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book which I will shortly take from my hand, you know, will be called: "A New Philosophy of Education." The other two will be on the same plan, "A New Philosophy of Work," and "A New Philosophy of Marriage." These three may well be called the "Three Great Movements of the World And so I give you this letter, as the beginning of my career of service to the race. And when I have ended, I will take up my Bible and I will tell you the whole story of my life.This was said while the audience was deeply stirred. To the woman who had the courage to make known to the world the facts of which she had been a witness, the story is of more than historical interest. In this story are found a number of points which in themselves give the foundation for her life. She was a great sufferer, for she was deprived of all her possessions, a portion of her property and all her rights. For three years she was without a home. The man was a thief, a robber, a monster, and a thief again. When she had lived in peace and security, he took all her earnings and robbed her at every turn. When he left her, she became again possessed of all she had owned. But to the woman who had brought this story before the world, this fact was not of consequence. For her the question was not, where had she come from, but where was she going? Her mission was to give the world a new philosophy of living and dying, and of this philosophy of life she had just begun to teach the first lesson. But as this has come to me, I will give it to you, for you will know the whole story from the beginning This woman came to you in poverty and she asked you to be her patron. When you asked her to tell her story, she did not know of her own history and so she told you of others. How little did you know her until you heard the whole story from her lips. But what a lesson to you of how you should treat those who come to you asking to be your patrons. A man with a dollar does not ask a beggar to become his patron. Yet you did not hesitate a moment to take her from a condition of beggary to a state of comparative wealth. You did not know her before, but she is of more importance to you than all the philosophers who ever wrote. And you know, when she finished her story she said: "Well, now you know who I am. To her, your story of generosity and love is a true history. With the history of Jesus, that of Abraham and Sarah, and Moses, and Samson, and David, and Job, and Moses, and Jesus and you and I, as recorded in the Bible, the history of the life of this woman is the true story. She is an example of how to live a true life. And now when she finishes her story, I will tell you the story of my life. I will not tell you of myself until I have told you of the world. An for you to know all of me, as you do in this first chapter of the Bible, you must know the whole story of the world. There was once

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