Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-17
OF HARVEST TINE

The problems Of this harvest time
as the years from 1914 to 1923 arr
called in Bible prophecy, are very per
picking to one who has not spiritual
understanding; but they are plain e.
nough to him who is being led by the
Spirit. There are two ways of gain
ing wisdom,-by learning to hear the
"still small voice" of the Spirit OF
Truth within man, or by taking the
lessons of the hard teacher,-Experi-
ence. If we will not learn in the one
way we shall have to learn the hard
way; because the Real of every man
IS God and that God-Spirit within us
cannot be lost. Every child of God
must make a conscious union-at-one-
ment with the universal Spirit. We
were created Spiritual Beings and we
must be ''born again" into the con-
sciousness of that Truth, willing to
give up the same nature for the higher
spiritual before we shall be free from
evil.
The unionizing of all classes of peo-
pie IS move in the right direction
1t is learning to merge the little self
into the larger body; but there can
be no perfectly successful union in
personality for the reason that per-
sonality is purely selfshness. Person
ality is that which holds itself apart
from others and is very different from
individuality which knows itself atone
with the Universal. In our attempts
to solve all problems we must learn
not only the Brotherhood of Man and
the Fatherhood of God, but also the
Oneness of all. No one can harm an
other by thought, word, or deed with
out harming himself. The metaphy-
sician has made such study of cause
and effect that he can practically read
mems thoughts, not necessarily any
particular thought, but the general
trend of thought. We are apt to Law
our bad feelings to the weather or
something equally as innocent and
our financial reverses or other unhap-
lpy experiences to bad luck.
The fact is there is no such thing as
luck. This is not a world of chance
but all things come to pass under law
and happy is he who knows the laws
Of Righteousness and obeys them. We
are sure to reap what we sow;-o,lr
thoughts and words are seed and al
ways bring forth after their kind. If
one doesn't like the harvest he is reap
ing, he should lose no time in chang
ing the seed.
Just see to it that every word is
based on Love, goodwill, and see
what the harvest will be- Love is a
wonderful magnet to bring all Good
to one. By Love is not meant that
sentimental thing known by the world
as love, which is often very selfish
thing; but it is rather Universal good
will, and it must include everyone of
every nation, color, and race; because
God is Father of all; and "If man
say he loves God and hates his bro
ther he is liar" | tell you that no
one can afford to hate anyone. You
may say you can't help it; but say
you can. IF you don't like some one
force yourself to do something nice
for him and see how it will bring out
the good in him and change your feel
ings toward him. The experiment is
worth trying. If you are unhappy,
think of some way to make another
happy. Your unhappiness will not
last long. Some people think they
would be happy if they were rich, but
they wouldn't. There is righteous
law of supply, which if obeyed, will
bring to man all things that he needs
without the burden of stored up ma
terial wealth. Making a conscious
union with the Universal Life and
Substance brings all good to the in
dividual. The laws of the Union are
the laws Of ofrighteousness-right-use
ness. This underste lding of the
Truth of Being is the Truth that
makes man free,-free from sickness,
poverty, and all limitations. Sickness
and poverty are both sin. "No good
will He withhold from them that
walk uprightly." "God is the health
of his people" The words health,
iwholeness, and holiness all mean the
same thing. The merging of ones
self into the universal Life and Sub
stance redeems the whole man-spirit,
soul, and body. 1t is taking the "Bread
of Heaven, whereof man may eat
and never die" The human race must
overcome the bad habit of dying and
it can be done by consciously taking
the pure Life and Substance Of Spirit
and incorporating it by the power of
the word. He who belongs to this
Union will dwell in the "Secret place
of the Most High" and enjoy the full
| 6Ilment of the promises of the 91st
Psalm.
There is in Spirit and in Truth but
One Presence and One Power in the
Universe and it is Almighty Good.
SELAH.