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The Final Goal 



details were given as far as possible of all the objects 

 to be sought after, and the most important of these 

 was shown to be the abolition of the gold standard, for 

 the reason that until the vice of acquisitiveness and 

 greed has been overcome, the tyranny and persecution 

 of the toiling millions must continue and crime of many 

 kinds be fostered and encouraged. This must inevit- 

 ably take a long time, and indeed seems wellnigh 

 impossible at present, but the mills of God grind slowly, 

 and the progress of man's spiritual evolution will make 

 all things possible which are proved to be necessary to 

 the higher progress of humanity. This explains why 

 the idealists at the present time, regardless of obloquy 

 and slander, pursue the path of beneficent legislation 

 with infinite pains. Humanity in its heart knows this 

 to be a true outcome of the study of observed phe- 

 nomena, and men and women will before long demon- 

 strate their belief, and as they progress will show their 

 willingness to act always in the spirit of " sweet reason- 

 ableness," and find their chief happiness in taking 

 trouble to do good to others. At present what is the 

 world of commerce but a wretched scramble in the effort 

 to " down " one's neighbour with the aim of increasing 

 one's own possessions? "Great possessions" were 

 shown not to be by any means a blessing, but a curse 

 in the vast majority of cases both £o those who acquire 

 them and to those who succeed. 



It was shown that the essential nature of man was 

 good — is only and can only be content with the good. 

 We have already quoted from Lord Haldane's book, 

 " The Pathway to Reality," " Man has a double nature 

 out of which arises for him, on the one hand, the 

 consciousness of separation from God or evil ; on the 

 other, potential union with God or religion. Though 

 finite spirit, man is none the less spirit, consequently 

 he is essentially free and therefore responsible." If 



