JUSTICE

December 13th, 1916

I am here, Samuel.

    No, I have not written for a long time.  Although, I have been with you quite often and seen the other spirits write,  heard the conversation of yourself and friends on many occasions, as you discussed the Truth of things spiritual and commented on the messages that you received on the sermons of the preachers, who attempted to explain what they called, the Bible truths.

    Tonight I desire to say a few words on the subject: "What causes the souls of humans, the unrest that now exists in the mortal world?"

    This is a subject, I know, that of late has been widely discussed.  Many causes given and tried to be explained, as the basis for such conditions of humans, individually and as comprising nations.  I realize that it is a large and comprehensive question.  To discuss it in all its features, would require much more time than we have to devote to it tonight.  Hence I will call attention to only a few of these causes.

    In the first place, human is so created, or rather they have brought themselves into such a condition, that self love, or selfishness, I mean the purely human selfishness, not that of the higher and proper kind, has become the mainspring, or active principle, of all their motives for doing, or not doing a thing, or things.  In so acting, the rights of others are considered only in a secondary, or subordinate sense.

    If the recognition of these rights, does not involve any sacrifice, of what they consider is for their own advantage, then these rights may be recognized, admitted and permitted to be carried into actual enjoyment.  But if there be any conflict between their conception of what they are entitled to and the actual rights of their brother, or friend, or stranger, they will see only the justice of their own rights.  Their consequent action will be based on that conception and having this motive of selfishness predominant and controlling in their actions.  It seldom occurs that the rights of these others are fairly recognized.  Consequently, there arises injustice and harm.  The desire of conferring those things, which would naturally arise from the conception of the rights of these brothers or sisters is ignored.

Your brother in Christ, Samuel

January 21st, 1916

I am here, Prof. Salyards:

    I am here.  I have waited a long time for you to give me the opportunity to write, and now I fear it is too late to write as I desired to do.

    I was not with you, and of course do not know why you did not come earlier, but I suppose you had some good reason for not doing so, and hence I make no complaint at the delay.

    Well, do you think that we had better try to write tonight!  Under that condition I will try to give you my ideas on a certain topic which I have had under consideration for some time, intending to give you the results at the first opportunity.  I hope that I may be able to do so, in an intelligent manner.  I desire to write you about the importance of learning that Law is the unchangeable factor in determining the status of humans on earth and spirits in this life.  When I speak of Law, I mean the Law established by God at the time of the Creation of Human.  Which ever since that time has been in continuous unchangeable existence, operating upon the same condition of facts, at all times, in the same way and producing the same results.

    I have been in the spirit world now for some years.  From having given considerable of my time to the study of these Laws, their influences and dominating effect upon humankind in their relationship to one another, and to God. My investigation has resulted in the discovery of many important Truths which humans should know and attempt to apply the benefits of to themselves, and to their relation to one another as members of society.

    First, let me say that in compliance with these Laws humans should observe the rights and duties which all humans possess and are under obligation to perform to one another, and to try with all their best efforts to understand.

    There are many of these Laws operating upon these rights and duties of humans.  To know them, humans are obliged to study first the rights of others, and then the rights of themselves.  In applying these Laws the rights of the former are of no greater importance than the rights of the latter.  For these rights are correlative.  An understanding of these rights is necessary in order for humans to understand the relative duties resting upon them.

    I feel that this subject is one, that is in its nature very dry, yet it is of no less importance to the well being of human than are many Truths of much seeming greater importance.

These Laws are, I know, to a very large extent, not comprehended by humans.  Nor are these rights that I speak of.  Yet, if humans will only attempt to get into the right attunement with the Father, they can understand the Laws, the rights and duties without much fear of making mistakes in their comprehensions.  I will not tonight go into great detail because it would require too long a writing.  I merely write in this general way as a preliminary to what I desire to write hereafter on the subject indicated.

    So if I stop now and wait until I have more time for entering into the spirit and heart of my theme you will not be disappointed.

So if you will excuse me I will stop now.

Your old friend and teacher, Joseph H. Salyards.