Suppose one loses his body.
Then there is no force whereby earth can hold its child any longer to
its breast. It flies on at terrific speed, dwindling to a speck in
unknown distances, and leaving the man amid infinitudes alone. But
there are other attractions. There was One uplifted on a cross to draw
all men unto him. Love has finer attraction for souls than gravitation
has for bodies.
Then all his being thrills with Joy. And past
The comets' sweep, the choral stars above,
With multiplying raptures drawn more swift
He flies into the very heart of love.
It is hoped that the object of this writing is accomplished--to widen
our view of the great principle of continuity in the universe. It is
not sought to dwarf the earth, but to fit it rightly into its place as
a part of a great whole. It is better for a state to be a part of a
glorious union than to be independent; better for a man to belong to
the entirety of creation than to be Robinson Crusoe on his island. We
belong to more than this earth. It is not of the greatest importance
whether we lose it or it lose itself. We look for a "new heavens and a
new earth." We are, or should be, used to their forces, and at home
among their personalities. This universe is a unity. It is not made
up of separate, catastrophic movements, but it all flows on like the
sweetly blended notes of a psalm.
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