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be forgotten4 ,making his mark upon the history1 legislation and diplomacy of the country1 that mark cannot be removed except the heart of the ,nation is torn out with it4 ,the presiding officer we recognize as ,millard ,fillmore1 once a favorite son of ,new ,york1 and ,vice-,president in #ahdi and #ahej2 then succeeding to the presidency at the death of ,general ,taylor4 ,growing up from poverty and his few opportunities1 he became an accomplished lawyer1 a diligent legislator1 and a statesman of recognized ability4 ,comely of person1 graceful in manner1 and generous in his impulses1 he was at the time one of the most popular men of ,western ,new ,york1 and continued to be till he signed the measure that operated more than any other to estrange the citizens of the ,republic from one another--the ,fugitive ,slave ,act of #ahea4 ,we also observe near the speaker ,general ,lewis ,cass1 then the foremost man of the ,democratic ,party1 whose nomination for ,president in #aheb ,mr4 ,clay desired and hoped for as most likely to avert the crisis which he foresaw4 ,he then lay dying1 but to the last the welfare of his ,country was at his heart4 ,but ,general ,cass was passed over1 and the current moved with renewed force to the final event4 ,for years as ,senator and ,cabinet ,minister he put forth his energy to arrest its progress1 but was compelled to give way overpowered4 ,on beyond is ,john ,c4 ,calhoun1 with head bent forward1 listening intently4 ,his1 likewise1 was a career of remarkable significance in the ,nation4 ,he had entered ,congress almost at the same time with ,mr4 ,clay1 and both in concert with ,langdon ,cheves and ,william ,lowndes1 who seemed to have been elected for that purpose1 put forth their utmost efforts with success1 to procure a declaration of war with ,great ,britain4 ,the measure was regarded essential to the continuance of the ,republican ,party in power1 and ,mr4 ,madison reluctantly acceded to it1 regretting his compliance soon afterward4 ,the next turn of the wheel made ,mr4 ,calhoun a ,cabinet ,minister1 and an aspirant for the presidency1 for which he had the support of ,daniel ,webster4 ,falling short of that ambition1 he became the champion of ,state ,rights and nullification1 bringing his native commonwealth to the verge of civil war1 and himself into personal peril4 ,thenceforth he set about educating his people for mortal conflict4 ,the attempt to add new territory to this country for the extending of the power of the ,southern as against the ,northern ,states1 had brought nearer the crisis which ,mr4 ,clay was striving to avert4 ,it seems almost anachronism to place ,mr4 ,calhoun in this picture1 for he died in #ahej4 ,daniel ,webster1 however1 is the figure soonest recognized4 ,the artist has placed him in a row a little way behind the orator1 sitting in a thoughtful mood1 but leaving us at a loss to surmise whether he is attending to the subject under discussion1 or meditating upon some topic which he may esteem to be of profounder importance4 ,he was translated to the ,cabinet a second time by ,president ,fillmore1 but found himself without supporters except personal friends and admirers1 and estranged from his political associates4 ,he quickly followed ,mr4 ,clay to the grave in #aheb4 ,the other faces in the picture seem familiar and are carefully depicted4 ,we do not find1 however1 the 8new men0 who had already come as precursors of the next epoch in ,american history4 ,john ,p4 ,hale and ,william ,h4 ,seward are left out1 and we fail of finding ,daniel ,s4 ,dickinson1 ,john ,davis or ,stephen ,a4 ,douglas4 ,those whom we do see there were undoubtedly regarded as more notable1 belonging as they did to an era that seems to have passed almost completely into oblivion4 ,for it is true however discreditable as it may seem1 that the events of that time and the men of that time are almost as little cognized by ,americans of the present generation as though they had been of the period of ,magna ,charta and the ,conference of ,barons at ,runnymede4 ,the war with ,mexico resulting from the annexation of ,texas in #ahde1 had effected the addition of ,new ,mexico and ,california to the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states4 ,legislation was required to provide for the exigency4 ,an issue had been introduced by the 8,wilmot ,proviso10 declaring that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude1 except for crime1 should exist in the new territory4 ,this issue had decided the election of #ahdh giving the ,whigs the ,national ,administration4 ,the organizing of ,oregon with this inhibition had created an alarm4 ,there were fifteen states with slavery and fifteen without1 so that each region had an equal number of ,senators4 ,this arrangement was now imperilled4 ,the contest was very sharp4 ,mr4 ,clay apprehending danger to the ,union1 procured the appointment of a joint ,congressional ,committee to devise measures of pacification4 ,this ,committee reported what was known as the 8,omnibus ,bill10 providing for the admission of ,california as a ,state1 the organization of territorial governments for ,utah and ,new ,mexico1 and more effective measures for the rendition of runaway slaves4 ,it is apparently in support of this measure that ,mr4 ,clay is speaking4 ,the prominent senators1 the supporters of this legislation1 are listening4 ,it may be well to add that it did not pass in this form1 but that the several propositions thus massed together1 were afterward enacted in separate bills4 ,illustration3 ,henry ,clay ,addressing ,congress4 ,mr4 ,clay was always a conspicuous character in ,american ,history4 ,his marked personality1 his impressive manner1 his profound sincerity1 his unquestioned patriotism1 his unblemished public career1 his loyal friendship1 his ardent sympathy for the helpless and injured1 all combined to make him the idol of his party4 ,he was like ,agamemnon1 a 8king of men40 ,even when defeated1 he never lost prestige1 but gained in the affection of those who knew him4 ,ambitious1 he certainly was1 for he aspired to the chief office in the ,republic1 but he stubbornly refused to employ unworthy means to secure the prize4 ,when the place was within his grasp1 and his supporters were buoyant with assurance of success1 he put it out of his reach by exuberant frankness4 ,yet the disappointment never weakened his love of country1 and his last efforts were put forth to secure harmony in our public councils and to preserve the ,nation undivided4 ,he was the architect of his own fortunes4 ,his early opportunities were limited1 and he had never been able to obtain a liberal education4 ,his father was a ,baptist preacher1 at that time of no account in ,virginia1 and there was no relationship with 8first families40 ,henry ,clay was strictly of the people and a son of the people2 his blood was intensely red1 without any tinge of patrician blue4 ,early left an orphan he ate the bread of poverty1 and at a tender age was taught to work for a livelihood1 to plough1 to dig and labor in the harvest field4 ,he was generally known in the region as 8the ,mill ,boy of the ,slashes40 ,fortunately for him when he was fourteen years of age1 his mother married a second husband1 a man quick to perceive the ability of the youth and to find him opportunity4 ,he was placed for a year in a retail store in ,richmond1 and afterward in the office of the clerk of the ,high ,court of ,chancery4 ,a biographer describes him at this period as raw-boned1 lank and awkward1 with a countenance by no means handsome1 and dressed in garments home-made and ill-fitting1 with linen starched to such a stiffness as to make him look peculiarly strange and uncomfortable4 ,as he took his place at the desk to copy papers1 his new companions tittered at his appearance1 and his blushing confusion4 ,they soon learned to like him1 however1 and he was found to be a faithful and industrious worker4 ,he read incessantly during his hours of leisure but unfortunately acquired a habit of cursory perusing1 a 8skimming over0 which he never conquered1 and which seriously interfered with thoroughness4 ,this became afterward to him a source of profound regret4 ,his diligence at work attracted the attention of the ,chancellor1 ,george ,wythe1 who selected him for amanuensis to write out and record the decisions of the ,court4 ,this was the turning point of his career4 ,wythe was a signer of the ,declaration of ,independence and member of the ,convention that framed the ,federal ,constitution4 ,he believed in what he promulgated1 emancipating his slaves and making provision for their subsisting4 ,thomas ,jefferson and ,john ,marshall had been his students4 ,the four years thus spent there decided ,clay to become a lawyer1 and he entered the office of ,robert ,brooke the ,attorney-,general as a regular student4 ,a year later he received the license to practice4 ,at the age of twenty he set out for ,kentucky to seek his fortune1 making his residence at ,lexington then styled 8the literary and intellectual centre of the ,west40 ,he became1 like all ,southern men of note1 a politician1 and quickly gained distinction as a speaker4 ,in #agig a ,convention was held to revise the ,constitution of the ,state1 and he labored assiduously1 but without success to procure the adoption of a system of emancipation4 ,he saved his popularity1 however1 by vigorously declaring against the ,alien and ,sedition ,laws of ,congress4 ,so much easier is it to resent and deplore the wrongs that others commit than to repent of those we commit ourselves4 ,mr4 ,clay was from this time a champion of the helpless and the wronged4 ,it required personal as well as moral courage4 ,there were men in ,kentucky who regarded themselves as leaders in ,society and above being held to account for unworthy and lawless acts4 ,colonel ,joseph ,daviess1 then ,district ,attorney of the ,united ,states and a ,federalist1 perpetrated a brutal assault upon a private citizen4 ,everybody feared him but ,mr4 ,clay4 ,he took the matter boldly up4 ,daviess warned him to desist1 but was unable to frighten him even by a challenge to a duel4 ,with like sentiment toward a man that he conceived to be wronged1 he became a defender of ,aaron ,burr1 but on learning of deception he refused further friendly relations4 ,after a period of service in the ,legislature1 ,mr4 ,clay was chosen to fill an unexpired term in the ,senate at ,washington and took his seat in ,december1 #ahjf1 when under thirty years of age4 ,he seems to have paid little heed to the unwritten law of reticence1 but took active part in speaking and legislating4 ,he advocated the projects of a bridge across the ,potomac1 and also roads and canals to facilitate communication between the ,atlantic ,seaboard and the region west of the ,allegheny ,mountains4 ,a monument near ,wheeling commemorates his support of the ,cumberland ,road4 ,political opinions then current have a curious flavor now4 ,many questioned the constitutionality of such legislation4 ,the establishment of a ,navy was opposed4 ,the ,barbary ,states received tribute year by year for abstaining from piracy on ,american ,commerce4 ,great ,britain1 claiming to be mistress of the seas1 took some six thousand seamen from merchant vessels to serve in her ,navy1 and confiscated goods that were shipped to ,european markets4 ,france1 likewise1 issued decrees of forfeiture2 and all the defense attempted was an embargo forbidding ,american vessels to leave port4 ,spain pretended that her possessions in ,west ,florida extended to the ,mississippi ,river1 and the ,federalists in ,congress denounced the action of ,president ,madison to hold that region as being a spoliation of a helpless and unoffending power4 ,mr4 ,clay had just come again to the ,senate4 ,although the youngest member he was foremost in sustaining vigorous action4 8,i have no commiseration for princes10 said he2 8my sympathies are reserved for the great mass of mankind1 and ,i own that the people of ,spain have them most sincerely40 ,then he turned upon the great sensitiveness exhibited toward ,great ,britain4 8,this phantom has too much influence on the councils of the ,nation10 he declared4 8,i most sincerely desire peace and amity with ,england2 ,i even prefer an adjustment of differences with her before one with any other ,nation4 ,but if she persists in a denial of justice to us1 or if she avails herself of the occupation in ,west ,florida to commence war upon us1 ,i trust and hope that all hearts will unite in a bold and vigorous vindication of our rights40 ,mr4 ,clay next appears as ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives in #ahaa4 ,the ,house was more to his liking than the ,senate2 it was at that time a debating body not dominated as it is now by ,committees appointed by the ,presiding ,officer4 ,he was vehement in demanding preparations for war with ,england1 and talked of terms of peace to be dictated at ,halifax4 ,the ,president was timid1 and the ,north and ,east opposed2 but a declaration was made1 and ,mr4 ,madison proposed to make ,mr4 ,clay ,commander-in-chief4 ,this he declined4 ,there was a likelihood of cabals in ,congress like those which assailed ,general ,washington in the ,revolution4 ,the ,navy saved the credit of the ,nation1 which the ,army failed to sustain1 and with that it averted a peril of disunion4 ,negotiations for peace were held at ,ghent4 ,mr4 ,clay1 as one of the ,commissioners1 yielded a reluctant consent to the treaty4 ,he would not visit ,england till he heard of the ,battle of ,new ,orleans1 but he went to ,paris4 ,in an interview with ,madame de ,stael1 she spoke of the exasperation in ,england and the serious intentions of sending the ,duke of ,wellington to ,america4 8,i wish they had10 said ,clay4 8,why80 she asked4 8,because10 said he1 8,if he had beaten us we should only have been in the condition of ,europe1 without disgrace4 ,but if we had been so fortunate as to defeat him1 we should have greatly added to the renown of our arms40 ,this conversation was repeated to the ,duke1 who at once remarked that he would have regarded a victory over the ,americans as a greater honor than any which he had ever achieved4 ,he also praised the ,american ,peace ,commissioners as having shown more ability than those of ,england4 ,henceforth1 ,mr4 ,clay remained in his own country4 ,mr4 ,madison tendered him the mission to ,russia but he declined4 ,he then offered him the portfolio of the ,war ,department4 ,but ,mr4 ,clay chose rather to return to the ,house of ,representatives and was again elected ,speaker4 ,he was now himself a leader2 the men who had been at the head of the ,republican ,party from the time of ,washington1 were passing from supremacy4 ,the war had developed new necessities and new views of political subjects1 and new men were taking hold of public service4 ,what had been denounced in #ahaj became the policy of #ahaf2 the ,federal party passed away1 for its leaders had offended the nation1 and the new ,republicans had adopted their principal measures4 ,we now find ,henry ,clay and ,john ,c4 ,calhoun still hand in hand1 with ,daniel ,webster the ,union-lover and ,john ,randolph the ,union-hater in opposition1 and the ,president still holding the old traditions4 ,the conditions of affairs in ,south ,america was the occasion of a bill for more strict enforcing of neutrality4 ,mr4 ,clay dissented from the measure4 ,the ignorance and superstition imputed to the people of the ,spanish provinces1 he insisted1 was due to the tyranny and oppression1 hierarchic and political1 under which they groaned4 ,their independence was the first step toward improving their condition4 8,let them have free government if they are capable of enjoying it10 said he2 8but let them1 at all events1 have independence4 ,i may be accused of an imprudent utterance of my feelings on this occasion4 ,i care not4 ,when the independence1 the happiness1 the liberty of a whole people is at stake1 and that people our neighbors1 occupy a portion of the same continent1 imitating our example and participating of the same sympathies with ourselves1 ,i will boldly avow my feelings and my wishes in their behalf1 even at the hazard of such an imputation40 ,he had exulted at the victory of ,new ,orleans by a ,western ,general in a ,western ,state4 ,but when ,general ,jackson in the ,seminole ,war1 enlisted volunteers again without civil authority1 invaded ,florida1 decoyed ,indian ,chiefs into his camp by a flag of truce and put them to death1 besides executing two ,british subjects1 ,mr4 ,clay denounced his acts as a disregard of every principle of honor1 humanity and justice4 ,he was1 however1 again in advance of popular sentiment4 ,the proposed admission of ,missouri to the ,union as a ,slave ,state became an issue for several years4 ,it was a question whether there should continue as before an equal number of ,free and ,slave ,states1 so as to assure the latter a safeguard in the ,senate4 ,it was interest on one side and sentiment on the other4 ,the excitement was so intense as to threaten the ,union itself4 ,dissolution was actually considered4 ,the matter was finally determined by a vote to admit ,missouri but to exclude slavery from all the region west of it and north of its southern boundary line4 ,in this controversy ,mr4 ,clay acted with the ,southern ,congressmen1 and by his sagacity as ,speaker1 the measure was made sure3 the conflict1 however1 to be again renewed a third of a century later1 transforming the politics of a ,nation4 ,none of ,mr4 ,clay's speeches on this question were published4 ,he had been constrained by the voice of his ,state and fears for the safety of the ,union1 but he was not willing to appear before his countrymen and posterity in the lurid light of sustaining slavery4 ,the revolt in ,greece enlisted the sympathy of all ,america4 ,meetings were held to declare the prevailing sentiment4 ,albert ,gallatin even proposed to aid with a naval force4 ,mr4 ,webster offered a resolution in ,congress authorizing a ,commissioner to be sent to that country4 ,mr4 ,clay supported the motion in his ,demosthenean style4 ,after portraying the situation1 he added the challenge3 8,go home if you can2 go home if you dare1 to your constituents1 and tell them that you voted this proposition down2 meet if you can1 the appalling countenances of those who sent you here1 and tell them that you shrank from the declaration of your own sentiments2 that you can not tell how1 but that some unknown dread1 some indescribable apprehension1 some indefinable danger1 drove you away from your purpose2 that the spectres of cimiters1 and crowns1 and crescents1 gleamed before you and alarmed you2 and that you suppressed all the noble feelings prompted by religion1 by liberty1 by national independence1 and by humanity40 ,mr4 ,clay had been already placed in the field as a candidate for ,president1 and this temerity astonished his supporters4 ,he had enemies1 likewise1 to take advantage of his excitable temper1 to irritate him to personal altercation4 ,john ,randolph was conspicuous4 ,he taunted ,mr4 ,clay for his defective education4 8,i know my deficiencies10 ,mr4 ,clay replied4 8,i was born to no patrimonial estate2 from my father ,i inherited only infancy1 ignorance and indigence4 ,i feel my defects2 but so far as my situation in early life is concerned1 ,i may without presumption say they are more my misfortune than my fault40 ,there were no political parties in #ahbd2 all were ,republicans1 and the contest was simply between men4 ,mr4 ,clay was approached with propositions such as would now be considered legitimate4 ,he refused to enter into any arrangements or make any promise or pledge4 ,there was no choice effected by the ,electors4 ,in the ,legislature of ,louisiana1 advantage was taken of the absence of members to deprive him of the vote of that ,state4 ,he was thus deprived of the opportunity of an election by the ,house of ,representatives4 ,it so happened1 however1 that the decision was in his hands1 and he gave his vote to ,john ,quincy ,adams4 ,the two had differed widely and with temper1 but of ,mr4 ,adams' superior fitness there was no possible question4 ,in political matters he never rewarded a friend nor punished an adversary4 ,he administered every trust conscientiously4 ,mr4 ,clay became his ,secretary of ,state4 ,it was an administration which the ,nation would like to witness again4 ,the honor of the ,nation was sustained2 the country was prosperous beyond former periods4 ,what may now appear incredible1 there were twenty-four states in the ,union1 yet the public expenditures barely exceeded eleven million dollars a year4 ,the endeavor to effect a friendly alliance with the new ,spanish-,american ,republics was unsuccessful4 ,when ,bolivar wrote ,mr4 ,clay a letter acknowledging his good offices1 he replied with a gentle remonstrance against the establishing of an arbitrary dictatorship4 ,he was disappointed in his hopes and expectations4 ,mr4 ,adams had judged those men better than he4 ,in diplomacy ,mr4 ,clay aimed at reciprocity in commercial matters4 ,he advised the recognition of ,hayti likewise1 as a sovereign ,state4 ,he also became one of the chief supporters of the ,african ,colonization ,society4 ,he believed it possible to remove a sufficient number of free negroes to reduce sensibly the number of the colored population1 and bring about gradual emancipation4 8,if10 said he1 8,i could be instrumental in eradicating this deepest stain upon the character of our country1 and removing all cause of reproach on account of it by foreign nations2 if ,i could only be instrumental in ridding of this foul blot that revered ,state that gave me birth1 or that not less beloved ,state which kindly adopted me as her son1 ,i would not exchange the proud satisfaction which ,i should enjoy for the honor of all the triumphs ever decreed to the most successful conqueror40 ,in #ahbh a new administration and a newly organized political party were chosen4 ,mr4 ,clay returned to ,kentucky4 ,but defeat never lessened his hold upon his friends4 ,in #ahca ,daniel ,webster1 voicing the sentiment of them all1 wrote to him3 8,we need your arm in the fight4 ,it would be an infinite gratification to me to have your aid1 or rather your lead40 ,reluctantly he obeyed4 ,he took his seat in the ,senate more heartily welcomed by his friends1 more bitterly hated by his enemies1 than ever before4 ,from this time he was more conservative4 ,he was henceforth the opposer of aggression1 the pacificator for the sake of the ,union4 ,he was again nominated for ,president by the ,republicans in #ahcb4 ,some years later the opposition united to form the ,whig ,party1 but although he was its acknowledged leader1 the anti-masonic influence gave the nomination in #ahdj to ,gen4 ,wm4 ,h4 ,harrison4 ,he was1 however1 again nominated in #ahdd and apparently certain of election till a letter was published in which he spoke of the proposed annexation of ,texas in ambiguous terms which disaffected anti-slavery voters enough to defeat him4 ,he had retired from the ,senate two years before1 but came back under the new administration4 ,he foresaw peril to the ,republic1 and now hoped to be able to stay the tide4 ,but it was only temporary4 ,his personal appearance1 as represented in the picture1 was unique4 ,he was tall and thin1 though muscular2 and there was an entire absence of everything like stiffness or haughtiness4 ,his manner was cordial and kind1 inviting rather than repelling approach4 ,his eyes were dark gray1 small1 and when excited they flashed with striking vividness4 ,his forehead was high and broad4 ,his mouth was large1 but expressive of genius and energy4 ,his voice was silvery1 deep-toned1 and exquisitely modulated4 ,when speaking1 he threw his soul into the subject1 carrying along the souls of the hearers1 making them assent or dissent as he did4 ,he spoke as the patriot warrior of a thousand battles would speak2 and despite the enmity and rancor which pursued him with fiendish bitterness1 the men opposed to him mourned with his friends when he was no more a denizen of earth4 ,,richard ,,wagner',s ,,prose ,,works4 ,,by ,,basil ,,crump4 ,,volume ,i4 ,the world knows ,richard ,wagner as a daring musical genius2 a few know him as a poet who wrote the poems for his own dramas2 fewer still know him as a writer1 philosopher and mystic4 ,his voluminous prose works are being translated into ,english by ,mr4 ,w4 ,ashton ,ellis1 of the ,london branch of the ,wagner ,society1 and the work will be completed by the end of the century4 ,when these writings become familiar to the reading public1 ,wagner will be much better understood than he is now2 the vast scope of his work1 and its harmonious relation to other universal schemes of work which make for the elevation of the human race1 will be more fully recognized4 ,then the narrow and ignorant criticisms of a ,nordau or a ,tolstoi1 will have no foothold in the mind of an enlightened public4 ,in the previous series of articles entitled 8,richard ,wagner's ,music ,dramas10 my purpose was to throw some light on the inner meaning of those dramas4 ,in doing this some quotations were made from the prose writings1 where ,wagner has made actual explanations or thrown out hints of his meaning4 ,in dealing with the prose works themselves1 my aim will be to show the basis of ,wagner's reform in the field of dramatic art1 and the great motives which led him to strike out a totally new path4 ,and here at the outset let me say that no brief review of these volumes can possibly convey any clear conception of their contents2 it will therefore be necessary to devote several of these articles to the more important essays4 ,the volume with which ,i am about to deal opens with an ,,autobiographic ,,sketch4 ,wagner wrote this in #ahdc1 at the request of a ,german editor4 ,in it we see the germs of his future genius1 and ,i will select such details as serve to indicate them4 ,wilhelm ,richard ,wagner was born at ,leipzig on ,may #bb1 #ahac1 and learnt to play a little on the piano at the age of seven4 ,two years later1 when the family migrated to ,dresden1 he used to watch ,weber 8with a reverent awe10 as the composer of ,der ,freischtz passed to and fro to rehearsals4 ,thereupon his piano exercises were speedily neglected in favor of the overture to ,der ,freischtz executed 8with the most fearful fingering40 8,but this music-strumming was quite a secondary matter3 ,greek1 ,latin1 mythology and ancient history were my principal studies40 ,at this time he wrote some prize verses on the death of a schoolfellow4 8,i was then eleven years old4 ,i promptly determined to become a poet1 and sketched out tragedies on the model of the ,greeks40 ,he also translated twelve books of the ,odyssey1 and learnt ,english in order to study ,shakespeare4 8,i projected a grand tragedy which was almost nothing but a medley of ,hamlet and ,king ,lear4 ,the plan was gigantic in the extreme2 two-and-forty human beings died in the course of this piece1 and ,i saw myself compelled in its working out to call the greater number back as ghosts1 otherwise ,i should have been short of characters for my last acts40 ,being removed to the ,leipzig ,nikolaischule he there for the first time came into contact with ,beethoven's genius2 8its impression upon me was overpowering4444 ,beethoven's music to ,eg-mont so much inspired me1 that ,i determined--for all the world--not to allow my now completed tragedy to leave the stocks until provided with suchlike music4 ,without the slightest diffidence1 ,i believed that ,i could myself write this needful music1 but thought it better to first clear up a few of the general principles of thorough-bass4444 ,but this study did not bear such rapid fruit as ,i had expected3 its difficulties both provoked and fascinated me2 ,i resolved to become a musician40 ,thus far we see the embryo poet-musician4 ,in his sixteenth year the mysticism in his nature was roused by a study of ,e4 ,a4 ,hoffmann3 8,i had visions by day in semi-slumber1 in which the #8,keynote1' #8,third1' and #8,dominant' seemed to take on living form and reveal to me their mighty meaning40 ,these visions are curiously confirmed by the scientific phenomena of ,chladni's sand figures and the sound forms of ,mrs4 ,watts ,hughes4 ,the fact that sound is the means through which all form is produced is a very old teaching4 ,pythagoras1 who brought the art of music from ,india to ,greece1 taught that the ,universe was evolved out of chaos by the power of sound and constructed according to the principles of musical proportion4 ,about this time ,wagner seriously studied ,counterpoint under ,theodor ,weinlig4 ,in less than six months he was dismissed as perfect4 8,what you have made by this dry study10 he said to his youthful pupil1 8we call #8,self-dependence4'0 ,in #ahcb he composed 8an opera-book of tragic contents3 ,die ,hochzeit02 his sister disapproved of the work and he at once destroyed it1 although some of the music was already written4 ,die ,feen 7,the ,fairies7 followed in the next year and was the first of his completed operatic works4 ,at the age of twenty-one he tells us3 8,i had emerged from abstract ,mysticism1 and ,i learnt a love for ,matter40 ,the result was ,das ,liebesverbot founded on ,shakespeare's ,measure for ,measure1 in which 8free and frank physicalism0 prevails over 8,puritanical hypocrisy40 ,this wild mood soon ceased under the pressure of petty cares2 in #ahcf he married the woman whose devotion helped him through so many years of bitter struggle4 ,the following year he began his first large work1 ,rienzi1 and became musical director at the ,riga theatre4 ,the poem was finished in #ahch1 and in #ahci when the music was nearly completed1 ,wagner embarked with his wife and his beloved big dog on board a sailing ship bound for ,london en route for ,paris4 ,his object was to get ,rienzi performed there1 but despite the influence of ,meyerbeer he was doomed to disappointment and found himself stranded there in the utmost poverty4 ,this1 as we shall see from an essay later in the volume1 was the turning-point in his life2 but we have now to consider the next essay1 the famous ,,art ,,and ,,revolution4 ,the main theme of this fine article is the relation of ,art to the ,universal ,brotherhood of ,man4 ,it is prefaced by an introduction written in #ahgb which begins with ,carlyle's trenchant words on 8that universal ,burning-up1 as in hell-fire1 of ,human ,shams40 ,wagner goes on to explain how the essay was written 8in the feverish excitement of the year #ahdi40 ,this was the revolution which cost him so many years of painful exile at ,paris and ,zrich4 ,he says he was guided by an ideal which he thought of as 8embodied in a ,folk that should represent the incomparable might of ancient brotherhood1 while ,i looked forward to the perfect evolution of this principle as the very essence of the associate ,manhood of the ,future40 ,after some explanations of certain technical words which might be misunderstood1 ,wagner introduces us to the essay itself4 ,he begins by saying that the essence of ,modern ,art is only a link in a chain of causes started by the ,ancient ,greeks4 ,the ,grecian spirit found its fullest expression in the god ,apollo3 8,it was ,apollo1--he who had slain the ,python1 the dragon of ,chaos 444 who was the fulfiller of the will of ,zeus upon the ,grecian earth2 who was1 in fact1 the ,grecian people40 ,proceeding then to connect ,dance and ,song1 as inseparable elements in early ,greek ,art1 he says3 8,thus1 too1 inspired by ,dionysus1#a the tragic poet saw this glorious god2 when to all the rich elements of spontaneous art 444 he joined the bond of speech1 and concentrating them all into one focus1 brought forth the highest conceivable form of art--the ,,drama40 ,that this ,drama was a religious teacher connected with the ,mysteries is very clearly brought out1 and ,wagner draws a fine picture of one of those great sacred days when thirty thousand people assembled to witness 8that most pregnant of all tragedies1 the ,prometheus2 in this titanic masterpiece to see the image of themselves1 to read the riddle of their own actions1 and to fuse their own being and their own communion with that of their god40 ,how fell this glorious ,tragedy8 8,as the spirit of ,community split itself along a thousand lives of egoistic cleavage1 so was the great united work of ,tragedy disintegrated into its individual factors40 ,for two thousand years since then ,art has given way to ,philosophy2 but 8,true ,art is highest freedom0 and can only arise out of freedom4 ,then follows a splendid description of the brutal materialism of the ,romans which hangs to this very day like a pall about her ruins3 8,they loved to revel in concrete and open bloodthirstiness40 ,mutual slavery of ,emperor and people was the result1 and 8self-contempt1 disgust with existence1 horror of community0 found their expression in ,christianity4 ,but this ,christianity of ,constantine ,wagner is careful to distinguish from the teaching of 8the humble son of the ,galilean carpenter2 who1 looking on the misery of his fellow-men1 proclaimed that he had not come to bring peace1 but a sword into the world2 whom we must love for the anger with which he thundered forth against the hypocritical ,pharisees who fawned upon the power of ,rome2 444 and finally who preached the reign of universal human love40 ,in short1 one might say that ,jesus and his teaching stood in the same relation to the later ,christianity as ,dionysus and the early pure mysteries to the later degraded and materialized ,bacchic mysteries4 ,then in a very fine passage ,wagner indicts ,modern ,art1 based1 as it is1 on fame and gain and serving all the lower needs of a debased public taste4 ,the ,drama is separated into ,play and ,opera2 the one losing its idealizer--,music1--the other1 its dramatic aim and end3 8,what serves it us1 that ,shakespeare1 like a second ,creator1 has opened for us the endless realm of human nature8 ,what serves it1 that ,beethoven has lent to ,music the manly1 independent strength of ,poetry8 ,ask the threadbare caricatures of your theatres1 ask the street-minstrel commonplaces of your operas3 and ye have your answer60 ,think of it6 ,this was written half a century ago1 and in spite of it the ,music ,hall more than ever sways the masses1 and the cheap inanities of the comic opera are the rage with the rest of the community4 ,i shall review the remainder of this essay in the next article4 7,to be continued47 ,footnote #a3 ,dionysus was the productive or bountiful power of ,nature1 and the earlier and pure conception of him was of a beauteous but manly figure1 attended by the ,graces and presiding over dramatic representations of ,nature's mysteries4 ,it was only in later times that he appeared as ,bacchus1 the ,god of wine and intoxication1 attended by ,bacchantes1 and presiding over sensual and drunken orgies4 ,,alphonse ,,de ,,lamartine4 ,,iv4 ,,poet1 ,,diplomat1 ,,traveller4 ,lamartine spent two winters at ,paris after the ,restoration4 ,his former acquaintances were scattered1 and he had new ones to make4 ,he was for a time solitary and little occupied4 ,he was1 nevertheless1 resolute in his quest for an opening into public life4 ,his friend ,virieu and others introduced him to persons of distinction and one step led presently to another4 ,the passion for literature served to place him on a friendly footing with others of similar tastes1 and he became able after a while to enumerate among his acquaintances ,chateaubriand1 the 8,napoleon of ,french literature10 ,lamennais1 the ,french ,savonarola1 ,rocher1 ,aim ,martin1 ,de ,vigny4 ,the epoch of the ,restoration was also the epoch of the ,revival of ,letters in ,france4 ,the ,revolution had sent scholars and literary men to the scaffold or driven them into exile1 and ,bonaparte had attempted to level all learning and philosophic culture to the plane of physical and mathematical science4 ,whatever might elevate the human soul was not tolerated4 ,he aspired to restore the ,sixteenth century at the end of the ,eighteenth and required literature to be adapted to that end4 ,louis ,,xviii4 was always broad and liberal in his sentiments1 and even before the ,revolution he had cherished familiar relations with literary men and men of learning4 ,his long term of enforced leisure1 during his absence from ,france1 and a weakness in his limbs which compelled him to sedentary life1 had tended to deepen his interest in such pursuits4 ,he was emphatically a king of the fireside4 ,the emigrants that returned with him to ,france1 had but imperfectly apprehended the change4 ,those most bigoted formed a coterie around the ,count ,d',artois2 others endeavored to qualify the action of the ,king4 ,hence the court was a combination of old royalty with a new order of things4 ,a galaxy of stars of the first magnitude was now shining in ,france4 ,naturally ,lamartine was dazzled by them when he came to ,paris4 ,observing that several young men were recognized in the literary world1 he again cherished the notion of publishing4 ,while himself without employment he conceived the plan of a long poem and actually wrote several cantos4 ,it was to be the history of a human soul and its migrations through successive terms of existence and forms of experience till its eventual reunion to the ,centre of the ,universe1 ,god4 ,he also projected and began several other compositions4 ,he labored incessantly to perfect his style1 till it became1 though diffuse1 a model of elegance1 energy and correctness4 ,he had from time to time written verses to which he gave the title of ,meditations4 ,friends slyly pilfered these1 and gave copies to ladies of their acquaintance4 ,these passed from hand to hand till they came to the table of ,talleyrand himself4 ,the prince greatly admired them and his praises were repeated to the ,marquise de ,raigecourt4 ,this lady had been an intimate friend of the ,princess ,elizabeth4 ,lamartine had been introduced to her by the ,count de ,virieu1 and she took a motherly interest in his welfare4 ,yet he could not bring himself to go to the ,court4 8,i was born wild and free10 he says for himself1 8and ,i did not like to bend down in order to rise40 ,from #ahae to #ahah when at home1 he composed several tragedies--,mede1 one relating to the ,crusades1 and ,saul4 ,he had a hope that by them he might gain some celebrity and perhaps contribute something to the fortune of his parents and sisters4 ,he completed them in the spring of #ahah1 and having copied them in a plain hand hurried with them to ,paris4 ,he solicited an interview with ,talma who granted it at once4 ,on invitation1 he read extracts from the tragedy entitled ,saul4 ,the great tragedian listened attentively1 and was for some time silent4 ,his first words were3 8,young man1 ,i have desired to know you for twenty years4 ,you would have been my poet4 ,but it is too late4 ,you are coming to the world and ,i am going from it40 ,he then requested ,lamartine to tell him frankly1 as a son to a father1 his personal history1 his family relations1 and his wishes4 ,this he did and told how he had desired to work1 to come out of his obscurity1 to produce something that would be an honor to the name of his father and a comfort to the heart of his mother4 ,he had thought of ,talma4 ,he had written several tragedies1 of which this was a specimen4 8,will you be good enough10 he implored1 8to hold out your hand and help me succeed by the stage80 ,tears stood in ,talma's eyes4 ,he praised the work1 and declared that in the reign of ,louis ,,xiv4 it would have won applause4 ,but now1 tragedy had been superseded1 in general estimation1 by the drama4 ,he counselled ,lamartine to study ,shakespeare1 to forget art and study nature4 ,when ,lamartine came again to ,paris the next winter1 he asked him to write for the stage4 ,but ,lamartine coveted a public rather than a literary career1 and applied to ,m4 ,pasquier1 the ,minister of ,foreign ,affairs1 for a diplomatic appointment4 ,he was now present at the salons or drawing-room parties of the ,duchess de ,raigecourt1 the ,duchess de ,broglie1 ,madame de ,stael's daughter1 ,madame de ,ste4 ,aulaire1 ,madame de ,montcalm1 the sister of the ,duke de ,richelieu4 ,at these he was introduced to persons of distinction4 ,madame de ,sainte ,aulaire1 who had a divining faculty for discerning young persons who were destined to achieve a career1 took a warm interest in his behalf4 ,she invited him to read several pages of his unpublished verses1 and afterward encouraged him to print them4 ,he was then recovering from a severe illness4 ,booksellers1 however1 objected to the novelty of the style1 and he was able only by obstinate perseverance to induce one to undertake the risk4 ,now ,lamartine was harassed by a new apprehension4 ,the book1 whether it broke like an egg by falling to the ground1 or proved a successful venture1 was liable1 although anonymous1 to be a source of perplexing complications4 ,the notion of specialties in work was current1 and the fact of being an author and writer of verses1 might be an obstacle to his hopes4 ,madame de ,st4 ,aulaire was a relative of the minister1 ,m4 ,decazes4 ,she and her husband put forth their influence with the ,government in his behalf4 ,about the same time1 ,m4 ,jules ,janin1 then at the beginning of his career1 finding a copy of the ,meditations at a book-store1 purchased it out of curiosity4 ,he found to his astonishment1 a new style of poetry2 that it admirably depicted the sentiments of the soul and passions of the heart1 the joys of earth and the ecstasies of heaven1 the hopes of the present and apprehensions of the future4 ,he wrote a long review1 which served to arouse the attention of the literary and book-reading public and to create a prodigious demand4 ,forty-five thousand copies were sold in the next four years1 and its author was speedily ranked with ,byron1 ,goethe and ,chateaubriand1 then the distinguished poets of the period4 ,he had originated a new style of poetry4 ,,day-,,break ,,of ,,fortune4 ,meanwhile ,lamartine was sadly awaiting events at his modest quarters and fearing for the fate and effects of his little publication4 ,as he was in bed one morning in the first month of spring1 the janitor's daughter1 a girl of twelve or fourteen years1 opened the door of the room4 ,it was too early for the morning newspaper4 ,smiling intelligently1 she threw on the bed a little billet having an enormous seal of red wax4 ,there was upon it1 ,lamartine remarks1 8an imprint of a coat of arms that ought to be illustrious1 for it was undecipherable40 8,why do you smile so knowingly1 ,lucy80 he asked1 as he broke the seal and tore off the envelope4 8,because10 said she1 8mamma told me that the letter had been brought in the early morning by a chasseur all laced with gold1 having a beautiful feather in his hat1 and that he had urgently desired that the note should be delivered to you as soon as you awoke1 because his mistress had told him3 #8,go quickly2 we must not delay the joy and perhaps the fortune of the young man4'0 ,there were two separate epistles4 ,one was written by the ,polish ,princess ,t4444 ,she was a sister of the unfortunate ,prince ,poniatowski who was drowned while directing the retreat at the battle of ,leipsic4 ,lamartine did not know her and the letter was not addressed to him but to ,m4 ,alain1 his friend and physician4 ,m4 ,alain had been for six years the physician and friend of ,m4 de ,talleyrand1 and during ,lamartine's illness he had cared for him like a mother rather than as a medical attendant4 ,he is depicted as being as tender as learned4 ,lamartine describes him as most true1 good1 and generous4 ,the letter of the princess had been written and despatched before daybreak1 and was as follows3--8,the ,prince de ,talleyrand sent me at my waking this note4 ,i address it for your friend1 in order that the pleasure which this impression of the great judge will bring you shall be doubled4 ,communicate this note of the ,prince to the young man#b and thank me for the pleasure which ,i am giving you1 for ,i know that your sole delight is in the joy of those whom you love40 ,lamartine opened the second note4 ,it was written upon a scrap of paper about five fingers in dimension1 spotted with ink1 and in a hand evidently hurried and showing signs of fatigue from want of sleep4 ,it began as follows3--8,i send you1 princess1 before ,i go to sleep the little volume which you lent me last night4 ,let it suffice you to know that ,i have not slept1 and that ,i have been reading till four o'clock in the morning so as to read it over again40 ,the rest of the note was a prediction of ,lamartine's success1 in terms of the most fulsome character4 ,talleyrand was often oracular1 and his foreknowledge seemed almost infallible4#c 8,the soul of the old man has been said to be of ice10 ,lamartine remarks1 8but it glowed all one night with the enthusiasm of twenty years1 and this fire had been kindled by certain pages of verses which were by no means complete but which were verses of love40 8,i read the letter of ,prince ,talleyrand twenty times over10 says ,lamartine4 8,the young girl meanwhile was waiting and watching me as ,i read and read again1 and she blushed with emotion as she beheld it in my face4 #8,come1 my little ,lucy1 and let me kiss you1' said ,i4 #8,you will never bring me a message equal to this4 ,in the lottery of glory children draw the successful lots4 ,tell your mother that you have brought me a quine4'0#d ,lamartine's book was thus placed in the lottery of fortune1 and the name of ,talleyrand had been called4 ,the great statesman was not in public life at that time1 but he was far-seeing1 and his scent of public matters was well-nigh infallible4 ,he had no interest to flatter the unknown writer1 and ,lamartine accepted his assurances as a favorable augury4 ,surely enough1 little ,lucy1 a quarter of an hour later1 brought another letter in a large official envelope4 ,lamartine's friends had been successful in their pleadings1 and this was his nomination1 signed by ,m4 ,pasquier1 to the post which he desired on the ,legation to ,florence4 ,at the reading of this document1 ,lamartine was for a time unable to restrain his emotions4 ,he leaped down from the bed1 he tells us1 and in other ways exhibited his delight4 ,he was not content1 however1 to exult in his actual good fortune1 but immediately began to extend his imagination further4 8,i experienced what the shackled courser does when the course is opened10 says he4 8,i had little mind for the glory of verses1 but ,i did have an unbounded passion for political activity4 ,already ,i began to look beyond the long years that separated me from the tribune and field of higher statesmanship4 8,this was my true and entire vocation1 although my friends think and my enemies say otherwise4 ,i felt that mine was not the powerful creative organization that constitutes great poets2 all my talent was of the heart only4 ,but ,i did feel in me an accuracy of view1 an effective power of reasoning1 an energy of honest principle1 which make statesmen4 ,i had somewhat of the quality of ,mirabeau in the reserved mental forces of my being4 ,fortune and ,france have since decided otherwise4 ,but ,nature knows more than ,fortune and ,france2 the one is blind1 the other is jealous40 ,nevertheless1 ,lamartine continued to write verses1 and his prose publications are more or less interspersed with poetic productions4 ,he praised his friends1 he commemorated those whom he loved in poems4 ,years afterward in his story of his journey to the ,holy ,land1 he made this declaration3 8,life for my mind has always been a great poem1 as for my heart it has been love4 ,,god1 ,,love and ,,poesie1 are the three words which ,i shall desire to be engraved alone upon my monument if ,i ever deserve a monument40 ,while he was sitting in a mystic reverie one evening at ,florence1 he heard a melodious voice murmur in his ear some lines from the ,meditations1 which are rendered as follows3 8,perchance the future may reserve for me ,a happiness whose hope ,i now resign3 ,perchance amid the busy world may be ,some soul responsive still to mine40 ,he was also a member of the ,legation to ,england and afterward became ,secretary to the ,french ,embassy at ,naples4 ,in #ahbd he was appointed ,charg d',affaires to ,tuscany1 and remained in that position five years4 ,he made the acquaintance of ,louis ,bonaparte1 the former ,king of ,holland1 who was a scientist and philosopher rather than a statesman4 ,queen ,hortense also attempted to have an interview with him1 but this he carefully evaded4 ,his mother1 however1 was a relative of the wife of ,lucien ,bonaparte and he met several members of that family under circumstances somewhat romantic4 ,pierre ,bonaparte was with him at ,paris in the ,revolution of #ahdh4 ,his older uncle died in #ahbc1 and he became heir of the estates4 ,this uncle was known as ,m4 de ,lamartine de ,monceau and was by seniority the head of the family4 ,he had never married because his parents opposed the choice he had made4 ,he was thrifty and had increased the value of his property4 ,lamartine now took his uncle's designation4 ,the marriage of ,lamartine took place during this period4 ,the bride was ,miss ,marianne ,birch1 an ,english lady of beauty and fortune4 ,she was of amiable disposition and ,lamartine's mother became warmly attached to her4 ,neither the accession of wealth1 his aristocratic rank1 nor diplomatic engagements deterred him from literary composition4 ,in #ahbc the ,nouvelles ,meditations were published1 and two years later1 ,the ,last ,canto of ,childe ,harold4 ,lamartine afterward described this latter work as a servile imitation in which his enthusiasm as a copyist and its success were alike 8mediocre0--a punishment for feigning an admiration which was not altogether sincere4 ,he had1 likewise1 another penalty to encounter4 ,two lines in it are versified in ,english as follows3 8,i seek elsewhere 7forgive1 ,o ,roman shade67 ,for men1 and not the dust of which they're made40 ,for this apparent slur he was involved in a controversy leading to a duel and dangerously wounded4 ,at his solicitation to the ,grand ,duke of ,tuscany1 his antagonist1 ,colonel ,pep1 was not prosecuted4 ,louis ,,xviii4 was succeeded in #ahbd by the ,count d',artois as ,charles ,x4 ,the attempt was now made to reinstate the ,government as it existed before the ,revolution4 ,in #ahbi1 at the instance of ,chateaubriand1 then a member of the ,coalition ,ministry1 ,lamartine was recalled4 ,he never ascertained the reason1 but attributed it to the influence of ,madame ,recamier1 with whom ,chateaubriand was intimate4 ,that lady1 however1 took an early opportunity to set the matter right by visiting the mother and sisters of ,lamartine and inviting him and them to a drawing-room entertainment4 ,the reactionist ,ministry under ,m4 de ,polignac was formed in the autumn of that year4 ,it was the final separation of the men of the former century from the men of the time4 ,a portfolio was offered to ,lamartine but declined4 ,he was attached to the dynasty1 but he had the prescience of its overthrow4 8,i had seen it coming from afar10 says he4 8,nine months before the fatal day1 the fall of the new monarchy had been written for me in the names of the men whom it had commissioned to carry it on40 ,he was sent on a special mission to ,prince ,leopold1 then ,duke of ,saxe-,cobourg1 and afterward ,king of ,greece2#e and had received the appointment of ambassador to that country when the ,revolution of ,july overthrew the dynasty4 ,the ministry of ,louis-,philippe then offered him his choice of the embassies to ,vienna and ,london4 ,the ,king visited him to solicit his acceptance1 but he was inexorable4 ,the title of ,louis-,philippe was legally defective2 he was not the next heir to the throne1 and he had not been placed on it by the choice of the people of ,france4 ,for these reasons it was important to him that the supporters of ,charles ,x4 should accept places under him and thus strengthen his pretensions4 ,but says ,lamartine3 8,one should not take part gratuitously in a fault which he did not himself commit40 ,m4 de ,st4 ,aulaire was at that time ,minister at ,vienna1 but greatly desired to be transferred to ,england4 ,he also waited upon ,lamartine1 anxious to find out which place he was going to accept4 ,lamartine quickly assured him4 8,if10 said he1 8,i had the ambition to be ambassador to ,london1 ,i would instantly sacrifice it without hesitation1 in remembrance of the good offices which you did to me at the time of my entrance into the great world4 ,but you can go to ,london without any indebtedness to me1 except good will40 ,the same year ,lamartine was elected one of the 8,immortals10 in the ,french ,academy4 ,the same year he visited ,england4 ,he there made the acquaintance of ,talleyrand4 ,the old statesman received him cordially1 and in one interview predicted his career4 ,lamartine1 he remarked1 was reserving himself for something more sound and grand than the substituting of an uncle for a nephew upon a throne that had no stable foundation4 8,you will succeed in it10 he added4 8,nature has made you a poet2 poetry will make you an orator2 tact and thinking will make you a statesman4 ,i know men somewhat2 ,i am eighty years old4 ,i see farther than the objects in sight4 ,you are to have a grand part to perform in the events which will succeed to the present state of affairs4 ,i have witnessed the intrigues of ,courts2 you will see the movements of the people deceptive in other ways4 ,let verses go2 you know that ,i adore yours4 ,they are not for the age in which you are now living4 ,improve yourself in the grand eloquence of ,athens and ,rome4 ,france will yet have scenes like those of ,rome and ,athens in her public places40 ,from this period ,lamartine spent much of his time abroad4 ,he never forgot that he was a citizen of ,france1 but he entertained a strong dislike for the ,orleans dynasty4 ,yet his mother had been educated in the family with the ,king1 and this somewhat increased his perplexity4 ,he writes of her death pathetically1 as the saddest event of his life4 ,he had been loved and cherished by her with a devotion made sublime by its absolute self-abnegation4 ,his first lessons in books and knowledge had been given by her1 and he was endowed personally with her most prominent characteristics4 ,she had seemed to know instinctively when and why he suffered1 and she possessed a power of divination to foresee his career4 ,her death1 the result of a terrible accident1 was to him like the rending violently away of a vital part of his body4 8,i hardly thought that ,i could survive the shock10 he wrote in the ,souvenirs4 8,i was absent from home when the accident occurred which cut short her days4 ,i came back in haste1 arriving in time to follow the coffin in which her remains were enshrouded1 to the cemetery of the village where we had lived during our infancy40 ,the weather was bitterly cold1 but this he did not feel4 ,he returned to the house at ,milly1 now empty for the winter and a thousand times more empty since she who had given it life and soul was sleeping the eternal sleep4 ,overcome by his grief1 he made his way to the little room where the papers of the family were kept1 and threw himself down on the floor4 ,there he lay for hours in an ecstasy of woe4 ,the moaning of the wind and the ticking of the clock seemed to be repeating the funeral hymn4 ,,journey ,,to ,,the ,,east4 ,one desire that the mother of ,lamartine had instilled into him was that of visiting the ,east4 ,as she read to him1 a boy of eight years1 from the ,bible about the places where wonderful events had taken place1 he resolved that he would some time behold them with his own eyes4 ,now that he was disengaged from public life there was an opportunity4 ,there was much1 however1 to persuade him to remain at home2 his father and sisters1 and besides1 he had a beautiful residence at ,saint-,point with a wife and daughter to whom he was fondly attached4 ,but he felt that imagination had likewise its necessities and passions4 8,i was born a poet10 he pleads4 8,when young1 ,i had heard the word of ,nature1 the speech which is formed of images and not of sounds4 ,i had even translated into written language some of those accents that had stirred me1 and that had in their turn stirred other souls4 ,but these accents did not now satisfy me40 8,besides1 ,i was1 ,i had almost always been1 a ,christian in heart and in imagination2 my mother had made me such40 ,this pilgrimage though not as of the ,christian1 at least of the man and the poet1 would delight her in the celestial abode where he saw her1 and she would be to them as a second ,providence between them and dangers4 ,his duty to his country was likewise considered4 ,he had sacrificed to it this dream of his for sixteen years4 ,there was need for heaven to raise up new men2 the present politics made man ashamed and angels weep4 8,destiny gives an hour in a century for humanity to be regenerated2 that hour is a revolution2 and men let it pass to tear one another to pieces3 thus they give to revenge the hour given by ,god for their regeneration and progress40 ,all was duly made ready for the journey4 ,he set sail from ,marseilles1 in the brig ,alceste1 on the eleventh of ,july1 #ahcb1 expecting to be absent two years4 ,his wife and daughter and three friends1 one of them a physician1 composed the party4 ,the voyage was full of incident1 and his journal abounds with adventures and predictions4 ,lamartine was what imaginative persons term a visionary4 ,he was really oriental and tropical in temperament1 and ready to catch the spirit of the region to which he was sailing2 for ,syria1 ,arabia and ,palestine have always been renowned for mystics1 seers and prophets4 ,as the vessel passed the coast of ,tunis1 he wrote his impressions4 ,he had never loved the ,romans nor taken the least interest in behalf of ,carthage2 but he sympathized with ,hannibal4 8,i love or ,i abhor1 in the physical sense of the word10 says he4 8,at first sight1 in the twinkling of an eye1 ,i have formed my judgment of a man or woman for always40 ,he adds that 8this is the characteristic of individuals with whom instinct is quick1 active1 instantaneous1 inflexible4 ,what1 it will be asked1 what is instinct8 ,it is to be cognized as the highest reason--the innate reason1 the reason that does not argue1 the reason such as ,god has made and not what man finds out4 ,it strikes us like the lightning without which the eye would have difficulty of searching it out4 ,it illuminates everything at the first flash4 ,the inspiration in all the arts1 as upon the field of battle1 is as this instinct1 this reason that divines4 ,genius also is instinct and not logic and labor40 ,nevertheless he sets aside much that is often regarded as original1 or inspired4 ,this utterance is fit for the book of ,ecclesiastes3 8,there is nothing new in nature and in the arts4 ,everything that is now being done has been done before2 everything that is said has been said already2 everything that is thought has been thought4 ,every century is the plagiarist of another century2 for all that we are so much1 artists or thinkers1 perishable or fugitive1 we copy in different ways from one immutable and eternal model1--nature1 the thought1 one and diverse1 of the ,creator40 ,he had little to say in favor of the ,greeks4 8,for me10 says he1 8,greece is like a book the beauties of which are tarnished1 because we have been made to read it before we were able to understand it4 ,nevertheless1 the enchantment is not off from everything4 ,there is still an echo of all those great names remaining in my heart4 ,something holy1 sweet1 fragrant1 mounts up with the horizons in my soul4 ,i thank ,god for having seen1 while passing by this land1 the country of the ,doers of ,great ,deeds1 as ,epaminondas called his fatherland40 ,he felt keenly a sense of isolation that he had no one to participate in these sentiments4 8,always10 says he1 8when a strong impression stirs my soul ,i feel the necessity to speak or to write to some one of what ,i am experiencing1 to find in some degree a joy from my joy1 an echoing of that which has impressed me4 ,isolated feeling is not complete3 man has been created double4 ,ah6 when ,i look around me1 there is yet a void4 ,julia and ,marianne fill everything for themselves alone2 but ,julia is still so young that ,i tell her only what is suited to her age4 ,it is all future2 it will soon be all present for us2 but the past1 where is it now8 8,the person who would have most enjoyed my happiness at this moment1 is my ,mother4 ,in everything that happened to me1 pleasant or sad1 my thought turns involuntarily to her4 ,i believe ,i see her1 hear her1 talk to her1 write to her4 ,one who is remembered so much is not absent2 whoever lives so completely1 so powerfully in ourselves is not dead for us40 8,empty dream6 ,she is there no more2 she is dwelling in the world of realities2 our vagrant dreams are no more anything to her2 but her spirit is with us1 it visits us1 it follows with us1 it protects us3 our conversation is with her in the eternal regions40 ,he goes on to describe his condition4 8,before ,i had reached the age of maturity ,i had lost the greater part of those here below whom ,i most loved1 or who most loved me4 ,my love-life had become concentrated2 my heart had only a few other hearts to take voyage with4 ,my memory had little more than graves where it might rest here in the earth2 ,i lived more with the dead than with the living4 ,if ,god were to strike two or three of his blows around me1 ,i feel that ,i would be detached entirely by myself1 for ,i would contemplate myself no more4 ,i would love myself only in the others2 and it is only there that ,i can love40 8,one begins to feel the emptiness of existence from the day when he is no more necessary to anybody1 from the hour when he can no more be dearly loved4 ,the sole reality here below1 ,i have always felt1 is love1 love under all its forms40 8,to us poets1 beauty is evident and perceptible2 we are not beings of abstraction1 but men of nature and instinct2 so ,i have travelled many times through ,rome2 so ,i have visited the seas and the mountains2 so ,i have read the sages1 the historians and the poets2 so have ,i visited ,athens40 ,on the fifth of ,september the brig arrived at ,bayreuth4 ,lamartine engaged a house for the season and established his family there while he travelled over the country4 ,he had for a long time entertained grave doubts of his daughter's health1 and had brought her with him in the hope that a residence in ,syria would restore her4 ,ibrahim ,pacha was at this time making his conquests1 and at his orders1 the ,french travellers were everywhere received with courtesy and the most generous hospitality4 ,the heat was too great for setting out at once1 so ,lamartine addressed a letter to ,lady ,hester ,stanhope1 asking permission to visit her4 ,this lady had been the confidential secretary of her uncle1 ,william ,pitt1 the famous minister1 and was supposed to be betrothed to ,sir ,john ,moore4 ,after their deaths she left ,europe and made her home in the ,east4 ,she had gained a certain authority over many of the ,arabian chiefs who venerated her as an inspired person4 ,she received ,lamartine cordially1 saying that their stars were friendly and in concurrence4 ,he declined her offer to cast his horoscope or to have any discussion on matters of religion4 8,god alone possesses the truth10 said he1 8we have only faith40 8,believe what you please10 said she4 8,you are one of those men nevertheless that ,i expected1 whom ,providence has sent to me1 and who have a grand part to perform in the work which is preparing4 ,you will shortly go back to ,europe2 ,europe is finished4 ,france alone has as yet a grand mission to fulfill1 and you will participate in it1 ,i know not how40 ,she added that he had four or five stars1 and explained further3 8,you ought to be a poet2 that is legible in your eyes and the upper part of your countenance4 ,lower down you are under the influence of different stars that are almost in opposition2 there is an influence of energy and activity40 ,she asked his name2 she had never heard it before4 ,she predicted that he would soon return to ,europe1 but would come back to the ,east1 insisting that it was his fatherland4 ,he acknowledged that it was the fatherland of his imagination4 ,lamartine and his friends were hospitably entertained but she would not regard his departure as being more than for a season4 ,forming a caravan at ,bayreuth he set out on the eighth of ,october4 ,at ,jaffa or 8,yaffa10 the governor had received letters from ,mehemet ,ali and ,ibrahim ,pacha1 then masters in the ,east1 commanding all the officials to aid him in his journey1 to furnish escorts1 and to supply him with every convenience that he required4 ,when the caravan reached the 8village of ,jeremiah0 it was met by ,abu ,gosh1 the brigand chief4 ,he demanded of ,lamartine whether he was the ,frank ,emir1 whom his friend1 ,lady ,stanhope1 the ,queen of ,palmyra1 had placed under his protection1 and in whose name had sent him the magnificent garment of cloth of gold in which he was then arrayed4 ,lamartine knew nothing of the gift but assured the chief that he was the man4 ,abu ,gosh at that time had the whole region of ,southern ,palestine in subjection clear to ,jericho4 ,he now provided a strong guard for the caravan4 ,lamartine found no difficulty in identifying the places around ,jerusalem4 8,almost never10 says he1 8did ,i encounter a place or object the first sight of which was not to me as what ,i remembered4 ,have we lived twice or a thousand times8 ,is our memory simply an impression that has been obscured1 which the breath of ,god brings out again vividly8 ,or have we a faculty in our imagination to anticipate and perceive in advance before we actually do behold80 ,the monks of the ,convent of ,st4 ,john the ,baptist1 in the wilderness of that name1 received the travellers with sincere cordiality4 ,lamartine left there a part of his caravan1 going on only with the ,arabian and ,egyptian guard4 ,they confined their movements to visiting places in the suburbs1 made historic by traditions of the ,new ,testament4 ,he pays a deserved tribute to the ,turks for their management of the 8,holy ,sepulchre40 ,instead of destroying it1 they had preserved everything1 maintaining strict police regulations1 and a silent reverence for the place which the ,christians were far from manifesting4 ,while the intolerance of the various sects would lead the triumphant party to exclude its rivals from the place1 the ,turks are impartial to them all4 ,the ,mussulmans are the only tolerant people1 he stoutly affirms4 ,let ,christians ask what they would have done if the fortunes of war had delivered to them the ,city of ,mecca and the ,kaaba4 ,on the thirtieth of ,october1 the caravan set out for the river ,jordan and the ,dead ,sea4 ,on returning to the neighborhood of ,jerusalem1 ,lamartine received a letter from his wife that determined him to forego the extending of his journey into ,egypt4 ,he went back to ,bayreuth1 arriving the fifth of ,november4 ,autumn in that country has the warmth1 the renewing of vegetation and other conditions1 like spring in the northerly climates of the temperate zone4 ,lamartine had purchased ,arab horses of superb quality while in ,palestine1 and one for his daughter4 ,it was at the end of ,november that he took her out for her first excursion with the animal4 ,the air was exhilarating and the mountain scenery in its most attractive guise4 ,in an ecstasy of excitement the young girl declared it the longest1 most beautiful1 most delightful ride that she had ever taken4 ,it was also the last4 ,on the second of ,december she was taken suddenly ill and died the next day4 ,the parents were overwhelmed with grief4 ,the last hope of their house was thus cut off in the glad days of adolescence4 ,they remained at ,bayreuth through the winter4 ,on the fifteenth of ,april they set out for their return homeward and sailed for ,constantinople4 ,lamartine interspersed his narrative of this voyage with reflections upon what he observed and meditated4 8,i would like to sail all the while10 says he1 8to have a voyage with its chances and distractions4 ,but what ,i read in my wife's eyes goes deep into my heart4#f ,the suffering of a man is nothing like that of a woman1 a mother4 ,a woman lives and dies in one sole thought1 or one solitary feeling4 ,life for a woman is a something possessed2 death1 a something lost4 ,a man lives with everything that he has to do with1 good or bad2 ,god does not kill him with a blow40 ,on the subject of travelling and sojourning abroad1 he speaks philosophically3 8,when a man is absent from his country1 he sees affairs more perfectly4 ,details do not obstruct his view1 and important matters present themselves in their entireness4 ,this is the reason why prophets and oracles lived alone in the world and remote4 ,they were sages who studied subjects in their entirety and their judgment was not warped by the little passions of the day4 ,the statesman1 likewise1 if he would judge and foresee the outcome1 must often absent himself from the scene in which he performs the ,drama of his time4 ,to predict is impossible1 for foreknowledge is for ,god alone2 but to foresee is possible1 and forethought is for man40 ,lamartine analyzes closely the doctrines of ,saint-,simonism1 and what he considers their weak points4 8,we must not10 he says1 8judge new ideas by the derision which they encounter during the period4 ,all great thoughts were first received in the world as aliens4 ,saint-,simonism has in it a something true1 grand and beautiful2 the application of ,christianity to civil society1 the legislation of ,human ,brotherhood4 8,from this point of view ,i am a ,saint-,simonian4 8,what has placed this ,society under an eclipse1 though not under death1 is not the want of an idea1 nor the lack of disciples4 ,in my opinion it wants a leader1 a master1 a manager4 ,if there should be found a man of genius and virtue who was religious and at the same time prudent1 who would bring the two horizons into one field of vision which should be placed under the direction of the nascent ideas1 ,i have no doubt that he would transform it into a potent reality4 ,times in which there is an anarchy of ideas1 are favorable seasons for the germinating of new and heroic thoughts4 8,society1 to the eye of the philosopher1 is in a state of disorder4 ,it has neither direction1 object nor leader2 and it is reduced accordingly to the instinct of conservatism4 ,a sect that is religious1 moral1 social and political1--that has a creed1 a watchword1 an object1 a leader1 and mind1 if it were to advance compactly and directly at the midst of the disordered ranks in the present social order1 would inevitably gain the victory4 ,but it must bring safety and not ruin1 attacking only what is injurious and not that which helps1 and calling religion back to reason and love1 prudence and ,christian ,brotherhood1 having universal charity and usefulness as its only title and only foundation4 8,a law-maker requires young men ardent in zeal and on fire with the hunger for faith1 from which however1 senseless dogmas have been rejected4 ,the organizers of ,saint-,simonism have taken for their first article of belief3 war to the death between the family1 property and religion on one hand and ourselves on the other4 ,they ought to perish4 ,the world1 by the force of speech is not conquered2 it is to be converted1 stirred1 wrought into activity1 changed4 8,so long as an idea is not practical1 it is not presentable to the world of society4 ,human nature goes from the known to the unknown1 but not from the known to the absurd4 ,that will be held back in the subordinate effort4 ,before great revolutions1 the signs are to be seen on the earth and in the sky4 ,the ,saint-,simonians have had one class of those signs3 they have broken up as a body1 and they are now more slowly at work making leaders and soldiers for the new army40 ,the vessel and its convoy arrived in the ,bosphorus on the twenty-fifth day of ,may4 ,lamartine1 his wife and friends now took up their residence at ,buyukdr1 for the next two months4 ,during this period they were recipients of the most friendly attentions4 ,the ,grand ,seigneur himself1 and the principal officials at ,constantinople extended courtesies and cordial demonstrations1 exceeding any that had ever before been bestowed to 8,franks40 ,this was in recognition of the substantial help which had been given to prevent the further dismemberment of the ,ottoman empire4 ,lamartine had been heralded everywhere as a personage of distinction1 and his reception was warm and cordial1 almost as if he had been a royal prince4 ,his opinions were treasured1 and his advice eagerly sought by the ministers and representatives of the ,government4 ,he was admitted to places from which other ,europeans had been excluded1 and so long as he remained in ,turkish territory1 every necessary provision was made for his safety and honorable recognition4 ,his journal of the voyage records minutely the occurrences and observations which thus came within his notice4 ,footnote #b3 ,talleyrand did not know ,lamartine at this period4 ,when some of his verses were recited to ,lamennais he sprang from his chair1 exclaiming1 8,eureka6 we have found a poet60 ,footnote #c3 ,edward ,gibbon1 the historian1 who had known ,lamartine's mother in her girlhood1 spent a year at a house near her residence4 ,he greatly admired the child ,alphonse and predicted his future career4 ,footnote #d3 ,the concirges and porters at the large mansions in ,france were allowed to keep a lottery4 ,a quine consisted of five prizes4 ,footnote #e3 ,leopold declined the crown of ,greece and became the ,king of ,belgium4 ,footnote #f3 ,the body of the daughter1 at her dying request1 had been embalmed and sent directly home for interment at ,saint ,point4 ,the mother was in many respects like her husband's mother1 a devoted wife and indulgent parent1 as well as the kindest of neighbors4 99 99 99 99 99 8,whoso takes good advice is secure from falling2 but whoso rejects it1 falleth into the pit of his own conceit40 ,gems from the ,east4 ,,passage ,,to ,,india4 7,extracts ,selected47 ,,walt ,,whitman4 7,curious in time ,i stand1 noting the efforts of heroes1 ,is the deferment long8 bitter the slander1 poverty1 death8 ,lies the seed unreck'd for centuries in the ground8 lo1 to ,god's due occasion1 ,uprising in the night1 it sprouts1 blooms1 ,and fills the earth with use and beauty47 ,o ,thou transcendent1 ,nameless1 the fibre and the breath1 ,light of the light1 shedding forth universes1 thou centre of them1 ,thou mightier centre of the true1 the good1 the loving1 ,thou moral spiritual fountain--affection's source--thou reservoir1 7,o pensive soul of me--,o thirst unsatisfied--waitest not there8 ,waitest not haply for us somewhere there the ,comrade perfect87 ,thou pulse--thou motive of the stars1 suns1 systems1 ,that circling1 move in order1 safe1 harmonious1 ,athwart the shapeless vastnesses of space1 ,how should ,i think1 how breathe a single breath1 how speak1 if1 out of myself ,i could not launch1 to those1 superior universes8 ,swiftly ,i shrivel at the thought of ,god1 ,at ,nature and its wonders1 ,time and ,space and ,death1 ,but that ,i1 turning1 call to thee ,o soul1 thou actual ,me1 ,and lo1 thou gently mastereth the orbs1 ,thou matest ,time1 smilest content at ,death1 ,and fillest1 swellest full the vastnesses of ,space4 ,greater than stars or suns1 ,bounding ,o soul thou journeyest forth2 ,what love than thine and ours could wider amplify8 ,what aspirations1 wishes1 outvie thine and ours ,o soul8 ,what dreams of the ideal8 what plans of purity1 perfection1 strength8 ,what cheerful willingness for others' sake to give up all8 ,for others' sake to suffer all8 ,reckoning ahead ,o soul1 when thou1 the time achiev'd1 ,the seas all cross'd1 weather'd the capes1 the voyage done1 ,surrounded1 copest1 frontest ,god1 yieldest1 the aim attain'd1 ,as filled with friendship1 love complete1 the ,elder ,brother found1 ,the ,younger melts in fondness in his arms4 ,passage to more than ,india6 ,o secret of the earth and sky6 ,of you ,o waters of the sea6 ,o winding creeks and rivers6 ,of you ,o woods and fields6 of you strong mountains of my land6 ,of you ,o prairies6 of you gray rocks6 ,o morning red6 ,o clouds6 ,o rain and snows6 ,o day and night1 passage to you6 ,o sun and moon and all you stars6 ,sirius and ,jupiter6 ,passage to you6 ,passage1 immediate passage6 the blood burns in my veins6 ,away ,o soul6 hoist instantly the anchor6 ,cut the hawsers--haul out--shake out every sail6 ,have we not stood here like trees in the ground long enough8 ,have we not grovel'd here long enough1 eating and drinking like mere brutes8 ,have we not darken'd and dazed ourselves with books long enough8 ,sail forth--steer for the deep waters only1 ,reckless ,o soul1 exploring1 ,i with thee1 and thou with me1 ,for we are bound where mariner has not yet dared to go1 ,and we will risk the ship1 ourselves and all4 ,o my brave soul6 ,o farther1 farther sail6 ,o daring joy1 but safe6 are they not all the seas of ,god8 ,o farther1 farther1 farther sail6 ,to determine the real relations that exist between man and ,god is my thought4 ,it is the need of the times4 ,we need to convince ourselves that man is the object of all earthy resources if we ask ourselves if he is a means to an end4 ,if man is linked to all1 is there nothing above him to which1 in his turn1 he is bound8 ,if he is the last of the unexplained transformations which reach up to him1 may he not be the tie between visible and invisible nature8 ,the action of the world is not an absurdity2 it leads up to an end1 and this object cannot be society constituted as ours is4 ,there is a terrible gap between us and the heavens4 ,in reality1 we cannot ever enjoy or always suffer4 ,to gain either paradise or hell an enormous change must take place in us2 without either place1 the masses can conceive no idea of ,god at all4 ,is not the idea of motion stamped on the systems of worlds1 sufficient to prove ,god to us8 ,we busy ourselves very little about the pretended nothingness which precedes birth while we fumble in and ransack the dark gulf that awaits us1 that is1 we make ,god responsible for our future and we demand from him1 no record of the past4 ,to get out of this difficulty the soul has been invented1 but it is repugnant to our feelings to render ,god obligated for human baseness1 our disillusions1 our decline and fall4 ,how can we admit in ourselves a divine principle over which a potent liquor can get the advantage8 ,can we imagine immaterial faculties which matter may utterly subjugate whose exercise a grain of opium can prevent8 ,is not the communication of motion to matter an unexplored abyss whose difficulties have been rather displaced than resolved by ,newton's system8 ,motion is a great soul whose alliance with matter is quite as difficult to explain as is the production of thought in man4--,,balzac1 ,louis ,lambert4 7,translated by ,harriett ,green ,courtis47 ,,the ,,human ,,cell4 ,,by ,,arthur ,a4 ,,beale1 ,m4 ,b4 8,to demonstrate that ,brotherhood is a fact in ,nature2 to investigate the laws of ,nature and the divine powers in ,man40 ,when we fall away from the path of duty1 when torn by the storms of passion we forget that there reposes within the complexities of our nature a divine spark--much more1 perhaps1 that we ourselves are a universe1 nay1 a universe of ,universes1 a ,great ,eternal ,god1 controlling1 energizing and creating worlds that live and have their day and cease to be4 ,but it is so4 ,hour by hour worlds are falling away and with them ebb the vital forces of our being4 ,take a flake of scurf from the head and put it under the microscope1--a new vista is opened up4 ,and yet1 this is only a type of millions of like or dissimilar entities1 which are so bound together as to compose the mighty universe of man's body1--the least important of his constitution4 ,these little lives take different shapes to suit different necessities1 but they agree in certain essential features which we learn to call the cell4 ,and looking lower still this cell is of the same type as those found in the animals and again in the plants4 ,how very little difference1 too1 between these and the monads of the mineral kingdom6 ,but keeping to man1 these cells form themselves into societies1 which we call tissues1 these into others we call organs1 and the organs form together a corporate organization1 the body1 which in a healthy state is subservient to the synthesizing forces emanating from the ,heart1 where lives the source of life1 the divine ,ruler4 ,so the organs work together in harmony4 ,if any organ begins to absorb more attention and life than is due to it1 not only does it suffer itself1 but brings discord into the whole4 ,but as long as it observes its own duty and fulfils its place1 so does it maintain its own status1 and receive its own benefits2 for thus1 and thus alone1 can it participate in the higher impulse1 that comes from that sacred centre4 ,as of the organs so of the cells of which each is composed1 they must act in accordance with the unified impulse of the organ1 but so must each cell be true to the heart of its own tiny body--whence1 as ,i shall try to show1 comes the true impulse1 by which it evolves1--that centre where are played the divine harmonies and where stands the ,god directing his forces in the building of 8the temple not made with hands40 ,this is a ,universal ,activity4 ,it is the same process going on through all the kingdoms of the ,universe1 from the tiny crystals to plants1 from plants to animals1 and animals to man4 ,but specializing the cell we note not only that all the body is composed of cells or the deposit of cells1 but that one type of cells develops from another type1 and ultimately all cells result from one single cell 8into which10 in the words of ,darwin1 8life was breathed by the ,creator0--of course always understanding that we have not specified the nature of the ,creator4 ,if this is so1 and no one in these times will dare to dispute it1 it begins to dawn upon us that this curious complex body of man is1 as it were1 a tremendous society of entities1 the separate individualities of which1 whilst retaining their place as such in the great body1 are swamped in the individuality of that one4 ,not only so1 but as it will be our endeavor to show later on1 the healthy existence of each part greatly depends on its maintaining its loyalty and subservience to the supreme ,chief1 from which it gets its daily source of energy and inspiration4 ,what is true of the part is true of the whole and vice versa4 ,for in its turn the body of man must be subservient to that of which it is a part1 and answer to the call of that which represents the corporate body of bodies1 and to the divine light within1 8that lighteth every man that cometh into the world10 which is one with the ,father1 the ,divine over soul1 of which we are all dim reflections4 ,so also of the part1 the tiny microcosm of man1 the cell1 it is in its turn a universe1 a universe so grand that the many revelations that scientific investigation has unveiled makes that science stand aghast2 but these1 we may venture to prophesy1 are nothing to the occult secrets that still lie waiting for revelation4 ,all that the magnificent symbolism of the ,gnostics has taught us concerning ,the ,man ,iesous and his relation to ,ichthys the fish1 the ark and the ship1 can be well applied to the cell1 which is a veritable ,ark with its ,holy of holies in which sit and meditate the holy ones1 the prajapati of the ,hindus and the ,christos of the ,gnostics4 ,veritably it is par excellence the ,astral ,vehicle1 the ship floating on the watery ocean1 veritably it is the ,dagon1 the fish-man1 the new teacher coming from the unknown regions of the ,silence1 the boat of ,vishnu carrying the ,god-,man into the world of ,manifestation4 ,we may well exclaim3 ,o ,god1 how manifest are thy works6 how sublime are thy powers6 ,and when we contemplate the tiny vehicle of life under the microscope we may well close-to the doors of the senses1 take off the sandals and worship1 for are we not at the very altar of the ,temple--the temple of the ,almighty2 are we not face to face with the ,creators8 ,he that hath eyes to see let him see6 ,amongst the great contributors to the ,science of the ,cell perhaps none has approached nearer the ,holy of ,holies--none so nearly tore aside the ,veil of ,isis1 as ,h4 ,p4 ,b4 has practically told us1 than ,professor ,weissmann in his contribution on the ,germ ,plasm and the ,new ,problem of ,heredity as handled by him4 ,under the guiding hand of this savant we see the cell in a new light1 we begin to see kingdom within kingdom2 and had he but recognized the other side1 had he but explored the dark side of the ,moon1 much more might have been written1 many more mouths might have gaped and many more sceptics have smiled4 ,professor ,weissmann however has found a mare's nest4 ,he has raised the devil1 but forgotten to give him something to do1 and as of old we cannot help exclaiming1 what next6 ,the cell of ,weissmann like the cell of most other students1 is a tiny ball of protoplasm with a central nucleus 7the ,holy of ,holies1 ,fish ,man1 etc47 but unlike that of other writers1 instead of containing more differentiated protoplasm1 taking the forms of meaningless and accidental rods1 our revered professor has discovered a ,nest of ,creators4 ,he tells us that the greater portion of the cell does not in any way participate in the process of hereditary transmission4 ,nay1 further still1 not only does he regard the nucleus as the all important particle but to quote his own words3 8,the law that only a certain part of the nuclear matter is to be regarded as the hereditary substance appears to me to receive fresh support from all the more recent observations40 ,now the parts referred to are a series of minute rod-like structures called chromatin rods that are very active and manifest all kinds of changes according to necessity1 especially at that critical period in the history of a cell called cell-division1 when it is about to propagate its species by making itself into two by equal distributions of its substance between its two selves4 ,for you must know that when a cell divides 7and this does not refer to human cells alone1 but all vegetable and animal cells from the simplest to the most complex7 the products are two so-called 8daughter cells10 but they are daughters without a mother4 ,it is one of the most mystical processes in existence and contains much secret knowledge for it contains the mystery of the birth of two from one4 ,in this process1 called in scientific parlance ,karyokinesis1 these little rods play a most important part1 nay1 the all-important part1 for the whole process commences with them and proceeds from the centre outward4 ,there is at the commencement of the process a disturbance1 a series of vibrations throughout the nucleus4 ,these little rods immediately form into a kind of reticulum or network2 then this network arranges itself into an indefinite spiral1 at which instant two mysterious bodies issue from the mass at opposite poles1 and take up a position in the cell1 at some distance from the coil of rods2 then the spiral breaks up into two opposing sets of loops4 ,ultimately these two sets of rods settle down in the neighborhood of the two little bodies 7centrosomes7 shot out1 or1 ,i should perhaps say1 are attracted separately to the two poles of the cell by the centrosomes4 ,then a cell wall forms between2 the one cell becomes two4 ,there are some very occult forces at work behind all this1 and they generally are referred to1 to cover our ignorance1 as the law of polarity1 albeit that this law1 whatever it is1 involves the most occult of the creative forces1 in fact of all manifestation4 ,to go back1 ,dr4 ,weissmann does not consider these rods which he calls idants as the essential units1 but states that in their turn these are themselves composed of more minute bodies he calls ids4 ,in this respect1 however1 he considers protoplasm as a whole as composed1 not of so many chemical compounds1 having an indefinite and uncontrollable action on one another1 but of collections of 8molecules united into a single group40 ,these molecules he calls biophors4 ,the biophors1 as bearers of vitality1 possess the power of growth and of multiplication by fission4 ,but the biophors which go to make up the rods1 have a more specific character of their own1 and are the carriers of those minuter bodies still which this savant speaks of as the real creative units1 or what he calls 8determinants40 ,these ultimate determinants1 smaller than microscopic1 hold within their tiny hearts the ideal shape of the part which they are destined to control1 carried and distributed in the process of evolution of the creature by the process of cell division4 ,this conception1 enormous advance as it is on the previous materialism of ,huxley's protoplasm1 is yet so pregnant with the taint of the materialistic age1 that it requires modifying before it can even be admitted as a logical hypothesis4 ,for one must ask2 if the cell gets its impulse from the nucleus1 the nucleus from the rods that inhabit it1 these rods from the little biophors of which they are composed1 and these from the determinants1 where on earth do the determinants get it from8 ,we are reminded1 moreover1 that there was a time1 not far away1 when this particular cell had no separate existence of its own4 ,and if we are directed back to the ovaries1 and from them to the germinal layer1 and this from the cell again1 still there is no escape1 for we may well ask with the ,duke of ,argyle3 8,what then6 ,whence the first80 ,but the thing has a more definite and easy solution1 for if these material units are the ,creators1 and if as it is stated1 the ingredients of matter1 especially sentient matter 7so-called7 are constantly undergoing motion and change1 by displacement2 what about these units when the time comes for them to play their part1 has not their substance been lost and replaced over and over again4 ,so we come back to our philosophy and we realize what our ,chief1 ,w4 ,q4 ,judge1 taught us1 that the cell only has an existence as an idea4 ,thinking of this word for a moment1 looking it up in the dictionary we find the following verbatim 7,gr4 idea1 from idein1 to see7 8one of the archetypes or patterns of ,created things1 conceived by the ,platonists to have existed from eternity in the mind of the ,deity40#g ,now look at the words used by ,dr4 ,weissmann1 idants and ids4 ,is there not something very suggestive here4 ,we are then dealing not with matter alone1 but with ideas2 nay1 more1 what is matter but an idea or congeries of ideas8 ,for as has been well said we know nothing of matter per se but only the manifestation of matter4 ,it is the idea not the matter that takes form4 ,now we must surely recognize that ideas as things are not causes but effects4 ,so our professor all this time has been dealing with effects and gets these mixed up with the causes4 ,if cells and the contents are ideas containing ideas1 and if idea means that which is seen1 then there must somewhere be a ,seer1 and such a seer without any sophistry must be a magician--not because we associate the word ,seer with magician1 but quite independently4 ,now we have realized that the body of man is composed of many minuter entities1 over which stands the supreme ruler4 ,each organ is composed of many entities1 over which rules the conscious governor of that organ1 and so on to the little cells which in their turn are composed of minuter creatures each having a conscious existence of its own1 whilst that ,consciousness is composed of the consciousness of all its component lives4 ,that consciousness is in each case part of the ,divine consciousness that pervades all things and acts in direct proportion to its plane of activity4 ,this ,divine ,consciousness in man which is the real man--real in the sense of permanency--is quite on a par with the ,creators1 though that real self is perhaps not known to any of our personal selves4 ,but then stands that real ,self at the commencement of each ,new ,birth4 ,as the process of evolution goes on each step in the meditation of this mighty ,self as he contemplates existence1 finds a responsive thrill in the tiny ovum1 bound to himself by the strong bonds of ,karma4 ,as he emerges in contemplation from the mineral to the vegetable and on to the animal1 so the sensitive plasm of the germ responds4 ,page after page of the history of man is retold till once more the story is complete to the point where the previous incarnation ended2 then the child is born to carry on the history as best he may4 ,so in the cell the determinants are the little bundles of ideas coming from the ,magician 7ourselves7 and being instilled bit by bit into the heart of each of those groups of molecules and ensouling it1 so the tale is told and this side of manifestation opens out into the beautiful blossom of ,humanity1 moulded also in part by the parental influences which can make or mar the impulse as it comes straight from the ,creator's mind4 ,make or mar1 and yet how few women think of the real1 sacred and holy duty of parentage4 ,how hellish the times in which any dares to point the finger of scorn and shame at a blessed pregnant woman4 ,but as we are beginning to understand1 soon shall we be able to reverence them all as the sacredness of motherhood is understood4 ,this little picture contains the whole of our philosophy1 and it must be left more or less to the intuitions of each4 ,but in closing we can say this much4 ,the study of the cell teaches that ,brotherhood is a fact in nature4 ,it teaches that that brotherhood depends on the harmonious cordinate activity of many entities1 working together united by the recognition of the one source of life and inspiration4 ,it also teaches the great ,divine mystery that hangs about every new birth1 and that the real seat of that ,divinity is in the ,hearts of all ,creatures4 ,there is one more lesson that we ought not to miss4 ,we have seen the magnificent results of harmonious action which is always synthetical and finds its highest expression in ,love and ,compassion issuing from the heart4 ,sometimes the same force becomes converted into ,hate1 when once the centrifugal disintegrating force is set going and gains the ascendancy1 selfish in nature1 self-centred1 it cuts away the bonds that bind man to his fellows2 he tries1 but in vain1 to carry on an existence of his own1 but he soon finds that he has no existence1 no meaning1 no life apart from the whole4 ,the foolish virgins repent too late1 their light has gone out1 they have no oil of life with which to kindle their lamps anew4 ,in their own blind conceit they are lost4 ,nay1 but look6 ,have not some demons1 spooks and malignant fiends got hold of them and1 having gained an entrance1 are now without their consent messengers of ,disease and ,death4 ,is this not so of the cells8 ,some little impulse causes them to pursue a course contrary to the interests of the whole2 for a time they are centres of discord2 and neuralgia1 rheumatism1 indigestion1 etc41 are the result4 ,but anon the cells fall away and1 as entities1 die4 ,the smaller containing entities1 the ,chromatin rods1 little pregnant particles of life are set free4 ,losing their parental protection and cares1 they go on with the impulse given them1 till some malignant breeze sweeps over them and they become the victims and servants of hate1 disease and ,death4 ,are these not the germs of disease that science is fighting about just now8 ,verily6 verily6 who shall deny8 ,these little escaped convicts1 the rods1 previously servants of ,love1 become now the free agents of disease4 ,they are none other than the bacilli1 associated with so many pestilences2 and a further disintegration produces spores--the ingredients of bacilli4 ,these are not the diseases1 nor yet the cause 7primary71 they are merely the vehicles of disease4 ,can we not see how well this applies to every organism and organization as an entity8 ,poor lost bacilli1 how hardly have ye been used by your masters6 ,footnote #g3 ,the ,library ,dictionary4 99 99 99 99 99 8,he who does not recognize bread and salt is worse than a wild wolf40 ,gems from the ,east4 ,,the ,,sokratic ,,club4 ,by ,,solon4 7,continued47 ,so much interest had been aroused by the conversation on ,art and the ,drama as an ,educative ,factor which ,i have already recorded1 that there was a larger attendance than usual at the next meeting of the ,club4 ,everyone was glad to see ,madam ,purple who it was known to all had established a school to revive the ancient wisdom and to teach the laws of physical1 moral and mental health and of spiritual development and for the purpose of accentuating the importance of ,music and ,drama as vital educative factors had already reproduced one of the old ,greek ,tragedies in such a way as to arouse the attention of the public and astonish the critics1 touching a new chord and awakening new possibilities for the influence of the stage on the lives and characters of the people4 ,dr4 ,roberts had evidently not yet been convinced of the importance of this work though he had seen and even praised the production of schylus' ,eumenides1 for he still reiterated his old objections4 ,the discussion so far had been on general lines1 but now it turned more particularly on the ,drama4 ,dr4 ,roberts4--8,i cannot see how the performance of ,eumenides or any play you may take from the ancients can have any such effect that you claim it will have4 ,the people who attend will see no more in it than in any other play4 ,of course it will have its own characteristics and no doubt its classical beauty1 but will not these peculiar features appeal only to the very few8 ,how will you make it a factor in the education of the masses80 ,the ,professor4--8,i do not think you understand the real character of the ancient drama1 ,doctor4 ,probably1 also with the exception of the recent production1 you base your ideas of the attractiveness of ,greek ,plays upon the presentations which are occasionally given at one of the ,universities4 ,classical these may be in a sense1 ,i admit1 but certainly they are severe40 ,dr4 ,roberts4--8,how can they help but be severe4 ,i remember when at college that one of these plays was acted by some of the students1 but for my part ,i saw nothing particular in it40 ,mme4 ,purple4-8,was not that possibly because those who produced the play and enacted the parts1 themselves saw nothing in it beyond the mere incident as told in so many words8 8,the most beautiful things remain invisible to those who have not eyes to see4 ,look at the hundreds and thousands in every large city and1 strange to say1 more particularly in country districts1 who know nothing of the beauty and sublimity of the heavens and nature around them4 ,many a farmer looks at the sky simply to note the changes of the weather4 ,the magnificence of cloud effect1 the glory of the sunrise and the quivering of the eternal stars1 he never sees4 ,and even those who profess to be lovers of nature1 how little more than external beauty do they see8 ,do they indeed see any deeper than the surface of things and but rarely pierce the veil to behold with awe and wonderment the reality80 ,dr4 ,roberts4--8,but1 ,madam ,purple144440 ,the ,professor4--8,ah6 ,doctor1 it is always1 #8but'4 ,isn't it all true1 with no #8but'80 ,dr4 ,roberts4--8,yes1 ,i grant you that what ,madam ,purple said about the appreciation of nature is true1 and even that the same thing applies to the appreciation of art and music and the drama4 ,but--,i was going to say--it seems to me your illustration is too lofty for the case under consideration4 ,it is true one may rise to the greatest heights of consciousness under the influence of music and poetry and the contemplation of high ideals and if ,i understand you aright1 ,madam ,purple1 you hold these are the same high feelings that may be aroused by the grand harmonies of nature and by what perhaps is meant by the music of the spheres4 ,do ,i catch your meaning80 ,madam ,purple4--8,yes1 ,doctor1 you have caught the idea in part1 but music and poetry and the harmonies of nature too often exercise only what ,i might call an unconscious and transitory influence--not deep-seated in any sense--because men will not open their eyes and lend their ears4 ,the great anthem of nature is ever being sung2 life is joy and harmony2 but alas1 there are so many who will not open their hearts to the song and the sunshine4 ,but ,i see you wish to say something more1 ,doctor40 ,dr4 ,roberts4--8,yes1 ,i grant this may be true1 no doubt it is true1 but to return to the old ,greek tragedies1 although there may be lofty ideas in them1 ,i fail to see that they will produce the effect you anticipate4 ,there is no music in them and they are altogether too cold and bare4 ,besides1 what meaning do they hold1 deeper than that which may be seen by the ordinary reader80 ,the ,professor4--8,a meaning that the mere student of languages and literature will never find1 but one that to the student of life1 to one who recognizes that there is an inner life1 will ever unfold more and more and reveal such beauties and harmonies that will thrill the very soul40 ,dr4 ,roberts4--8,i do not see it1 though ,i grant that high moral lessons may be contained in the old ,greek poetry and tragedies1 but at the same time there is so much that is mere fancy4 ,we have passed the age of the childhood of the race when the mythological tales of the gods and goddesses were seriously taken4 ,i do not deny that there may be many valuable lessons in these1 but ,i certainly think that you are reading into them a great deal that is not there4 ,pardon my frankness1 but ,i really wish to understand your position40 ,the ,professor4--8,it is not a question of reading a meaning into them1 but of being able to draw the meaning out1 and to do this requires a master-hand4 ,no modern scholar who is not a mystic will find it1 and it is no wonder it has been lost to the ordinary reader40 ,madam ,purple4--8,doctor1 you thought my illustration of the beauties of nature too high1 but after all the beauties which we see in nature are but the reflection of the beauties in the soul1 and do not exist save to him who has developed some beauty of soul4 ,the old ,greek tragedies1 and particularly those of schylus1 are portrayals of the life and struggles of the soul40 ,just then ,dr4 ,wyld came into the room4 ,he had been present at the performance of the ,play1 and had expressed himself so pleased with it that the ,professor had asked him to visit the ,club4 ,the ,doctor came over immediately to where ,madam ,purple and the ,professor were sitting1 and these meetings being more or less informal1 the conversation was interrupted for the exchange of greetings4 ,dr4 ,wyld is a very tall1 broad-shouldered1 spare man1 ,i should judge about seventy years old1 but carrying his age gracefully4 ,he is one of the best known ,greek scholars1 of a keen and vigorous intellect4 ,dignified1 yet with a keen appreciation of humor and fond of a good story as well as able to tell one4 ,not only is he a profound scholar of ,greek and ,neo-platonic literature1 but of the world's literature1 ancient and modern4 ,he is at once a mystic and a keen observer of men1 and had led a very active life1 especially in the literary world1 as an author1 and had also written for some of the leading newspapers of the metropolis4 ,in this way he had met very many of the prominent public men1 both literary and political1 of the past half-century4 ,it had been my privilege to spend many a delightful hour with him and in that way ,i have gained a clearer conception of the history of the ,united ,states than from any reading ,i have done1 and also of the beauties of the writings of the old philosophers1 especially the ,neo-platonists4 ,his tall figure and dignified bearing would attract attention in any gathering1 and as he entered the room with his long stride1 all eyes were turned towards him4 ,the ,professor rose to receive him4 ,the room was beautifully yet simply decorated with hangings of harmonious colors1 and the ,doctor noticed these immediately and addressing ,madam ,purple3 ,dr4 ,wyld4--8,what a pleasure it is to come into a room where there is such harmony of tone and color4 ,i can well understand what the ,professor told me that your meetings here are always delightful4 ,the very atmosphere seems conducive to harmony of feeling and the awakening of high thought40 ,madam ,purple4--8,that is true1 ,doctor1 ,i hold that color ought to be made a very important factor in life1 and that the harmonies of sound and color are essential features of true education40 ,dr4 ,wyld4--8,and ,i think you have already struck the key-note of this in your production of the ,eumenides1 and ,i wish to tell you of the rare treat it was to me to witness it and the opportunity it gave me of really judging what a ,greek play is like--such as could never be gained from reading4 ,it had all the aroma of ancient ,athens4 ,one of my friends remarked that it had the beauty of a ,greek statue1 but ,i would go further1 for it had also the grace and beauty of life4 ,i do not mean that the performance was perfect but it was the spirit that pervaded it that gave it this great charm4 ,and after seeing it ,i do not wonder in coming here that you also carry out your ideas of harmony in the decoration of your ,club-room4 ,it is a further carrying out of what you teach and which ,i fully agree with1 that what is most needed in our educational system and in life generally is a sense of harmony and of the due proportion of things40 ,here the ,rev4 ,alex4 ,fulsom1 who had come in a short time before ,dr4 ,wyld1 and had listened more attentively than usual 7without going to sleep7 to the conversation1 moved his chair a little forward as if to speak1 but waited a moment4 ,although he always expressed himself as most sensitive to harmonious shades of color and adored--as he expressed it--,greek statuary1 though he equally adored a pretty bonnet1 nevertheless did not in any way support ,madam ,purple in her revival of the ancient ,drama4 ,the ,professor4--8,well1 ,alec1 what is it now8 ,another objection8 ,i'm beginning to think you belong to some objection society1 whose main purpose is to object to everything on principle and for the sake of objecting4 ,come1 tell us now1 haven't you pledged yourself to the following3--#8,i pledge myself to always object to everything that may be proposed by anybody8' ,but for once1 ,alec1 put your objections on one side and enter into the spirit of the subject40 ,rev4 ,alex4 ,fulsom4--8,no1 ,professor1 ,i am not to be turned aside from my opinion by any method of badinage or ratiocination4 ,and what is more1 ,i think it my duty to express my views4 ,as ,i have said before1 it appears to me altogether beneath the dignity of a ,leader and ,teacher in such a cause as ours to be concerned in the production of a play--whether ,greek or not--or to spend so much time and the energies of the ,club in mere philanthropic work4 ,the latter1 doubtless1 is laudable enough but the ,club has other aims to pursue1 and it seems to me to have departed from its time-honored methods of study4 ,indeed1 the study of the philosophy seems to be almost completely overlooked nowadays40 ,the ,professor4--8,having delivered yourself of your objection1 ,i trust you feel a little relieved1 my friend1 but you have not hit the nail on the head1 ,alec4 ,study is not overlooked1 but on the contrary1 our students are learning how to study and the true value of study as the precursor of right action4 ,thanks to ,madam ,purple1 the study of philosophy is no longer looked upon as the end and aim of life4 ,theoretical study is good and necessary1 but our students realize that ,brotherhood is more than a theory1 that it is an actual fact to be consciously realized and that they must seek to make ,theosophy a living power in their lives4 8,you know well the scriptural saying which ,i will slightly paraphrase1 #8,let your light so shine before men1 that they seeing your good works will glorify the higher law and follow it4' ,it behooves us to practice ,brotherhood as well as to profess it4 ,but it is the things they don't like that the objectors see but they fail to see that the study which they are crying out for is still pursued though on higher and broader lines than heretofore1 become possible by the advance made by the whole ,movement4 ,the inner work and the real study have never ceased but have taken on a deeper meaning4 ,thank the gods1 instead of the members seeking to have or to become special gurus and imagining themselves better than others1 the whole organization moves along in touch with the life of the world1 all striving ever to put into practice that which they preach4 ,the time-honored methods of which you speak were fast becoming time-honored ruts and you ought to thank your stars1 that here is an opportunity to get out of the ruts and enter upon a broader field of life and activity as well as of study4 ,and so far as the ,play is concerned you seemed to have missed entirely its purpose and the wide influence which can thus be exerted in the world40 ,rev4 ,alex4 ,fulsom4--8,there may be some good in it no doubt1 but there are so many other things that are needed in the world4 ,i certainly think a teacher would have a higher work to do4 ,there are enough philanthropists and elevators of the drama1 whereas our philosophy is unique1 and surely we ought to carry out the original plans of the ,founder40 ,the ,professor4--8,and you assume1 ,i might say1 presume1 to know what those original plans were1 but your conception of them admits of no growth1 but only stagnation or the continuing in ruts which so many have formed for themselves through their misconception and limited knowledge of1 if not deliberate indifference to those plans40 ,i often wondered how it was the ,professor did not lose patience completely with the ,rev4 ,alec41 always so pessimistic1 trying to tear down4 ,but then we all knew that his moods depended on his digestion1 and upon that subtle disease--the love of approbation and prominence4 ,madam ,purple4--8,mr4 ,fulsom1 do1 ,i beg of you1 try to rise a little above your pessimistic fears and let a little of the sunshine of hope and trust come into your heart4 ,students of ,theosophy above all others ought to be able to take a larger grasp of the problems of life and perceive that the greatest truths which will ultimately bring the grandest results and happiness to all mankind must necessarily be often at first obscured2 that to help the masses we must begin where they can appreciate the work1 and so move out gradually along the lines of least resistance4 ,thus will all those who seek the ,light be attracted and helped1 whatever their development4 ,our grand philosophy must be presented in various ways if the many different minds are to be touched1 for you well know that all men are not built alike--to use a common expression4 ,babes need to be fed as well as strong men4 ,for some the teaching must be given in parables and there are some truths that but few can bear to hear4 ,as for the original plan of the work1 ,h4 ,p4 ,b41 the great artist1 spread the canvas and sketched the outline with a bold hand1 then the second ,helper put in the colors of the background thus making clearer the design upon the trestle board1 but do you think you have been able to see the whole of the grand design and have grasped the harmonious proportions of the noble edifice in all their beauty and grace40 ,then turning her head for a moment with her wonderful smile1 ,madam ,purple continued after a short pause4 8,imagine for one moment that when ,h4 ,p4 ,b4 began her work in the world she could have shown what is now being done1 or that it could be shown to you what will be the outcome of her efforts two hundred years hence1 would it not be entirely beyond belief1 can you even imagine it8 ,there must be a gradual growth and unfoldment suited to the comprehension of the people4 ,how then dare anyone say that the present activities are contrary to the plan of ,h4 ,p4 ,b4 ,ah6 ,mr4 ,fulsom1 is not such a position evidence of retrogression and not of growth8 8,but1 pardon me1 ,dr4 ,wyld1 this is somewhat of a digression from the subject of the ,greek play which you were discussing4 ,let us come back in thought to the old ,greek ,drama4 ,there1 at least1 the gods wait for us and call to us to rise above this ,x,i,xth ,century materialism into the realm of the beautiful1 the ideal and the true40 ,dr4 ,wyld4--8,an almost unknown land to so many1 but ,i hail with joy the prospects that once more the geography of that celestial country shall form part of the education of the race and lead us further back in the history of humanity into that greater and more ancient land of the pyramids and the silent sphinx40 ,madam ,purple4--8,and from there further back still to prehistoric ,america1 which was in the early days the ancient ,land of ,light when ,egypt was yet young and whence ,egypt derived her wisdom and her science40 ,dr4 ,wyld4--8,that is indeed interesting1 though to me it is not difficult to believe4 ,it opens out a new chapter in the life of humanity and ,i doubt not that if it can be shown to be so1 it will solve many problems in the history of man's development4 ,but will you not tell us further on this subject40 ,madam ,purple4--8,time would not permit of going into it at any length1 ,doctor1 but ,i will say this4 ,time will bring the proof of what ,i say4 ,archological research started at the right time1 which is not far distant1 in this country and in ,central ,america will supply clear evidence of the truth of this statement40 ,she paused a moment1 then continued3 8,my friends1 with all these grand possibilities in view1 when such momentous questions are involved that will bring such priceless knowledge to the human race1 can you wonder that the real workers find time all too precious to be frittered away in useless argument4 ,it is work1 work1 work1 that our glorious cause demands of us40 ,madam ,purple spoke with so much earnestness1 that it stirred one's heart to its very depths1 old memories of the long forgotten past seemed about to awaken1 pictures of the ancient times flitted across the vision1 and of the future when the glories of the past should be revived4 ,one young lady of slight figure and pale face1 an enthusiastic worker1 always present at the meetings1 but who never ventured to say a word1 now exclaimed3 8,the very thought of it brings new life1 new hope4 ,surely we haven't any time to sit and mope over the little frictions that beset our paths4 ,surely we should keep on working and trusting that we may be a part of this new life and each of us become individually a hope and a light to those who would walk this broad path of knowledge towards the glorious future that awaits us40 ,dr4 ,wyld4--8,one can see even now indications that the world is advancing to a broader field of thought4 ,the revival of the ancient drama and the way the #8,eumenides' was received show this clearly and show that the links with the mighty past exist in the hearts of men--albeit unconsciously to most1 but ready to be awakened into responsive action when again the picture of that long forgotten life is presented before them4 ,i heard with much interest that in one city where the play was given1 the notices of the performance were given out in almost every church in the city4 ,and one prominent minister said it was the finest study of conscience scourging for sin and of the ,divine ,power to pardon and transform1 he ever saw4 ,he said such plays are better than sermons40 ,madam ,purple4--8,it is indeed gratifying that there are so many interested in almost every line of work that will benefit humanity and who are naturally drawn to help along educative lines4 ,all work to be of real benefit must be educative40 ,dr4 ,wyld4--8,let me go back to what ,i said just after ,i came into the room1 it comes upon me with greater and greater force1 and ,i felt it too while watching the performance that somehow it moved one right away from this grasping1 money-making world to a new-old world near to the silence and peace of things where words are not needed40 ,madam ,purple4--8,may it not be that by taking up this ,drama in the right spirit and reviving the ancient life and consciousness by going back in thought to old ,athens1 we have started anew the vibrations which resulted in the beauty of ,greek art and life4 ,then here in the ,club where but rarely any discordant note arises1 but where we come together in harmony there comes an indescribable something that leaves its impress on the heart1 of peace and joy and at the same time a sense of courage and unconquerable energy to carry on this work that our beloved ,h4 ,p4 ,b4 and the ,chief began4 ,this is a peculiar time at the end of the century1 of such vast importance that is scarcely realized by any40 ,the ,professor4--8,it has been a century of unrest1 and nothing is more needed than that this keynote of harmony should be struck at this time1 it is in this that lies the hope of the future1 and it is in this spirit of harmony that actuates the workers to-day that lies the guarantee that the work will be carried into the next century1 though one here and there1 unable to go forward in the new age1 must be left behind40 ,dr4 ,wyld4--8,madam ,purple1 will you not tell us more about schylus' purpose in writing his plays1 for1 like ,shakespeare's1 ,i would declare them to be #8not of an age1 but for all time4'0 ,madam ,purple4--8,yes1 ,i think schylus and ,shakespeare may well be compared1 for each taught the truths of life1 though each veiled them in forms suited to the times in which they wrote4 ,it is perfectly evident to the deep student that there is an inner meaning to the plays of schylus1 and it may be that in his earnestness and endeavor to instruct the people and bring out these truths he became so enthused that he introduced some features of the ,inner ,mysteries1 and although these could only be recognized and interpreted by ,initiates1 yet the story is he was condemned to death for this4 ,it is true the inner meaning had to be clothed in a form adapted to the tastes of the people4 ,in those days ,greece had begun to retrograde1 and the true idea of religion had become obscured in the minds of the masses4 ,it had begun to take on a gruesome aspect1 and that which had the greatest hold upon them was fear and the dread of punishment4 schylus1 like all great teachers1 adapted his teachings to the mind of his hearers4 ,instead of taking them so high that they could find no foothold1 he used their ordinary conception of religion and took them forward one step at a time4 ,to have brought out the teaching in all its power and grandeur would perhaps have dazzled them1 and being beyond their grasp would have seemed to them to be a tearing down of their present conceptions and ideals1 and thus have thrown them back and into rebellion40 ,the ,professor4--8,there are plenty of evidences of this in modern life1 of would-be teachers who1 ignorant of the laws of growth and development1 seek to tear down and at the same time to dazzle their hearers with knowledge which they themselves have not half-digested1 and instead of bringing light and freedom1 they but imprison and fetter the mind more closely4 ,it is just as though to hasten the growth of a tender plant a gardener would bring it out of a cool and shady spot into the full glare of the sun4 ,its life would be burned out by that which is the very source of its life40 ,madam ,purple4--8,but in schylus the teaching is there1 though veiled4 ,the wise teacher does not tear down until a new foothold has been found4 ,he builds1 constructs and educates1 thus slowly leading to a higher level1 disengaging the minds gradually from error by instilling a higher conception of truth4 ,the inner teaching runs through it all like a golden thread in a many colored tapestry1 now appearing1 now apparently lost1 but in reality only hidden from the casual observer yet present still to him who has eyes to see4 8,a great effort was made by the ,initiates at about the time of schylus to revive in the heart of the ,greeks a love for the ancient wisdom which they had received originally from ,egypt4 schylus himself had been instructed by teachers not known to the world and had been prepared to take part in this work long before he appeared openly as a teacher and a writer4 ,those who had the best interests of the people at heart and who were #8called' to serve as spiritual teachers were ever seeking to educate them not according to what the people demanded of them but according to their needs4 ,among these was schylus4 ,he made no great claims for himself but was a stranger to fear1 and so deeply was he imbued with the love of humanity and his desire to serve it that he became indifferent to criticism1 and dared to step out into the arena of life with a boldness that to those who see only through the small glasses of vanity and ambition and who could not understand him1 may have seemed egotism4 ,but those who can follow the inner meaning of his writings and can see his great purpose1 recognize him as a true servant and lover of humanity4 ,what cared he for the hatred and opposition of those who loved personal power and sought to keep the people in ignorance1 who saw that his grand work for helping humanity would thwart their designs and block their selfish paths4 ,it was these who persecuted him and caused him to be condemned--not his fellow-initiates and comrades or those who truly loved wisdom and freedom4 8,the chief of the persecutors of schylus was one who had the ambition to hold the place that he had in the hearts of the people and not succeeding in this sought to destroy him4 ,yet in spite of his many trials and persecutions his works and memory still live as a monument to his aspirations and noble efforts4 ,yet even to-day he is only partly understood and like many other teachers will have to wait for the revolutions of the times and the further evolution of man before the grander meaning of his great work is made manifest4 8,but it has ever been so in the history of man4 ,history but repeated herself in the case of schylus1 in the case of ,h4 ,p4 ,b4 and many another4 ,those who would help humanity know of a surety what to expect1 yet they falter not1 nay1 they even gain new courage and endurance under the persecution1 for is there not in their hearts the ,light of ,truth and the love of all true comrades of the ,ages to cheer their path8 ,the devotion of one faithful heart outweighs in the balance a multitude of persecutors40 ,in future accounts of the ,sokratic ,club some of the characters will appear under other names1 but some of our readers who are interested will doubtless be able to tell the identity4--,solon4 ,,students' ,,column4 ,,the ,,basis ,,of ,,ethics4 ,in the ,december number of ,,universal ,,brotherhood the question is asked3 8,whence arises the sense of duty8 ,in what does it originate80 ,the answers given are good2 and ,v4 ,f4 touches the key-note in the words 8he owes it to himself10 etc4 ,the question and the discussions recalled to my mind the answer given to the same question by ,dr4 ,hickok of ,union ,college in his treatise on ,moral ,science1 which was published in #ahec1 and used as a text-book in the ,university of ,vermont a few years later4 ,it is too often taken for granted that a ,christian must find a new basis of ethics and a new rule of right in order to justify his acceptance of the ,theosophical teachings4 ,this is far from the case1 even assuming for the sake of the argument what is not true in fact1 that theosophy rejects the ,bible2 for the great majority of ,christian writers on this subject have not founded their systems on the ,bible1 or upon any religious system whatever1 but have1 so far as they discuss religious duties1 treated them as a part of some greater ethical whole4 ,such is the case in the manual of ,dr4 ,hickok4 ,he only needs to bring out more clearly the unity of finite spirits in ,absolute ,spirit1 and to note the proper distinction between personality and individuality and between individuality and the ,one ,life--a distinction that is logical rather than metaphysical--and to enlarge his view so as to include the tenet of reincarnation with its correlative doctrines1 to make his system very good ,theosophy4 ,his foundation is impregnable2 but by overlooking the unity of the finite in the infinite1 and by clinging to the notion of a personal ,god distinct from the ,higher ,self1 he brings that ,god into judgment before the finite spirit of man4 ,this makes the ,second ,part of his treatise1 on ,divine ,government1 weak and halting in comparison with the ,first ,part1 on ,pure ,morality4 ,his work would have been simplified and strengthened beyond measure could he have seen that the self before whom man stands in the inner sanctuary of his being is the ,higher ,self of our teachings1 and is one with the highest ,deity4 ,i quote ,dr4 ,hickok's statement of the basis of ethics and of the source of our sense of duty4 8,whether absolute or finite spirit1 there is to each an inner world of conscious prerogative--revealed to itself completely1 and to itself only1 except as the absolute includes the finite--and from which comes forth perpetually the imperative1 that every action be restrained by that which is due to its own dignity4 ,it is this consciousness of the intrinsic excellency of spiritual being1 which awakens the reverence that every man is forced to feel when he is brought fairly to stand alone in the presence of his own spirit4 ,as if another and a divine self scanned and judged every purpose and thought of the acting self1 so is every man when arraigned before his own personality1 and made to hear with uncovered head his sentence of self-justification or self-condemnation4 ,there is an awful sanctuary in every immortal spirit1 and man needs nothing more than to exclude all else1 and stand alone before himself1 to be made conscious of an authority he can neither dethrone nor delude4 ,from its approbation comes self-respect2 from its disapprobation1 self-contempt4 ,a stern behest is ever upon him1 that he do nothing to degrade the real dignity of his spiritual being4 ,he is a law to himself1 and has both the judge and executioner within him and inseparable from him4 ,the claim of this intrinsic excellency of spiritual being1 as apprehended by the reason may be known as the objective ,rule of right4 8,we may call this the imperative of reason1 the constraint of conscience1 or the voice of ,god within him2 but by whatever terms expressed1 the real meaning will be1 that every man has consciously the bond upon him to do that1 and that only1 which is due to his spiritual excellency4 ,the motive to this is not any gratification of a want1 not any satisfying of a craving1 and thus to be done for a price in happiness2 but it is solely that he may be just what the intrinsic excellency of his own spirit demands that he should be4 ,enough for him1 that he is1 in the sight of his own spirit1 and of all spirits1 worthy of spiritual approbation4 ,not only would he not sell this worthiness of character for any price1 but he has not attained it for the sake of a reward beyond it4 ,that it was not the end1 but a means to a further end1 would make it wholly mercenary1 and the very worthiness he speaks of would be profaned to a marketable commodity4 ,he willingly then would be anything else if he could get equal wages for it4 ,to be thus worthy of spiritual approbation is the attainment of the highest dignity1 and may be called the subjective end of ethics1 and is a moral good4 8,this is the ultimate end of rational being2 the end of all ends4 ,as worthy of happiness1 this may now righteously be given1 and righteously taken1 but not righteously paid as a price nor claimed as wages4 ,the good is the being worthy1 not that he is to get something for it4 ,the highest good--the ,,summum ,,bonum--is worthiness of spiritual approbation40 ,the italics and capitals are ,dr4 ,hickok's4 8,as if another and a divine self scanned and judged every purpose and thought of the acting self10 could hardly be improved by any of our theosophical writers4 ,g4 ,a4 ,,marshall4 ,,darlington1 ,wis41 ,dec4 #bi1 #ahih4 ,,young ,,folks' ,,department4 ,,the ,,weston ,,ten4 ,,by ,,margaret ,s4 ,,lloyd4 ,i4 ,,still ,,pool4 ,weston1 ,massachusetts1 is a beautiful little ,new ,england town1 with the cheerful1 home-like air that is almost always found in the villages of that ,state4 ,it is situated in a pleasant1 green valley1 surrounded by hills1 and one can see the mountains of ,new ,hampshire and ,vermont from the main street of the village4 ,the ,connecticut ,river flows past the western part of the town and there are many pleasant walks in the neighborhood4 ,the children of ,weston1 and there are many children in this pretty village1 love best to go down to the river1 or else to take the long walk to ,quan ,glen4 ,after leaving the long main street of the village1 with its rows of comfortable-looking big white houses1 and double row of elm trees1 a turn to the north brings one1 after a half-hour's walk1 to ,quan ,glen4 ,it is a lovely little place1 always green even in the severe winter1 for it is sheltered on either side by high banks of pine1 birch1 and other trees1 that on the north side of the ,glen lead away into deep woods4 ,the bottom of the ,glen is covered with a soft carpet of mosses and ferns1 and through the middle runs a clear stream of water1 which makes a pleasant murmur as it ripples and plashes over the white pebbles which compose its bed4 ,it was on a hot day in ,august when a party of children came through the woods and prepared to descend the high bank leading down to the ,glen4 ,out of the hot sunshine and into the cool green of the shade trees made a delightful change after their long walk1 and they pushed forward through the branches and tall grass and ferns4 ,there were ten children1 four boys and six girls4 ,the eldest of the children was ,phbe ,allen1 a tall1 slender girl of fourteen who seemed to be a sort of little queen among the others1 as they were constantly appealing to her and running up to show some new flower or especially nice fern they had found4 ,tommy ,jones was the youngest member of the party4 ,he was seven years old and still wore the queer over-all blue checked apron which little boys and girls alike wore at this period1 thirty years ago4 ,the apron made a splendid play-dress and was really very comfortable1 although our friend ,tommy was a quaint-looking little figure as he trotted along1 the ruffle of his apron forming a big collar around his neck1 from which his head stood out like some new kind of a daisy--a daisy with bright yellow hair and dreamy grey eyes6 ,tommy was jolly and full of fun and laughter1 but he had his periods of being quiet and this afternoon was one of them4 ,at such times his playmates had learned to leave him alone4 ,for they knew it was just one of 8,tommy's silent times10 and that by and by he would be as merry as the others4 ,he went along with the other children1 holding ,phbe's hand and keeping close to her until they reached the bottom of the glen4 ,then the others scattered1 leaving him and ,phbe to walk on together4 ,the other boys amused themselves by throwing pebbles in the brook and trying to find a minnow1 while the little girls wandered about the glen in search of flowers4 ,phbe ,allen walked slowly along with ,tommy at her side1 and after a few minutes she said3 8,i'm ever so glad we came to the glen to-day4 ,it's just lovely here isn't it1 little ,tommy80 8,yes1 ,i guess 'tis40 ,he continued1 8,phbe1 don't you like the summer time the best of all8 ,the woods are so cool and green and there's so many flowers40 8,oh1 yes1 ,i do love it4 ,but ,i think ,i like the spring time best because ,i think the little flowers1 so pale and tender1 are the very dearest of all4 ,the summer flowers are so strong and bright4 ,i love the little spring flowers the best1 and best of all the big1 beautiful purple violet40 ,tommy thought a while and then he said3 8,i know4 ,i guess you mean that we love the things that aren't strong the best4 ,it wouldn't hurt a daisy or a big mullein or a clover blossom one bit if it was to rain hard4 ,would it8 ,but the wee spring flowers couldn't stand so much1 could they80 8,yes1 that's it4 ,then1 you see1 ,i always think all the flowers are real people1 just as real as you and ,i are1 only different1 and of all the ,flower ,people--,i always call them the ,flower ,people when ,i think of them--it seems to me that the spring ,flower ,people are the loveliest4 ,for they come to us almost before the winter's gone and while it is still very cold and we haven't any other flowers40 8,i think so too10 said ,tommy4 8,you always 'splain to us children and tell us lots of nice things to think about1 ,phbe4 ,but ,i like it best of all when you 'splain things to just me1 for then ,i can understand real easy40 ,the children soon came to a big chestnut tree and ,phbe sat down under it to rest awhile4 ,tommy walked on4 ,phbe looked around her4 ,she could hear the children laughing and chattering up the glen4 ,she watched ,tommy4 ,he walked along1 stopping every now and then to watch a butterfly or to peer into the waters of the brook as it rippled along the side of his path4 ,phbe sat quiet for some time4 ,the voices of the other children sounded farther away until they scarcely reached her4 ,she saw ,tommy's little figure far down the glen1 beside the ,still ,pool4 8,i wonder what he is looking at10 she thought1 8he has been standing beside the pool such a long time40 ,she called1 8,tommy1 ,tommy10 but he did not turn his head4 ,she waited a moment and then started toward him4 ,as she came near him she saw that he was gazing into the waters of ,still ,pool as though he saw something very wonderful in it4 ,still ,pool was a beautiful little well of water at the northern end of the glen4 ,it was formed by water from the brook which had some time gone out of its course and left here this deep1 clear pool1 all surrounded by ferns and water cress4 ,it was almost always so clear that you could look right down to the bottom of it and see the white pebbles there4 ,the children had always called it the 8,still0 pool1 because it seemed so very quiet in this part of the glen and the pool was the stillest of all4 ,phbe came up to ,tommy4 ,he did not hear her2 he was looking into the pool4 ,so she came behind him very softly and laid her hand on his shoulder4 8,what are you looking at1 little ,tommy80 she asked4 8,i have called and called you1 but you never turned your head4 ,i don't believe you even saw me as ,i came up here40 ,tommy turned around and looked at her4 ,his big1 dreamy eyes looked up into her soft brown ones4 8,oh1 ,phbe10 he said1 8,i suppose ,i must have been dreaming4 ,i'm hardly awake yet4 ,i saw something so wonderful in ,still ,pool40 ,phbe looked at the child with deep interest4 8,you saw a beautiful ,face there1 didn't you80 ,tommy looked at her with astonishment4 8,why1 how did you know8 ,then ,i must really1 truly have seen the ,face40 ,phbe laid her cool hand on his hot forehead and brushed his hair back4 ,then she took his hand and said softly3 8,come to my chestnut tree before the other children come back and you can tell me all about it4 ,or1 if you don't feel like talking1 we will just rest under the tree awhile1 and when the others come we will all go home together40 ,tommy grasped ,phbe's hand tightly and walked along4 ,neither said anything until they had sat under the tree for some time4 ,tommy's eyes still wore their far-away look4 ,he laid his head on ,phbe's lap1 and the young girl stroked his yellow hair and waited until he should be ready to talk4 ,at last the little boy sat up and said3 8,i saw a very queer thing while ,i was at ,still ,pool4 ,i was just looking into the water and thinking how white the pebbles were1 when all at once ,i couldn't see the pebbles any more4 ,the water looked all gray1 and then1 while ,i was looking and wondering1 ,i saw a beautiful1 beautiful face6 ,i really did1 ,phbe1 honest and true60 ,phbe looked at the earnest little boy4 ,she answered nothing1 but her face was transformed as she listened to his story4 ,her beautiful brown eyes grew more gentle looking and her face seemed to have a light shining behind it4 8,honest1 ,phbe1 ,i did see a beautiful1 lovely face4 ,a real face40 8,i am sure you did1 ,tommy10 said ,phbe4 ,she saw that the child was ready to cry at his fear that perhaps ,phbe did not understand him4 8,i know you saw the ,face4 ,i have seen such a beautiful ,face more than once40 ,tommy drew a deep breath4 8,it was the loveliest face you could think about4 ,it was just shiny1 and it had deep1 deep kind eyes1 and it looked right up at me and smiled4 ,oh1 ,i felt my heart grow big all at once1 and ,i was just as still as could be for fear the beautiful thing would go away4 ,but the first thing ,i knew you laid your hand on my shoulder and ,i sort of felt as if ,i was just waking up4 ,but ,i know the face was real and true60 8,of course it was1 ,tommy40 8,it makes a little boy feel very strange to have such things happen10 continued ,tommy4 8,but it's just like my very own thoughts4 ,sometimes ,i think and think and think until the air seems all shiny1 and then ,i feel oh1 so happy6 ,so very1 very happy6 ,but ,i never can make it into words40 8,no1 dearie1 you can't make it into words now1 but you will be able to some day4 ,do you know what ,i think8 ,i think that nature made you a ,poet when you were born1 and so1 as you grow1 the beautiful thoughts will grow and grow as you do1 until some time1 when you are a big man1 you will be able to tell all that you have thought about1 all the lovely dreams1 if you call them dreams1 that you ever have had1 and all these lovely shining things will grow into beautiful words and be printed in books4 ,then they will be read by men and women and little boys and girls1 too1 and it will help them all to be good and more happy than they ever were before40 ,tommy gazed with loving1 wondering eyes while ,phbe spoke4 ,he felt as though he understood all she meant as he watched her face4 ,for while she talked it absolutely shone and she looked as though she saw1 far in the distance1 little ,tommy1 grown to be a man and a wonderful poet4 ,after a while ,tommy said1 suddenly3 8,oh1 ,phbe1 ,i know what the lovely face in the pool was60 8,what1 dearie80 8,don't you remember the other day when all us children were in your house and you were telling us those nice stories8 ,don't you remember how you told us there was a shining boy or girl in each one of us8 ,i remember all you told us about it and you said it was the real1 true self4 ,our own best self2 our bestest goodie4 ,i believe the face in the pool was my bestest goodie2 it must have been60 8,perhaps it was1 ,tommy4 ,but why do you say #8bestest goodie'80 8',cause #8bestest' is the very1 very best1 and #8goodie' is the very nicest1 goodest thing4 ,so #8bestest goodie' is the very loveliest thing of all60 8,well1 the ,shining ,one is all that1 dearie4 ,you have found a very good name for it4 ,our ,shining ,self is our #8,bestest ,goodie4'0 ,soon the other children came up to ,phbe and ,tommy and the party started for home4 ,all the boys and girls had bunches of ferns and flowers and the boys whistled as they walked4 ,the little girls walked along more sedately1 all of them clustering around ,phbe who laughed and chatted with them1 as gay as the gayest4 ,tommy1 too1 was full of fun1 as he hopped along1 holding on to ,phbe's hand4 ,all the quiet1 sober thought was put aside1 and again they were just two happy children with the others4 ,as the party reached the main street of ,weston once more1 it was decided1 before breaking up1 that the ten children--the ,weston ,ten1 as they call themselves--should meet in ,phbe's house to spend the afternoon two days from that time4 ,,notices4 ,we receive an occasional communication addressed to us with a ,post-office box number4 ,some time before the present ,headquarters at #add ,madison ,ave41 was established the business of the ,theosophical ,society and the ,publishing ,co4 was transacted through a ,post-office ,box1 but ,mr4 ,judge gave up this box upon removal to the ,headquarters at #add ,madison ,ave41 six years ago1 and never afterwards used it4 ,the ,theosophical ,publishing ,co41 which was founded by ,mr4 ,judge1 is still at #add ,madison ,ave41 to which address all mail should be directed4 ,the ,theosophical ,publishing ,co41 ,e4 ,a4 ,neresheimer4 ,manager4 ,mr4 ,edwin ,h4 ,clarke has been selected to assume charge of the ,advertising ,departments of the ,,universal ,,brotherhood and ,new ,century4 ,those desiring information as to rates1 etc41 as well as all matters pertaining to this department should address ,edwin ,h4 ,clark1 ,advertising ,department1 #add ,madison ,ave41 ,new ,york4 ,the ,theosophical ,publishing ,co41 ,e4 ,a4 ,neresheimer1 ,manager4 ,,brotherhood ,,activities4 ,,new ,,york4 ,the ,universal ,brotherhood ,meetings1 held ,sunday evenings in the ,aryan ,hall1 are increasing in interest all the time4 ,a noticeable feature is the number of men who attend and the very excellent and intelligent questions which are asked4 ,the meetings are interspersed with music1 usually by the ,misses ,fuller1 ,piano and ,violin1 forming a very important part of the proceedings4 ,short addresses are given and questions answered by ,h4 ,t4 ,patterson1 ,h4 ,coryn1 ,b4 ,harding1 and ,j4 ,h4 ,fussell4 ,a collection is also taken to help defray expenses and it is found that the visitors appreciate the opportunity of doing this4 ,the ,aryan ,lodge ,meetings on ,tuesday evening have for some time past been for members only but it has been decided to open them to the public4 ,the first open meeting was held ,jan4 #ag1 and a number of visitors were present4 ,the ,lodge meetings adjourn at #i4cj1 thus giving an opportunity for conversation and social intercourse4 ,our ,president1 ,bro4 ,neresheimer1 often adds to the pleasure of the evening by singing4 ,a new ,lodge was formed in ,new ,york on the ,west ,side on ,jan4 #c4 ,at the time of writing three meetings have so far been held4 ,a large room with a piano has been hired at #ehg ,hudson ,street1 and a very good beginning has been made1 several people being already interested4 ,this is one of the old residence districts of ,new ,york and the inhabitants generally are noted for being good thinkers and earnest people4 ,those helping in the work are members from the ,h4 ,p4 ,b4 and ,aryan ,lodges3 ,d4 ,n4 ,dunlop1 ,s4 ,hecht1 ,mrs4 ,cracauer1 ,dr4 ,wilcox1 ,miss ,bernstein1 ,h4 ,t4 ,patterson1 ,h4 ,coryn1 ,miss ,whitney1 ,j4 ,h4 ,fussell1 and others4 ,bro4 ,albert ,e4 ,s4 ,smythe is now making a tour of ,universal ,brotherhood ,lodges and is a fully authorized representative of the ,universal ,brotherhood1 and the ,international ,brotherhood ,league4 ,he has so far visited ,toledo1 ,fort ,wayne and ,chicago and has had good success4 ,this is an opportunity for the new members and those at a distance to come in closer touch through ,bro4 ,smythe with the work at ,headquarters4 ,bro4 ,smythe is so well known through his work in ,toronto and as ,editor of ,the ,lamp and so many have also heard him at the annual ,conventions of the ,t4 ,s4 ,a4 that he needs no introduction4 ,inquiries have been received in regard to the railway arrangements for the ,congress of ,universal ,brotherhood at ,point ,loma next ,april4 ,bro4 ,w4 ,a4 ,stevens1 #ejj ,lafayette ,ave41 ,buffalo1 ,n4 ,y41 has these in charge and will be ready to report by about ,feb4 #ast4 ,those desiring information should write him4 ,further particulars will be given in ,the ,new ,century4 ,an important meeting of the ,universal ,brotherhood was held in ,boston1 ,jan4 #ag1 at which were present the ,leader1 ,e4 ,a4 ,neresheimer1 ,f4 ,m4 ,pierce1 ,h4 ,t4 ,patterson1 and ,h4 ,coryn from ,new ,york1 and ,clark ,thurston from ,providence4 ,an illustration is given in this issue of the ,headquarters ,building at #add ,madison ,avenue1 ,new ,york1 showing the office and book-store of the ,theosophical ,publishing ,company1 on the first floor4 ,the offices of the ,universal ,brotherhood and the ,theosophical ,society in ,america are on the second floor4 ,illustration3 ,central ,office of the ,universal ,brotherhood ,organization1 the ,theosophical ,society in ,america1 and the ,theosophical ,publishing ,company4 ,january #acth was the #ast anniversary of the founding of the ,universal ,brotherhood ,organization4 ,the second year of ,u4 ,b4 has begun and we can now look back and see how great a work has been done during the past year4 ,but more than all1 one may know what this work has been1 by simply looking into his own heart4 ,it has been a year of great effort2 of trial to some2 but has resulted in joy to all who have worked unselfishly in our glorious cause and who have followed faithfully the guidance of our great ,leader4 ,i have heard many say recently that it seemed as though a new spring had begun1 that they felt so happy they wanted to sing4 ,there does indeed seem to be a new energy awakening and certainly never before has there been such a happy harmonious household and staff as at present at ,headquarters1 nor have we ever had such bright and harmonious meetings4 ,but this is not only true of ,new ,york and the ,headquarters but of the whole organization from ,boston and the ,east1 from ,fort ,wayne1 ,chicago1 ,pittsburg1 ,macon1 and ,lodges too numerous to mention1 from the whole ,pacific ,coast and the ,north ,west come the same tidings of new hope1 new strength1 new achievements4 ,truly1 ,u4,b4 #b has begun auspiciously4 ,j4 ,h4 ,,fussell4 ,,tacoma1 ,,washington4 ,jan4 #i1 #ahii4 ,,dear ,,comrade3--,i have your favor of #c;d inst4 and am fully convinced that you are right in the references and hopes you express for the year #ahii4 ,our local ,u4 ,b4 organization is in good shape1 we never were able before to work so unitedly and loyally and the efforts from all the members seem now to strengthen that unity4 ,yes1 we are all looking forward to ,point ,loma in many respects4 ,many of our members are planning to go down and ,i only wish we could all go and hope we may be able4 ,r4 ,h4 ,,lund4 ,a ,,splendid ,,record4 ,,universal ,,brotherhood ,,lodge ,,no4 #g1 ,,america1 ,california ,academy of ,sciences ,building1 ,room #cj1 #hai ,market ,street1 ,san ,francisco4 ,secretary's ,annual ,report for ,year ,ending ,december #ba1 #ahih4 ,,officers ,,and ,,members ,,of ,,universal ,,brotherhood ,,lodge ,,no4 #g1 ,,america4 ,,comrades3--,your secretary begs leave to report as follows concerning the closing year3 ,the year's work shows a gratifying increase in results4 ,in order to be exact your secretary gives the figures as shown by the minutes of the year3 #edg meetings were held1 with an attendance of #da1aej1 as against #dgh meetings and #cf1bgi attendance in #ahig1 an increase of #ad per cent4 in the number of meetings and of #ac-a_/b per cent4 in attendance2 #dha addresses were delivered at these meetings by #fe speakers4 ,the highest total weekly attendance was #ajfj2 the lowest #fje2 average #gia4 ,the most noticeable increase is in the case of the ,international ,brotherhood ,league1 which began the year with an average attendance of #gh1 and closes the twelve-month with an average attendance of #agj1 a gain of #aah per cent4 ,the ,lotus ,group shows a gain of #ah per cent41 as compared with #ahig1 and ,lodge meetings a gain of #bi per cent4 ,the attendance of visitors at the ,library increased #af per cent41 and of members at meetings of ,pacific ,coast ,committee for ,universal ,brotherhood #ih per cent4 ,the especial attention of members is called to the ,ethical ,class and ,secret ,doctrine ,class as being the most important local channels for the acquirement of a knowledge of ethics and philosophy4 ,the ,ethical ,class shows a gain of #ce per cent41 and the ,secret ,doctrine ,class #cc per cent4 for the year4 ,the work at ,san ,quentin ,penitentiary was resumed in ,august1 under the direction of ,h4 ,h4 ,somers1 after a suspension of more than a year4 ,lectures are given monthly1 and the chapel is always filled with listeners4 ,a private meeting of ,u4 ,b4 ,l4 ,no4 #g was instituted in ,october1 two meetings being held each month4 ,beginning with ,january this meeting will be held regularly every ,thursday evening1 and is expected to accomplish much good by way of bringing members into closer sympathy with each other4 ,your secretary's annual report one year ago showed that #ahig had been the most prosperous year in the history of the movement in this city4 ,by the present report it is seen that #ahih far surpasses the previous year1 and this in the face of financial distress and general unrest4 ,the prediction is ventured that #ahii will bring a still greater need of success1 for it is the beginning of a ,california cycle4 ,in #ahdi the name of ,california was emblazoned before the world4 ,the closing year marks the passing of the seventh septenate of the cycle1 and #ahii will usher in the new cycle which is to bring ,california again before the notice of the world1 but this time as the depository of spiritual gold4 ,this report would be incomplete without reference to the ,chicago ,convention1 held on ,february #ah1 #ahih1 at which time the ,universal ,brotherhood1 or the ,brotherhood of ,humanity1 was promulgated under the leadership of ,mrs4 ,katherine ,a4 ,tingley1 and of which the ,theosophical ,society in ,america and the ,international ,brotherhood ,league became integral parts4 ,san ,francisco ,branch at once transformed itself into a ,lodge of ,universal ,brotherhood1 becoming ,lodge #g--the mystic number--and the results of the year are ample justification of the action taken4 ,there were a few defections from the ,society because of its expansion1 but the record shows that the result was in no wise serious for the organization4 ,an organization1 like a human body1 is made up of atoms or lives1 and as growth proceeds these atoms are constantly changing their position and passing into and out of the body4 ,the correspondence is very similar1 except that in the case of this organization it is not the law of fatality which expels the atoms1 but each has the free will to maintain his position in the growing body if he so desires1 or to leave it4 ,each will choose as he desires1 and we have not the right to attempt to compel them4 ,we have but to perform our full duty in every department of our lives1 and the recorders of karma will adjust the conditions and the result4 ,i congratulate the members of ,universal ,brotherhood ,lodge ,no4 #g on the work of the closing year and the prospects of the coming one4 ,fraternally1 ,,amos ,j4 ,,johnson1 ,secretary4 ,,san ,,francisco1 ,december #ba1 #ahih4 ,,lotus ,,home4 ,,buffalo1 ,n4 ,y41 ,dec4 #bi1 #ahih4 ,,dear ,,leader3-- ,i wish it were in my power to express to you all the sweetness and quiet joy of the first ,christmas1 at ,lotus ,home1 and the only thing that was lacking1 was the presence 7in the physical body7 of the precious 8,lotus ,mother10 for it was such a delightful experience1 so full of hope and promise1 that we wanted you there to share it with us4 ,truly the spirit of 8,peace on ,earth1 ,good ,will to all ,men0 brooded over the ,home and spread its wings over all that are working and ministering to the tiny 8,buds0 there4 ,it is wonderful to see the improvement in them as the days go on1 since ,dr4 ,kean has taken them in hand2 she understands all their little needs and with ,miss ,morris' gentle and unceasing care and attention they are growing as strong and beautiful as the most exacting could desire4 ,the atmosphere surrounding them is so serene and full of unselfish brotherly love that the unfoldment into health and beauty of mind and body has begun early1 and we feel sure that they will grow to lovely 8,blossoms by and bye0 and be workers for ,humanity on the broadest lines of 8,universal ,brotherhood40 ,there was the ,christmas ,tree1 filled with lights and all the 8shining things10 and the sweet odor of the fragrant boughs filled the rooms1 the babies and all the household gathered around it with the members of our family also1 at twilight1 and if any one thinks a lot of wee babies do not enjoy the fun of a ,christmas tree1 let them come here and see 8ours10 they stared and laughed and took in all the loveliness1 as wisely as the older ones of us4 ,little ,katherine was so overcome with prolonged staring and nodding her head with approval1 that she fell asleep in the midst of it1 no doubt continuing the lovely vision in her dreams4 ,little ,grace with the rosy cheeks and laughing blue eyes had grown to the dignity of short clothes on ,christmas day1 and though but five months old she sat in her fine new high chair and crowed and laughed aloud with glee just as though she were years old instead of months only4 ,wee ,edith1 our frailest ,bud1 is frail no longer1 but is growing stronger and rosier every day1 and her great wonderful eyes look as if they held a store of untold things1 which she will give to the world some day1 in song or verse4 ,on ,christmas ,eve a new-comer appeared1 little 8merry ,christmas0 and on ,christmas day another2 this one we didn't know what to call for the time being1 but little 8,miss ,newcome10 and that made six small workers for humanity at ,lotus ,home on ,christmas day4 ,the household is now composed of twelve persons1 ,dr4 ,kean1 ,supt42 ,miss ,morris1 assistant ,supt42 the ,housekeeper2 the ,maid of all work 7who by the way is a jewel72 the ,man of all work2 and the new nursery maid2 with the six babies making the twelve4 ,quite a household1 for so short a time since the work was begun1 and it will continue to grow for it is getting to be better known all the while4 ,we have received an appropriation from the ,county of #fjj4 ,we are very glad to get this1 it will help us through the winter and in spring we hope to have an entertainment that will bring us over #bjj4 ,i have no words at my command1 dear ,mother1 to express all ,i feel in regard to our blessed work here1 and of my appreciation of the great privilege you have bestowed upon us here1 in permitting us to help on our great ,cause in this practical and substantial way1 but you know my heart1 and what ,i lack in beautiful language1 ,i hope ,i can make up in faithful work4 ,,theresa ,y4 ,,stevens4 ,,home ,,crusade ,,in ,,ireland4 ,on ,december #gth the ,crusaders1 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,l4 ,cleather and ,bro4 ,basil ,crump1 went to ,dublin for the first time1 where they enjoyed the real ,irish hospitality of ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,p4 ,j4 ,dick4 ,ireland is a dreamy country1 and its people are extremely diffident and hard to interest in anything novel4 ,the deep interest of those who came to the ,wagner lecture was1 therefore1 no less a surprise to the local workers than the unusually long and appreciative reports which appeared in the principal ,dublin papers4 ,it was a significant fact that1 although the reporters were supplied with a complete summary of the lecture1 they stayed to the end1 and gave money for the children's work4 ,this lecture was on ,friday1 the #ith2 ,saturday1 ,sunday1 and ,monday were occupied with ,u4 ,b4 and private meetings1 interviews1 and general routine work4 ,on ,tuesday the children's entertainment took place in the ,rotunda4 ,a number of ,dublin ladies interested in philanthropic work came to help1 and a gentleman very kindly operated the lantern4 ,all were delighted1 and said it was quite as much a lesson for them as for the little ones4 ,there is no doubt that this work will be carried forward in ,dublin4 ,each visitor asked for a portrait of ,mrs4 ,tingley4 ,early on ,wednesday morning the ,crusaders1 ,mrs4 ,cleather and ,bro4 ,crump1 left ,dublin to help at the ,,brotherhood ,,bazaar ,,in ,,liverpool4 ,they were met by ,secretary ,herbert ,crooke and ,brother ,h4 ,m4 ,savage1 and stayed along with ,brother ,cranstone ,woodhead at the 8,mitre0 ,hotel4 ,some very advantageous arrangements had been made1 so that the ,bazaar started on a favorable financial basis4 ,a beautiful picture1 sent by ,brother ,r4 ,machell1 ,r4 ,b4 ,a41 was splendidly displayed in a large shop window in ,lord ,street1 and attracted an immense amount of public attention4 ,the ,committee were singularly happy in securing the sympathetic services of ,mr4 ,r4 ,holt and ,mrs4 ,jeannie ,mole to open the ,bazaar on the first and second days respectively4 ,they both made speeches which came straight from the heart1 and their appreciation of the work now being done by the ,movement along practical lines was an object lesson to all in the foresight and wisdom of our ,leader4 ,brother ,t4 ,baker's orchestra provided excellent music1 the refreshments were daintily served by lady workers in tasteful costumes1 and on the seven stalls there was a profusion of articles for sale4 ,we understand that the total receipts amounted to upwards of #aej1 and we warmly congratulate the ,committee on this highly successful result4 ,,bristol4 ,bristol reports an increase of attendence1 due to copies of the ,new ,century being placed in the public libraries4 ,new ,century distribution is highly important work4 ,when the hour shall strike1 when we have given it that unqualified support that it demands of us1 it will then speak right into the people's hearts in clear and simple language1 so that none need longer question the 8nobility of their calling10 or again forget their 8true position in life40 ,c4 ,o4 ,,liverpool4 ,the ,lodge is flourishing1 and the sole topic is the 8,bazaar40 ,the ,thursday evening meetings have been very interesting during ,november4 ,on ,sunday1 ,november #bjth1 ,brother ,bern lectured on 8,music40 ,on the #bdth ,november ,brother ,crooke gave an excellent lecture on 8,king ,solomon's ,seal40 ,to all our brethren1 greeting4--,j4 ,f4 ,,cropper4 ,from ,the ,crusader1 ,dec4 #bg1 #ahih4 ,,holland4 ,we know that you are in a whirlwind of work4 ,here1 too1 we are1 after our own way in a whirlwind of the same kind1 and things are going well4 ,we are busy with preparations for our ,lotus circle1 etc41 and1 as for ,u4 ,b4 work1 it goes in every way as far as our means allow4 ,inward work is very good1 and the true members are coming nearer to each other in conscious unity4 ,we only know our ,leader here1 and try to follow her4 ,h4 ,,de ,n4 ,,universal ,,brotherhood ,,organization4 8,slowly the ,bible of the race is writ1 ,each age1 each kindred adds a verse to it40 ,universal ,brotherhood or the ,brotherhood of ,humanity is an organization established for the benefit of the people of the earth and all creatures4 ,this organization declares that ,brotherhood is a fact in nature4 ,the principal purpose of this organization is to teach ,brotherhood1 demonstrate that it is a fact in nature and make it a living power in the life of humanity4 ,the subsidiary purpose of this organization is to study ancient and modern religion1 science1 philosophy and art2 to investigate the laws of nature and the divine powers in man4 ,this ,brotherhood is a part of a great and universal movement which has been active in all ages4 ,every member has the right to believe or disbelieve in any religious system or philosophy1 each being required to show that tolerance for the opinions of others which he expects for his own4 ,the ,theosophical ,society in ,america is the ,literary ,department of ,universal ,brotherhood4 ,the ,international ,brotherhood ,league is the department of the ,brotherhood for practical humanitarian work4 ,the ,central ,office of the ,universal ,brotherhood ,organization is at #add ,madison ,avenue1 ,new ,york ,city4 ,,the ,,international ,,brotherhood ,,league4 7,unsectarian47 8,helping and sharing is what ,brotherhood means40 ,this organization affirms and declares that ,brotherhood is a fact in ,nature1 and its objects are3 #a4 ,to help men and women to realize the nobility of their calling and their true position in life4 #b4 ,to educate children of all nations on the broadest lines of ,universal ,brotherhood and to prepare destitute and homeless children to become workers for humanity4 #c4 ,to ameliorate the condition of unfortunate women1 and assist them to a higher life4 #d4 ,to assist those who are1 or have been1 in prison1 to establish themselves in honorable positions in life4 #e4 ,to endeavor to abolish capital punishment4 #f4 ,to bring about a better understanding between so-called savage and civilized races1 by promoting a closer and more sympathetic relationship between them4 #g4 ,to relieve human suffering resulting from flood1 famine1 war1 and other calamities2 and generally to extend aid1 help1 and comfort to suffering humanity throughout the world4 ,it should be noted that the officers and workers of the ,international ,brotherhood ,league are unsalaried and receive no remuneration1 and this1 as one of the most binding rules of the organization1 effectually excludes those who would otherwise enter from motives of self-interest4 ,none of the officers hold any political office1 the ,league is not connected with any political party or organization1 nor has it any political character1 it is wholly humanitarian and unsectarian4 ,,the ,,theosophical ,,society ,,in ,,america4 ,this ,society was formed in #ahge under the name of the ,theosophical ,society1 by ,h4 ,p4 ,blavatsky1 assisted by ,w4 ,q4 ,judge and others2 reorganized in ,april1 #ahie1 by ,w4 ,q4 ,judge under the name of the ,theosophical ,society in ,america1 and in ,february1 #ahih1 became an integral part of ,universal ,brotherhood ,organization4 ,the principal purpose of this ,society is to publish and disseminate literature relating to ,theosophy1 ,brotherhood1 ancient and modern religions1 philosophy1 sciences and arts4 ,its subsidiary purpose is to establish and build up a great library1 in which shall be gathered ancient and modern literature of value to the great cause of ,universal ,brotherhood4 ,,school ,,for ,,the ,,revival ,,of ,,the ,,lost ,,mysteries ,,of ,,antiquity ,,at ,,point ,,loma1 ,,san ,,diego1 ,,california1 ,u4 ,s4 ,a4 ,although ,american in centre1 this school is international in character--8a temple of living light1 lighting up the dark places of the earth4 8,through this ,school and its branches the children of the race will be taught the laws of physical life1 and the laws of physical1 moral1 and mental health and spiritual unfoldment4 ,they will learn to live in harmony with nature4 ,they will become passionate lovers of all that breathes4 ,they will grow strong in an understanding of themselves1 and as they gain strength they will learn to use it for the good of the whole world40 ,the ,leader and ,official ,head wishes it known that there is an ,eastern and ,esoteric ,school in which a very large number of the earnest members of the ,,universal ,,brotherhood throughout the world are pupils4 ,at present there is no institution where students go to learn these teachings4 ,the studies are carried on in each group under directions from the centre in ,new ,york4 ,in the ,school for the ,revival of the ,lost ,mysteries of ,antiquity there will be an ,esoteric ,department1 in which the higher teachings will be given to such pupils of the ,eastern and ,esoteric ,school as are prepared to receive them4 ,,the ,,isis ,,league ,,of ,,music ,,and ,,drama 7,,of ,,the ,,art ,,department ,,of ,,universal ,,brotherhood74 ,the ,isis ,league of ,music and ,drama is composed of persons carefully selected by the ,foundress1 who are interested in the advancement of music and the drama to their true place in the life of humanity4 ,its objects are3 7a7 ,to accentuate the importance of ,music and the ,drama as vital educative factors4 7b7 ,to educate the people to a knowledge of the true philosophy of life by means of dramatic presentations of a high standard and the influence of the grander harmonies of music4 ,headquarters3 #add ,madison ,avenue1 ,new ,york ,city1 and at ,point ,loma1 ,san ,diego1 ,california4 ,,obituary4 ,we deeply regret to record the passing away on ,dec4 #cj1 of ,bro4 ,h4 ,t4 ,lotter1 one of the most faithful and earnest workers in ,kansas ,city1 after an illness lasting since last ,aug4 ,the following resolutions were passed by ,lodge ,no4 #dg of ,universal ,brotherhood1 ,kansas ,city1 ,mo4 ,whereas ,in the economy of ,nature1 all is subject to change1 that which we see being the blossom of seed sown in the long ago in the yesterdays of ,eternity which in their turn shall bear seed for futurity's growth2 and ,whereas ,time in its onward sweep has closed the ,cycle of ,active life of him who was erstwhile known to us as ,henry ,t4 ,lotter gathering for further unfoldment the ripened fruit of an ,earth life2 now therefore be it ,,resolved ,that in the passing hence of brother ,lotter this lodge loses an earnest1 enthusiastic and untiring worker in the ,cause1 its members a staunch1 sincere and kind brother and an amiable and gracious friend2 and further be it ,,resolved ,that in token of our love and esteem1 flowers shall be placed on the rostrum at the public meetings to be held ,jan4 #h1 #ae1 #bb;d and that three members be appointed to address the audience in memoriam1 also be it ,,resolved ,that our recollections of him can best be kept in our memories1 by making his conduct in life our standard of duty4 ,,chas4 ,e4 ,,hungerford1 ,pres4 ,j4 ,,frank ,,knoche1 ,sec4 ,we have also received notice of the passing away from earth-life of two of the oldest workers on the ,pacific ,coast1 ,bro4 ,theodore ,g4 ,ed4 ,wollet of ,san ,francisco1 on ,dec4 #abth1 aged #gj years1 and ,dr4 ,john ,s4 ,cook of ,sacramento1 on ,dec4 #cjth4 ,both of our brothers will be much missed by their respective ,lodges1 but the memory of their faithful endeavor for ,universal ,brotherhood will long be kept in the hearts of their comrades4 ,,book ,,list of high class1 legitimate works on ,brotherhood1 ,theosophy1 ,occultism and ,kindred ,subjects1 which may be obtained1 post-paid1 from ,,the ,,theosophical ,,publishing ,,co41 #add ,,madison ,,avenue1 ,,new ,,york4 ,astral ,intoxication1 and other papers 7,judge7 #j4jc ,atlantis1 ,the story of 7,scott-,elliott74 ,a geographical1 historical1 and ethnological sketch1 with maps cloth #a4be ,bhagavad-,gita1 ,american ,edition 7,judge71 pocket size1 red leather #ge;c2 morocco1 gilt #a4jj ,the pearl of the scriptures of the ,east4 ,bhagavad-,gita1 or ,song ,celestial 7in verse1 by ,edwin ,arnold7 cloth #a4jj ,blossom and the ,fruit1 ,the 7,collins7 cloth 4#ge ,a true story of a ,black ,magician4 ,brotherhood2 ,nature's ,law 7,harding72 paper #bj;c2 cloth 4#dj ,clothed with the ,sun 7,kingsford72 paper #ej;c2 cloth #a4be ,coming ,race1 ,the 7,bulwer-,lytton7 paper 4#ae ,culture of ,concentration 7,judge7 4#je ,a valuable aid to 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the virtues1 by ,patanjali1 for thousands of years accepted in ,india as the greatest authority on true ,yoga4 ,zanoni 7,bulwer-,lytton7 paper 4#be ,a ,great ,opportunity for ,propaganda4 ,the ,ocean of ,theosophy ,by ,,william ,q4 ,,judge4 ,a new edition1 printed on antique paper and tastefully bound1 the paper covers with colored border and the cloth with gilt side stamp4 ,in the whole range of theosophical literature there is no book so well suited for propaganda work as this4 ,clear1 concise1 lucid1 it covers the ground in a such a manner as to give the beginner a thorough and connected idea of the fundamental teachings of what is called ,theosophy4 ,this it does in a manner greatly in advance of everything purporting to explain the same subjects in a form for general circulation4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,contents4 ,theosophy and the ,masters3 ,general ,principles3 ,the ,earth ,chain3 ,septenary ,constitution of ,man3 ,body and ,astral ,body3 ,kama--,desire3 ,manas3 ,of ,reincarnation3 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