| Show v THE HAND OF GOD in another column you will read of our reaction to ate adverse comment being made again in regard to our important work here and while we are further annoyed and embarrassed that we should be brought to the public eye again we are arc more lorry for those who send ou 0 word concerning us or who in any way persist in making the way so difficult for lis us As far as we are conc concerned erred it but gives us additional addition aY opportunity to prove our own faith and cour courage agre to carry on in spite of all obstacles put in our pathway and we are indeed willing to accept each new nev trial in good grace for deep down in our hearts we KNOW THAT WE CANNOT FAIL so long ion us its we follow and obey each word of command given to us in regard to our spiritual as well as to our practical work which must be carried on at one and the same time now we are told to love our enemies and this we are trying to do even to the point of helping them if or when we find out who they are for at present they are working in the I 1 dark at least most of them are so we send thoughts of love to all who I 1 would see our downfall and so will we counteract the poisonous art as they are called in a recent message sa e which are being aimed a at us now it would seem that the hand of god is icing being raised in no uncertain manner in in certain diac e in our land and in foreign lands and among all peoples of the and we wonder why more of the thinking people eople of the world do not isis Is sia s is ia the handwriting and recognize the TRUTH OF WORD to mankini mankind conceio concerning these so called last days there is so much to be done to prepare for the NEW AGE OF LIVING which will be ushered in as the OLD AGE is gradually obliterated L and it would ease case the burden for those who are in a pos Lion to help now if more of the rank and file of humanity would put their shoulders to the wheel of progress in accordance with the new system of living to be enacted when the grea rea catastrophes ta come we also wonder how bow much of disaster it will take to persuade pur suade those ho are living in cities or in the devastated areas to seek new territory and nd to go to the hills bills and the mountain tops and away from the congested places and the stricken s areas nd ad so begin life all over agair before they are driven out our work in a practical way is being retarded again due to the unwillingness on the part pait of our local bank to grant a short an aberra m loan which is s so necessary now in in order ehst we mrry arry thru the preparatory work necessary to do toward future work which will be bein begin in in real earnest during the fall months it is disappointing to be told that certain outstanding and influential ones in this community are our friends only to find that the word means little in the true sense of the word when put to test this also ap to some of our more distant friends who are still wai i mg for us to prove ourselves and to Per perform fori miracles for we understand that there are many throughout the country who will offer help when we have gained certain headway in regard to our prach practical cal as well veil as the spiritual work we are now engaged in doing does docs not this prove that the master is right when ile he says that our work cannot progress until more will have hac the same game faith and courage we have Is 1 ii matters not to us who are here how long we ave must wait for tle fulfillment of our spiritual work for ve have learned the lesson of PATIENCE and we understand the rea I 1 on for delay altho for the sake of he many who will be coming to us later we long to accomplish accompli h the ical work we are given to do in arder that they may find less of the hardships ani and inconveniences we were forced to accept when we came 0 isolated and barren land and true pleasure consists in clear bought sedate affections sweet deflections a mind even and Q stayed true to its god cod and true to itself hopkins |
