"Your Head is No Common One, Young Man"

One of the subjects, left for the end of the examination, was metaphysics. Troward was quite unprepared for this, having had no time for research and no knowledge of what books to read on the subject, so he meditated upon it in the early hours of the morning, and tilled in the paper with his own speculations. The examiner, on reading it, was amazed, and asked "What text-book did you use for this paper?" "I had no test-book sir." Troward answered. "I wrote it out of my head... "Well, then, young man," was the examiner's comment, "your head is no common one, and if I am not mistaken, we shall hear from you again." During Troward's career in India his official work kept him very busy. His recreation was often spent with canvas, paints and brushes. He was an artist of no mean ability, especially in marine subjects, and had won several prizes at art exhibits in England. He loved to study the tomes of sacred Indian lore, or the scriptures of the Hebrews and of other ancient peoples. While studying these profound subjects, there was unfolded to him, as in a vision, a system of philosophy which carried with it not only peace of mind, but also physical results in health and happiness. When relieved of his burdensome official duties in the Indian Court, he returned to England, where a manuscript of some hundred folios slowly came into existence. At that time he had no knowledge of Mental Science Christian Science, New Thought, or any of the "isms" of modern thought. His views were the result of solitary medication and a deep study of the scriptures. The first edition of the now famous "Edinburgh Lectures" was published in 1904. It was received with the almost unanimous opinion that its value could not be overestimated, as was true of his subsequent volumes. "Bible Mystery and Bible Meaning" proved especially attractive to churchmen. His books, by sheer worth, have found their way almost all over the world. In the United States alone, more than 50,011) copies have been sold. Perhaps no one was more astonished at their warm reception that their simple-hearted, fun-loving author.