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“My arrival is appropriate, then; for that is
precisely my case.”
We talk for some hours over the strange times
we are living in, and my friend relates to me
some extraordinary occurrences which have
recently happened. Finally, he gives a brief
account of the minds of the present young
generation, who are looking out for something new.
People want a religion; a reconciliation with
the “powers” (that is the phrase), a new
approach to the invisible. The fruitful and
important epoch of naturalism is past. One cannot
say anything against it, nor regret it, for the
powers willed that we should pass through it.
It was an experimental epoch, the negative
results of which have disproved certain theories
when they were put to the test. A God, unknown
at present, seems to be developing, growing,
and revealing Himself from time to time.
In the intervals, so it seems, He leaves the world
to itself, like the farmer, who lets the tares and
wheat grow together till the harvest. Each
epoch of revelation shows Him animated with
new ideas, and practically improving His
methods. Thus Religion will return, but under
new aspects, for a compromise with the old
religions seems impossible. We do not await
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