Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19


unto us by his Son.
What If that be true?
What If inspiration is fact and IL the saints and
prophets all times have not been betooed but
gathered something OF the real truth and set forth
10 US?
1t is possibility; 1t Is, believe, fact. If II be
truth a vista it opens up
God really does exist. does communicate with
man. help man; If man is alone the universe
helpless biped this out-othe'way planet in space
surrounded by army Of helpers and OF sympa
thzers; ne is assisted by the highest in his
efforts toward truth and goodness, then say the
eeption is magnificent one.
II it be true IT eclipse all other truths in I'M
portance. For this is not little universe; it
extraordinarily great and serious universe, if
thing true It is not half true thing is not sometimes
true and sometimes true according to our percep
ton Of 1t; 1t is true all the time il at all.
Some believe that there is nothing higher the uni
than man, that he IS outcome Of this planet
and to be with this planet be- indeed
ct the end OF his life this planet; that his
is very ephemerab that there is nobody look after
him. nobody that understands better than
be does-and that therefore nothing higher exist
Now these people. although they do not know 1t.
appropriate to the time when the earth regarded
the centre OF everything when the the
earth, and that which the highest earth
the highest in the universe, when all other things,
Rs stars and sun were mere appendaGes to the earth
and Of very little Importance. That the pre.scen
uhc view,
unreasonable, irrational Now know that there are
other worlds. and that there may be beings them
And those all the beings that exist? Is it be
supposed that Intelligence in the universe
be like US, have bodies like made of matter? There
Limitation proved. We may mention it possible. but
We cannot dognattze about It, If you make assertions
OF that kind YOU are stepping outside the scientific
world and dogmatzing in q negative direction
For what does science show? 1t SHOWS magnih
Cence OF law and order in world upon The reve
ation OF the skies is typical OF grandeur existence
that We might easily have missed II Is very
TO remember that II the atmosphere had happened 10
be opaque-or. rather had been permanently little
more Opaque than present-Se should have known
nothing OF any other worlds.
Our senses give us certain information, but Il Is
very limited information
We could not explore the universe very far 70 Nc
only had our own senses TO depend upon. We increase
scopes, telescopes and specroscopes are aids 10 our
senses, and with them have learned more but
nlted however much they be- the us still
Only iltt'e and there multitude OF things of
"hch at present We are in complete ignorance
And yet with some OF these things We are Ia touch
not through our senses We body alone but
fnino' consciousness and soul well. With some OF
nose higher intelligences has intercourse and
connection through channels other than those the
BODILY organs and with them sometimes feels moro
et home than he does in this material region in which
tor the present he has 70 live, The great men the in
spirsd men Of the race. have tel, more al home With
we hlsher intelNgences than with things OF daily
ute IN that Way limited
we get more and more and by the process inspiration
We eel help ana assistance 10 understanding things
which else would be beyond The ordinary material
oethoos are not the only methods. Through all time
me great ana inspired have had ysions have had
'ntultlons, have perceived realities and have tried 10
record what they have for the benefit of Others
MS Is the way IN which have explore some OF
,nese thngs. That at any rate, is the method OF Re