Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-21

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the underworld or the bright light from
fairer realms, Such people are easily
made converts TO any religion which
travels by the electric waves of REVEALS,
and 1t is a blessing to them to be con-
Nerted by good influences, in place of
being controlled by evil ones.
Mr. Dowie, a few years ago, converted
more than a million men and women,
built a whole city and amassed large
fortune by his strong magnetic methods
of propoundipg- what he believed TO be
the only gospel in the world. He re
claimed sinners reformed drunkards and
revolutionized certain stratas OF society
wherever he went Now we have Mr..
Sunday, who is doing a similar kind OF
service to the world, in a similar way
All honor to him, and may blessings fol-
low in his footsteps.
But Mr.. Sunday must not become too
conceited, and he must beware OF MAX
ing himself ridiculous. He has done this
already by some Of his utterances. For
instance. the following:
The Congress OF Religions at the
Worlds fair In Chicago was a humbng.
1t was as bad as BlavatsLkyism, New
Thought, Christian Science or any of
the rest OF them. 1t was like the doc
trine of reincarnation, that tells you not
to shy a brick at that tomcat on the back
fence because it is your neighbors dead
daughter who took singing lessons come
back to life in another form
They are per cent mental sugges-
ton. 8 per cent religion. per cent VOC
dooism and 81 per cent humbug."
Such statements as these brand Mr..
Sunday as an ignoramus. and they are
sure TO lint his field of usefulness. Once
there was a blind negro, OF arrested
mentality, called Blind Tom"
He could not read notes, and knew
nothing Of the science Of music. yet he
+ possessed a marvellous gift of imitation.
and he could play great compositions
perfectly. after hearing them once. He
gave much pleasure to his audiences for
many years and was considered won
der. But had Blind Tom made the asser-
ton that Mozart, Handel. Beethoven and
all the other mighty composers and all
the performers of immortal music who
gave their lives to its study, were
"humbugs.'' and that his method of
making music was the only method. then
he would have been very ridiculous in
deed.
And that is just what Mr.. Sunday has
done in making this statement II
hardly calls for a reply; but the really
good work which Mr.. Sunday does In
helping a certain type of drink victim &c
give up his vice, and in turning the
thoughts of the masses toward serious
things (even II only temporarily. make
one who has the welfare OF the world
at heart sorry TO see the man put him
self in such an unfsvorRble light.
The big souls who took part I'm thu
Congresssof Religions at Chicago were
compared to Mr.. Sunday, what Mozar
and Handel and Beethoven were I,
Blind Tom" Vivakananda was at thai
time a youth Of 30, yet he was gian
in brain, heart and soul. His knowl
edge. his eloquepce. his utter selflessness
his broad spin- OF liberality toward al
religions. his complete ABSORPTION In MI
love Of God and his desire to help thu
world made him a remarkable figur,
and a spiritual uplift to all who had IN,
privilege Of meeting him.
Annie BssAnt is one Of the greatest
best and most useful woman God eve
sent 10 earth. Yet Mr.. Sunday would in
clude her in his category OF ''humbugs.
Meanwhile MIR. Sunday shows hi
appalling Ignorance IN MS etIort 10
, witty at the expense OF theosophy. Tn
philosophy OF reincarnation does no
teach US that the souls Of our friend
enter into the bodies Of animals afte
death. Mr.. Sunday has no right to max
such statements. The minds OF some Q
his listeners may be as undeveloped a
his own. and they might take his STATE
ment seriously.
The vyrtter of this article a q Ths
osophist. and she resents any false ret
ressntation OF philosophy which, II uH
derstood. must make every intelligeu
mind ADORE God az the Creator, low
Christ az the perfect brother Cwho Ia