A GREAT MYSTIC.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13714, 2 October 1908, Page 7

A GREAT MYSTIC.

itty Edward Thornafc.l In Thoin.o Ttclierue (16^6!-—16(11, Mr DcOc-l ll.i> <JlMi>\el-.U on; ot tiu leilgloio poeii., <iii>l f ;.■> ilies.- ".il.ai.Jlmu-' snovi, one id iu-j' Hist piose «n-er> ot ihc seit.ii.>,. nth itnuiii. J.ng.j u mm-i n..» oti »clj ;iu lutleiiic III; rpltll.U.l. g'OIV ul ' UllUllUOll 111 It Inlll »• oi u.- •« oi. u loliud liiiiiiiatiin.s ol iuiinol.u»y. i»j : p ~«,s ..I _ in... .in.ii lli5 .ie >»htiv«ith 1 «..i> bom" .uid ot hi-j "pine au.t vngm appivlie. >-i<ii.n. an i i-.vi.iii menus ij-» ii.cuu to pi.iy loi -i. in cam >l ,y. " ill-y Kill,' nc cms". • iii;ikc \oll .nigclieal. .ml iilioiix eel«.-Ilai." tills ligiii. "'rfn ec;ijts,.| ny tlic Hor.d. by iih; I inplalioii ul mill a.i'.l noriilly lliii.u.. by " opiliion and eivloin, " not. liy any "iu nai.l i-oiiiiplioii oi d- piav.uii.ii o. .N.e lute.' Iu not ultolh • eilj» ed. -\ Sltilli Jtl fchf.. For Ik m!i> h- how he wiisc. < nteie.J a nobl-.- loom ami uas theie alone -to «e lue gout .mil plate and .ai\cd lllMgeiv. ' bill «- an-il of ll in.-catis.' it «as .1 a-l. and had |ir> motion. .\ little alltm.i|..» he saw it "lull of !oi._i> and ladlr. and liiiei. and daneiiig," .in,l iiou pi-..i.-uie loor. the pi.ie ot and Ii- p.-ie iv.d. long after, that " m n and noiii.n ate. «h n well uii>|. islo.nl, ,i piju r'*T-'' 1 ,,! ''* "I '*"' 'rue felicity." Utiee tigain. "in a loneiing ami sad >v. nuig. being alone in lb- field, wh.-n all lliiugs uete d-ad <|iiici.'" h. had the . iui> ue n in ss. nay! even hoirnr. "I «a» a weak and little child, an.l had lori;o.i.ii u,.,e Mao. a man alive in the earth." X< ver h>-hi-s, hop- and exj.eclation ciuie («. him and clufotltil him. and taught him '" that he «.o coiicviiied iu all the uoiitl. 'Jliat he h.is-. "i-onccriKd iu all the woild'' na« the great souiee of comfort and joy which he found iu life', ainl ot thai j.n win. u Ins book [touir. out foi no. .Not only did h. s-e that he was eonceiiK.l in .< ■ the «»ild. but that, liver and .-oni ,i:i<l h-ib and .-and wen- so loiicnued. 1.i0.i. be r.i»". ' kiioiteth iiititiiie cicclicnci > " iu • a-li ol th tc things: "Me .ell) Imu It 1. la let ll to allge'n and In-li." In this lie aiilii-ipit. d Ulake's " Auguiie'- ot In noccne-.' He scciil> to see the patt*n*> nbicb all living linn-,, are lor ev. i «e..\ ing. He would have iii-ju otrive alt. t I Ins Uivine knowledge ot and ol Ih'.ir place- in the iiuivcisc. THE JjOLT.FIT. .MAN. Vet Im- (•> .'r the sujßiioiity of man's r-oul in the things whieh it appielieii. .-: "One soul in the immensity of its intelligence- i, gteater and lno|. c.\v. tleiit than the whine woihl." It giealcr thill til- "hole world because I'- was cap»bv of appi. h-iiiling tli. w||..i.- won.), o cause it ».i- epililual. aii-l I In- spiiitii.il natllie k» iiiluiile. 'Hie. he "... !. .1 lo the splendid -nor of naiiiin- th- ;-un "a p'Kir liill- dead thing." Or tn-tli.ii.- t: was a figuie ot s|k.cli lived 'n olivinedie uiuttitude of li'n •etini.ition of man's roul .r. above all Vj-lble UllllL- " I lllllgs unknown," he saw. "have a >.-.-i-t in llueiice on ihc. s„ u | " ..ml ■■«,. luv- \\» know not what." The spirit can till tho "hole world ami the i iai.v >i \oiii j. «•_..»: •" \on I.ever enjoy the woihl alight, tilt th« fi'-i i.e-eff flowetb in your veiinv, till y..1l at- cliiilkil will ill. li<a\.l..-. ..lei . i,.unci uith lb-.- slat-, and pi.c-ve youivclf t>. b- the sole b-ir oi th- « Im>!woihl" And oim inh-i Ino •• 'v mole I'ban the «hole world, "lecaiiv men ai«in il. who ai- • veiy on. —>i- iic»i.» .. » •■ i'«- von |l ,. ~..!.i! niv»t|. tsin. " I lcj w..rld." h- savs in ;.t,..t1,.V ~:,,..-. "do v is io- ion. not only ..., i: b, the placand it.', p.ol.- ol all v..in j.-i.v. bul .•- it .v ~ -it-it obligation' laid ii|...ii ail m.iii kind, and ll|».ll .v. iv j-i. on mi ..il lo love you ;i. hint~c!f: a« it a:-o mag- ■ 'rt-th all v.,in i. ioj.anioi.r. ' 11. le. ..- | 111 otticl p..-e.lg--. I.- ,eio, lo ...Kall.e to th- p. rtt ion of Wliiriii.il>. whom ~. h..v. bl.im-d foi m.ikiM- il, world ".ii Miir.' ..t no Value I. e...i-- hj,. would apply n. to a'l. wh i-a- t,. do -.. iv )M > mole than :•• lai d>>i< n tin' mi. ■.< i.„ i.,t t..| 111 I. 111.l til- ..'il-l aliuna'- . .i(il> It h.-~ prodll. >•■! and Will ! 111.. il,. -,,-.,< i-. ; :• • oim ion-.