⇉ Handshift:Calvin A. FryeMarch 27 1899

My favorite philosopher Josh BillingsEditorial Note: Josh Billings, 1818-1885, was the pen name of Henry Wheeler Shaw. He was a humorist who gained widespread popularity after the American Civil War. Billings was known for his down-to-earth philosophical insights delivered through lectures, books, and newspaper articles. He embodied the persona of a folksy, small-town philosopher, employing the comedic style of using unconventional grammar, intentional misspellings, and absurd reasoning. He is best remembered for his quirky, rustic maxims and amusing commentary on daily life. says "It won't do to have the harmlessness of a dove till you git the wisdom of the sarpent"Matt 10:16 ¶Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. . In my experience the innocence that thinketh no evilI Cor 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; not having the wisdom that SolomonEditorial Note: King Solomon of Israel has been credited with writing much of the book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), although parts are considered to be the work of other authors. demands the of the wise man that to "foresee the evil and hid himself"Prov 22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. Prov 27:12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. is but the prey & victim of evil[*]Editorial Note: Circled punctuation.. This innocence is self decievedCorrected:deceived & despite itself or innocence deceiveth others[*]Editorial Note: Circled punctuation.. It is the blind leading the blindMatt 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. which terminates in both landing in the ditch[*]Editorial Note: Circled punctuation.. The wit of subtlety is more forecasting than innocen [?] Unclear or illegible ce without wisdom & I find it is less difficult to encounter to avoid & the snare &of the fowlerPs 91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. . (1) Because the good naturally love innoc [?] Unclear or illegible ence they trust it they never watch & guard their thought against it hence they are overtaken by the Adam fallGen 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Gen 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. Gen 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: Gen 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Gen 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Gen 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. Gen 3:8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. Gen 3:9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? Gen 3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. Gen 3:11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? Gen 3:12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. Gen 3:13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen 3:14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Gen 3:16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. Gen 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Gen 3:18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; Gen 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Gen 3:20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Gen 3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them. Gen 3:22 ¶And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Gen 3:23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. Gen 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. & its never a fall upward (2) Because it whines so & cries like a whipped spanelCorrected:spaniel over the lash of wisdom th [?] Unclear or illegible at one stops hurling the healthy beats that separates the tares from the wheatMatt 13:24 ¶Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: Matt 13:25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. Matt 13:26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. Matt 13:27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? Matt 13:28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? Matt 13:29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Matt 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. & gives to innocence wisdom (3) Because it is a mask worn unconsciously not a wolf in sheep's clothingMatt 7:15 ¶Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. but a pillar entwined with verdure & blossoms that is hollow lacks strength & falls under the slightest pressure

[*]Editorial Note: Paragraph mark.Solomon's counsel "G [?] Unclear or illegible et wisdom &c get understg"Prov 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. [see quote] is certainly more dignfiedCorrected:dignified but is not truer than Billings philosophy for both are true & the truest of the true is divine Wisdom not human but including in its wisdom power understanding & demonstration[*]Editorial Note: Circled punctuation.. These also possessing all the qualities of the harmless dove & the soaring eagle [?] Unclear or illegible divested of limitations of material environments of sparkling wit that comes of wine or lack of wisdom & the weakness of the unwinged bird[*]Editorial Note: Circled punctuation..

Wisdom is inseparable from the demonstration of healing the sick destroying sin raising the human consciousness from its sensual interment Jesus said "Go ye into all the world preach [?] Unclear or illegible  the gospel &c"Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. therefore "be ye wise as serpents & harmless as doves"[*]Editorial Note: Circled punctuation.. In this sentence the "therefore" st [?] Unclear or illegible ands for a need expressed which not being met disqualifies the student for his discipleship[*]Editorial Note: Circled punctuation..

After writing this [?] Unclear or illegible I opened my Bible & looked upon this verse "And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done [?] Unclear or illegible wisely; for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light"Luke 16:8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. Luke 16; 8.

⇉ Handshift:Calvin A. FryeDictated to me by Mrs. Eddy.

Calvin A. Frye.

Aug.Expanded:August 26. 1915.