138 TheSpiritual Life.
must never hesitate to preach to them their
essential Divinity,andthatintheheartofthem
theyarerighteous and notfoul. Foritisjust
inproportion aswedo that,that therewillbe
within them the faint stirrings of thespirit,so
overlaidthattheyarenotconsciousofitintheir
ordinarylife; and if there is one dutyof the
preacherof religionmore vital than another,it
isthat allwhohearhimshallfeelwithinthem-
selvesthestirringoftheDivine.
LookingthusateverymanasDivineatheart,
we begin to ask: If that be the meaning of
spiritand spiritual life,whatisthe methodfor
itsunfolding? Thefirst stepisthatwhichhas
justbeen mentioned,togetpeopletobelievein
it,tothrowasideall that has been said about
theheartof manbeing"desperatelywicked;
"
tothrowasideallthatissaidaboutoriginalsin.
Thereisnooriginalsinsaveignorance,andinto
that we are all born,andwe have slowly to
grow out of it by experience,which gives us
wisdom. That is the starting point, as the
conscioussenseofunityisthecrown. Andthe
methodofspirituallifeisthatwhichenablesthe
lifetoshowitself forth inrealityasiteverisin
essence. TheinnerDivinityofman,thatisthe
inspiring thought which we want to spread
through all the Churches of the West, which
