The Washington herald., 1921-09-06

let us reason together" Now. Mr..
Editor. / realize that / have tackled
big subject. And you will excuse
me il my article is somewhat volum-
inOus. But l can afford to be. for
this question is the one. beside
which all others pale into compare
tive insignificance. So here goes
When / was a mere youth on the
old farm, I was given to understand
that I was a sinner, that by nature
] was a degenerate soul; that I was
conceived in sin and born in iniQuity
and il / escaped the wrath of a low
ing heavenly father, / must get re-
| ligion, be baptized and "jine the
church" Coming as this admonI-
Ttion did from my anxious father
and mother, was inclined TO take
1 il seriously. ] was told that I had
an everything soul TO save. etc.
was conscious of no particular guilt
and entertained no particular fears
| for the future. Still felt that
something had TO be done. So / pro-
ceeded to fee from the Divine wrath
as best j could. l became truly pen
itent for my sins; impIored the
Divine mercy of sin-avenging
God. and after the regular course of
orthodox sprouts. 7 was deemed
worthy to participate in the Divine
favor.
Still. for some unacCountablc rea-
son. did not feel that really had
religion. My experience did not
measure up to the standard of my
mental requirements. 1t was not
what I fully expected went to
| hn
old brethren and sisters tell Of their
wonderful experience: of how happy
they were in this wonderful reIic-
ion. But all this time felt like
one invited TO a feast of crow. and
I had been given the neck. Finally
I concluded that l had cast my net
in the wrong fishpond so ] tried an
other church. where l thought there
was a greater degree of spirituality.
But l was told that my former bap-
tism was a base imitation, and no
good. and would not measure up to
the new requirements.
So I thought as my FIRST fnocula-
tion did not take. / would try again.
And do you know they swished me
around in the ice water till I got
as web-footed as a goose, and still
never landed the pearl Of great
price. Now. Mr.. Editor. I will do
just what every writer has done
who has contributed their mite of
Information on the subject Of the
soul, viz, 1 will review this article.
and will realize how Inadequate
human speech or words are to ex-
press the deep conviction OF the
conscious mind
The soul is the man or woman.
the person. I will refer to the words
OF that greatest Of all teachers on
this subject. Jesus of Nazareth
gave to the world the first and the
most comprehensive idea Of the
soul. AMI He did not tell it aIal. So
let us see IL We can't catch the
drift Of His meaning. IT am come
that ye might have life. and have
II more abundantly"-thats me:
that's you-"Behold stand at the
door and knock"-that's me: that's
you, the real you-"I and my Faith
er are one"-that's me. that's you
Il am the resurrection and the life"
that's me, that's you.
| And after this great Teacher had
been murdered by the priests whom
he condemned. the life of self-abne-
cation. the life of devotion to a
great idea: after Calvary with all
its horrors had passed: when His
little faithful band had suffered the
disappointment Of His failure m
achieve the results they had antici-
pated. John was eNiled on the Isl,
of Patmos. and it was on the Sab
bath day. he heard a voice. saving.
II am the Alpha, I am the Omega.
I am the first. I am the last. And
behold am alive forever more
that's me. that's you. Arc you be-
ginning to catch on? The soul is I,
myself. And this is one with the
I Am. or what we call God.
Did 1 ever see God? No. Neither
id 1 ever see Henry Ford Still,
when 1 cross the street 1 have to
be very careful IL am not run
over with the evidence OF the exIs-
tence of Henry Ford. Do believe
in God? There is no unbelief."
whoever plants a seed beneath the
And waits to see II push away the
| sod
Believes in God.
Whoever sees beneath winters
| friendly coat OF snow
The silent harvest of the future
| grow.
Gods power must know.
Whoever lays himself down 10 sleep
Content to lock each sense In sIum-
ber deep.
Knows God will keep. There is no
unbelief."
I. e. HIIsHNE:I.J.