-~O
the December number Of The Theo-
sophical Path 1.-THE official organ Of
the Theosophical Movement, edited
by Katherine Sngley, Point Iona,
Calf, takes a prominent place. Ap-
to the season are two note
worthy articles. The ChristOs Legm
and Its Meaning" by Gertrude van
Pelt, NJ. D., and THE Message Of
ohristmaetide," by Charles Maron.
We quote from the latter: Were we
to look only at the outer picture Of
the world, we might well be appalled,,
we might well proclaim the message
Of peace and goodwill a failure and a
mockery; but there is an inner. fact
in human nature, forgotten, set at
naught, profaned, defHed and denied,
yet unconquerable, reassTting ITSELF
though rebuffed ten mdllon times. Il
is this fact, the central, most stupen-
dous fact and reality in lie, that at
the very heart Of things is Divinity
Itself, that at the very core and root
Of our being is the Divine Essence,
Immortal, Interchangeable, SunJbright,
Glorious, Pure; 1t is this fact that all
unknown to ourselves, prevents US
from the suicide Of utter despair whtr
va face the awful picture Of the
worlds injustice, suffering and con-
flict."
"0n Fiction" by Kenneth Morris,
is q distinct and notable contribution
to literature. AS to the origin Of
Fiction, he says, But we suggest
that it was neither the desire to brag
that began it, nor the mere delight
Of describing men and adventures.
The world within precedes the world
without: there are mountains, drsg-
ons, forests, battles and voyages in
the soul; lacfing which, their mere
external antitypes would be no be-
ter than FOLLOW and undressing"
The whole article is worth quoting.
It should be lead in full. Mr.. Morris
also contributes one of his exquisite
poems, "The Gods
"a Remarkable Philosopher of the
Renaissance by Oswald Siren, Phi.
D., Professor of the History of Art in
the University of Stockholm, is an
intensely interesting account Of one
of the Aost remarkable men of the
Middle Ages, Giovanni Pico della M
randOla thorn 1859.
A special feature of this issue IS
the first of a series of articles by the
well known writer, DR.. George Wtar.
ton James, on "The Zunis of New
Mexico" describing their daily life
and customs. The article is we'll H.
Illustrated.
A strong indictment against CAPT
tai punishment is made in "A Blot
Upon the Record" by Lydia Ross, NJ
D. The Spirit of the Age Is summon
ed to render his account to the Re.
cording Angel, who hears each era
tell the story of the PICTURES which Il
paints upon the screen Of time. The
article concludes with the following:
while the world lasts, it may re't
your Goth century evidence Ct failure
to understand or control the cppcs
ing forces that sweep through a hand
full Of dust. Word for word l vii
lccDy your own confession Of cruel sil
! and shameful tg12rsrcs, which yci
have written IN letters cf llccd srt
sought to hide in the awful SHADOW
Of the scaffcld."
Other articles Ct district merit, al
worthy Of special mention. are "Th,
Significance Of Eucken's Teaching,
by H. Alexander Russell; The Scrt
.Of Life" by Herbert Ccryn, NJ. D..
"A Fjian on the Decline Of Hi
Race, by H. T. Edge, B. A. (Cantab
| NJ. A; Linguistic Concepts in Pre-
historic America" by Professor W
E. Gates, a paper read before tn
l4th International Congress of PrehiI
taric AnthropOlogy and Archaeology
Geneva, September, 1912. Prof. Gate
approaches the archaeological probleI
from an entirely new standpoint
which appears to offer a field TO
startling discoveries in the future.
fine reproduction of a photograph c
the members of the Congress accom-
panies the article.
The illustrations, which as alwa!
make this magazine one Of the mos
attractive published, include sewers
views of Lomaland, and the Chris
mas festivities at the Raja Yoga Co
lege, also pictures Of Peru.
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