Works on phrenology, physiology, and kindred subjects / by O.S. Fowler.

  • Orson S. Fowler
Date:
[1877?]
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Credit: Works on phrenology, physiology, and kindred subjects / by O.S. Fowler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    from suffering humanity ; refuses to bestow a charity, and contending with you for casting in your mite? His Selfishness reverses your be- nevolence against him, and this not only utterly precludes congeniality in other respects, but even engenders that displeasure which is the very opposite of love. But if you see in your companion that same gushing fountain of humanity which overflows your own heart, how does this common feeling, this *congeniality swell the love and estimation of eacli for the other, and endear both to each other 1 If thoughts of God, eternity, and things sacred, be uppermost in your own mind, you can no more commingle your joys, sorrows, affec- tions and feelings with one who trifles with these things, than you can assimilate oil and water, to say nothing of the painful apprehension often entertained by such that death may seperate them for ever, h01- can vour irreligious companion esteem or love one whom he ie^ar s deluded or fanatical. Not only will their be a want of con6eJ1“ ^ views and feelings in a most important point, but your ^versed relig feelings will reverse your other faculties against him, and Ins Combative nesS reversed against you on account of those religious feelings winch you regard as melt sacked, and this will be liable to reverse his love and to root out the last vestige of atlection between you But if you both love to worship God together, to pray with eaA an? ™utu allv offer thanks to the Giver of ‘ every good and perfect gift, > can walk arm in arm to the sanctuary, sweetly conversing, as you go and come upon heaven and heavenly things ; if you can mutually and cordially succour each other when tempted, and encourage each other to r eh pious zeal and faith, and good works, this religious union wil unite yougr0^er^Aspects, and enhance your mutual esteem and reciprocal fove Unless Aave seen and felt in vain, and in vain deeply Pon^® conduct of the latter will frequently incur f “ “j be 3e «I hr tovakrthe other : but if ke desire for the good opinion of others be f ^ ™ “;™tr 0 the ss s sss other, seek the gaudy splen I fashionable fooleries of the former will be con^nual1y^11hvK^bDleaged witll tpe intellectuality of the latter, and the latter equally P iove to think and read, and former. But if both be intellectual, if l)otl“^Vand Btudiefr-vJhich especially if both prefer the sain , vvjp not, only be delighted they will do if their organs are similar they conversation and to hold intellectual intercourse with eiohoth^ZZTement of reading, but will lie able toand continu- each other ; criticise each other s idea■ {]P ob- t of desire and ^SX masterly manner in which she eon,
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