| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from In Darkest England and The Way Out by General William Booth: inhuman cast-iron pseudo-political economy too long enthroned amongst us.
It is now time to fling down the false idol and proclaim a Temporal
Salvation as full, free, and universal, and with no other limitations
than the "Whosoever will," of the Gospel.
To attempt to save the Lost, we must accept no Limitations to human
brotherhood. If the Scheme which I set forth in these and the
following pages is not applicable to the Thief, the Harlot,
the Drunkard, and the Sluggard, it may as well be dismissed without
ceremony. As Christ came to call not the saints but sinners to
repentance, so the New Message of Temporal Salvation, of salvation from
pinching poverty, from rags and misery, must be offered to all.
In Darkest England and The Way Out |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde: much notice . . . as far as any improvement in his ailment goes. I
should be much obliged if you would ask Mr. Bunbury, from me, to be
kind enough not to have a relapse on Saturday, for I rely on you to
arrange my music for me. It is my last reception, and one wants
something that will encourage conversation, particularly at the end
of the season when every one has practically said whatever they had
to say, which, in most cases, was probably not much.
ALGERNON. I'll speak to Bunbury, Aunt Augusta, if he is still
conscious, and I think I can promise you he'll be all right by
Saturday. Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if
one plays good music, people don't listen, and if one plays bad
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Koran: right-forgiveness and a mighty hire.
THE CHAPTER OF THE INNER CHAMBERS
(XLIX. Medinah.)
IN the name of the merciful and compassionate God.
O ye who believe! do not anticipate God and His Apostle, but fear
God; verily, God both hears and knows.
O ye who believe! raise not your voices above the voice of the
prophet, and do not speak loud to him as ye speak loud to one another,
lest your works become vain, while ye do not perceive.
Verily, those who lower their voice before the Apostle of God,
they are those whose hearts God has proved for piety, for them is
The Koran |
