time already waits unseen, yet definitely shaped, pre- 

 determined, in time come." 



One of the seers of last eentiu'y, ispeating of the men 

 of historic insight, says that they "give an inside to things 

 in the past." He taught us, too, that until we get into 

 the secret of seeing the inside of things we live "a blind life 

 within the brain." Satisfiexi with the letter of national 

 history we are but wandering peddlers of empty boxes; 

 dealers in old cases and baiTels emptied of the juicy fruit 

 brought from far. The mere letter of human history kill- 

 eth, but the ispiiit of it is a creative, ideal energy never 

 satisfied at any stage of its growth, but by its mystic power 

 ever pushing onward, outward, and upward to new forms of 

 strengtli and beauty. History &o presented, arrived at by 

 the "arduous pursuit of the inner truth of things," is our 

 true guide. We see in it the forces which were woi'king 

 their way to a higher form of human society. We see 

 also the mistakes that were made even by those who were 

 leaders in the forward movement. Thus modern history 

 becomes both an inspiration and a. warnmg to those who 

 see visions and dream dreams of the time that is coming 

 out of the time that is past. Through it we are brought 

 under the sway of 



"The dead and sceptred sovrans 



Who rule us from their urns." 

 (b) Think also' of our aid from modem science m the 

 healing art. In saving life, aaid relieving suffering, it has 

 worked wonders, even in the last half century. Sir James 

 Simpson, in the middle of last century, introduced chloro- 

 for-m into surgery. After his death a lady relative of his 

 told an interesting story of this discovery. She was visit- 

 ing at Sir James'. In the parlor she was sitting chatting 

 with him one evening. In the course of the conversation" 

 he took a phial out of his pocket, held it up between his 

 finger and thumb, called her attention to it, and said 

 familiairly : "Jeanie, look at this phial. It contains some- 

 thing' that will work a revolution in surgery, and save 



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