and collecting data, and certain scientists in the van
of progress can hardly restrain themselves from publishing their conviction that thoughts can be felt
and measured, analyzed and described, as heat and
electricity have been, by their effects. But science is
conservative. It is philosophy, acknowledging intuition as a factor in acquiring knowledge, that will keep
men abreast of the times and be the handmaiden of
the new thought and theology, whose influence can
no longer be denied.
Suffice it for us to know that all over the world
men and women are proving that thoughts are the
greatest forces and substances upon the whole earth;
that thoughts can be read and their vibrations felt
most distinctly; that thoughts create atmospheres that
are attractive or repellent according to their character.
It is a crying necessity for men to be educated in this
field so that they may not be exploited by the un
scrupulous, nor fall into the error of such exploitation
themselves, but may rather join in using the great
thought forces that make for righteousness; that is,
for-the-health and happiness , wealth and freedom -—of their neighbors as well as themselves.
THE POWER OF WORDS
The word, silent or audible, is the conductor of
thought, and the trained mind knows whet words to
use, and what thoughts to make positive and what
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