A Vision of Truth. The Soul's Awakening | by Adelaide Walther
Having myself found the secret path and spiritual treasures I am more than eager to share these blessings with those still lost in the wilderness, but sadly do I realize, that with all my love outpoured, I can not lead another into the light of true happiness - "If that soul is not willing to go"
| Title | A Vision of Truth. The Soul's Awakening |
| Author | Adelaide Walther |
| Publisher | Grand Rapids |
| Year | 1915 |
| Copyright | 1915, Adelaide Walther |
| Amazon | A Vision of Truth: The Soul's Awakening |
"He who helps me, may be my friend;
He who helps me to help myself, is my friend;
He who helps me to help others, is most my friend."
The Author's Message- Love is what I bring to you, not a love that is here today and gone tomorrow, but - Love from the heart and soul, that will - Lead to a secret path. Look, see and - Follow a light to the Gateway of th...
- A Vision Of Truth. Chapter I
- The air was filled with a delicious scent of June roses. Wafted upon the light summer breeze it penetrated the chamber where Truth Ralston, a maiden, innocent and fair as a snow white dove, sat arraye...
- A Vision Of Truth. Chapter I. Continued
- But may they not be groundless? Would it be wise at this late hour? Oh! Truth - dear heart, come, dry your tears; it may be best after all to go to your lover at once and trust him to allay your fear...
- Chapter II
- Alone before the altar and before the tribunal of his own conscience the soul of Adoni Bourd-alone was passing through a fiery ordeal. His self-accusation was unsparing. An outraged conscience was pas...
- Chapter II. Part 2
- Save me! Save me! she repeated over and over again. Lillian, my poor child, arise. Gently Adoni lifted the crouching figure from the floor. Speak plainly, little one; calm your fears and tell me...
- Chapter II. Part 3
- Lillian, there is but one way of helping you out of your difficulty. Oh, can you - will you? In eager expectancy Lillian leaned forward. People say that you can perform miracles, that------. ...
- Chapter III
- At midnight a heavy rain was falling, fitful flashes of lightning cleft the dark clouds asunder, their lurid glare revealing a ghostly sky line against the sombre curtain of the night. Flickering ligh...
- Chapter III. Part 2
- Scarcely had Truth hung up the receiver when the phone gave a prolonged ring. Clarence, she cried in dismay; the thought of him made her shudder; on and on it rang insistently but Truth made no move...
- Chapter III. Part 3
- Truth sprang to her feet, crying imploringly: Oh, mother, surely you cannot be so cruel to insist upon my returning to that man? She clasped her hands in prayerful desperation. Mother, please, moth...
- Chapter III. Part 4
- The voice of Adoni seemed to permeate her whole being and awakened her soul with impelling intensity, lighting the abyss of darkness into which she had apparently plunged. Moved by a sudden impulse Tr...
- Chapter IV
- It was ten o'clock before Adoni descended to the breakfast room, a late hour for him, who was accustomed to rising with the dawn. The manifold duties of a large parish made it necessary for him to be ...
- Chapter IV. Part 2
- In proportion, as Frances' popularity increased among the men, it declined among the women, of whose opinion she was arrogantly indifferent, and delighted in nothing save the numerous conquests upon o...
- Chapter IV. Part 3
- You mean the illegitimate offspring of that impudent girl? Never, I repeat that I absolutely refuse to have anything to do with this matter. You will please excuse me now for my dressmaker is waiting...
- Chapter IV. Part 4
- Keep that kind of love for them, but - Oh! Don, dear, hold me in your arms and love me as you did in the dear old days gone by. We were happy then. Oh! so happy, happier than I have ever been since, ...
- Chapter V
- Adoni was seated in his study. Upon his desk were heaped the usual pile of mail; letters of all description asking for his assistance, financially, spiritually and physically. Suddenly his face light...
- Chapter V. Part 2
- Father Gebhard moved restlessly upon his chair and cleared his throat. Let us get back to business. You will no doubt agree with me, that the best way to settle this question about Lillian will be, t...
- Chapter V. Part 3
- Father Gebhard listened with a cynical tolerance, then, in a tone of justification, retorted hotly: We dare not invoke God's wrath by changing his immutable laws.'9 The laws of love are unchangeabl...
- Chapter VI
- Truth Ralston Vallero lay restless upon her bed. Her body at last had rebelled against the overstrained nervous tension to which it had been subjected and nature demanded redress for the violation of ...
- Chapter VI. Part 2
- Truth wound her arm affectionately around her little friend, and related in details her sad story. Faith listened intently, then replied with confidence: 'At the portals of every pure woman's soul ...
- Chapter VI. Part 3
- Vallero continued calling at the house daily and sending the rarest flowers with which her room was filled, presenting a garden picture in which Truth became master over her former life - realizing at...
- Chapter VI. Part 4
- Do you feel strong enough to see Clarence? He has requested an interview as soon as you are equal to the task. Yes, mother; I shall be very glad to see him tomorrow. Somehow, declared Truth, I n...
- Chapter VII
- Swiftly the train rushed through the golden, crimson radiance of the departing day. Field and hill, river and woodland, were transfigured by the transcendent glow of the setting sun. From the window o...
- Chapter VII. Part 2
- With bowed head Adoni stood beside his mother's bed and looked silently upon her white features. Was it the austere majesty of death that confronted him? The stillness of that rigid form proclaimed de...
- Chapter VII. Part 3
- Adoni and Martha seemed to sense, that the life cord was still unbroken, and nearly suspended their own breathing, as almost imperceptible whispers again fell upon their straining ears! I will guide...
- Chapter VIII
- The Rev. Adoni Bourdalone rang the door bell at St. Paul's rectory, for the greatly desired interview with his Bishop, who was fortunately at home and not engaged. The Bishop's greeting was courteousl...
- Chapter VIII. Part 2
- Long and earnestly he gazed at him - then his gentle, persuasive voice broke the silence. My son, if you see such crying evils in the church, and I am sorry to admit there are many that need correct...
- Chapter VIII. Part 3
- If you wish to find the Kingdom of God, look no more toward glittering crosses on cathedral domes, but lift the cross of the down-trodden, struggling with poverty. Look upon the careworn faces of mot...
- Chapter VIII. Part 4
- To those who had hope and faith in a future life through any form of religious belief or philosophical reasoning, it has added knowledge, and to all have been opened the gates that materialism and th...
- Chapter IX
- Seated at the breakfast table Mrs. Ralston was deeply interested in the morning paper. Truth was still sipping her coffee and seemed to heartily enjoy their first meal together since the day before he...
- Chapter IX. Part 2
- To convince you, said Truth in a dispassionate tone, that I entertain no fear whatever, I shall ask mother to kindly leave us alone. Mrs. Ralston arose with a sigh of relief and without a word, l...
- Chapter IX. Part 3
- As he passed through the hall, Mrs. Ralston awaited him with her hand upon the door. Vallero stopped beside her, incoherently muttering oath upon oath. That damned Bourdalone is to blame for Truth'...
- Chapter IX. Part 4
- Our paths have become separated. Frances has chosen her life among the pleasures of the world. Mine lies far above the world of things,9 on a plane where Love is the motive power to do that for whic...
- Chapter X
- Adoni Bourdalone had never been an extensive traveler. Until now the delights of travel had been denied him and he intended his journey to bring him the greatest pleasure. He did not take a fast liner...
- Chapter X. Continued
- Alone, under the canopy of Heaven, Adoni gazed in silent wonder, thanking God for the glorious opportunity afforded him on these heights. The sublimity of its splendor far transcended his most exalted...
- Chapter XI
- Clarence Vallero spent the winter aboard his yacht, sailing the southern seas. After his sensational marriage, it was the easiest way to avoid the embarrasing questions of a curious public. His vast w...
- Chapter XI. Continued
- And have I your permission to call for your answer tomorrow? Martha's face flushed. Why, I------think so, she returned hesitatingly as she glanced at his card. She felt a compelling force about ...
- Chapter XII
- But my dear Miss Ralston, protested Mr. Bailey, superintendent of the School for the Blind, when Truth had explained her desire to become one of its instructors, you cannot be aware of the exacting...
- Chapter XII. Continued
- Haven't your ideas undergone something of a revolution, mother? Yes, indeed, they have, but I fancy that a great many people do not employ revolution - but evolutionize their ideas concerning marr...
- Chapter XIII
- Although Adoni Bourdalone had been but a short time at the retreat where the very atmosphere breathed of peace and contentment - of that satisfying sense of righteous living, he already felt the soul-...
- Chapter XIII. Continued
- And we who have caught the vision, remarked Adorn sadly, are ridiculed for striving to help them. Remember, my son, that fools laugh and deride what they can not understand. Though you may put f...
- Chapter XIV
- It was a beautiful, balmy spring morning. The mountain world had burst its icy fetters and come forth radiant and smiling in the full glory of springtide. The air was pungent with the odorous breath ...
- Chapter XIV. Part 2
- Unlike all other idols Adoni had seen, this one was alive. It rolled its protruding eyes in restless approval over the large assemblage crouching at its feet. When it laughed, the multitudes laughed w...
- Chapter XIV. Part 3
- At last he arose, slow and feeble. Mammon was old, centuries old. With uncertain steps he tottered forward and cautiously descended the long flight of marble stairs that led to the huge vaults behind ...
- Chapter XIV. Part 4
- No palatial abodes adorned this city. The houses were modest and tasteful in design, each bearing the impress of individuality, presenting altogether a harmonious and charming whole. Farther down the...
- Chapter XV
- The night had at last arrived for Clarence Vallero's return. At an early hour, Martha beguiled the time at the piano until her aunt departed for the village. After kissing her good-bye she hastily we...
- Chapter XVI
- The morning for Adoni's departure from the Orient had arrived. At an early hour he was seated in the garden with his host, who had been an attentive listener. Your dream, my son, was indeed very won...
- Chapter XVI. Part 2
- The night was singularly like that June evening a year ago, when he had been impelled to go to his mother's bedside in response to Martha's letter, but now he was following the dictations of a voice w...
- Chapter XVI. Part 3
- Adoni looked up from his book and sat for a few moments in deepest thought, then resumed his reading. The whole Universe is open to the searching of your Soul, if Love be the torch to light the way....
- Chapter XVI. Part 4
- As Adoni strove to obey the signal, every nerve in his body seemed paralyzed with fear. On and on the shrouded form beckoned him to come - Adoni's feet moved unsteadily - then - by an overpowering in...
- Chapter XVII
- For three days Adoni remained at the mountain homestead with Martha. During this time brother and sister renewed their old intimate comradeship, sharing confidences and making plans for the future. T...
- Chapter XVII. Part 2
- I should be very sorry to raise her hopes, as I'm positive that my methods would be of no avail in this case. I understand. At any rate I am greatly relieved to have you here, for when the end com...
- Chapter XVII. Part 3
- Gerald turned to Lillian. Can - he - say - papa -? Lillian shook her head. Tears welled into her eyes. It's good of you to come, Lil - I don't deserve it - God knows how sorry I am. He choked - H...
- Chapter XVII. Part 4
- Yes, I know your brother, Frances, replied Adoni soothingly, humoring her vagrant fancy, but he is not dead. He has gone upon a journey to a far country - to escape prison, don't you remember, Fran...
- Chapter XVII. Part 5
- Yes, interjected the mother, and I wish to thank you also. Do not thank me for that which is the duty of every man, to stand by the wronged and friendless; if you have been benefited by my advic...
- Chapter XVIII
- The sun had just risen. In a garden expressing everywhere the language of God, lovers were walking with arms entwined about each other. As they seated themselves near a splashing fountain, the ardent...
- Chapter XVIII. Part 2
- In this Holy City, Love reigns supreme. Love for God, and love for man. Love beats in every human heart for one another. Love the motive power back of all work and achievements; Divine love which buil...
- Chapter XVIII. Part 3
- Happily the party wended their way towards what appeared to be a magnificent park, as they entered they were greeted by sweet strains of music. In the center of this gorgeous garden stood a mammoth bu...
- Chapter XIX
- A TEMPLE OF LOVE - stands supremely - Alone. Densely embedded in banks of flowers, this building of spotless white surpasses all conception of beauty. Its stately grandeur, and impressive individualit...
- Chapter XIX. Continued
- There is abundance of hope in the world, but what we need is more faith. Everybody is hoping for better things; the poor hope to get rich; the sick hope to get well; the sad hope to gain happiness; ...
- Addenda
- In writing and publishing my first book, A Vision of Truth, I do not wish to pose and appear to my readers as an exponent of a high doctrine and philosophy of life without offering an explanation. ...
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