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her whom�察�as in a parable�察�I have called Lady Why�拭�



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     ;The   Lord   possessed   me   in   the   beginning   of   His   way�察  �before   His 

works of old。 

     ;I was set up from everlasting�察�from the beginning�察�or ever the earth 

was。 

     ;When there were no depths�察�I was brought forth�察�when there were no 

fountains abounding with water。 

     ;Before   the   mountains   were   settled�察  �before   the   hills   was   I   brought 

forth�此�

     ;While as yet He had not made the earth�察�nor the fields�察�nor the highest 

part of the dust of the world。 

     ;When He prepared the heavens�察�I was there�此             �when He set a compass 

upon the face of the depth�此�

     ;When He established the clouds above�此              �when He strengthened the 

fountains of the deep�此�

     ;When He gave to the sea His decree�察�that the waters should not pass 

His commandment�此          �when He appointed the foundations of the earth�此�

     ;Then I was by Him�察�as one brought up with Him�此                  �and I was daily 

His delight�察�rejoicing always before Him�此�

     ;Rejoicing   in   the   habitable   part   of   His   earth�察  �and   my   delights   were 

with the sons of men。 

     ;Now therefore hearken unto me�察�O ye children�此              �for blessed are they 

that keep my ways。; 

     That we can say�察�for it has been said for us already。            But beyond that 

we can say�察�and need say�察�very little。           We were not there�察�as we read in 

the Book of Job�察�when God laid the foundations of the earth。                  ;We see�察─�

says St。 Paul�察 �as in a glass darkly�察�and only know in part。;               ;For who�察─�

he   asks   again�察  �has   known   the   mind   of   the   Lord�察  �or   who   hath been   His 

counsellor�拭 � 。 。 For of Him�察�and through Him�察�and to Him�察�are all things�此�

to   whom  be   glory  for   ever   and   ever。  Amen。;      Therefore   we   must   not 

rashly say�察�this or that is Why a thing has happened�察�nor invent what are 

called ;final causes�察─�which are not Lady Why herself�察�but only our little 

notions of what Lady Why has done�察�or rather what we should have done 

if we had been in her place。          It is not�察�indeed�察�by thinking that we shall 

find out anything about Lady Why。             She speaks not to our eyes or to our 



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brains�察 �like  Madam  How�察  �but   to   that   inner  part of us   which   we  call   our 

hearts and spirits�察�and which will endure when eyes and brain are turned 

again   to   dust。   If   your   heart   be   pure   and   sober�察  �gentle   and   truthful�察  �then 

Lady     Why     speaks     to  you   without     words�察   �and    tells  you   things    which 

Madam How and all her pupils�察�the men of science�察�can never tell。                        When 

you lie�察�it may be�察�on a painful sick´bed�察�but with your mother's hand in 

yours�察  �when   you   sit   by   her�察  �looking   up   into   her   loving   eyes�察  �when   you 

gaze out towards the setting sun�察�and fancy golden capes and islands in the 

clouds�察�and seas and lakes in the blue sky�察�and the infinite rest and peace 

of the far west sends rest and peace into your young heart�察�till you sit silent 

and   happy�察  �you   know   not   why�察  �when   sweet   music   fills   your   heart   with 

noble   and   tender   instincts   which   need   no   thoughts   or   words�察  �ay�察  �even 

when you watch the raging thunderstorm�察�and feel it to be�察�in spite of its 

great   awfulness�察  �so   beautiful   that   you   cannot   turn   your   eyes   away�此        �at 

such   times   as   these   Lady   Why   is   speaking   to   your   soul   of   souls�察  �and 

saying�察   �My   child�察     �this   world    is  a  new    place�察  �and   strange�察   �and   often 

terrible�此    �but    be  not   afraid。    All    will   come     right  at   last。  Rest     will 

conquer       Restlessness�察     �Faith    will   conquer      Fear�察  �Order     will   conquer 

Disorder�察      �Health    will    conquer     Sickness�察     �Joy   will    conquer     Sorrow�察�

Pleasure will conquer Pain�察�Life will conquer Death�察�Right will conquer 

Wrong。       All will be well at last。        Keep your soul and body pure�察�humble�察�

busy�察�piousin one word�察�be good�此             �and ere you die�察�or after you die�察�you 

may have some glimpse of Me�察�the Everlasting Why�此                        �and hear with the 

ears�察  �not   of   your   body   but   of   your   spirit�察  �men   and   all   rational   beings�察�

plants and animals�察�ay�察�the very stones beneath your feet�察�the clouds above 

your     head�察  �the   planets    and    the  suns    away     in  farthest   space�察   �singing 

eternally�察�

     ;'Thou art worthy�察�O Lord�察�to receive glory and honour and power�察�for 

Thou   hast   created   all   things�察  �and   for   Thy   pleasure   they   are   and   were 

created。;' 



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                              CHAPTER II 



                                 EARTHQUAKES 



     So�拭   �You have been looking at that beautiful drawing of the ruin of 

Arica in the Illustrated London News�此          �and it has puzzled you and made 

you   sad。   You   want   to   know  why  God   killed   all   those   peoplemothers 

among them�察�too�察�and little children�拭�

    Alas�察�my dear child� �who am I that I should answer you that�拭�

    Have you done wrong in asking me�拭              �No�察�my dear child�察�no。        You 

have asked me because you are a human being and a child of God�察�and not 

merely a cleverer sort of animal�察�an ape who can read and write and cast 

accounts。     Therefore it is that you cannot be content�察�and ought not to be 

content�察�with asking how things happen�察�but must go on to ask why。                You 

cannot be content with knowing the causes of things�察�and if you knew all 

the natural science that ever was or ever will be known to men�察�that would 

not satisfy you�察�for it would only tell you the CAUSES of things�察�while 

your souls want to know the REASONS of things besides�察�and though I 

may not be able to tell you the reasons of things�察�or show you aught but a 

tiny glimpse here and there of that which I called the other day the glory 

of   Lady   Why�察  �yet   I   believe   that   somehow�察  �somewhen�察  �somewhere�察  �you 

will   learn   something   of   the   reason   of   things。 For   that   thirst   to   know 

WHY   was   put   into   the   hearts   of   little   children   by   God   Himself�察  �and   I 

believe   that   God   would   never   have given   them  that   thirst   if   He   had   not 

meant to satisfy it。 

    Thereyou do not understand me。           I trust that you will understand me 

some day。      Meanwhile�察�I thinkI only say I THINKyou know I told you 

how humble we must be whenever we speak of Lady Whythat we may 

guess at something like a good reason for the terrible earthquakes in South 

America。      I do not wish to be hard upon poor people in great affliction�此�

but I cannot help thinking that they have been doing for hundreds of years 

past   something   very   like   what   the   Bible   calls   ;tempting   God;staking 

their property and their lives upon the chances of no earthquakes coming�察�

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They have fulfilled ��and little thought I that it would be fulfilled so soon�� 

the parable that I told you once�察�of the nation of the Do´ as´you´likes�察�who 

lived careless and happy at the foot of the burning mountain�察�and would 

not be warned by the smoke that came out of the top�察�or by the slag and 

cinders which lay all about them�察�till the mountain blew up�察�and destroyed 

them miserably。 

     Then I think that they ought to have expected an earthquake。 

     Wellit is not for us to judge any one�察�especially if they live in a part 

of the world in which we have not been ourselves。                  But I think that we 

know�察  �and   that   they   ought   to   have   known�察  �enough   about   earthquakes   to 

have been more prudent than they have been for many a year。                       At least 

we will hope that�察�though they would not learn their lesson till this year�察�

they will learn it now�察�and will listen to the message which I think Madam 

How has brought them�察�spoken in a voice of thunder�察�and written in letters 

of flame。 

     And what is that�拭�

     My dear child�察�if the landlord of our house was in the habit of pulling 

the    roof   down     upon    our   heads�察   �and   putting    gunpowder       under    the 

foundations   to   blow   us   up�察  �do   you   not   think   we   should   know   what   he 

meant�察�even though he never spoke a word�拭               �He would be very wrong in 

behaving so�察�of course�此        �but one thing would be certain��that he did not 

intend us to live in his house any longer if he could help it�察�and was giving 

us�察�in a very rough fashion�察�notice to quit。             And so it seems to me that 

these   poor   Spanish   Americans   have   received   from   the   Landlord   of   all 

landlords�察  �who   can   do   no   wrong�察  �such   a   notice   to   quit   as   perhaps   no 

people ever had before�察�which says to them in unmistakable words�察 �You 

must   leave   this   country�此   �or   perish。;   And   I   believe   that   that   message�察�

like all Lady Why's messages�察�is at heart a merciful and loving one�察�that if 

these   Spaniards   would   leave   the   western   coast   of   Peru�察  �and   cross   the 

Andes   into   the   green   forests   of   the   eastern  

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