Freeing the captives : an allegory illustrating the acts of sin and grace, exposing Satan's false reign, disclosing man's base servitudes, manifesting Jehovah's dominion, and revealing saving mercy, with the plan of its operation

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Freeing the Captives.

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CHAPTEK I. Jehovah and Satan meet each other. Their Appearance. A Dialogue between two Gods. 1. As to their respective Names ; 2. As to the Nature of each other's Dominion. Satan challenges Jehovah to compare Kingdoms. A General Agreement for Mutual Display of Royalty. Satan Bound in a hard Contract, to exhibit all of his ; and to see all of Jehovah's. They Part. The God of Night goes raging to and fro, Musters all his Cohorts ;Parades his stolen Dominion. Jehovah overshadowing all : a Wave of trembling Light quakes before Supernal Power. A Shaking up of Worlds. The Crash of Preparations. The Future trembling into the Present. Two Gods meet on our earth. Their hosts cover lands and seas. Oceans into highways. Lands into lines of travel. All Nations to one common rendezvous. On a huge mountain covering one vast plain. A House that seats Two Kingdoms. Constructed with infinite facilities. Satan alights on its Pinnacle. God a cloud of glory within. They Call up their Myriads. The Manner of their Cominjj^ The confluence takes shape. Emperor Propriety, Prof. Tune, Hon. Concurrence, and Col. Promptness. A world on

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one song. Division in sentiment. Satan Smiles. Full Organization. King Expediency, Right Honorable Lord Wisdom, Chief Justice Discretion, Admiral Self -Possession, Prof. Knowledge, General Good-order, Capt. All-Speed, Hon. Clearhead, Sir Never-Fail, Mr. Do-It-Right. Lucifer's Claim. The Great-Bell. A Sensation. Diverse feelings. Satan Rules. Jehovah Rebukes him. Lucifer's Reply.

Chapter One

Now, in the evening of the ages, it came to pass the Spirit of Light went abroad, and w^as met by the Spirit of Darkness that "went to and fro up and down in the earth." — Job, 1:7. The Spirit of Liglit had the appearance of the sun arrayed with wings that fanned the poles of the universe ; whilst the Spirit of Darkness stood upon the hills and lifted himself aloft till the one-half of all things was buried beneath his mighty shadow. Having assumed forms, which they do at will, any time or place, and in any shape or size, (Gen. 3:1) they soon fell to words of the following kind :

Spirit of Darkness : ''Most Excellent to behold, whence comest thou, O Winged Light ; and what name is enough good to keep blasphemy off of the lips of all that dare speak to thee ?' ' • Spirit of Light : '*! came from eternity (Rev. 1:8), and beyond all worlds, rolling them along by the breath of my wings, till space, omnipresent, is enriched by the lights I have hung on high, (Gen. 1 : 14, 15), and my name is Jehovah,

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(Ex, 6:3), Emmanuel, (Matt. 1:23), Morning Star, (Rev. 22 : 16), Eternal Life, (I John, 5 : 20), Counsellor, (Isaiah, 9:6), Light of the World, (John, 8:12), Eesurrection, (John 11: 25), Wonderful, (Isaiah, 9: 6), Son of Righteousness, (Matt. 4:2); Desire of all nations, (Hag. 2:7). O Prodigy! Flying Darkness! whence comest thou, and what name delights to dwell with thee?"

Spirit of Darkness: *'I fell from countless millions that float aloft where infinite day repels my return, (Luke 10: 18), and my name, after one of my great and ancient thrones, is called ''Lucifer," (Isaiah 14 : 12), is Satan, (Rom. 16 : 20), is Dragou, the old Serpent called the Devil; (Rev. 12 : 9), is Roaring Lion, (IPet.,5 :8), is God of this World, (II Cor. 4 : 4), is 'Spirit that worketh in the children of disobedience, (Eph , 2:2). O Supernal IMajesty, heist thou a kingdom, and whereunto may I liken it?' "

Spirit of Light: "I have a kingdom 'not of this world' (John 18 : 36), that is hard to be 'discerned,' (John 3:3), and is likened to my Father who 'gave it to me,' (Matt. 28:18), when he nauKid me 'Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace, (Isaiah, 11:6). My kingdom, also, hath the ap-

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pearance of a little stone, hewn out of the mountain without hands,' and set a rolling till it filled the whole earth, (Danl. 2 : 34, 35). O Prince of Night, hast thou a kingdom, and Avhereunto shall I liken it?"

Spirit of Darkness: **I reign a Monarch, 'Prince of the power of the air,' (Eph., 2:2); my kingdom is like myself, (John, 8 : 44), for I built to my own well-pleasing, casting down a mighty race, by wily temptations, (II Cor. 11 : 3), and am ready to fly in upon other worlds and capture them, so soon as I find the gates open that now enclose them in cowardly security. My kingdom is also renewed from time to time by recruits that fall thereto from the battlements on high, hurled down with broken wings, having been shot by the lightnings of awful contests that raged above. (Jude, 1 : 6). Now, may it not not please thee, O Prince of Day, as thou art flying abroad, may it not please thee to behold my dominions, the number thereof, the power thereof, and the increase thereof ?' ' ( Matt. 4:1.)

Spirit of Light : ''O crown of all Ambition, thy kingdoms, and the number thereof, with the power thereunto belonging, and the glory thereof, will I behold, if thou wilt also let me manifest my reign likewise ; the extent thereof, with all its majesty ;

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and if my reign shall appear more glorious than thine, thou shalt certainly worship me, (Matt. 4 : 10). I and my sons will speak to thee and thy sons ; and thou and thy sons shall speak to me and my sons ; all shall speak, even those of lowest shame, and of basest name, inasmuch as thou hast challenged me, so shall the shame of thy king dom be declared of thy sons with a zest : for in this, I will not allow thee to keep anything back.

**Andto dash thy shame with awful confusion I will also speak of mine in fulness, that will belabor thee into straits that will certainly break thy soul asunder."

Spirit of Darkness: '*We will pile the hills abreast the skies, and make a play of all we have, till each of us shall know the utmost of our realms vast ; we will ransack universal all, and tax eternal heights and depths, to furnish an occasion equal to our respective worth, be it much or more; or most of all."

Now / was as one that saw visions and dreams, looking aloft to see the wondrous play. My bed was a cot of dry moss swung by fairy hands mid the gardens of the gods ; and as the voluptuous swell of the seolian harp would rise and fall, I revelled mid ecstasies, as all seemed to float aloft

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and look down upon the wild cataracts of old earth as they thundered beneath.

From ocean to ocean and from pole to pole, the Spirit of Darkness made a wild rush through his kingdom in frenzied haste, clamoring for all his gallant cohorts, to arouse the w^hole empire and make ready for the visit of a Foreign God, who had accepted a challenge for exhibition in comparison.

Now, as I beheld, storms, volcanoes and earthquakes, the gorgeous habiliments of the skies took wonder captive ; and appalled the strength of giant reason; till the spectral hosts, flying through space, poised their wings abashed, and sought retreat from the reign of glories too awful to behold I

Whilst the Spirit of Darkness would leap from peak to peak, as midnight lightnings, in passing from one part of bis vast empire to another, — seizing his subordinates with frenzied animation, — lo and behold ! the Spirit of Light had filled the heavens with floating multitudes, in joyous play as they would swing, like pontoons of light from world to world, ever and anon bounding to the poles of space electrified with the never ceasing rhapsodies of heavenly music, serenading the comets at eve ; and greeting the morning stars

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with early songs of their joyous flight across the abundant heavens.

Now I looked and beheld the high hills did bow themselves, and the deep oceans did lift themselves to make a grand highway all round the earth and from every quarter thereof ; so the foundation was firm, and the speed equal to the going of one that drives the comets ; or of him that spreads the mantle of day.

The Spirit of Light, who begat Little Nation Sanctified, and the Spirit of Darkness, who is Monarch of Great Nation Depravity, are soon to dispose all hearts to hasten to one grand centre of attraction ; a fertile plain exceeding high and crowned with a Temple that could seat its millions. This was so vast in size and uplifted upon its mount as to be seen hundreds of miles before they reached it. By strangely wrought lens and powerful batteries of reflection, light reached every nook and spot ; whilst ear trumps, talking bells, sounding boards, and telephones, conveyed sound and utterance to all parts in utmost satisfaction. Its floors of pellucid gold ; its language, one common tongue, uttered from an Ivory Throne in the center of all ; martialed by the gods themselves, with utmost order ; ventilation perfect ; access easy ; flowing with nectar ; thrill-

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ed with enchantment — no scene more resplendant than this, where the two gods of all space and dominions impose their presence, leaving men to act their natural instincts, but at the same time, inspiring the children of each to exhibit the NATURE of the god that is in him.

But hush ! A wave of commotion rolls across the glories of the upper deep, and a going upon the souls of men, as only Higher Spirits can move ; and I see the Spirit of Darkness circling round and round the waiting Temple, till suddenly he transforms himself into an * 'Angel of Light," and perches upon its glittering spire. 2 Cor. 11 :14. But, who can describe the glory of the Light within ; for Satan on the Pinnacle of the Temple is not half so glorious as a better than he that dwells within. See Matt. 4: 5, and 1 Kings 8:10, 11.

The gods coming from the poles of space have met on earth, calling their legions face to face. Being gods, they convey their hosts with divine speed and the elegance of finest fancy.

They come ! they come ! seas are capped with foam ; air ships with snow white sails are passing over ; they stream along the golden highway as currents of electricity, whilst drifting clouds like golden chariots assist many more.

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But hark I they've reached the rendezvous;

I bear the chiming hell at last ; The storms that hore them cease to blow,

And now begins the high repast.

Emperor Propriety advances to the throne, and with gavel in hand called for Order ; so everything was at once reduced to a breath. Whereupon Prof. Tune, from a nation called ''Civilized," and a Prince, from ** Sanctified Nation," come to his feet, and suggested singing ; whilst Col, Promptness moved, and Hon. Concurrence followed with a second ; as thousands cried, "Aye ;" so a chorus of voices chimed in with the tune of *'01d Hundred," to the following words:

Of one blood made the Lord all men

To dwell on all the earth abroad; His care is such as knows no end ;

Hence, let us sing his praise abroad.

From Him the hosts of nations come,

He's Potentate, and raliug Lord, O'er all dominions merged in one,

Controlled by his Eternal Word.

O, move the tides of darkness hence,

Cement all hearts as one of love ; Give us thy strong and sure defence.

That we may reign with thee above.

Here I saw and beheld Little Nation Sanctified raise the loudest voice in this praise ; such as had lived by her, sang somewhat ; whilst the tribes afar sulled the song aback from them, speaking of the many excellent gods, known to their fathers and given to their children.

Then I beheld Satan smiled, for knowing he is the **god of this world" and that all in the Temple, except Little Nation Sanctified, were his children (John 8 :44) most all this praise fell at his feet, as well he knew.

Next they proceed to organize for business. Whereupon King Expediency arose and S3.id : "Empires, Kingdoms, Realms, Dynasties, Governments, Republics, and peoples : I move, we proceed to elect all Officers by an unseen vote. Lord Democracy rose to a second, and the Tellers reported as follows : Right Honorable Lord Wisdom, for President, and Chief -Justice Discretion, Admiral Self-possession, Prof. Knowledge and Dr. Good-order, as Helpers ; General All-speed, Hon. Clearhead, Mr. Dispatch, Mr, Do-it- Right and Sir Never-Fail, for Clerks and Scribes. Those men of renown and position stepped to the front and made a bow of thanks, and at once set to the task cast about them.

Now, in my dream, I looked and saw Lucifer smile again; and as he smiled he said, (for he spake to his own complacent majesty): "President Wisdom is one of my mightiest men for it

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is the ^'Wisdom of this world" (ICor. 2:6) and all his compeers are also the *' children of this world," who in their generation are wiser than the ''children of light." (Luke 16 :8).

President Wisdom, as was premised in that first summons, that aroused all nations, and incited them to come to a World's Convention, stated the design of this memorable occasion was to exhibit the children of two several kingdoms, with their traits of mind, qnalities of heart and powers of soul.

There was at this juncture the ringing of the great golden Bell, whose thundering tones could be heard away off, down in the plains of the neighboring nations. And I saw many wept whilst the solemn chime pealed a joyous lay ; for it made those of Little Nation Sanctified feel like the end of time was close at hand, whereunto they oft looked with watchings and fastings. (Matt. 11:15.)

But when Lucifer saw the tears of Little Nation Sanctified, and also heard a great multitude sing far up in the sky (Job 38 :7 and Luke 2 :13 ;14.) he forthwith stopped the ringing of the great Bell, for he was displeased to see any thought, that did not turn itself to him. (Acts 5 :40.)

Now, it came to pass, when Lucifer had thus

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displayed himself Arch Eoyal over all those assemblies, even rebuking the liberty of those who had left Great Nation Depravity, and joined themselves unto Little Nation Sanctified, that Jehovah drew very near unto him, and rebuked after the following sort :

**0 Vain Usurper and Lord-in-Chief of bewitching arts, I, thy peer and more than peer, have watched the flow of thy smile, and the play of thy hand, as two kingdoms here meet in grave reverse to settle the right of eternal scepter ; till naught of chance or place is honored me, save crowded nook, or scant reserve of right. Pray, who spread the starry heavens, and built, as their palace, vaults of blue, unconfined at large V Whose hand, (mine or thine), rolled eternal space from pole to pole infinite wide? Whose word, O Potent Pride, (mine or thine), caused everlasting duration to rise paramount, the day of creation's birth? And yet, on this Temple Arch thou sittest, my Lord, reluctant, slow to give my guards and saints an humble seat, or breath of freedom scant, in all these auditories vast.'*

Whereunto, Lucifer responded, with crafty grace, in the following sort and way : *'0 God, afar, reverse thy lofty sense on all I've done ; and pray review my course with lighter blame ; since,

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I at home, and thou from far art come, to grace my courts with guestly smiles. O Ancient God, this vast world is mine ; seen to such grand advantage from this 'exceeding high mountain,' with 'all its kingdoms and the glory thereof,' and when I will, invite other gods to view this, my magnificent estate ; if, with submissive look, they hail me CHIEF of all that rise in court, or walk these lawns of refreshing rest. See, now, O Restless Might, my hosts are legions here, whilst thine scarce make one think of a 'little stone,' a 'grain of mustard seed,' or something deeply lost in 'three measures of meal,' because of such minor parts. In fact, thy paltry few can well afford an humble seat mid throngs so vast as my countless offspring here are found to l^e. Behold, for miles around tliis rising centre they wave my banner, (and not thine), as royal lines of lordly kings and queenly forms stream round these aisles ; whilst thou, O Foreign God, hast only an humble name, poised here and there, abashed for want of social air. Over all this scene before our gaze, of mine, I count a million merry camps, joyous circling round ; whilst thine, a gloomy few, sit in sombre tents with disappointed gaze upon the lively march of all my circling files.

"To be thy god, I would not seem ; since gods

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have no god ; but god of martial millions, now afloat before thine eyes, 1 am.

"O Guest Divine, let it please thee now to hear MY SONS SPEAK ; f or I have in my realm scores of minor kingdoms, and diverse nationalities, each of which have on this ground an orator of finished parts, sent with qualified charge to rehearse all things in brief that reflect the peculiar traits of each/'

God of gods : *'Thy sons I will hear, be they seeming chaste or coarsely vile ; and since I am God Supreme, and thy reign is revolt to mine, their speech shall surely betray them and thee, by unveiling the heart of thy kingdom in the clear light of my law, which is thy judge.

* 'And rest assured, when thy sons have disclosed the fullness of thy estate, my sons, as yet not seen of thine eyes, eclipsed by the glitter of resplendant dross, shall rise to speak to this same occasion of all the glories of my Dominion, till of right, I slay thy pride and rule in power, where, with crafty cheat I am grossly called **A Guest," more than worshipped as a GOD."

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Chapter Two

Now in my dream I looked over the Congress of Beelzebub. And lo ! It was vast, and of imposing grandeur. The heads of at least seventy different Tribes sat next to his throne, most of whom were primed with oratory for the occasion. His Tribes, though differing, after all, were mysteriously wedded in one amazing compact of loyalty to His Majesty, who is called the '*God of this world." His Spirit was the soul of all, with mighty talents, diverse in gifts and kind, yet all ruled and swayed by that Eternal **Serpent" that chained the race to his arm when only two composed its whole. Stately Courts, with Royal guise, spread out in countless folds before him ; and gallery after gallery circled round his central shrine. Yast intellects; graceful shapes; cultured talents ; and burning genius, were there assembled ; and though High Heaven adjudges it all of Ruin's realm, yet seen of eyes, that see naught but time and earth, it was splendor uneclipsed.

Though Soul, and Thought, and Conscience

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full engaged, with Bodies, still erect as shaped in Eden, yet all enthralled of Sin, did show allegiance full, to that Shadowy Light, dark in Heaven, but bright on earth, that sat the god of fallen Man. Mid splendors thus arrayed one now rose to speak, whose name was Intellect, received and fully charged of Satan god.

Now the assembly was pleased, when they saw him by the name of Intellect, beckoning with the hand to speak to the multitudes, and began at once to cheer him with loud applause. Said he: **I am Intellect, and by my own divinity, comprehend truth, obtain knowledge, and reach conclusions. Mind is more than matter, and improvement is the law of our being ; so we travel up the scale, making progress from the beginning up to this present, and yet of self exertion expect to rival even gods themselves.

Thus far we have become masters of the seas, and all lands, so as to make their inexhaustible store available ; we have brought down the forked lightnings of heaven, and made them the great packhorse of nations, spanning oceans, whilst continent talks with continent, as face to face ; we plow the foaming seas of all earth, by boiling water compressed in hot iron, and thus drive the

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commerce of nations from zone to zone and from shore to shore.

Knowledge is coming to the front and we will yet perforate the earth to her deepest lava beds ; and mount the air to its utmost subtlety. Truth is the bread of the mind, and eating it we grow to be gods. We are making pyramids of books, crystalizing thought till lore and erudition are now in the estates of the most common. So cheer up, ye candidates for immortal honors, since toil and time will yet crown you potent lords of Earth."

Now at his conclusion the nations roared a burst of applause like the crash of mountain thunder ; for King Intellect was promoted by the nations even from the very beginning. Then did Satan also smile as he spake to himself : * * See what mighty sons bring honor to my name ; and what mighty powers of thought the god of this world employs in the prosecution of all his temporal affairs. I wonder (said he to himself) if the God that is now visiting me will not grow faint, to see the mighty strength of some of my sons of renown, and will not his perspicacity, at all events, lead him to the thought, it would be hard for any god to over ride my kingdom, since giant reason and stalwart thought

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are here bestowed in such Livish endowments."

Then I beheld Lucifer cast a look of defiant sociability upon Jehovah, who sat mid brightest light, that glared the arena of Beelzebub's multitudinous Congress, and thus addressed Infinite God: **0 MIGHTY SENSE.— /rule with fluent ease by making my subjects believe they are gods with me ; nor bound about with irksome toils, or hard restraint. This I do by swaying thought ; and thought I sway by first swaying heakt. So known, or not to them, I live in each soul of all that's mine ; and make it just the same as one with me. How rulest thou, pray tell me O Coequal Might?"

To this, Supernal Wisdom made response: <*They Rule, though sin is based the same as mine — ^to sway the thought by swaying heart, but O Potent Deceiver, why let thy great mind drift in toil of fruitless reasonings ? Shall sorry falsehood make thee God, since open Revolt hast made thee Devil? Loyalty to thee, is dislyalty to Me; and to drift at ease in sin, as ' ease^ is thy boast, is surest fall at last ; whilst not to know, beyond his utmost strains, reached by eternal search, there looms a realm Divine no man can see save by my Omnipotent gifts, brought down to illume all this wilderness of ignorance and sin,

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where thy vaunting rule makes fatal fools of all that share with thee, thy made estate.

To be a god, O Serpent of luxuriant boast makes thy kingdom Divine. I challenge thee, yea I challenge thee by all Infinite Holy things to prove thy kingdom is divine. Nor will I rest in suit ; nor let thee rest at all till this is done.

If not divine, thy lordly boast shall slay thee with deaths, ten thousands, over and over."

Now it came to pass, when all this mighty speech was made of God to Fallen Pride, restraining wrath (to seem at ease) Beelzebub, thus addressed the Lord Supreme: *Divine' — sacred speech — I am divine, as shall appear in speeches fine: my law, my rule, my sons, my dukes, all divine ; as now I will show in brief array of much I have in store, with which to crowd these days with success untold. * Divine,' thou say est, O Lofty Judge; I swear by all I have I ^rove my kingdom is divine ; by three eternal thoughts which first, second and third, I now suggest to ease, at once, thy laboring mind — I am a god, first of all in Inner Resource ; then as truly one in Outer Display; and as gods and their subjects are happy withall, a god I am fully shown in the endless rounds of joy and fun my kingdom yields its countless hosts. So, here refuting God, I stay my cause."

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Following all this was one by the name of Language who had served the nations from the beginning, imposing on some rich gifts, and on others fevver and feebler words.

He made a gladsome salute, and proceeded as follows : *' I do the talking of earth, and lay a gift of words, and utterance upon every tongue of Adam's sons, except a rare denial here and there, I have left in mute silence to teach others the value of my gifts. I grow, both in number, and in kind ; for from one we have increased to thousands, having deposited rich stores in the archives of the Orients, no more articulated among men. So I am rolling on, as a rapid river of ocean breadth, bearing upon my crested bosom the story of woes, and of wonders ; the prophecies of weal, and the records of unalterable doom ; the chafings of cruelty, and the stories of mercy ; the ceaseless wranglings of ten thousand religions, and all the deeds of blundering mortals, with truth, lies, oaths, vulgarities, songs, prayers, histories and sciences, all these in one moving mass borne abreast upon the mountain wave of m}' swelling currents. I am legion ; for, in the English alone, I have a store of one hundred thousand words, saying nothing of thousands of other tongues, idioms and dialects ; so with these I bear

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the thinking world onward from age to age uniting all generations in one vast brotherhood of thought and sentiment. I voice the heart and feelings of men and gods, and work divine ends and purposes throughout all worlds and that for time and unmeasured duration. I said: *-Let there be light," and very soon swung down from heaven, to illume the depths of eternal chaos that rolled beneath till bottomless night was all ajjlow with searching day. No god has wrought without my help \ and man was born of pregnant words."

Thus it came to pass as he ended his wondrous story, many met him and crowned him with wreaths, laurels and glittering diadems. Satan also spake in his own praise, as follows : Certainly with the many tongues my tribes possess I can beseige and utterly nonplus all those gods whose kingdoms enjoy the use of only one language. Let other gods draw nigh and behold the matchless excellence of my dominion as seen in the orders now passing before me from day to day. What god is there that has grown in numbers and prospects as I, even whose godship is denied and that by Respectful Guests ! ' '

After this a Prince of great power, with a Potentate of mighty sway, stood before the congregation greeting each other, hand in hand, whilst

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they thus discoursed in the hearing of all tne people : *'I reach conclusions by the use of facts and truths in the premises ; and my name is Meditation at Work. I pass from low to loftiest range ; for the wisest things that wisest g'o^is reveal I wreathe in around my brow, as crown of all I am."

Potentate-Instinct; "^^^lilst I use neither truth, facts, nor yet reason, I hnoio, without labor or study, lessons that seem divine ; thus acting with the independence of a god. I take immediate care of all my subjects so soon as they enter my kingdom, infants wisely turning to the source of all their wants. Yea, Instinctive impulse is mysterious greatness in man, as hard to be understood as Sovereign volition in the order of highest gods."

Reason: *'From childhood to manhood my growth has been by feeding upon the rich meats of literature, elevating more and more ; till all things seem to succumb at my feet, whilst I reign in grand supremacy. Thus I climb the ladder of meditation till I reach wisdom's lofty summit where flames the lustre of realms divine ! !

Instinct : **I was born upon my acme, so when I first awoke into existence I found myself upon the throne of my empire, governing, as it were, by

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divine inspiration. Now it is much of the time mankind can scarce tell whether it is my hand, or thine, that reins him along the way of life ; for whilst Reason extracts wisdom out of truth, instinct is wisdom^ without either knowledge or reflection."