Reverend Hornaday meets Ernest Holmes"Of course, I did go to hear Ernest Holmes. He was small in stature, but large in understanding and wisdom. Speaking of the higher consciousness, Ernest said, ‘There’s a power greater than you, and you can use it.’ Because of my childhood indoctrination in the belief of an anthropomorphic God, I reacted strongly against certain things he said, such as ‘All of us are of God, we are within God. Therefore, today we are speaking about the God in you.’ "He said other things that troubled me. He said within this higher consciousness, I could find supply and help. He said that these things have already been given to us because of the higher consciousness, but we must learn to accept them. "Yet, with all my intellectual arguing, something in me was touched by what he said, and I wanted to know more. My mother-in-law arranged an appointment for me, and I remember that one of the first questions Ernest asked me was, ‘Are you a happy person?’ "I said yes. Dr. Holmes replied, ‘Your face doesn’t show it; I don’t have that feeling about you.’ "I took that the wrong way, and began defending myself: ‘I’m secure. I have a three-story English home. My wife has a Buick convertible and I have a Cadillac. Of course I am happy.’ |
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
7 of 29 |
 |
 |
 |
