Article May 17, 1900 Issue

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The (Unitarian) Christian Register says: "Without sun nothing will grow in the earth. Without the sunshine of the spirit free from hatred, malice, self-depreciation, unholy brooding over slights, real or imaginary, nothing wholesome will grow within. We do not wish to produce henbane and nightshade of the Schopenhauer, pessimistic sort, but wheat for the bread of life, roses, lilies, and violets for the delight of life. These grow in the soul's sunshine, not unfrequently watered by tears; for grief may be the cause of fecundity where the soil is stirred and enriched, and the deep treasures of the nature are brought to light, not by bitterness, but by a profounder faith, an intenser love."

Answering the question: "Who Are God's Elect?" the New Church Messenger says: "God's elect are those who do his will. They who keep the commandments are God's elect. They who love His precepts, and who walk in His ways, drawing near to Him, and looking to Him for strength and support in all things, are His chosen ones. Every really good person is of God's elect; and all can become such if they will only exercise the powers which He has given them, in the endeavor to live the life He tells them to live, and thus in the endeavor to draw near to Him."

In its account of the Ecumenical Missionary Conference recently held in Carnegie Hall, New York, the (Baptist) Examiner of that city says: "On the wall back of the platform hung an immense map of the two hemispheres, so colored as to show at a glance the distribution of the followers of the several great religions of the world. This map received much study during the sessions. It showed to all that Christianity has yet an enormous task to perform before all the barren wastes of heathendom are converted into fruitful gardens of the Lord."

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