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-====== The Inner Life 1938 ======
+====== The Inner Life ======
-== THE HERALD OF THE NEW AGE ==
+== THE HERALD OF THE NEW AGE | JANUARY 1938 ==
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-GOD NEVER ORDERED IT THUS—
-By Robert Collier
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+==== GOD NEVER ORDERED IT THUS— ====
+=== By Robert Collier ===
 (Copyrighted)
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-WHAT is the greatest evil in the world today? What causes
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-more misery, more sin, than all other vices combined?
+WHAT is the greatest evil in the world today? What causes more misery, more sin, than all other vices combined? What is the worst enemy of morality and peace and happiness that mankind knows?
-What is the worst enemy of morality and peace and happiness
-that mankind knows?
 POVERTY!
-Poverty is responsible for most commercialized vice. Poverty
+Poverty is responsible for most commercialized vice. Poverty fills our prisons with thieves and murderers. Poverty causes most disease. Poverty back of nine-tenths of the unhappiness and misery in the world. It drives men to drink and to suicide, women to that and more. It makes people do things that otherwise they would look upon with loathing.
-fills our prisons with thieves and murderers. Poverty causes most
-disease. Poverty back of nine-tenths of the unhappiness and
-misery in the world. It drives men to drink and to suicide, women
-to that and more. It makes people do things that otherwise they
-would look upon with loathing.
-Poverty is a vice. It is true that some of the churches still
+Poverty is a vice. It is true that some of the churches still catalog it among the virtues, but that is a relic of the old feudal days when the few had all the riches and the many were left to wallow in misery. To keep the masses from revolution, it was necessary to teach them that God ordered it thus—that there was not enough of the good things of life to go around, so the many must suffer here that the few might enjoy, but it would all be made right in the next world.
-catalog it among the virtues, but that is a relic of the old feudal
-days when the few had all the riches and the many were left
-to wallow in misery. To keep the masses from revolution, it was
-necessary to teach them that God ordered it thus—that there was
-not enough of the good things of life to go around, so the many
-must suffer here that the few might enjoy, but it would all be
-made right in the next world.
-We know now that this was mere “pap” to keep the masses
+We know now that this was mere “pap” to keep the masses quiet. We know that if, as the Master said, a tree is known by its fruit, poverty is as bad as the deadly upas tree of Java, which kills even the birds with its poisonous exhalations. We know that, for every individual to whom poverty has acted as a goad to high achievement, a thousand others have spent lives of squalor and misery. We know that the old idea that there was not enough to go around was just as foolish as that God would pick a particular class of “nobility” and give them everything good while letting the common people starve.
-quiet. We know that if, as the Master said, a tree is known by
-its fruit, poverty is as bad as the deadly upas tree of Java, which
-kills even the birds with its poisonous exhalations. We know that,
-for every individual to whom poverty has acted as a goad to high
-achievement, a thousand others have spent lives of squalor and
-misery. We know that the old idea that there was not enough
-to go around was just as foolish as that God would pick a particular
-class of “nobility” and give them everything good while letting
-the common people starve.
-There are more riches in this old earth than mankind can ever
+There are more riches in this old earth than mankind can ever exhaust. There is more power in the atom alone than man can ever use. There are unlimited resources of food and riches and comfort as yet undreamed of by man.
-exhaust. There is more power in the atom alone than man can
-ever use. There are unlimited resources of food and riches and
-comfort as yet undreamed of by man.
-Why then do so many live in squalor, even in this richest
+Why then do so many live in squalor, even in this richest country in the world? Why do millions die of famine in India and China? For the same reason that a party of explorers, driven by a west wind from the Amazon River far out to sea, almost perished of thirst. They had no water on board and for days they drifted, suffering the tortures of the damned.
-country in the world? Why do millions die of famine in India
-and China? For the same reason that a party of explorers, driven
-by a west wind from the Amazon River far out to sea, almost
-perished of thirst. They had no water on board and for days
-they drifted, suffering the tortures of the damned.
-Finally a ship hove in sight and they signalled it frantically to
+Finally a ship hove in sight and they signalled it frantically to come near and give them water. “Let down your buckets,” signalled back the captain of the ship. “There is fresh water all around you.”
-come near and give them water. “Let down your buckets,”
-signalled back the captain of the ship. “There is fresh water all
-around you.”
-They did not know that the Amazon River remains fresh for
+They did not know that the Amazon River remains fresh for more than a hundred miles out to sea, and drifting in a river of fresh water, they almost perished of thirst! In much the same way, millions of human beings, living in a world of plenty, perish of want.
-more than a hundred miles out to sea, and drifting in a river
-of fresh water, they almost perished of thirst! In much the same
-way, millions of human beings, living in a world of plenty, perish
-of want.
-God is not partial to a fortunate few. He does not give to
+God is not partial to a fortunate few. He does not give to them and let the rest starve. He gives freely to all!
-them and let the rest starve. He gives freely to all!
-But there are certain laws governing these riches of His. There
+But there are certain laws governing these riches of His. There are rules that must be complied with. And until you learn these rules, you are like Ali Baba without the magic “Open Sesame!” to open the doors of the treasure trove.
-are rules that must be complied with. And until you learn these
-rules, you are like Ali Baba without the magic “Open Sesame!”
-to open the doors of the treasure trove.
-You have heard of Einstein’s “Law of Relativity.” And you
+You have heard of Einstein’s “Law of Relativity.” And you have probably wondered at times why such a to-do should be made over an obscure scientific law that could have no bearing, as far as you could see, upon everyday life.
-have probably wondered at times why such a to-do should be made
-over an obscure scientific law that could have no bearing, as far
-as you could see, upon everyday life.
-But do you know that Einstein’s theory is as important to you
+But do you know that Einstein’s theory is as important to you as any law in the land?
-as any law in the land?
-For on what is his theory based? 1st, that there is only one
+For on what is his theory based? 1st, that there is only one material in the Universe. 2nd—and this is the part with a direct bearing upon you—that there is only one fundamental Law of the Universe. The law is the Law of Attraction.
-material in the Universe. 2nd—and this is the part with a direct
-bearing upon you—that there is only one fundamental Law of the
-Universe. The law is the Law of Attraction.
-Perhaps you will get the connection more readily if I give you
+Perhaps you will get the connection more readily if I give you this law as it is expressed in the Bible. There it reads “To him that hath shall be given, and from him that hath not, shall be taken away even that which he hath.”
-this law as it is expressed in the Bible. There it reads “To him
-that hath shall be given, and from him that hath not, shall be
-taken away even that which he hath.”
-To put it in ordinary, everyday language, Einstein’s Law of the
+To put it in ordinary, everyday language, Einstein’s Law of the Universe and the Biblical precept both mean that you must either be an Attracter, drawing things to you, or else be willing to sit back and see everything that is yours attracted to some stronger personality.
-Universe and the Biblical precept both mean that you must either be an Attracter, drawing things to you, or else be willing to sit
-back and see everything that is yours attracted to some stronger
-personality.
-Does that seem unjust? If so, it is still the way that all of
+Does that seem unjust? If so, it is still the way that all of Nature works. Take any seed of plant life. Take an acorn, for instance.
-Nature works. Take any seed of plant life. Take an acorn, for
-instance.
-You put it in the ground—plant it. What happens? It first
+You put it in the ground—plant it. What happens? It first gives of all the elements it has within itself to put forth a shoot, which in turn shall draw from the sun and the air the elements that they have to give; and at the same time, it puts out roots to draw from the earth the moisture and other elements it needs for growth. Its top reaches upward to the sun and air, its roots burrow deeply into the ground for moisture and nourishment. Always it is reaching out. Always it is creating a vacuum, using up all the materials it has on hand, drawing to itself from all about it every element it needs for growth.
-gives of all the elements it has within itself to put forth a shoot,
-which in turn shall draw from the sun and the air the elements
-that they have to give; and at the same time, it puts out roots
-to draw from the earth the moisture and other elements it needs
-for growth. Its top reaches upward to the sun and air, its roots
-burrow deeply into the ground for moisture and nourishment.
-Always it is reaching out. Always it is creating a vacuum, using
-up all the materials it has on hand, drawing to itself from all
-about it every element it needs for growth.
-Time passes. The oak tree stops growing. What happens? In
+Time passes. The oak tree stops growing. What happens? In that moment, its attractive power ceases. Can it then live on the elements it has drawn to itself and made a part of itself through all those years? No, indeed! The moment growth stops, disintegration starts. Its component elements begin to feel the pull of the growing plants around them. First the moisture drains out of the tree. Then the leaves fall, the bark peels off—finally the great trunk crashes down, to decay and form soil to nourish the growing plants around. Soon of that noble oak, nothing is left but the enriched soil and the well-nourished plants that have sprung from it.
-that moment, its attractive power ceases. Can it then live on
-the elements it has drawn to itself and made a part of itself through
-all those years? No, indeed! The moment growth stops, dis-
-integration starts. Its component elements begin to feel the pull
-of the growing plants around them. First the moisture drains out
-of the tree. Then the leaves fall, the bark peels off—finally the
-great trunk crashes down, to decay and form soil to nourish the
-growing plants around. Soon of that noble oak, nothing is left but
-the enriched soil and the well-nourished plants that have sprung
-from it.
-The Fundamental Law of the Universe is that you must integrate
+The Fundamental Law of the Universe is that you must integrate or disintegrate. You must grow—or feed others who are growing. There is no standing still. You are either attracting to yourself all the unused forces about you, or you are giving your own to help build some other man’s success.
-or disintegrate. You must grow—or feed others who are growing.
-There is no standing still. You are either attracting to yourself
-all the unused forces about you, or you are giving your own to
-help build some other man’s success.
-“To him that hath, shall be given.” To him that is using his
+“To him that hath, shall be given.” To him that is using his attractive powers, shall be given everything he needs for growth and fruition. “From him that hath not, shall be taken away even that which he hath.” The penalty for not using your attractive powers is the loss of them. You are demagnetized. And like a dead magnet surrounded by live ones, you must be content to see everything you have drawn to yourself taken by them, until eventually even you are absorbed by their resistless force.
-attractive powers, shall be given everything he needs for growth
-and fruition. “From him that hath not, shall be taken away
-even that which he hath.” The penalty for not using your attrac-
-tive powers is the loss of them. You are de-magnetized. And like
-a dead magnet surrounded by live ones, you must be content to see everything you have drawn to yourself taken by them, until
-eventually even you are absorbed by their resistless force.
-That is the first and fundamental Law of the Universe. But
+That is the first and fundamental Law of the Universe. But how are you to become an Attracter? How are you to make your start? In the same way that it has been done from the beginning of time.
-how are you to become an Attracter? How are you to make your
-start? In the same way that it has been done from the be-
-ginning of time.
-Go back to the first law of life. Go back to the beginning of
+Go back to the first law of life. Go back to the beginning of things. You find Nature logical in all that she does. If you want to understand how she works, study her in her simplest, most elementary forms. The principles established there hold good throughout the universe. The methods there used are used by all created things, from the simplest to the most complicated.
-things. You find Nature logical in all that she does. If you want
-to understand how she works, study her in her simplest, most
-elementary forms. The principles established there hold good
-throughout the universe. The methods there used are used by all
-created things, from the simplest to the most complicated.
-How, for instance, did the earliest forms of cell life, either
+How, for instance, did the earliest forms of cell life, either plant or animal, get their food? By absorbing it from the waters around them. How does every cell in your body, every cell in plant or tree or animal, get its food today? In exactly the same way—by absorbing it from the lymph of water surrounding it! Nature’s methods do not change. She is logical in everything. She may build more complicated organisms, she may go in for immense size or strange combinations, but she uses the same principles throughout all of life.
-plant or animal, get their food? By absorbing it from the waters
-around them. How does every cell in your body, every cell in
-plant or tree or animal, get its food today? In exactly the same
-way—by absorbing it from the lymph of water surrounding it!
-Nature’s methods do not change. She is logical in everything. She
-may build more complicated organisms, she may go in for immense
-size or strange combinations, but she uses the same principles
-throughout all of life.
-Now, what is Nature’s principle of Increase? From the be-
+Now, what is Nature’s principle of Increase? From the beginning of time, it has been—DIVIDE—and GROW!
-ginning of time, it has been—DIVIDE—and GROW!
-That principle, like every other fundamental Law of Nature, is
+That principle, like every other fundamental Law of Nature, is the same in all of life. It has remained unchanged since the first single-celled organism floated on the surface of the primordial sea. It is the fundamental Law of Increase.
-the same in all of life. It has remained unchanged since the first
-single-celled organism floated on the surface of the primordial
-sea. It is the fundamental Law of Increase.
-Take the lowest form of cell life. How does it grow? It
+Take the lowest form of cell life. How does it grow? It DIVIDES—each part grows back to its original size—then they in turn divide and grow again.
-DIVIDES—each part grows back to its original size—then they in
-turn divide and grow again.
-Take the highest form of cell life—MAN. The same principle
+Take the highest form of cell life—MAN. The same principle works in him in exactly the same way—in fact, it is the only principle of growth that Nature knows!
-works in him in exactly the same way—in fact, it is the only
-principle of growth that Nature knows!
-How does this apply to your circumstances, to the acquisition of
+How does this apply to your circumstances, to the acquisition of riches, to the winning of success?
-riches, to the winning of success?
-Look up any miracle of increase in the Bible, and what do
+Look up any miracle of increase in the Bible, and what do you find? First division—then increase.
-you find? First division—then increase.
-When the widow of Zarapath told Elijah she had only a hand-
+When the widow of Zarapath told Elijah she had only a handful of meal and a little oil, he bade her make from these a cake and give it to him—and after that, to make for herself and her son. She did so, and it is written that the barrel of meal wasted not neither did the oil fail.
-ful of meal and a little oil, he bade her make from these a cake
-and give it to him—and after that, to make for herself and her
-son. She did so, and it is written that the barrel of meal wasted
-not neither did the oil fail.
-When another widow came to Elisha to beg that he save her
+When another widow came to Elisha to beg that he save her sons from bondage for debt, he asked her—“What hast thou in the house?” And when she answered—“Naught save a pot of oil,” he bade her borrow vessels from the neighbors and pour out the oil into them. In other words, start the flow. And so long as she had vessels to receive it, the oil kept flowing.
-sons from bondage for debt, he asked her—“What hast thou in
-the house?” And when she answered—“Naught save a pot of oil,”
-he bade her borrow vessels from the neighbors and pour out the oil
-into them. In other words, start the flow. And so long as she had
-vessels to receive it, the oil kept flowing.
-When the multitude lacked for bread, and the Apostles came
+When the multitude lacked for bread, and the Apostles came to Jesus to ask what they should do, He said—“How many loaves have you?” And when they told Him five, and two fishes. “He blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to set before the multitude. And the two fishes divided He among them all. And they did eat and were filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments.” In each case God required that they start the flow—that they give what they had in perfect faith.
-to Jesus to ask what they should do, He said—“How many loaves
-have you?” And when they told Him five, and two fishes. “He
-blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to set before the mul-
-titude. And the two fishes divided He among them all. And they
-did eat and were filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of
-the fragments.” In each case God required that they start the flow
-—that they give what they had in perfect faith.
-When Russell Conwell was building the famous Baptist Temple
+When Russell Conwell was building the famous Baptist Temple in Philadelphia, his congregation was poor and greatly in need of money. Through prayer and every other means known to him, Conwell was constantly trying to help his flock.
-in Philadelphia, his congregation was poor and greatly in need of
-money. Through prayer and every other means known to him,
-Conwell was constantly trying to help his flock.
-One Sunday it occurred to him that the old Jewish custom
+One Sunday it occurred to him that the old Jewish custom had been, when praying to God, to first make an offering of the finest lamb of the flock, or of some other much prized possession. Then, after freely giving to God, prayer was made for His good gifts.
-had been, when praying to God, to first make an offering of the
-finest lamb of the flock, or of some other much prized possession.
-Then, after freely giving to God, prayer was made for His good
-gifts.
-So instead of first praying, and then taking up the collection,
+So instead of first praying, and then taking up the collection, as was the custom, Conwell suggested that the collection be taken first and that all who had special favors to ask of the Creator should give freely as a “Thank Offering.”
-as was the custom, Conwell suggested that the collection be taken
-first and that all who had special favors to ask of the Creator
-should give freely as a “Thank Offering.”
-A few weeks afterwards, Conwell asked that those who had
+A few weeks afterwards, Conwell asked that those who had made offerings on this occasion should tell their experiences. The results sounded unbelievable. One woman who had an overdue mortgage on her home found it necessary to call in a plumber the following week to repair a leak. In tearing up the boards, he uncovered a hiding place where her late father had hidden all his money—enough to pay off the mortgage and leave plenty over!
-made offerings on this occasion should tell their experiences. The
-results sounded unbelievable. One woman who had an overdue
-mortgage on her home found it necessary to call in a plumber the
-following week to repair a leak. In tearing up the boards, he un-covered a hiding place where her late father had hidden all his
-money—enough to pay off the mortgage and leave plenty over!
-One man got a much-needed job. A servant some dresses she
+One man got a much-needed job. A servant some dresses she badly wanted. A student the chance to study for his chosen vocation. While literally dozens had their financial needs met.
-badly wanted. A student the chance to study for his chosen voca-
-tion. While literally dozens had their financial needs met.
-They had complied with the law. They had sown their seed
+They had complied with the law. They had sown their seed—freely—and they reaped the harvest.
-—freely—and they reaped the harvest.
-“Except a kernel of wheat fall into the ground and die,” said
+“Except a kernel of wheat fall into the ground and die,” said the Master, “it abideth alone. But if it die, it beareth much fruit.” You can’t put strings on your seeds. You can’t sow them and say—“I’ll give you a chance to sprout and bring forth increase, but if you fail, I’ll take you back and use you to make bread.” You must give that seed freely, fully. It must be dead to you, before you can hope to get back from it a harvest of increase.
-the Master, “it abideth alone. But if it die, it beareth much fruit.”
-You can’t put strings on your seeds. You can’t sow them and say
-—“I’ll give you a chance to sprout and bring forth increase, but
-if you fail, I’ll take you back and use you to make bread.” You
-must give that seed freely, fully. It must be dead to you, before
-you can hope to get back from it a harvest of increase.
-Many people will tell you—“I don’t see why God does not send
+Many people will tell you—“I don’t see why God does not send me riches, I have prayed for them, and promised that if I get them, I will use them to do good.” God enters into no bargains with man. He gives you certain gifts to start, and upon the way you use these depends whether you get more. You’ve got to start with what you have.
-me riches, I have prayed for them, and promised that if I get them,
-I will use them to do good.” God enters into no bargains with
-man. He gives you certain gifts to start, and upon the way you
-use these depends whether you get more. You’ve got to start
-with what you have.
-No use saying you have not enough to be worth starting with.
+No use saying you have not enough to be worth starting with. Just remember the parable of the talents. The servant who was given ten talents put them out at interest and made more, as did the one who was given five talents. But the servant who received only one talent felt that it was too little to do much with, so he buried it. And you know what happened to him when the Master came back.
-Just remember the parable of the talents. The servant who was
-given ten talents put them out at interest and made more, as did
-the one who was given five talents. But the servant who received
-only one talent felt that it was too little to do much with, so he
-buried it. And you know what happened to him when the Master
-came back.
-In the American Magazine a few years ago, there appeared the
+In the American Magazine a few years ago, there appeared the story of Charles Page. Page had been a bookkeeper in a small town, earning small pay, but getting along about like the rest of us. Then his wife fell sick and the doctors held out small hope for her recovery.
-story of Charles Page. Page had been a bookkeeper in a small
-town, earning small pay, but getting along about like the rest
-of us. Then his wife fell sick and the doctors held out small
-hope for her recovery.
-Page was frantic. He had never been a religious man, but he
+Page was frantic. He had never been a religious man, but he tried prayer. That didn’t seem to help. He tried giving to charity. But that didn’t help either. So he sat down to reason it out. Here he had been going along all these years, paying little or no attention to God, and now that his wife was beyond earthly help, he expected with a few prayers or a few gifts to bribe God into helping him. It didn’t sound logical. Why should God go out of His way to help someone who had never paid any attention to Him?
-tried prayer. That didn’t seem to help. He tried giving to charity.
-But that didn’t help either. So he sat down to reason it out.
-Here he had been going along all these years, paying little or no
-attention to God, and now that his wife was beyond earthly help, he expected with a few prayers or a few gifts to bribe God into
-helping him. It didn’t sound logical. Why should God go out of
-His way to help someone who had never paid any attention to
-Him?
-Putting it that way, there didn’t seem any good reason. So Page
+Putting it that way, there didn’t seem any good reason. So Page got down on his knees and tried again. “I’m not trying to make a bargain with you, God,” he said. “I realize that I’ve been on the wrong side. Hereafter, I am going to give to the needy. I am going to help others—BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO! I want you to make my wife well, but I am making no bargain. Whether she gets well or not, I am going to work on your side hereafter. I am going to give freely of what I have. I am going to help those in need, remembering that ‘Whatsoever thou doest unto the least of these my brethren, thou doest unto me.’ ”
-got down on his knees and tried again. “I’m not trying to make
-a bargain with you, God,” he said. “I realize that I’ve been on
-the wrong side. Hereafter, I am going to give to the needy. I am
-going to help others—BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO
-DO! I want you to make my wife well, but I am making no
-bargain. Whether she gets well or not, I am going to work on
-your side hereafter. I am going to give freely of what I have.
-I am going to help those in need, remembering that ‘Whatsoever
-thou doest unto the least of these my brethren, thou doest unto me.’ ”
-From that day on, Page’s wife improved. Within an amazingly
+From that day on, Page’s wife improved. Within an amazingly short time, she was out of the hospital and well. And Page’s own fortunes prospered similarly. From being a poor bookkeeper, he became a millionaire oil operator!
-short time, she was out of the hospital and well. And Page’s own
-fortunes prospered similarly. From being a poor bookkeeper, he
-became a millionaire oil operator!
-Vash Young, in his book, “A Fortune to Share,” tells a some-
+Vash Young, in his book, “A Fortune to Share,” tells a somewhat similar story. And everyone has heard of George Mueller, who built several orphanages and maintained them for fifteen years, all without any visible means of support.
-what similar story. And everyone has heard of George Mueller,
-who built several orphanages and maintained them for fifteen years,
-all without any visible means of support.
-What is the answer? Isn’t it the same with which the Prophet
+What is the answer? Isn’t it the same with which the Prophet of old taunted the heathen when they went by him, carrying one of their idols? “Ye have Gods that ye must carry,” he ridiculed them, “but we have a God who carries us!”
-of old taunted the heathen when they went by him, carrying one of
-their idols? “Ye have Gods that ye must carry,” he ridiculed
-them, “but we have a God who carries us!”
-We all have Gods that we have been carrying. We have put
+We all have Gods that we have been carrying. We have put our faith in training, in personal ability, in stocks, in bonds, in savings, in banks, in the long service we had given to some employer—and in times of stress like the recent depression, all of these Gods let us down. They are all Gods we must carry, yet who cannot be depended upon to carry us when we need them most.
-our faith in training, in personal ability, in stocks, in bonds, in
-savings, in banks, in the long service we had given to some em-
-ployer—and in times of stress like the recent depression, all of
-these Gods let us down. They are all Gods we must carry, yet
-who cannot be depended upon to carry us when we need them
-most.
-God never ordered it thus. Our God is one that can be de-
+God never ordered it thus. Our God is one that can be depended upon. He will carry us through good times or bad. He made the laws by which Nature works. He offers us all the riches we can use, and all He asks of us in return is that we learn to USE the simple “Open, Sesame!” that unlocks all the treasures of the Universe . . . “Divide—and GROW!”
-pended upon. He will carry us through good times or bad. He
-made the laws by which Nature works. He offers us all the riches
-we can use, and all He asks of us in return is that we learn to
-USE the simple “Open, Sesame!” that unlocks all the treasures of
-the Universe . . . “Divide—and GROW!”
-“There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more. And there
+“There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more. And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth, shall be watered himself.”
-is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
-The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth, shall be
-watered himself.”
-Note—The above article was enclosed in a letter from the Publishers of
+Note—The above article was enclosed in a letter from the Publishers of Robert Collier’s new Course of Lessons, entitled “The God in You,” as a promise of what would follow in the Lessons. See Book Reviews in this issue for further mention.
-Robert Collier’s new Course of Lessons, entitled “The God in You,” as a
+</WRAP>
-promise of what would follow in the Lessons. See Book Reviews in this
-issue for further mention.
-—o—
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-THE CHRIST MIND COMES TO ME
+==== THE CHRIST MIND COMES TO ME ====
 At Eve:
-As gently as some murmuring dove
+\\ As gently as some murmuring dove
-And speaks to me of heavenly love,
+\\ And speaks to me of heavenly love,
-As softly as the falling snow,
+\\ As softly as the falling snow,
-As brightly as the moon’s clear glow,
+\\ As brightly as the moon’s clear glow,
-As tenderly as some cooling breeze
+\\ As tenderly as some cooling breeze
-Which fans the air when day is done.
+\\ Which fans the air when day is done.
 At Morn:
-As mighty as some river wide,
+\\ As mighty as some river wide,
-As constant as the ocean’s tide,
+\\ As constant as the ocean’s tide,
-As swiftly as some avalanche fall
+\\ As swiftly as some avalanche fall
-From mountain side so vast and tall,
+\\ From mountain side so vast and tall,
-Like chimes ringing out from belfry near
+\\ Like chimes ringing out from belfry near
-It seems to me more plain and clear.
+\\ It seems to me more plain and clear.
 At Noon:
-This Mind is my dear teacher, friend;
+\\ This Mind is my dear teacher, friend;
-Guidance to me it doth ever lend.
+\\ Guidance to me it doth ever lend.
-My child, look up, to you I bring
+\\ My child, look up, to you I bring
-Good tidings; all doubts now fling
+\\ Good tidings; all doubts now fling
-From thee forever, far away
+\\ From thee forever, far away
-Into the yesterday of time.
+\\ Into the yesterday of time.
-The ocean of Truth now at your command
+\\ The ocean of Truth now at your command
-Its pearls cast up on many a sand.
+\\ Its pearls cast up on many a sand.
-To seek will certain be to find
+\\ To seek will certain be to find
-These precious jewels of the Mind.
+\\ These precious jewels of the Mind.
+\\ —E. L. Moore.
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-—E. L. Moore.
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