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THE LAWS OF LIFE AND 
' Impression^ thus taken on in the meeting 
; house are assimilated out of doors. It is not 
' jtrue that to get out into the green fields, to be 
, ^out where one can see the clouds flitting, hear 
^the birds singing, see all the fine kaleidoscopic 
attitudes which Nature takes on, are calculated 
- to dissipate these interior impressions. ' The as- 
CX sociation between soul and body entirely , for- 
Vj bids the entertainment of this view. By pursu¬ 
es/ ing this course the senses are gratified by being 
v brought where they shall be in natural relations 
to use and the sensibilites are intensified and 
take on deeper and more permanent training 
and education/ 
If therefore, religious worship in this country 
can undergo a preliminary reform such as I 
have suggested, in my view the spiritualization 
of the people would become greatly enhanced. 
As things go, all the religious agencies at pres¬ 
ent organized fin this country are summoned 
1 constant ^activity to keep the spiritual cul- 
ture of Christians to an average level. A large 
share of the efforts put forth through the church 
are spent in keeping Christians in equilibrium. 
Ministers in their pulpits have to be all the 
time watchful lest Christians go astray and so 
xN bring dishonor on their professions. 
Much of this diversion from the right line is 
to be attributed, I think, to the fact that the 
higher activities of church members are over¬ 
strained. Religious worship and religious du¬ 
ties have strong lines of distinction drawn as 
_ betwee n them a nd secq l ar work; a nd me n, are 
constantly wrought upon in a great variety of: 
ways to perform these religious duties and ser¬ 
vices. Re-action always follows over-taxation, 
To give to the spiritual faculties opportunities 
for profound repose will be to give to them an 
influx of new and fresh vigor which will make 
them take on their legitimate duties with posi- 
. tive zest. 
The vivacious, joyous Christian is a far better 
representative of the love of God shed abroad 
in his soul than one who is overborne by par¬ 
alyzing duties until he almost wishes that he 
never had become a member of the Christian 
church. Christianity incorporates into itself as 
.one of its grandest qualities the element of free¬ 
dom. 
To be free therefore in all matters pertaining 
to worship is very desirable. To be free is to 
have liberty according to the law of one’s na¬ 
ture, which does not at all involve license. I 
long to see the day when ministers of the gos¬ 
pel shall be Christ’s freemen, and when men 
shall have the liberty to worship God who is a 
spirit, in spirit and in truth. 
Water Cures. 
As one of the Institutions not mentioned in 
our former lists we are requested to notice the 
Water Cure at Mansfield, Ohio. For circular or 
other information address Solomon Frease, 
M. D. 
We are also glad to see that Doctors W. J. and 
Mrs. Carry F. Young have opened an Institu¬ 
tion at Nicasio, Main Co., California. We wish 
them abundant success. They hope ultimately 
to offer, “in connection with the Cure, a home 
and school for invalid children.” 
The Palingenesis. 
BY HENRY GILMAN. 
Free from care 
As the angels are. 
Unstricken by fear. 
Unstained by a tear, 
They dread not even 
The fiery leven, 
But ever stand 
At God’s right hand, 
Baptized in hi^ light, 
Secure in his might, 
Each unflinching eye 
On Futurity. 
But we who walk 
Where demons stalk, 
Whose savage eyes 
To ours so sad, 
Or vague, or mad,— 
Ah, we, who feel 
Abaddon’s steel, 
Are bondmen—slaves; 
His hell-wrought glaves 
Have left these prints,— 
Accursed hints 
Of his possession— 
And our transgression. 
We know no joy 
Without alloy, 
W e gr o pe in pain 
Where all it 
Our hands are tit 
And yet in pride 
To the starry skies 
We lift our eyes, 
But they fill with tears 
As our hearts with fears, 
And our souls for very anguish 
Leap and languish—leap and languish. 
We wear the weary crown of lead— 
And roses once en wreathed each head. 
Ah, pitiful throng! as we move along 
We beguile the way with a dismal song. 
But, whatever we are, when our sun goes down. 
And our day is done, from the staring clown. 
Vacant and gaunt, to the giant mind,— 
Though blind,—though confessedly, wretchedly 
blind 
As to What com< 
In the strength ( 
Show us the light 
That knows no night, 
Whose lip doth kiss, 
In perpetual bliss, 
The mystic tree 
Immortality, 
Whose blossoms blow, 
In the golden glow 
Of God’s plantation! 
Oh revelation 
Lifting the soul 
Above control 
Of earthly things! i. 
An angel brings 
' A chalice from the hands of Christ,— 
The new win§ of the eucharist. 
