inherent and eternal law of matter.

The laws of revolving

worlds are written upon the congeries of his brain.

Mind

is not created by chemical processes, but, nevertheless, such processes underlie its development.

The inner spirit essence of man is compounded of all the indefinite and infinite principles. As the body and soul, as one, constitute a complete microcosm, so does the inner indivisible spirit contain, inherent, all ideas and principles. It is the nature of spirit to progress in knowledge and understanding relative to the causes, of which all things are the effects. The mind cannot think of something proceeding from nothing, because the mind itself is a substance and obeys the laws of substance.

The ambition to be a selfhood-this is the demonstration of our immortality. Self is the eternal standard of consciousness, the portal through which the soul looks into the far-off, the pivot on which it revolves, as the world upon its axis; and without it, there is no existence. The object of such individualization is to establish a communion and sympathy between the Creator and created.

The great law of evolution is shaping the destiny of our race. Whatever may be the mysterious bond which connects organization with physical endowments, the grand fact, a fact of inestimable importance, stands out clear and freed from obscurity and doubt, that from the first dawn of intelligence there is in every advance of organization a corresponding advance in mind. Mind, as body, is thus traveling onward through higher and still higher phases of development.

Man must be well situated, physically developed, physically prepared, for intellectual progress. Man's loftiest desires are not gratified in consequence of the poetic aspirations triumphing over the laws of matter and its imperfections. His desires for celestial magnificence are the sponta

neous breathings of his interior principle; his aspirations and anticipations cannot be too exalted; for they are scarcely as a single thought in comparison to the destined future expansion of his interiors and the celestial light, peace and magnificence that await, not only the spiritual composition of mankind, but every particle existing in infinite space.

TRUTH IS POSITIVE AND WILL TRANSCEND AND SUBDUE ERROR.

There is an inherent force in truth, which carries it straight and triumphantly into man's understanding, if it is so fortunate as to be presented free from the cumbrous and imposing superstitions and embarrassing atheistic logic of the times. 'Tis great, 'tis manly to disdain disguise;

It shows our spirit and it proves our strength.

The august and harmonious temple of the universe, if entered by man with a reverential love of truth in his heart, is sure, though slowly, to open mansion after mansion and glory after glory to the welcomed visitor. But beautiful as is faith, and comforting as is hope, to those to whom internal evidences of truth are sufficient, they have no weight with those who look upon the universe as a mechanism developed by no intelligence outside of the inherent principles of life and motion.

The trinity of principles sound to the bottom of all depth and reach to the summit of all height. They compass the utmost bounds of immensity. They are the veriest and truest exponents of the Divine mind. Principles are finalities; they neither begin nor end; they are everywhere operative intelligences. There is, too, everywhere manifested a law from the infinite magazine of principles, called centripetal force, whereby everything is cohesively and

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affectionately clasped to the central heart. Nothing exists except by reason of the spiritual world; whatever pertains to the material is purely and simply effect.

Ideas

Spirit is the essence, the ultimate, of all elements. are principles, the elements from which the spirit-essence is obtained. Ideas are the indwelling properties of spirit. As everything is constantly assuming form, which is an express likeness of its interior cause, so the soul is constantly evolving thoughts which are suggested by influences proceeding from the outer, or from the promptings of its own internal principles; the form of thoughts or words being the express likeness of the thoughts evolved. The external acts or is acted upon, so the internals also act or are acted upon. Thoughts are but ideas in motion, and they differ from the essence which is moved as much and widely as waves differ from the waters beneath them; as the motions and commotions of water are the waves and eddies, so in like manner are the thoughts and sentiments the commotions and emotions of spirit. The essence of spirit-the inner mystic lake of human life! It is very still and tranquil, as the light of stars, until some thing or influence from without strikes one or more of the bodily senses, when, as by magic, the spirit vibrates and waves with feeling; first, inclinations; next, thoughts, willfulness, and, lastly, action through and by means of the organization.

Ideas are common property, and all progress is phenomenal; or, in the empire of signs and emotions, thoughts, feelings, sentiments, these travel from mind to mind, but ideas remain at home in the essence-lake of life, in which they bathe and baptize themselves daily, only waiting for the arrival of the right question or influence, to which they respond in dim whisperings of wisdom, or in outspoken, uprising, inspirational utterances. The truly cultivated

mind does not need to travel, because it knows immanent ideas, all that the world is capable of exhibiting.

All things occur as the result of immutable laws. To foretell truly an event, the person must be in communion with the laws which are fulfilling design. Prophesies that are true, are by those who were instructed concerning the interior workings and tendencies of nature. The true prophets spake concerning present evil, morality and future regeneration. Those noble intellects who proclaimed that an end shall be made of sin and transgression, and everlasting righteousness shall be brought in, were inspired with the grand and brilliant truth of universal resurrection from all immortality and from all unnatural social conditions. All these things were proclaimed by all the pure and inspired prophets since the world of social disunity began. They saw the evils of society-the immoral and corrupt situations of mankind and proclaimed, according to the unchangeable law of progressive development, that evil would ultimately be banished from the earth, and that goodness and brotherly kindness would reign universally. They saw that a great Exemplifier of the true moral and spiritual qualities would ultimately appear; that He would, because of His superior qualifications, manifest all that purity and gentleness, all that loving-kindness and consociality, that would be to the world a type of social harmony and spiritual perfection. They saw that a great unfailing Shepherd would disseminate through the world, by His teachings, the principles of love, unity and reciprocation, and that He would make every silent stream eloquent, every flower inviting, every grove a sanctuary, and the whole earth a fold of peace and safety, in which all might be gathered, and from which no one could possibly go astray. The Christ-principlethe principle of love-is alone adequate to save from error.

Man may pray through the Lord Jesus, but, unless he put on practice, the Christ-principle, he cannot be saved.

The interior principle is of Divine origin, and cannot be made evil, nor can it be contaminated; but in the world the spirit has become encompassed with every species of gross materiality, and therefore has not yet unfolded its deep internal qualities, as it ultimately will when new and superior influences are unfolded in the social world. All men are differently constituted, and their external experiences are exceedingly dissimilar; but all experience the promptings of their internal principle alike, and would cheerfully obey its teachings if it were possible.

For the world to be saved from evil and its consequences, the laws of society and arbitrary government must be changed so as to coincide with the principles of nature, with the constitution of man, and with all his physical and spiritual requirements. Nothing short of a general knowledge of the causes of evil and the general capabilities of mankind will bring harmony and happiness to the race. A little management may often evade resistance, which a vast force might vainly strive to overcome.

All truth must be sifted before it is adopted or rejected. Portions of truth, however ancient, are always good as stepping-stones to better things; but anything that has not a use of a practical nature is of little importance; therefore, the importance of a truth should be determined by the inquiry as to its utility or application. Jesus promulgated truths capable of immediate and useful application. He attracts by His principle of universal love, by His inexhaustible reserve of force, and by the commingled energy, sweetness and serenity of His nature.

The heart, which, by a secret harmony, moves with Thine.