When General Grant left home for college, his mother said. to him, "I want you to be a man, and I want you to be fearless of all things except to do wrong." In the presence of temptations and enterprises, his mother's words would come to him, and helped him, and led him on to do the good he has done.

There are many instances where a mother's cheer and encouraging words have helped her child to meet the destiny of their lives.

I believe in woman's rights, but I think she will step out of her sphere when she places herself in the field by the side of man, for there she will lose her queenliness and become mannish. Her children will lose the refinement that helps them to become noble men and women. I think her work is at home,

to be a companion for her children, and her husband's counselor, and governing the home.

When man and woman are in harmony with each other, each taking the other into their counsel, then you will find within their doors peace, harmony and prosperity. Woman should be queenly in her home; she should cultivate purity, sweetness of disposition, and all that is noble and elevating, for her influence goes further than she realizes. She is an example for her children, and she is one who can comfort her companion when he comes home weary with the toils of life.

A prospective mother should know how to guard herself against the evils that will harm her offspring. She should know how to conduct herself to endow her child with traits of character that will be a blessing to her, and be beloved by all. It is not going too far on this subject to say that during the last three or four months, if she wishes her child to follow a certain occupation, she can open the way for her child by constantly dwelling upon those chosen thoughts; but not thoughts alone will do this. For an example, let us say that she wishes her child to become a minister. She should diligently search within the Scriptures for those principles she most dearly loves. If these cannot come from the depths of her soul, where love and harmony exist, then her mission will not be complete; and so it will be found with all other occupations; she should love the work that she wants her child to do.

Here then lies woman's greatest opportunity to do a great work in elevating and perfecting the human race. Women are strangely ignorant of this vital truth; until recent years it

has not been considered a proper theme for tongue or pen. We should all become informed upon the subject of prenatal influences, and of the laws relating to the same.

Beauty of person, sweetness of disposition, with the desire to bring flowers (as I may call them, for what is more lovely than flowers?) for herself and others to admire, should be one beautiful hope for woman to strew along the path of life. But here it does not close, for the husband has a work to do which is as important as that of the wife, and perhaps more so. Dr. Do Lewis, in his work on "Chastity," voices my sentiments on this question when he says:

"No man should ever beget a child without weeks, perhaps months of preparation for this important office. He should live temperately, soberly and chastely. If he has bad habits, he should during this period at least, carefully abstain from indulging them. He should cultivate purity of thought, and seek through an intelligent sympathy with his wife in all her hopes and aims."

We know that the intellect is our guide in all things. "knowledge is power," and this kind of knowledge is more powerful than any other. Then let us learn how to so apply it as to make our children a great deal better than ourselves.

It becomes our duty to weed out vices, cultivate our excellences, and keep ourselves on high and virtuous ground. This is our specific work, and we should see to it that we execute it in the very best way.

"This I say then, Walk in the spirit, and we shall not fufilll the lusts of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other; so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led by the spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings and such like; of which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the

spirit, let us also walk in the spirit. Let us not be desirous of vainglory, provoking one another, envying one another." (Gal. v., 16-26.)

Here in this paragraph of Paul's is shown us the way to clean our raiment, and make us whiter than snow; or to wear the white robe, as it was intended for us in the beginning, and which was given us in purity. But as it stands to-day, it is like a wound after it has healed, the scar is there, which is handed down through generation after generation. Then to walk in the spirit we must live a chaste life, for the sensual acts and thoughts are earthly and weak at best.

Then it is necessary for us to overcome these faults as far as possible, and to fill the mind with all beautiful and ennobling thoughts. Then the whole nature will gradually see the higher life, and to walk with, and be led by the spirit. If we would live a life of chastity, then we would receive Divine guidance, which would lead us to higher attainments. The path of attainment in religion, as in science, art and poetry, lies through self-control and virginity. Self-control is the foundation of a moral life, and it knows no creed or race, and in all ages of the world, in all religions, and in all races, the men of self-control have lived pure lives. Where chastity and self control are found you will find spiritual knowledge and blessings are little by little revealed.

If parents would study and practice this creative science, their offspring would be well worth raising. Man can achieve temperance, religious, educational and other reforms, but woman alone can regenerate humanity and make earth once more a paradise. Oh, what children she could bear, if she just knew these prenatal laws! They would be more brilliant and perfect than the sun now shines upon.

Why not awake, oh man and woman, from this ignorance and folly of the present, to the exalted destiny thus imposed upon you? Long enough, oh, too long, have we trifled away what God intended for our good. He has done all that ever he could do to enable humanity to bring forth perfect human beings, but man and woman alone have crushed the pure spirit He has sent us by their continued sin.

This, oh dear reader, are our productions! Should life be begotten by accident or through mere carnal desire, or should it not be by design? Should parents indulge their lust from

day to day and then hate their seed at its conception? or is it not more Godlike to love that life and give it freedom, a life of joy and peace, and help it to gain the knowledge and blessings that God has sent it here to receive When we know that we can elevate our race and make man and woman superior to what we are to-day, then it is our duty to do so.

I have heard it said by able speakers that "we want men of character to rule our country." This is the truest path to character. Oh, what excellent bounties we could shower upon our children by living as we should! May the time not be far off when the sleeping souls awake and see the countless blessings that are ours when we awake and come to the consciousness of a purer life! The thought of God our Father, the ruler of us all, ought to make us good and true to each other. We are bound together in Him who gives us our daily bread not only for our bodies, but also for our souls. Then, when we pray, He and the angels will hear us. When all our thoughts are pure and true, our guardian angel can be near us, and by living a pure life it helps to draw every virtue to us, and keeps them hovering round to strengthen, guide and cheer us. When our acts are free from vice, and our consciences clear from sin, and we have charity for all mankind, then the light will shine, and the truth will forever flow.

CHAPTER XI.

THE CONFLICT OF OPINION REGARDING THE PRINCIPLES OF REGENERATION IS NO CONFLICT.

Of all the religious books ever written, whether in the Church or out of it; whether written by Theologian or Scientist, Greek or Jew, Civilian or Barbarian; in considering the problem of Regeneration, they may be broadly divided into two grand classes or schools.

One of these classes advocate the theory that every man has a part of the Divine Being within himself, and that the spiritual growth is the result of the development, evolution, or birth of the inner spiritual man from within; while the other class be

lieves that the regenerate Life Principle is a new creation born from above and from without.

When we find two classes or factions divided on a great problem like this, it seems to me that there must be some reasonable grounds for both factions to exist-some fundamental truth upon which their opinion is based-or else they would not exist. No matter whether the question relates to religion, or politics, or anything else, there are two sides to the question, and both sides should be impartially considered and our judgment based upon the whole testimony, and not upon a part of it. It does not necessarily follow that one faction is entirely wrong because the other is right, but we usually find that each are right in a certain sense of the word, while they may be wrong in another, or when viewed from a different standpoint.

That we may fully illustrate the problem before us, I think it best to choose two authors of opposite views, and quote enough from each one of their works to give a fair idea of what their views are on this particular question, and then make a comparison of the two opinions and see what we can learn from it.

Mr. Henry Drummond, in his "Natural Law in the Spiritual World," holds a directly opposite view to that of Mr. John Hamlin Dewey, in his "Pathway of the Spirit." The former holds the opinion that the new life comes from without, while the latter holds the opinion that the new Life is an evolution of the Spirit within ourselves.

It is agreed that any speculation on this question will be acceptable. With the facts we have before us I think we can learn some things concerning this most important question that is beyond mere speculation, since they are based upon fact, science and analogy. I do not claim, however, that this question is perfectly clear to me. "We see through a glass darkly;" yet I can add considerable to the present general stock in trade, and perhaps bring out some things that are entirely new.

Mr. Henry Drummond, in his "Natural Law in the Spiritual World," concerning the different religions, says:

"There is no analogy between the Christian religion, and, say, Buddhism or the Mohammedan religion. There is no true sense in which a man can say, He that hath Buddha hath life. Buddha has nothing to do with life. He may have something to do with morality. He may stimulate, impress, teach, guide, but there is