Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to EntoWeiss, Sara
Religion
Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to Ento
Weiss, Sara
Mars (Planet) -- Miscellanea; Spirit writings
To all Entoans this is a memorable day, for it is the anniversary of
the birth of one of the most noted personages of comparatively modern
times, and as it will be observed by all connected with the Galarēs[a:]
you will be afforded the privilege of seeing male and female
representatives of the various races of Ento. The great hall is filling
to repletion with youths, maidens and their relatives and friends, and
professors and teachers are crowding the spacious rostrum. One of the
professors is about to address the quiet, attentive assemblage. You
also will be attentive, while to the best of my ability I shall attempt
to translate into your language, what he may say.
Professor--Children of the Supreme One, through whose will you and
all things have come into existence, it is my privilege and my
pleasure to address you this day upon a theme ever dear to the hearts
of the children of Ento. You are of various races, and your diverse
surroundings have to a degree engendered in your minds a diversity
of ideas, still, I doubt not that all present yield ready obedience
to the will of Andûman[a:], whose laws control all things. Although
our Holy Religion permits a certain freedom of thought and action,
it is of paramount importance that the unformed minds of our youths
and maidens shall be trained to think and act aright. To this end all
instruction should tend, and all examples of right living should serve
as incentives for righteous endeavor.
In the beginning it pleased Andûman[a:] that his children should be
unlearned, beyond what might be necessary for self preservation and
for their happiness, well knowing that knowledge acquired through
laborious and painful experiences would be to them as valued treasures
earned at great cost. Since remotest times these treasures have been
accumulating, until now, we, who are the inheritors of all the past,
are rich, not only in knowledge, but in memories of noble deeds of
great and admirable men and women. On this commemorative occasion I
shall attempt to repeat the story of one whose name ever will be set
above and apart from all other names. It is the story of one whose
deeds ever will call forth the loving homage due to an illustrious
benefactor of Ento's children. It is the story of one of the greatest
men of any time. To him not only do we owe the prosperity of our
beautiful lands, but to Genessano Allis Immo and his most admirable
wife, the Lady Camariss[a:], we also owe our love and gratitude for
the creation of this, the greatest of Ento's institutions. True, ere
even its foundations were laid, they were in the voiceless silence,
but it was through their wise and generous munificence that means were
provided wherewith their two sons, Inidor[a:] and Genessano, might
carry into effect their wishes, thus perpetuating the memory of their
beloved parents and conferring upon the children of Ento an inestimable
benefit.
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