In fact, the number of these
proselytes increased to such an extent, and their intentions were so
earnest and serious, that it finally became necessary to engage a hall,
where we might hold private meetings. It was in this way that there was
finally organized the society for the propagation of the principles of
Natural Law. Little by little the society gained in numerical strength,
until I felt sure that the seed of this grand work had been planted in
human soil for all time to come, and that its fruits would blossom forth
in abundance as time passed by.
But while success appeared to be crowning my humble efforts in this
direction, and the more progress I made in this propaganda, the more
opposed to my methods Arletta became. She grew intensely antagonistic to
my work, and tried in every way to have me discontinue it. She could not
believe that all human beings were born to have equal rights and
privileges in the world. She had been taught from infancy that there
must always be a master and a servant, and that the Deity was
responsible for the position held between them. She believed, as most
good Christians do, that it is the Creator's will that some people are
born in wealth and luxury, while others are born and bred in poverty and
squalor. She repeatedly endeavored to persuade me to desist in the work
I had undertaken and re-enter the Church as a good Christian member. My
efforts to convert her as a believer in Natural Law were futile, and a
great gulf seemed to be springing up and separating us from one another.
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