Intimate recollections of Joseph Jefferson . areful, however, not to offendothers with his religious views. He believedthat the highest altruism was respect for theconvictions of others, especially if these con-victions were consistent with well-orderedlives. It was while on a visit made to Mr. Jeffersonat his home at Palm Beach, that the writercame to understand him better than ever the opportunity of many private talks,she could study more closely his relations withhis fellow-man, and his recognition of brother-hood. He was much interested at this time in thestudy of menti-cult
Intimate recollections of Joseph Jefferson . areful, however, not to offendothers with his religious views. He believedthat the highest altruism was respect for theconvictions of others, especially if these con-victions were consistent with well-orderedlives. It was while on a visit made to Mr. Jeffersonat his home at Palm Beach, that the writercame to understand him better than ever the opportunity of many private talks,she could study more closely his relations withhis fellow-man, and his recognition of brother-hood. He was much interested at this time in thestudy of menti-culture, some books on this sub-ject having been sent to him by their author. knew that the writer had been savedby the power of divine Mind from a law ofheredity, and although he never questioned herin regard to it, no one can witness a thing of thatkind without being obliged to think, and he wasthinking, although pride of intellect forbadequestioning. He would frequently appear withone of these books on menti-culture in his hand,. JOSEPH JEFFERSON 325 saying: I want you to hear this, reading asentence or paragraph from the book. Thatwhich seemed to impress him most was Fearand worry are bad habits of the ! he would exclaim in a voice whichchallenged while it appealed, isnt thatgood? The reply was that if he could proveit, it certainly was very good. It is proof that we want; theories lackdemonstration, as a rule. Referring to a con-versation which they had been having on thissubject of proof a few days before, the writersaid to her father-in-law, Wouldnt you liketo know the way by which the thinkers of to-day are beginning to learn the solution of thesegreat problems—learning to answer by actualdemonstration the question, What is Truth? He only shook his head sadly. No, mydear, he replied. No, that has always beenmy trouble—no one could ever tell me anything—I always knew it all; besides, Im too oldnow; I am settled in my beliefs, and I dontwant to be
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