Show I I THE DIVINE a a i BY DY I IELLA ELLA WHEELER EELER i I a a a a. a PLAN WILCOX V v Science arence astronomical science proves beyond a L doubt that the tho position of oC this earth rth as LS related to the universe is Just about what what the the position of an anant anant ant alit hill bill b by the roadside Is Ia to tho the earth Even E our glorious sun with all its splendid satellites Is 19 like a little cluster of ot insignificant t islands in In Ina a mighty ocean I Millions of or other suns greater than our bur our o own n exist billions o oi of worlds grander than our own onn move majestically majestically cally through space and each ch an anever and ever every one declares tine the Glory o 0 of tine the Omnipotent Imagine then a query like o tho the following which came caine to m mo not lonG lone n ago o Recently you Eal said the tine spirit of ot man always has hos lived an and always will do so 50 o or Gr words to this effect Now No 1 If tho the soul lives In Jn different Incarnations where were all aU the spirits Incarnated today at a a. time when there thier were only a n. Zen tow people on thu the earth carth 1 Once there were only a tow people un on tho tino earth ai nu compared io to the tho ol millions J o of today hen u came tho tile number space Is s nothing to spirit As Aa the I v ord tho through space apace on wireless telegraph BO 80 o may spirit speed from l' l God GoI lt Sl sphere Is no o r respecter to p sphere of planets why v.-hy v. should Ho He not fill nil those stupendous us worl worlds s about us with stuff soul as G great ot nc nG that which animates I believe I have lived on man many planets planets plan plan- ets etc before eCore I came camo here The Tho full moon reminds me always of or a 0 strange wonderful won won- life In which I pu participated man main many thousand years ars ago And Aind when vague an anti and half de fined recollections come como to me mo m my soul ROCS goes oes on Its and worships the Creator an anew w. w Oh man get out of your up pent-up lit little lit lit- the tle dark clark closet of ot narrow conc conceited belief bellet and go out into the great creat limitless universe universo of ot Faith I Stop belittling God by thinking that He made m all aU the magnificent arra array of worlds as mere paper lanterns for tor the tho people of ot earth to admire and admire and that th tIne the denizens ns ot of this petty ball are lre Ills His solo consideration I Realize nealla the Immensity of Go Gods God's s 's work and amid think of ot yourself as a a. glorious part of cir it h important to fa Its Us m mechanism sm It If tho smallest screw In a vast machine machine ma uta- chine chino gets rusty or out of order the whole workmanship Is Is disarranged disarranged ranged ed thereby Do not for Cor one moment think yourself yourself your your- our self unimportant because billions of or other r worlds whirl through space s swarming with souls soul You are arc one of ot tho little screws or ur bolts bolta of ot the thu uni- uni Keep yourself bright and und In good order an and do your our part nobly But do not Imagine you ou arc are oil all there herc is or that only screws and bolts of ot your exact shape shapo arid and occupying your exact place were made by y the tine Divine Divino hand hand- handor or will be recognized by tho the Divine mind Look at tine the solar sY system tem look at the ocean tides tides and and think how stupendous thu Mind Und that conceived It all Can the tho ant or tho tine man though In- In an and wise Swing Swing- tho the tides of ot BOas tho-BOas sot eat a n. star starIn starin starin in tho tine skies Can man maim nine fling a n. million mUlto or oS worlds Into space s I To whirl on their orbits with v.-th system and 11 tl grace Can Cnn ho color a. u. or creato a n Seed Hoed Or fashion one l lOaf leaf at of ot the tIne weed Can non man summon daylight or bid tho night fall fall fall- Then how daro dare ho Question tho the Force which docs does all Where so m much is flawless so Is grand r All all nih must bo be right could coul our souls j understand Everything E Is all right in tho the Divine I Plan Man 1 mixes things up with hi hl petty ett Idea of ot God his Gol-his his narrow t Ideas of 01 existence his selfish conception of ot limited existence an and his mulish determination determination de I termination that every man who thinks differently from himself shall ahall be damned But man Is growing broader an and his of ot tho the universe will increase wonderfully during the next twenty live ls c ears It Is a 1 gnat great privilege to bo ho alive to today today to- to du day and amid to hold the mind r receptive to I tIne the new mew truths which are yet et the solar system t era |