Thetemperofthetranquil-mindednessdiffers，ofcourse，accordingasthepersonisofaconstitutionallysombreorofaconstitutionallycheerfulcastofmind。Inthesombreitpartakesmoreofresignationandsubmission；inthecheerfulitisajoyousconsent。Asanexampleoftheformertemper，IquotepartofaletterfromProfessorLagneau，aveneratedteacherofphilosophywholatelydied，agreatinvalid，atParis：——
　　“Mylife，forthesuccessofwhichyousendgoodwishes，willbewhatitisabletobe。Iasknothingfromit，Iexpectnothingfromit。ForlongyearsnowIexist，think，andact，andamworthwhatIamworth，onlythroughthedespairwhichismysolestrengthandmysolefoundation。Mayitpreserveforme，evenintheselasttrialstowhichIamcoming，thecouragetodowithoutthedesireofdeliverance。IasknothingmorefromtheSourcewhenceallstrengthcometh，andifthatisgranted，yourwisheswillhavebeenaccomplished。”[169]
　　[169]Bulletindel’Unionpourl’ActionMorale，September，1894。
　　Thereissomethingpatheticandfatalisticaboutthis，butthepowerofsuchatoneasaprotectionagainstoutwardshocksismanifest。PascalisanotherFrenchmanofpessimistic
　　naturaltemperament。Heexpressesstillmoreamplythetemperofself-surrenderingsubmissiveness：——
　　“Deliverme，Lord。”hewritesinhisprayers，“fromthesadnessatmypropersufferingwhichself-lovemightgive，butputintomeasadnesslikeyourown。Letmysufferingsappeaseyourcholer。Makethemanoccasionformyconversionandsalvation。I
　　askyouneitherforhealthnorforsickness，forlifenorfordeath；butthatyoumaydisposeofmyhealthandmysickness，mylifeandmydeath，foryourglory，formysalvation，andfortheuseoftheChurchandofyoursaints，ofwhomIwouldbyyourgracebeone。Youaloneknowwhatisexpedientforme；youarethesovereignmaster；dowithmeaccordingtoyourwill。Givetome，ortakeawayfromme，onlyconformmywilltoyours。Iknowbutonething，Lord，thatitisgoodtofollowyou，andbadtooffendyou。Apartfromthat，Iknownotwhatisgoodorbadinanything。Iknownotwhichismostprofitabletome，healthorsickness，wealthorpoverty，noranythingelseintheworld。
　　Thatdiscernmentisbeyondthepowerofmenorangels，andishiddenamongthesecretsofyourProvidence，whichIadore，butdonotseektofathom。”[170]
　　[170]B。Pascal：PrierespourlesMaladies，Sectionsxiii。，xiv。，abridged。
　　Whenwereachmoreoptimistictemperaments，theresignationgrowslesspassive。ExamplesaresownsobroadcastthroughouthistorythatImightwellpassonwithoutcitation。Asitis，Isnatchatthefirstthatoccurstomymind。MadameGuyon，afrailcreaturephysically，wasyetofahappynativedisposition。Shewentthroughmanyperilswithadmirableserenityofsoul。Afterbeingsenttoprisonforheresy——
　　“Someofmyfriends。”shewrites，“weptbitterlyatthehearingofit，butsuchwasmystateofacquiescenceandresignationthatitfailedtodrawanytearsfromme……Thereappearedtobeinmethen，asIfindittobeinmenow，suchanentirelossofwhatregardsmyself，thatanyofmyowninterestsgavemelittlepainorpleasure；everwantingtowillorwishformyselfonlytheverythingwhichGoddoes。”Inanotherplaceshewrites：
　　“Weallofuscamenearperishinginariverwhichwefounditnecessarytopass。Thecarriagesankinthequicksand。Otherswhowerewithusthrewthemselvesoutinexcessivefright。ButI
　　foundmythoughtssomuchtakenupwithGodthatIhadnodistinctsenseofdanger。Itistruethatthethoughtofbeingdrownedpassedacrossmymind，butitcostnoothersensationorreflectioninmethanthis——thatIfeltquitecontentedandwillingitwereso，ifitweremyheavenlyFather’schoice。”
　　SailingfromNicetoGenoa，astormkeepsherelevendaysatsea。
　　“Astheirritatedwavesdashedroundus。”shewrites，“Icouldnothelpexperiencingacertaindegreeofsatisfactioninmymind。Ipleasedmyselfwiththinkingthatthosemutinousbillows，underthecommandofHimwhodoesallthingsrightly，mightprobablyfurnishmewithawaterygrave。PerhapsIcarriedthepointtoofar，inthepleasurewhichItookinthusseeingmyselfbeatenandbandiedbytheswellingwaters。Thosewhowerewithmetooknoticeofmyintrepidity。”[171]
　　[171]FromThomasC。Upham’sLifeandReligiousOpinionsandExperiencesofMadamedelaMotheGuyon，NewYork，1877，ii。48，i。141，413，abridged。
　　Thecontemptofdangerwhichreligiousenthusiasmproducesmaybeevenmorebuoyantstill。Itakeanexamplefromthatcharmingrecentautobiography，“WithChristatSea。”byFrankBullen。A
　　coupleofdaysafterhewentthroughtheconversiononshipboardofwhichhetheregivesanaccount——
　　“Itwasblowingstiffly。”hewrites，“andwewerecarryingapressofcanvastogetnorthoutofthebadweather。Shortlyafterfourbellswehauleddowntheflying-jib，andIsprangoutastridetheboomtofurlit。Iwassittingastridetheboomwhensuddenlyitgavewaywithme。Thesailslippedthroughmyfingers，andIfellbackwards，hangingheaddownwardsovertheseethingtumultofshiningfoamundertheship’sbows，suspendedbyonefoot。ButIfeltonlyhighexultationinmycertaintyofeternallife。Althoughdeathwasdividedfrommebyahair’sbreadth，andIwasacutelyconsciousofthefact，itgavemenosensationbutjoy。IsupposeIcouldhavehungtherenolongerthanfiveseconds，butinthattimeIlivedawholeageofdelight。Butmybodyasserteditself，andwithadesperategymnasticeffortIregainedtheboom。HowIfurledthesailI
　　don’tknow，butIsangattheutmostpitchofmyvoicepraisestoGodthatwentpealingoutoverthedarkwasteofwaters。”[172]
　　[172]Op。cit。，London，1901，p。230。
　　Theannalsofmartyrdomareofcoursethesignalfieldoftriumphforreligiousimperturbability。Letmeciteasanexamplethestatementofahumblesufferer，persecutedasaHuguenotunderLouisXIV：——
　　“Theyshutallthedoors。”BlancheGamondwrites，“andIsawsixwomen，eachwithabunchofwillowrodsasthickasthehandcouldhold，andayardlong。Hegavemetheorder，’Undressyourself，’whichIdid。Hesaid，’Youareleavingonyourshift；
　　youmusttakeitoff。’Theyhadsolittlepatiencethattheytookitoffthemselves，andIwasnakedfromthewaistup。Theybroughtacordwithwhichtheytiedmetoabeaminthekitchen。
　　Theydrewthecordtightwithalltheirstrengthandaskedme，’Doesithurtyou？’andthentheydischargedtheirfuryuponme，exclaimingastheystruckme，’PraynowtoyourGod。’ItwastheRoulettewomanwhoheldthislanguage。ButatthismomentI
　　receivedthegreatestconsolationthatIcaneverreceiveinmylife，sinceIhadthehonorofbeingwhippedforthenameofChrist，andinadditionofbeingcrownedwithhismercyandhisconsolations。WhycanInotwritedowntheinconceivableinfluences，consolations，andpeacewhichIfeltinteriorly？Tounderstandthemonemusthavepassedbythesametrial；theyweresogreatthatIwasravished，fortherewhereafflictionsaboundgraceisgivensuperabundantly。Invainthewomencried，’Wemustdoubleourblows；shedoesnotfeelthem，forsheneitherspeaksnorcries。’AndhowshouldIhavecried，sinceIwasswooningwithhappinesswithin？”[173]
　　[173]ClaparedeetGoty：DeuxHeroinesdelaFoi，Paris，1880，p。112。
　　Thetransitionfromtenseness，self-responsibility，andworry，toequanimity，receptivity，andpeace，isthemostwonderfulofallthoseshiftingsofinnerequilibrium，thosechangesofthepersonalcentreofenergy，whichIhaveanalyzedsooften；andthechiefwonderofitisthatitsooftencomesabout，notbydoing，butbysimplyrelaxingandthrowingtheburdendown。Thisabandonmentofself-responsibilityseemstobethefundamentalactinspecificallyreligious，asdistinguishedfrommoralpractice。Itantedatestheologiesandisindependentofphilosophies。Mind-cure，theosophy，stoicism，ordinaryneurologicalhygiene，insistonitasemphaticallyasChristianitydoes，anditiscapableofenteringintoclosestmarriagewitheveryspeculativecreed。[174]Christianswhohaveitstronglyliveinwhatiscalled“recollection。”andareneveranxiousaboutthefuture，norworryovertheoutcomeoftheday。
　　OfSaintCatharineofGenoaitissaidthat“shetookcognizanceofthings，onlyastheywerepresentedtoherinsuccession，MOMENTBYMOMENT。”Toherholysoul，“thedivinemomentwasthepresentmoment，……andwhenthepresentmomentwasestimatedinitselfandinitsrelations，andwhenthedutythatwasinvolvedinitwasaccomplished，itwaspermittedtopassawayasifithadneverbeen，andtogivewaytothefactsanddutiesofthemomentwhichcameafter。”[175]Hinduism，mind-cure，andtheosophyalllaygreatemphasisuponthisconcentrationoftheconsciousnessuponthemomentathand。
　　[174]Comparethesethreedifferentstatementsofit：A。P。
　　Call：AsaMatterofCourse，Boston，1894；H。W。Dresser：
　　LivingbytheSpirit，NewYorkandLondon，1900；H。W。Smith：
　　TheChristian’sSecretofaHappyLife，publishedbytheWillardTractRepository，andnowinthousandsofhands。
　　[175]T。C。Upham：LifeofMadameCatharineAdorna，3ded。，NewYork，1864，pp。158，172-74。
　　ThenextreligioussymptomwhichIwillnoteiswhathavecalledPurityofLife。Thesaintlypersonbecomesexceedinglysensitivetoinnerinconsistencyordiscord，andmixtureandconfusiongrowintolerable。Allthemind’sobjectsandoccupationsmustbeorderedwithreferencetothespecialspiritualexcitementwhichisnowitskeynote。Whateverisunspiritualtaintsthepurewaterofthesoulandisrepugnant。Mixedwiththisexaltationofthemoralsensibilitiesthereisalsoanardorofsacrifice，forthebeloveddeity’ssake，ofeverythingunworthyofhim。
　　Sometimesthespiritualardorissosovereignthatpurityisachievedatastroke——wehaveseenexamples。Usuallyitisamoregradualconquest。BillyBray’saccountofhisabandonmentoftobaccoisagoodexampleofthelatterformofachievement。
　　“Ihadbeenasmokeraswellasadrunkard，andIusedtolovemytobaccoasmuchasIlovedmymeat，andIwouldrathergodownintotheminewithoutmydinnerthanwithoutmypipe。Inthedaysofold，theLordspokebythemouthsofhisservants，theprophets；nowhespeakstousbythespiritofhisSon。Ihadnotonlythefeelingpartofreligion，butIcouldhearthesmall，stillvoicewithinspeakingtome。WhenItookthepipetosmoke，itwouldbeappliedwithin，’Itisanidol，alust；
　　worshiptheLordwithcleanlips。’So，Ifeltitwasnotrighttosmoke。TheLordalsosentawomantoconvinceme。Iwasonedayinahouse，andItookoutmypipetolightitatthefire，andMaryHawke——forthatwasthewoman’sname——said，’Doyounotfeelitiswrongtosmoke？’IsaidthatIfeltsomethinginsidetellingmethatitwasanidol，alust，andshesaidthatwastheLord。ThenIsaid，’Now，Imustgiveitup，fortheLordistellingmeofitinside，andthewomanoutside，sothetobaccomustgo，loveitasImay。’ThereandthenItookthetobaccooutofmypocket，andthrewitintothefire，andputthepipeundermyfoot，’ashestoashes，dusttodust。’AndIhavenotsmokedsince。Ifoundithardtobreakoffoldhabits，butI
　　criedtotheLordforhelp，andhegavemestrength，forhehassaid，’Calluponmeinthedayoftrouble，andIwilldeliverthee。’ThedayafterIgaveupsmokingIhadthetoothachesobadthatIdidnotknowwhattodo。Ithoughtthiswasowingtogivingupthepipe，butIsaidIwouldneversmokeagain，ifI
　　losteverytoothinmyhead。Isaid，’Lord，thouhasttoldusMyyokeiseasyandmyburdenislight，’andwhenIsaidthat，allthepainleftme。Sometimesthethoughtofthepipewouldcomebacktomeverystrong；buttheLordstrengthenedmeagainstthehabit，and，blesshisname，Ihavenotsmokedsince。”
　　Bray’sbiographerwritesthatafterhehadgivenupsmoking，hethoughtthathewouldchewalittle，butheconqueredthisdirtyhabit，too。“Ononeoccasion。”Braysaid，“whenataprayer-
　　meetingatHicksMill，IheardtheLordsaytome，’Worshipmewithcleanlips。’So，whenwegotupfromourknees，Itookthequidoutofmymouthand’whipped’en’[threwit]undertheform。
　　But，whenwegotonourkneesagain，Iputanotherquidintomymouth。ThentheLordsaidtomeagain，’Worshipmewithcleanlips。’SoItookthequidoutofmymouth，andwhipped’enundertheformagain，andsaid，’Yes，Lord，Iwill。’FromthattimeI
　　gaveupchewingaswellassmoking，andhavebeenafreeman。”
　　Theasceticformswhichtheimpulseforveracityandpurityoflifemaytakeareoftenpatheticenough。TheearlyQuakers，forexample，hadhardbattlestowageagainsttheworldlinessandinsincerityoftheecclesiasticalChristianityoftheirtime。