Devoted to practical Christianity. A monthly magazine issued the 1st of the month by UNITY SCHOOL OF CHRISTIANITY 917 Tracy, Kansas City, Missouri Charles Fillmore and Myrtle Fillmore, Editors

Entered as second-class matter, July 15, 1891, at the post office at Kansas City, Missouri, under the act of March 3, 1879. Accepted for mailing at special rate of postage, provided for in section 1103, act of October 3, 1917, authorised October 28, 1922.

VoL 68 KANSAS CITY, MO., FEBRUARY, 1928 No. 2

THE PURPOSE OF UNITY SCHOOL NITY School of Christianity was founded in 1889, in Kansas City, Mo. The Unity move­ U ment has spread to every country in the world, but the headquarters are still in Kansas City. Unity School of Christianity is an independent edu­ cational institution. It aims to teach mankind to apply the doctrine of Jesus Christ in all the affairs of life. Its purpose is not to found a new church or sect, but to help and to teach men and women of every church — and also those who have no church affiliations— to use and to prove the eternal Truth taught and used by the Master. The Unity teachings explain the action of mind, the connecting link between God and man. They ex­ plain how the mind affects the body, producing discord or harmony, sickness or health, how it brings man into understanding of divine law, harmony, health, and peace, here and now. W e suggest that you accept what, in our literature, appears to you to be Truth, and that you withhold judgment on the remainder until you understand it better. If you seek the Holy Spirit as your guide into the full­ ness of Truth, you will know for yourself what is of God and what is of the personal man, in all that you read and in all that you hear from others. U N IT Y C IT Y By Vivian Yeiser Laramore I see a city beautiful That faith in God shall build. And m it is the tree of life. By thoughts untiring tilled; And m it is that Spirit voice Which has the ages thrilled.

Its streets are paved with selflessness, Its walls are girt with trust. And those who journey there shall say, “Jehovah, He is just," And those who linger there shall learn The nothingness of lust.

The light of service shall it lift In each upreachmg tower. And prayer shall be its corner stone. And peace shall be its power; And there the grace of unity Shall gladden every hour.

The lame, the halt, the weary one Shall come in woe and pain To And within himself the Christ Who maketh whole again. To lean upon the arms of love. And angels entertain.

I see a city beautiful. White-shining in the sun. And life is there, and joy is there, And work with gladness done; For it is built upon the word Of the all-knowing One. NOTES AND COMMENTS B y C harles F illmore You mention Cardinal Newman, who left the Protestant church. You have of late made other remarks that would lead me to think that you are in sympathy with the Roman church.— Extract from a letter received by Unity School. UR attitude toward the Roman church is unprejudiced. It is not our intention to criticize or to call attention to the shortcom­ ings of any sect. W e are all children of one great Father and we should try to act like members of His family, not quarreling among ourselves like a lot of Lucifers, but praising the good in each, and min­ imizing the evil. Catholics, Protestants, Jews, and members of other sects transact business together without friction. W hy cannot churches do likewise? “One is your teacher, and all ye sue brethren.”

What is the meaning of “ Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return” (Genesis 3 :1 9 )?— Extract from a letter received by Unity School. The foregoing Scripture quotation is true of man in his physical consciousness only. T he thinking entity in man, called the soul, endures after the body is dis­ solved in the dust of the earth, and it will build another dust body, repeating this process again and again until it is quickened by Spirit and experiences the new birth. When the new birth (as demonstrated by Jesus) is completed, the corruptible dust puts on incorruption, and the mortal becomes immortal. Then “death is swal­ lowed up in victory.” John the Baptist represents the natural man; Jesus, the supernatural. John’s baptizing Jesus illustrates a degree of soul unfoldment, in which the intellect per­ ceives certain spiritual truths, but not clearly. Thus it is not the Christ or superman that John cleanses in baptism, but John’s material concept of the superman. The Christ or superman is absolutely perfect spiritually, and we must cleanse our minds of all material limitations about Him. W hen we do this we shall have the con­ sciousness of the Father and we shall know that we are His sons in whom H e is well pleased.

If mind is the all-creative power, why is it not so ex­ plained in the Bible, and why are there not more evidences of it in everyday life.— Extract from a letter received by Unity School. W e hear much in this day about great discoveries. We are told that the discoveries of one man in the electrical field, Thomas Edison, are capitalized at one billion dollars, and that Henry Ford has made a for­ tune of a billion dollars in only 25 years by concen­ trating upon one idea, the production of an inexpensive automobile. Lesser discoveries and the inventions that follow are cited on every hand. The radio has grown overnight from a ridiculed theory to a great industry. A safety razor is piling up millions for the man who persisted in promoting an idea that was the sport of barbers. In considering all these great discoveries, we usually give our attention to the product instead of to the cause. It is understood that they all came from the mind of man, but the greatness of the mind of man and its infinite capacity are not emphasized. W e hold that the greatest discovery of all the ages is that man’s mind has creative power—all-creative power. Metaphysicians do not rest on the claim that thoughts produce things by a process in the realm of things, but they hold that the greatest of all discoveries is that thoughts mold and make things out of the in­ visible ether; in other words, that there is an invisible substance with which the thoughts of men work as the potter works with clay. They say, further, that this invisible substance is very tenuous, but tangible to thought, and responds instantly to every impulse of the mind or soul; that from it all visible things came forth; that in it eternally exist potentially all the ideas that, projected into visibility, form the body of man and the manifest universe; that this invisible ether is the home of the great creative Spirit, which Jesus called Father, God, known by the Hindus as Brahm, by modern scien­ tists as First Cause. Metaphysicians state, also, that the various creations of Elohim mentioned in the first chapter of Genesis were ideas projected into the ether as ideas, not finished creations; that Elohim did not make man at first a finished product, but that the man created “in our image, after our likeness” was the ideal man who was afterward, in the second chapter of Genesis, formed out of the dust of the ground and quick­ ened into life by Jehovah God. This belief is borne out by the statement in verse 5 of the second chapter of Genesis that “no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up . . . and there was not a man to till the ground.” From this point on, the Scriptures symbolically describe the evolution of Adamic man by Jehovah, meaning I AM God. If theologians understood the crea­ tive power of thought, such understanding would give them the key to a harmonious and logical explanation of the mysteries, apparent contradictions, and seeming inconsistencies of the Bible. All differences between fundamentalists and mod­ ernists would be quickly harmonized if the relation be­ tween the first and second chapters of Genesis were understood. Elohim is Spirit and all its creations are spiritual. M an is primarily spiritual, invisible, univer­ sal. This man is Elohim’s only begotten son—man, Jehovah, “the Christ of God.” This man of God is the pattern or type man for all men. Jesus said, "No one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven.*' Jesus called the universal ether the “kingdom of the heavens.” T he ideal or God-man of every man exists in the higher or heavenly realms of every mind. We are all expressing that ideal in personal consciousness, which is typified in Scripture by Adam. In the man of Nazareth. Christ symbolized the spiritual man and Jesus symbolized the Adam man. Jesus was the last word in the evolution of spiritual man through personal or Adamic consciousness. Returning to the creative power of thought, if this power were understood and applied by man it would lift him quickly from material to spiritual consciousness. Good men are subject to the allurements of sensation, the serpent, and they sin, that is, they miss the mark, because they do not understand the many subtleties of the evolutionary law. All the pleasures of life are in­ volved in sensation; when under control of the spiritual man, they bring happiness instead of sorrow. W e give up too easily to our desires and let them master us in­ stead of mastering them. Jesus was tempted by Satan, but he overcame every temptation and in the end com­ manded, “Get thee behind me, Satan.”

What is the basis of your idea that there will be an­ other world war? Cannot Christians combine and avoid such a catastrophe?— Extract from a letter received by Unity School. Nine years ago there was a cessation of hostilities in the Great W ar on the battlefield in France. Since that time there has been no open battle between those who were then belligerents, but the force of arms has been brought to bear to compel fulfillment of the armed peace, and the muffled growl of contending peoples has been heard the world round. What we call peace has been but armed neutrality, and the prophecy of some of our great generals and prominent politicians and statesmen is that another war is imminent. The devastations of that war seem not to have taught the people the necessary lessons. They are getting ready to fight again more ferociously than before. The cost of war, in lives, in money, and in misery, is beyond all computation, yet the leaders of the belligerents tell us that we must prepare to plunge into an even worse maelstrom of devastation. Is not this mental state of the people an evidence of widespread insanity? Would a sane people plunge blindly into an abyss of destruction without seeking a way to avoid it? The verdict of an unbiased onlooker would be, “These people are crazy.” Their condition parallels that of the inmates of a certain asylum for insane persons. The warden was anxiously asked by some visitors whether he was not afraid that his patients would get together and forcibly take possession of the whole place. His answer was, “No danger; the reason why these people are here is that they cannot get together.” The present fearful, antagonistic, erratic condition of the people of the earth indicates mental unbalance. This unbalanced state will continue until a superior power is brought to bear. That higher power is the Christ. There is no escape from the warring thoughts of men except through the influx of the Spirit of Christ in its ministry of love. W e are permitting ourselves to be carried along by successive waves of thought, offensive and protective; if this continues we shall be swamped in another war. Our peace meetings are futile because they lack the power of Spirit. The preparations of those who are handling our material affairs are more far-reaching than are the preparations of those who are handling our spiritual affairs. For example, our navy budget for next year is more than three hundred millions of dollars. Most of this sum is to be used to build ships that will be obsolete within a few years. There is a remedy, and that remedy is Christ. If all those who are preaching the doctrine of Jesus Christ would unite and declare that there shall be no more war, war would soon come to an end. We would never have another war if the religious world would take its stand for the Prince of Peace and would be loyal to Plis doctrine. “Ye have heard that it was said. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you. Resist not him that is evil; but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.” Here is the panacea for all war and sooner or later it must be applied. This civilization shall not utterly fail. The sane people of the earth must and shall rise in their might and declare: “In the name and through the power of Jesus Christ, let peace reign the world round, through the love of God.”

THE MASTER'S TOUCH In the still air the music lies unheard; In the rough marble beauty hides unseen; To make the music and the beauty needs The master’s touch, the sculptor’s chisel keen.

Great Master, touch us with thy skillful hand; Let not the music that is in us die! Great Sculptor, hew and polish us; nor let. Hidden and lost, thy form within us lie!

Spare not the stroke. Do with us as thou wilt. Let there be naught unfinished, broken, marred. Complete thy purpose, that we may become Thy perfect image, thou our God and Lord. — Horaiius Bonar. THE SEEING FAITH By Effie Estelle Baker H E form of faith that can look into the future and visualize the attainment of a definite, specific ambition may well be called the seeing faith. It does not ordinarily spring spontaneously into creative activity, but with most per­ sons must be consciously cultivated. W hen once this seeing faith becomes operative in the life of an indi­ vidual, anything desirable is possible to him. It is easy to see the value of faith on the industrial, commercial, or material side of life. W e find that every advance of humanity has come from this seeing faith. Langley, the Wrights, Curtiss, and all their prede­ cessors saw people flying through the air long before they built their machines. The seeing faith that prompted their tireless efforts drew out, developed, and intensified their mental capacities until their faith-seen visions took form in wood and steel and fabric. The seeing faith of Elias Howe enabled him to give to woman one of her great emancipations, the sewing machine. Except for this seeing faith, J. J. Hill could never have surmounted the difficulties that lay in the way of building a great railroad that should be the life artery of a vast western empire. This seeing faith calls out from the deeps of being forces and powers that we never knew we had. It attunes the system to sustained effort, and it brings into play in exactly the right proportions all the elements of creative force, usually termed executive ability. It was this seeing faith that enabled Lindbergh to equip his machine and adjust its mechanism, to know when all was in readiness, and above all, and back of it all, to prepare himself mentally and physically and spiritually for the supreme ordeal that was to crown his faith. Contrast the crude, cruel life of the savage with the comfortable refinements of civilization and realize that every good thing has come as a direct result of the seeing faith, the faith that looked ahead and saw things that yet were not. Assent to a thing after it has happened is not faith; faith concerns itself only with the things hoped for, the things yet unseen. W ith most mortals the seeing faith is not sponta­ neous, but it can be cultivated by developing the faith that is essentially a part of the makeup of every human being. Every act of the day is prompted by faith. We accept a check on faith; our money itself is an evidence of our faith in the government that issued it. There is in every human soul a faith that looks for deliverance from unwanted conditions—a faith that somewhere, somehow, sometime, suffering or wanting mankind will come into better conditions, will realize the things longed for. It is this indefinable feeling that somehow things will come out right that makes us willing to struggle on in the face of disappointments. This we may call blind faith. The one who in spite of disap­ pointments and discouragements still has faith without any definite idea of how deliverance will come is exer­ cising blind faith— an excellent quality in itself, but a quality that can be made better. In reality it is not a different kind of faith, but only seeing faith in its earliest stages, still undeveloped. Even blind faith brings some good results; it opens ones eyes to opportunity; it enables one to take advan­ tage of circumstances. But the seeing faith does not wait to take advantage of circumstances; it manufactures cir­ cumstances! ‘‘Circumstances! I make circumstances,” exclaimed Napoleon. That is the great point of it all. The seeing faith makes things come. The airplane was impossible without the engine— and it was the automo­ bile that developed the engine. Never mind that things seem sometimes to come indirectly. No matter how they come, the seeing faith sees to it that they do come. While it is easy to see all this in the material and commercial world, we must remember that it is none the less true in our own personal lives, physically, men­ tally, socially, and spiritually. It is equally true, if not so spectacular. Having blind faith that things will work out for the best if we keep on hopefully is far better than sitting down despondently and bewailing our plight, but it is not nearly so good nor so quick­ acting as the seeing faith that visions the specific thing desired. Suppose you live in an undesirable neighborhood, or there are home conditions that are not good. It is not enough that you want to get away from the place. Select the neighborhood you want to live in, or the home condition you want to see developed, and with this seeing faith as your beacon, work toward it. It is far easier to work toward a condition that you want than to work out of a condition that you do not want. The seeing faith that has in mind a definite objective will carry one farther and faster by manufacturing its own circumstances or conditions than blind faith will by de­ pending on taking advantage of circumstances created by somebody else. On the spiritual plane the results of the seeing faith are even more pronounced if one has only the eyes to see spiritually. The peace that passes understanding may become an established fact if one will only see that peace state of mind and persistently refuse to see anything else. T he seeing faith that persistently and consistently sees peace of soul will produce it. Peace is not resignation to the buffeting of chance conditions and circumstances; it is the harmonious blending of conditions and circum­ stances so as to eliminate the buffeting. That is peace, and it is wrought in the here and the now through the agency of intelligent, active, seeing faith. Every spiritual gift to which one may aspire is brought within reach through this same agency. Study the life of Paul. Study his teaching concerning faith. Study his acts with a view to determining his motives. You will find that he saw things before he made them happen. Study the life of any great teacher or preacher who has given direction and impetus to spiritual progress and you will find that he visioned the conditions he wanted to bring about— visioned them through his seeing faith as already existing. Study anew the teachings of Jesus and try to de­ termine the vision of the actual that His seeing faith re­ vealed to Him. W hatever H e visioned for us is possible for us. His own word says so. Read the Sermon on the Mount and fashion your own faith in accordance with it. This seeing faith, applied to every trouble as it pre­ sents itself, will solve the apparent difficulties of the day; it will bring order and peace into the most turbulent situation, and productive activity into the most despond­ ent and discouraged life. There is no necessary or de­ sirable life activity that is not made richly satisfactory by tire exercise of this sort of faith. If one wishes to pass along healing comfort and spiritual instruction to those who need it, there is no better way of doing it than by teaching the development of seeing faith. Most of the present need for sustained and repeated charity work would vanish if the needy were so taught. The seeing faith begets self-help; it puts one on one’s own feet, dependent on one’s own self through reliance on the spirit of Christ within. The best teach­ ing in the Sunday schools is that which cultivates a clear conception of the possibilities open to every individual through desire, and the certainty of accomplishment through consistent and persistent exercise of the seeing faith. A Sunday school teacher who cannot look at her class of boys and girls, and see them earnest, en­ thusiastic Christian men and women in spite of present undevelopment, had better step out and let some one else have the class, or cultivate in herself the necessary sort and amount of faith. No better lesson can parents teach their children than this lesson of self-reliance through the seeing faith. Dis­ appointments are very real to the child, and should never be laughed at or ridiculed as being of no im­ portance. Better far is it to give a kind and under­ standing sympathy, at the same time showing how the seeing faith will prevent a repetition. Sustained regret or chronic bitterness will only invite continued disap­ pointments. Especially is this true of personal dealings. Reproaching a little playmate for any imagined or real offense usually serves to invite another, while “acting as if nothing had happened” will invite the desired treat­ ment. Children can readily be taught this habit if it is persistently practiced by their elders, but hardly other­ wise. Such teaching begun early and persisted in will give one conscious control over one’s life and will greatly lessen the possibility of being that unfortunate and wholly unnecessary sort of weakling, a victim of circum­ stances.

JESUS CHRIST Let us try for the moment to forget the infant Jesus; let us try to see the grandeur of his developed charac­ ter and see how closely he molded his life to the Christ principle— so closely that he was called “The Christ” — so closely that men could see no line of demarcation between “The Christ” and “Jesus.” So closely did he conform his life to the true and real that men for­ got to use the word “the,” . . . and began to say “Jesus Christ;” what difference? “Jesus”—what dif­ ference? Where was the line of demarcation? It was so slender, so invisible, that his early disciples could see no difference between his humanity and divinity itself. Can you?— W . John Mwray; The Cleaner. THE RECOGNITION OF SPIRIT IN OTHERS B y Orin Crooker A C H person’s life is enriched in proportion to the good that he consciously recognizes in the world about him. There is no better or easier way to lay hold of this enrichment than to be lold the Christ in those whom one contacts from day to day. By this means one will recognize a considerable measure of beauty which otherwise would escape one’s attention. Each person’s power of seeing only the good in others is capable of considerable cultivation. The ex­ perience is somewhat similar to that of a student who begins to use a high power microscope. A t first it is natural for him to close tightly the eye that he is not using, in order to focus his undivided attention on what his other eye sees through the instrument. H e comes soon to find, however, that he can leave his unused eye open and see nothing with it! His mind registers only what the other eye consciously endeavors to see through the microscope. In one’s life contacts, it becomes much more of an art to accomplish results similar to this. Still, the mind, no less than the eye, can be trained and schooled to take notice chiefly of desirable qualities in others— less lovable traits being excluded from the mental vision. Spirit in its varied manifestations, such as honesty, purity, earnest­ ness, courage, and so on, may be recognized in another while at the same time one may close one’s mental vision to qualities of another sort. Turner, the great artist, was painting in the open air one afternoon. A woman who knew him well stood near watching his rapid strokes. “Oh, Mr. Turner,’’ she marveled, “I never see half the things in nature that you see, until you make them stand out so plainly in your pictures.” “Ah, madam,” he smiled, “but do you not wish that you could?” A n artist chooses to stress the particular points of beauty that will enhance his picture. On these he lays emphasis, lifting them, so to speak, out of their com­ monplace surroundings in order to bring them more prominently to attention. In this way those who are less gifted than the artist are led to see and appreciate them. A similar use of the power of selection in the realm of Spirit will add much to the richness of life. The average person, as a rule, does not consciously single out the Christ qualities in a fellow being and lift them in all their beauty from their commonplace surroundings. The average mind registers things in quite the same way as a sensitized film or plate does it. Everything that comes within the focal range of the camera lens is re­ corded impartially. Thus it becomes necessary for a camera worker, in order to produce a really artistic pic­ ture, either-to arrange his subject artistically or to work with the aid of lighting effects that will enhance certain color values and soften others. Consciously to see the spiritual qualities in another is to behold the Christ in him. Like the artist, one must recognize these qualities and bring them forth in one’s mental picture to the exclusion of things that may be wholly material, worldly, or possibly carnal. In striv­ ing to see the Christ in another one may, in fact, do as the painter so often does— give little heed to anything save the pure chalice of the lily itself. Selectivity, when applied in the spiritual field, becomes a sort of spiritual insight. In reality it is the exercise of art in a realm of spiritual values. Its methods are idealistic, for idealism in its simplest form is naught else than seeing the good to the exclusion of that which is not good. To train one’s consciousness to a discernment of Spirit one must develop a measure of spiritual selectivity. Certain things must be permitted to register in conscious­ ness; other things must not. A s skill in manipulating a radio increases with experience, so will it be with the increase of one’s power of discernment of spiritual qual­ ities in others. Spirit speaks in its own tongue but per­ sons of every tongue are able, through spiritual recep­ tivity, to tune in on it. Missionaries have been able to attract the love of primitive tribes even before they have found it possible to communicate with them otherwise than through signs. This contact, of course, has come through Spirit. The means is similar whenever one pen­ etrates beneath the outer coverings of life—the “front” behind which most persons buttress themselves. Spiritual insight is the recognition of Spirit by Spirit. “ I [the real self of Spirit] behold the Christ [Spirit] in you.” The recognition of Spirit in others aids in bringing it into more free expression. Benjamin W est, a great artist, points to this in a most touching way. “It was a kiss from my mother,” he declares, “that made me a painter. When I brought to her my first boyish effort she praised it and caressed me. H ad she been less wise she might have said: ‘Foolish child, do not waste your efforts over such daubs.’ ” Fortunate, indeed, is the child who is blessed with a mother who has sufficient insight to recognize the value of fanning, rather than quenching, the expression of Spirit, even though it be but a spark. And wise are the mothers who discern that these first efforts of childhood are manifestations of Spirit seeking expression through hands and eyes as yet unskilled in the mechanics of handling brush or pencil or other tool. “Quench not the Spirit, admonished Saint Paul. O ne’s recognition of the Christ within another, whether child or adult, is a spiritual help that goes far to free that one from the hamperings of his limitations. Appreciation of others is usually in proportion to the extent to which one recognizes the Christ within them. A young woman one day laid aside a work of fiction with the remark that she had found it dull. When asked who the author was she turned idly to its title page and found the book had been written by a friend with whom she had been out of touch for a long time. Surprised— and somewhat startled— she resolved to read the book again. It was three o’clock the fol­ lowing morning before she laid it aside the second time. The consciousness that she knew the author gave her an absorbing interest in that which at first she had found dull. The spirit of one in whom she had had a personal interest now spoke to her from the printed pages. One who sees the Christ in others finds them in no wise strangers. Spirit comes in touch with its own, and it re­ joices in the contact as does one in meeting an old friend. H e misses much who fails to recognize underneath life’s wrappings the shining light of Spirit. It is told that Anton Lang, who for so many years played the part of Jesus in the Passion Play at Oberammergau, provided hospitality at one time in his home for a party of American women. During a pause at dinner, one of the group turned to Mr. Lang. “D o you know,” she said, “ this is the first time in my life that I ever had dinner with Christ.” The remark was made jestingly— even flippantly. The host looked at his guest in utter astonishment. He could not understand how any one could refer lightly to his part in the famous play. “ M adam ,” he replied, “it is to be hoped that it will not be the last.” Every one breaks bread with the Christ daily. A motto hung in many a dining room reads that “Christ is the head of this house— the unseen Guest at every meal.” But not only as a silent guest is Christ a part of every family circle. Christ is there breaking bread in the person of the gladsome, rosy cheeked child learn­ ing to handle his spoon or fork. O r it may be that Christ is there in the person of virile young manhood or sweet young womanhood. Christ faces one across the table in the person of one’s husband, or wife, or some other relative. Not only in the home but everywhere does one find the Christ. It may be in the person of the clerk at the ribbon counter who so patiently helps one to match a bit of sample, or in the courteous individual who pauses at the street corner to direct one on one’s way. The discerning eye may find in any one the Spirit of Christ shining through. “I behold the Christ in you” thus becomes to the advancing student of Truth something more than a mere phrase of mystical import. It suggests an attitude of life— an attitude that makes possible a multitude of blessings where otherwise one might find few or none. It becomes in practice a measure of one’s own spiritual development as well as a measure of the spiritual en­ dowment of others. W hen one learns to look within others in order to come face to face, as it were, with their real selves, he will give less heed to the outer, to dress, mannerisms and other things, on which one so often builds one’s appraisement of another. Rather will one seek directly to recognize the Christ within. One experiences a feeling of deep regret— sometimes it amounts to a sense of keen self-reproof— when one has failed to behold the Christ in others. Two peasants returning to Emmaus from Jerusalem invited a stranger, who had joined them on the road, to share their simple meal. When recognition of the wayfarer’s identity came to them, just as he vanished from their sight, there was deep regret at their failure, through the long hours of companionship on the road, to know that it was Jesus who “went with them.” Keenly they reproved them­ selves for their undiscerning blindness. The flippant woman who broke bread with the Bavarian actor made a jest of having dined with Christ. It is safe to imagine that she since has come to recognize that Anton Lang’s portrayal of the Christ achieved its great effectiveness because it was an expression of some­ thing more than mere histrionic ability. A sense of exaltation, on the contrary, is the out­ come of the spiritual insight through which one person looks into the heart of another and beholds the Christ. Indeed, the blessing that follows such recognition is. in most instances, a double one. The one person is blessed through the increased richness of life which is experi­ enced in proportion as Good is seen in the world about one. The other is blessed through the freer expression of Spirit which is called forth when the Christ within one’s heart is recognized by another.

FRUITAGE A s the heart, so is the life. T he within is cease­ lessly becoming the without. Nothing remains unre­ vealed. That which is hidden is but for a time; it ripens and comes forth at last. Seed, tree, blossom, and fruit is the fourfold order of the universe. From the state of a man’s heart proceed the conditions of his life; his thoughts blossom into deeds, and his deeds bear the fruitage of character and destiny.— James Allen.

LIFE’S GIFT TO US For life, with all it yields of joy and woe. And hope and fear—believe the aged friend— Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love. How love might be, hath been indeed, and is; And that we hold thenceforth to the uttermost Such prize despite the envy of the world. And, having gained truth, keep truth: that is all. — Robert Browning. DO YOU QUOTE “As he thinketh within himself, so is h e ” ? What he thinks within himself and what he openly claims to think do not always coincide. “As he thinketh," you say. Are you willing to apply the law to yourself, and adm it: As I think within myself, so am I. Consider: Think honor, be honor­ able; think dishonor, be dishonorable. It is not otherwise, in either case. Your thinking regulates your social standing in the four hundred of life. Think strength, be strong; think weakness, be weak. World without end, your thinking regulates your grade in the gymnasium of the world. Think supply, be supplied; think lack, be lacking. This, forevermore, is the rule by which your rating is determined in Bradstreets of the universe. T h in k : B e. You never will be shrewd enough to outwit life, never adroit enough to es­ cape from yourself. The hidden turns itself inside out, and so becomes the o u ter. What are you thinking within your­ self?—/. O. 5. TWO WINDOWS B\) Frederic Steinicer S I sat in my easy chair, awaiting a call on the telephone, I looked out through my south window. The house across the way seemed to be set in the casement like a picture in a frame. Many years evidently had passed since the house had been painted. Sun and rain and snow had taken toll of its pristine color scheme, until ‘‘weatherbeaten” was now the only word that would correctly describe its appearance. At each of the upper windows the breeze played with soiled and flimsy curtains. The faded roller shades were streaked with dust, and one was torn and cracked. That the rooms were devoted to sleeping was an easy deduction: The once white footpiece of a bed rose in the center of one window, while the brassy headpiece of another bed was backed against another. Tire eaves needed repair; the waterspouts were rusted; an old, bulging screen door should long ago have been replaced. At a side door stood a half covered garbage can. The lawn was ragged, unkempt, worn to the soil here and there. A desolate picture was that framed by my south window. It was a picture to weary and depress one, and I closed my eyes. W hat would not a little paint, a little care and energy, do to change its shabbiness to attrac­ tiveness, I reflected. Presently I opened my eyes, and glanced out of the east window of my room. I started, to see the scene it framed: a smooth, well groomed lawn; a rustic bower supporting heavy grape vines; a row of majestic poplars separating two yards; a handsome brick bungalow em­ bedded in snuggling shrubbery, and a flower bed glo­ rious with tulips and pansies; a trailing rose vine at the corner of the house; an open window that gave a glimpse of as pretty and bright a kitchen as any one could long to work in. What a difference in the two pictures! And I could see either merely by turning my head from one window to the other. The south window depressed me; the east window inspired me. One provoked thoughts of shiftlessness, of hopelessness, of despondency. The other inspired feelings of joy and of peace, of prosperity and of beauty. 1 oo many of us look out on life through our south window. We do not stop to realize that the way in which we look at a thing determines largely its effect upon us. If we see it through a window of optimism and faith and love it takes on the characteristics of love and faith and optimism. If we look at it through a window of distrust, or of helplessness, or of hatred, it takes on corresponding characteristics, so far as we are concerned. A man made a business deal which turned out un­ fortunately; he lost almost all his possessions, and in addition found himself deeply in debt. He looked at his plight in dark despair. He beheld only an insuper­ able mountain of debts; no longer was he master of his life, but a bondman compelled to do the bidding of those to whom he was indebted. Even his home was lost, and he found himself and his family in poor rented quarters, lacking many of the conveniences that had been theirs in their comfortable home. Debt, degradation, penury, slavery—that was the picture which he beheld as he looked at his present pre­ dicament. And it bowed his head; it soured his per­ sonality; it gradually made him disliked by all with whom he came in contact. One day he met a friend of former years who real­ ized how important it is to see aright, how essential it is to view conditions through the right window. “You were in the way of losing your grip through too great ease,” said the friend. “You were not grow- ing, but groping. Today you are face to face with the necessity of using your energy and developing your re­ sourcefulness, and it will be the making of you. Buck up— you are on the right track! I can see in you a spirit of do-it-now that was entirely lacking a year ago. Also, you were not then in the right line of work; now, in order to make ends meet, you have been obliged to take work that will actually develop your acumen, your initiative, your creative instinct. Schedule your debts and pare them down bit by bit; by reducing them to routine you can forget them and put your mind on con­ structive plans. Every one has his heaven ordained work, and if he neglects to seek and find it during pros­ perity, it is sometimes thrust upon him by so called misfortune. “ Peg along this way, with a smile instead of a frown, and in no time you will have met your obliga­ tions. Vour new home is only a matter of your men­ tally adjusting yourself to divine order. It will be at your hand the moment you are really ready for it. The derelict changed his viewpoint; he began to look out of the east window instead of the south. His plight of desolation and despair gave way to content­ ment and energy. Today he is in better circumstances than he enjoyed before his fall. A mother was troubled over the willfulness— as she called it—of her daughter Irene. She had the opinion that another girl was leading Irene astray. The daugh­ ter neglected studies that her mother considered vital to her future, and seemed to waste precious time in devis­ ing plots for moving picture plays. She would not, or could not, do carefully or thoroughly her few household chores. Surely, here was a problem to justify grief and heartache, the mother thought. But a friend suggested that she look out of the other window. Her daughter’s mind was well equipped for writing. Out of her attempts at play-plotting evolved a ready skill at story writing which gradually brought her considerable income and, eventually fame. Tem­ peramentally she was not adapted to housework, but by cultivating her peculiar talent she was enabled to provide work for two housemaids, while she herself gave worthy ideas to thousands through her writing. Every circumstance, however trivial, that arises in our daily life or work, can be made annoying or amus­ ing, hindering or helpful, stifling or stimulating, accord­ ing to the way in which we size it up— the window through which we look at it. If for example you are in the habit of looking at others’ motives with suspicion, you come gradually to see sinister and unworthy intentions and purposes in any­ thing and everything that others do. By all means change your viewpoint; it is fatal to your own peace of mind. Try looking at the designs and ideals of others through the east window—instead of the south window. See the worthy, or at least the innocent, motives that in­ spire their actions. Nine times out of ten, you will find that such a view is the correct one. As you look one way you become crabbed and sour; as you look the other way you become beloved and happy. Most of our wrong viewpoints are traceable to the habit of taking ourselves too seriously. W e have rights; indeed, we know full well that we have rights. This action, that word, infringes upon such rights. W e take offense, very “justifiable” offense— and without a mo­ ment of delay, at that! Insult surely was premeditated on the part of this friend or that neighbor! As we look upon it, through the south window, so it seems. But let us look this other way, through this other window. Let us realize that, instead of seeking to pique or offend, others may really be actuated by a totally different idea. In fact, instead of considering us, they may be thinking chiefly of themselves or of some one else in what they are doing. W e may not even have entered their thoughts, at least not to the point where we were the conscious object of their seeming derision or prejudice or malice. What seemed to be their malice, what we took to be ill will, was merely indifference, even nonat­ tention. W e may find that instead of trying to prick our pride they were intent upon doing us a favor. When we change our viewpoints these human contacts assume a more harmonious aspect. It is very easy to get this finer view, this more beau­ tiful view, this more peaceful concept of life, this more harmonious understanding of others. All that is re­ quired is that we look out of the east window, instead of the south.

NOTICE It is reported that some persons are selling beads or charms that are supposed to have been blessed by Unity healers. W e are told that others, purporting to be Unity representatives, take money from credulous persons and put it in envelopes, promising to bless the money and to return it. When they return the envelopes the money has disappeared. Still others, take money and give in return meaningless and worthless numbers. None of these persons is a bona fide representative of Unity. Unity supporters are urged not to give money to any unidentified stranger who claims to represent Unity. Unity School does not sell charms or blessed articles, nor does it send out agents to sell such articles. It does not send out agents to solicit from house to house for subscriptions nor for money. When it sends out workers to visit other towns in the interest of the School, advance announcements are made from Unity headquarters. It is also reported that persons who represent them­ selves as Unity agents are trying to sell stocks in the name of Unity. Unity School does not send out solic­ itors to sell any stocks, and does not sponsor any com­ mercial enterprise. PERCEPTION By P aul M. R igby "And God saw the light, that it was good.” HROUGHOUT every phase of the Crea­ tion, beginning specifically with light, the phrase “And God saw that it was good” is stated six times, and in summing up, it is applied collectively to the whole Creation, in the clos­ ing verse of the first Chapter of Genesis. It surely must have been the intent of Moses to press home through reiteration (a habit of his) the fact that everything God saw was specifically and inherently good. Since God created all that was created, then by his own declaration all must be constantly and un­ changeably good. What then is the difference, if any, which exists between the pure perception of God and that of man­ kind, individually and collectively? The answer to this question is for us perhaps the most difficult to com­ prehend of all that might be propounded. It has troubled the thought of countless good and able men in ages past. In quest of its answer there has been de­ veloped a host of weird philosophies, none of which is satisfying, none of which can, in the long run, help us to overcome the limitations which apparently beset us. One of these theories was that God, at some indefi­ nitely remote period, set the machinery of the universe going and then withdrew Himself, leaving it to the Fates thereafter to handle the job. Another theory was that God created a perfectly good world, but that the Devil took possession of it, and that since then the Almighty has had an opportunity to look in only when the Devil happened to be asleep or somewhere else! Demonology and all sorts of devil worship, human sacrifice, blood offerings, witchcraft, and incantations were the natural children of one or another of these misconceptions. There are many such theories, all more or less pernicious, persisting even to this day. The answer to the question as to a reason for all these misconceptions is contained in the very simplicity of the quotation given at the beginning of this article. Apparently it is simple enough. Almost any school child knows what the past tense looks like, especially when it seems to be so plainly expressed. But that very statement, “And God saw,” in the original is perhaps the most profound that could have been formulated; it contains, in embryo, the eternal mystery of the universe. It is not, as countless erudite men have supposed, written in the simple past tense, but in the convertible tense. This convertible tense, unknown in any tongue but the Hebrew, in a most subtle manner encompasses the other three: past, present, and future. It consists of writing in the form of the future, thereby retaining all the force of immanence implied in that which is to be, and then by means of the convertible sign, which we render “and,” carrying the thought, without the least conscious effort, over into the past. Moses, had he so chosen, had ample recourse to the form of the simple past tense, which the Hebrew has in common with all other tongues; but in doing so he would have destroyed a cryptographic mystery—one of many esoteric truths which he so consummately veiled from the eyes of men, who, “having eyes, see . . . not. We can throw a ray of light upon the matter by rendering the phrase, word for word, as it is written in the original, and placing its Hebraic convertible force in brackets. Thus it reads: “And He saw [that which he shall see], TElohim [He-the-Being-of-beings. God], that light as good.” It is written, “He shall see,” with a meaning which the convertible tense force automat­ ically carries back into the past tense, “He saw. An­ other way of looking at it is that God saw that which He shall see eternally, and that as good. Habakkuk had the vision when he wrote, “Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity.” The author of Ecclesiastes accentuates this understanding of the idea with the lines, ‘‘H e hath made every thing beautiful in his time [eternity]” and ‘‘That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been.” Another thought that may help us to gain this real­ ization is that the ancients, who were far more enlight­ ened than we moderns are accustomed to think them, conceived of two eternities comprehended only by the I AM. One of these eternities was anterior and the other posterior to, one preceding and the other follow­ ing, the indivisible and instantaneous NOW , by which they were inseparably linked. The ancients had a con­ ception of the I AM very different from that which books teach us today. To them it was the everlasting being of the “I” actively manifest in the “me”—past, present, and future, without beginning and without end. W hat then is the difference between the pure per­ ception of God and the sight of men? Simply this: God is infinite, eternal, immutable Good, and H e be­ holds all, by reason of the pure essence of His being, eternally good; whereas man, through his own devel­ opment of a divided consciousness of God and not-God, of good and evil, has lost contact, for the time being, with his I AM, with his sonship with God. Conse­ quently man exists in a world of sense appearances, and he perceives only the mutable and external form of things; he is afar from his own country and his Father’s home, the kingdom within. It is not only by means of reflected light waves that we see objects, but also by the reciprocal action of the light of understanding which we consciously focus and direct upon the things that we see. This constant in­ terplay of light and intelligence, of physical sense and mental understanding, is going on continually. Merely to see things would not be of much advantage to us if we did not react with some thought regarding them. The thought that we hold concerning a thing, there­ fore, is the determining factor in what that thing will be to us and in how it will affect us. It has been said, ‘‘Think good and you will get good; think evil and you will get evil.” Whatever we do not understand usually appears as an object more or less alarming, and con­ sequently as an object to be feared. Fear is but an­ other name for the absence of spiritual light, the ab­ sence of understanding. W e usually seek to destroy that which we fear, and generally we wind up by allowing it to destroy us. Lacking perception, the popu­ lace burned witches in Salem for propounding much less than the modern marvels of the radio, the X-ray, and the airplane. W e see objectively—that is to say, we objectify our thoughts about anything and everything which attracts our attention—but we perceive wholly subjectively—by the light of understanding, in a secret, inner chamber of consciousness into which the light of the sun never pene­ trates. Therefore the faculty of seeing truly is not alto­ gether dependent upon the laws of optics or one’s sense of sight, and perception of the truth stands apart, inde­ pendent of all light except that which radiates from within. We read in the Scriptures, “And God said, Let there be light.” Which is exactly equivalent to saying, “Let there be intelligence, knowledge, and understand­ ing.” Hence light was the first essential, and it has been the first essential ever since. It is what we perceive in things that makes them what they are to us and, more often than not, what they are to every one else. When we read in Genesis 2:19 that “whatsoever the man [Adam] called every living creature, that was the name [nature] thereof,” we have an exact description of the working of this law of perception and under- standing as it affects man. All things are to man ex­ actly what he perceives them to be— no better and no worse. The kingdom of the heavens is eternally alight with the glowing radiance of the Spirit of God, the principle of divine wisdom and understanding. This kingdom i3 not some far off country, even though we have wan­ dered afar from a conscious realization of it, but it is individualized within each and every one of us. Men have for ages sought the geographical location of the Garden of Eden and have never found it, for they have lacked the perception that would disclose its true whereabouts within themselves. When we have returned to our Father’s household, the kingdom within, and have entered into communion with the I AM, then, and only then, shall we perceive, with the light of spiritual understanding, all things in their pristine perfection, as they have been from the beginning. The all-seeing Spirit beholds all the glories of God’s perfect world. “Whatsoever dims thy sight of God, count that as sin to thee.” Entrance to the kingdom of God cannot be gained by assault and violence. There is but one way— a humble heart filled with the love of God and of man. Filled with the light of spiritual understanding, man in­ deed blesses all that he perceives, for, having the mind which was in Christ Jesus, he sees naught but that which is good, like God. “For good ye are and bad, and like to coins. Some true, some light, but every one of you Stamped with the image of the King.”

W hen a great issue is in the balance and the path is obscure, wait; but with that waiting shirk not the work that lieth before thee, for in that task may be the solution of thy problem.— Selected. AN INTERPRETATION OF MATTHEW 6 :3 3 By Theodosia DeW itt Schobert But seek ye first his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. RHE “kingdom of God” is the realm of divine ideas. T o seek “his righteousness” is to use these ideas in right relation in ______everyday life. These divine ideas are life, love, intelligence, wisdom, substance, strength, power. Truth—all that God is. As we enter into understand­ ing of these ideas and become consciously one with them, as we learn to think, speak, live, and act in intelligent cooperation with them, every outer thing that we need will be at our command. Thus, “All these things shall be added.” On the other hand, if we seek the outer things first, or give them the leading place in our thoughts and our doings, we are sure to be disappointed in the end, even if we demonstrate some of our ambitions for a time. The reason for this disappointment is that we do not lay hold of the divine ideas that are back of all manifest things and make them abiding in our lives; therefore that which we demonstrate will be but transitory and will be likely to fail us in our time of greatest need. Right in line with M atthew 6:33 are verses 19 to 21 of the same chapter: “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through and steal; for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.” W e lay up treasures in heaven by laying hold of the same divine ideas that constitute the kingdom of God, and by making ourselves consciously one with them by affirming them and thinking about them—by making them the all-important theme of our daily lives. Having done that, we shall have all earthly things that we need and care for. Our hearts, however, will not be set upon the “things,” the manifestations, the results or effects of our ideas of Truth, but upon the ideas themselves and upon their expression in and through us. We shall be fully aware of the fact that, to the extent to which we understand and are conscious of the expressing of G od’s life in us, we can easily get the results (the manifestations in the outer) of plenty of good of whatever kind we wish. Knowing God, therefore, is the principal thing. To know Him aright is life eternal. Truly the life is of greater importance than food, and the body than rai­ ment.

STILL, STILL WITH THEE Still, still with Thee—when purple morning breaketh, When wake the birds, and all the shadows flee; Fairer than morning, lovelier than the daylight. Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with thee!

W hen sinks the soul, subdued by toil, to slumber. Its closing eye looks up to thee in prayer. Sweet the repose beneath thy wings o’ershading. But sweeter still to wake and find thee there. — Harriet Beecher Stowe.

The Motherhood department of Silent Unity has a course of lessons for prospective mothers. These lessons are sent, one at a time in answer to report of previous month, to meet the need of each month of pregnancy. Silent Unity is glad to receive children’s letters also, and children who are old enough should be encouraged to write for themselves. GIVING AND GETTING By W illiam K. M ille r OF the problems that confronts every Truth center is how best to interest the Truth students who do not take an active part in the work of their local center and seldom or never attend the various meetings held at the center. Among the persons who are more or less interested in metaphysical teachings, there are many who claim that it is not necessary for them to attend lectures or other meetings that are devoted to the exposition of spiritual law, because they believe that by reading at home they can learn all that they need to know about Truth. The methods employed by metaphysicians to inter­ est people in the work of the center and to induce them to attend the meetings are vastly different from the methods used by orthodox organizations. Metaphysi­ cians do not importune people to attend their lectures or to unite with their centers. To be of real benefit to the teachers of Truth, those who attend the meetings or become members of a Truth center should do so because they are led by Spirit to take such action, and because they feel a vital interest in the meetings and in the things for which the center stands. Persons who attend Truth meetings just because they have been un­ duly importuned to attend, who are not actuated by a sincere interest in the work, are more of a hindrance to the cause of Truth than they are a help. There should be a consciousness of freedom among those who support Truth centers and among those who attend the classes and the other meetings. He who seeks a knowl­ edge of Truth must do so not because he has been so urged by friends or acquaintances, but because he is led by Spirit. Of course it is the object of every metaphysical organization to get the message of Truth before as many people as possible, and continually to interest new people; every metaphysical organization naturally wishes to gain the good will and the support of all persons in the community who are already interested in the study of Truth. This can be done without im­ portunity. There are numerous methods that are suc­ cessfully employed for this purpose. However, the methods to be used in each case must be chosen by the workers who are connected with the center in ques­ tion, for these workers are the only persons who are in a position to appreciate the specific needs of the work. Daily they should seek in prayer the guidance of the Spirit of truth, to which every Truth center is conse­ crated; all their decisions should be inspired by it. There are a number of reasons why persons who seemingly are interested in Truth may remain away from the meetings that are held at their local center. In some cases where persons are indifferent toward the work of the local center, or show a lack of interest in the classes and the meetings, they are not vitally interested in the teachings of Truth. Such persons may be sufficiently interested to read some metaphysical literature, but they have not yet awakened to the real message that Truth has for them. Sometimes it is not practicable, for various reasons, for a Truth student to attend meetings regularly. A not uncommon reason for failure to attend is that some other member of the family is opposed to Truth teachings and the student finds it expedient, for the sake of harmony in the home, to avoid antagonizing the unfriendly member. It occurs sometimes that one who has given whole-hearted support to the local center and has been faithful in his attend­ ance at meetings has come to a place in his spiritual unfoldment where he feels the need of withdrawing for a season from close personal association with others. that Spirit may be given full opportunity to do its per­ fect work in him. However, this is a temporary con­ dition, and the one who is passing through such an experience doubtless will feel later an inner urge to re­ sume his relations with the local center. If one feels definitely led by Spirit to remain away from Truth meetings for a season, he should by all means follow his leading, for thus will the highest good ultimately result to him as well as to others. There are Truth students who feel the need of the help and the spiritual uplift that come from associating with spiritually minded people; yet some of these persons remain away from meetings because they believe that the work of the local center is not up to their concept of what such work should be; also, in their judgment, the workers connected with the center are not sufficiently developed spiritually to give forth the message of Truth with power and conviction. These students naturally feel that they can make greater progress by giving their time and their energies to study at home. It is true that one can acquire an extensive knowl­ edge and understanding of Truth by a systematic course of reading and study at home, and this is a necessary and important part of the work of every Truth student. T he more the individual depends upon his own efforts to gain an understanding of the fundamental principles of Truth, the more faithfully he applies in his daily life the understanding that is given to him, the more rapid will be his spiritual progress. However, there is another side to this question. As the student gains in his under­ standing of Truth, he also grows in his power to use his understanding for the purpose of helping others. Right here is where every Truth student needs to awaken to a realization of his individual responsibility toward other Truth students—a responsibility that be­ gins with his very first glimmering of new light and new understanding. The law of giving and receiving applies specifically to the acquiring of an understanding of spiritual law, and to the use of that understanding for the uplift of others. The highest object in any person’s attending Truth lectures and other meetings of like character is not wholly that of getting something for himself. It is equally for the purpose of giving something for the benefit of others. The person who is seeking an understanding of God’s laws, who is endeavoring to use those laws for the pur­ pose of bringing good into his own life, yet at the same time remains away from meetings that are devoted to the specific purpose of explaining spiritual laws, shows by his indifference that he has missed one of the big points in connection with the practical application of these laws. He is ignoring the law of giving and re­ ceiving. If the local meetings do not measure up to the high ideals that a person has in mind, if he feels that there is nothing for him to gain by attending such meetings, he is certainly not justified in thinking that he has noth­ ing to give. Every sincere seeker of Truth has some­ thing to give forth that will be helpful to other Truth seekers. Even though his contribution may seem to be very small, he should remember that every little helps, and that the measure of the value of any sincere effort cannot be judged from appearances. By giving forth his best he opens the way for greater good to come to him. N o matter how seemingly small may be his effort, if he gives in the right spirit, gladly, freely, the law of giving and receiving will open a way by which some new blessing will come to him. People sometimes attend Truth lectures solely with the idea of getting something for themselves, and frequently they are dis­ appointed in the results. W hen one goes to a meeting with the thought of giving uppermost in his mind, he sets into action the law of giving and receiving—and he reaps a reward. He does not have to burden his mind with the thought of when or how his reward will come, or what the reward will be. The law takes care of all these details, and the law is sure. If all persons who attend Truth meetings would do so with the idea of giving out something for the benefit of others, every Truth center in the w o'ld would soon be enjoying a large measure of prosperity; the message of Truth would be given forth with power, and the efficiency of the work of the center would be greatly increased. The people responsible for these changes would be reaping the rewards in many ways, not the least of which would be the privilege of listening to lectures by more advanced teachers, more capable speakers. This condition of prosperity and success would be the result of the members’ mental attitude toward the law of giving and receiving. Since the law is that “whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance,” the condition of prosperity thus established in a center would draw increase. The increase would not be confined to material prosperity alone, but would include every blessing, in which all the workers and members would share. In every community there are Truth students who seldom or never attend meetings held at the local center. Some of these students have been striving for months, perhaps for years, to overcome adverse conditions in their lives, and they are continually asking, “W hy do I not make my demonstration?” It would be well for such persons to ask themselves whether there is not an intimate connection between the thought that causes their indifference toward the local center, and the thought that is causing the delay in their demonstrations of Truth. Many a Truth student can, by communing with others who are interested in Truth, receive a new vision of life that will mark for him the beginning of a new era of spiritual progress. Some Truth students labor under the belief that they can give nothing that would be helpful to their local centers or to others; if such persons will prayerfully consider this matter, they will find that they have much more to give than they had thought possible. It may be that one can help in a financial way; he may be able to help in interesting others in the study of Truth; he may be able to offer a suggestion for the improve­ ment of the work of the center, or he may give a blessing for the work; he may be able to give a word of en­ couragement or of good cheer to another who is seeking the light. Each Truth student can contribute something that will aid in the work of his local center. Let each Truth student analyze his mental attitude toward his local center. Let him face the proposition fairly and squarely, and find the correct answers to these questions: How deeply am I interested in Truth? D o I want to see a Truth center established in this place? Do I want to see the work of this center pros­ per? T o what extent am I responsible for the success of the work? Am I critical or unfriendly toward the workers at the local center, or toward members of the center? If so, which of these two courses is better for me, for the work, and for all concerned? Should I con­ tinue to remain away from the meetings on account of my personal feelings in the matter, or should I be willing to give my hearty support to the center and to har­ monize with others to the best of my ability? Does the quality of the work that is being done at this center conform to my ideas of what such work should be? If it does not, what can I do to raise the standard of that work ? Let the Spirit of truth within reveal to each one the right answers to these questions; let infinite wisdom guide, direct, and inspire each in all that he does.

Our minds possess by nature an insatiable desire to know the truth.— Cicero. SCHEDULE OF RADIO STATION WOQ

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A stumblingblock is a stepping-stone that you tripped over.— Selected. THE HOME

COUSIN SARAH ADVENTURES IN TITHING

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Part I V RS. Clinton’s tear-dimmed eyes brightened when she came to the door, the baby in her arms, and saw Cousin Sarah standing there, carrying her workbag. She wel­ comed Cousin Sarah warmly and led her into the living room, where Mr. Clinton sat dejectedly, holding a child on each knee. Cousin Sarah knew at once that they were in discouraging straits. Her heart went out to them in strong, helpful thoughts, for she had learned the difference between true sympathy that frees, and false sympathy that binds those whom one wishes most to free. After greeting Mr. Clinton pleasantly she removed her wraps. She sat down near the overflowing basket of mending, and looked suggestively at Mrs. Clinton, who smiled faintly and hastened to get what was needed. “There is no use in trying to hide the fact that we are in deep trouble, Mrs. Layman,” said Mr. Clinton. “I have virtually lost my position, and our ship is about wrecked on the rocks of debt. W e expect to be thrown overboard in the rack and ruin of the financial storm.” “It is not quite as bad as that, Mrs. Layman,” spoke up Mrs. Clinton quickly. “T he business has been reor­ ganized, put on a more conservative and economical basis, and many of the unmarried men have been laid off. Mr. Clinton has been offered a position at half his old salary—on which we were never able to make both ends meet. The rest of his salary is to come from any commissions that he may make on sales. H e had been offered a promotion before the shakedown began, and he feels discouraged, almost insulted, by the offer of what he considers a lesser position. H e has a mind not to return to the office Monday to begin the new work. What would you advise? One clear head often is better able to sense the wise thing to do, than two heads bemuddled and bewildered by worry and fear." ‘‘Yes, Mrs. Layman, any thought that you may offer us on the subject will be welcomed by us," agreed Mr. Clinton. “We have talked most of the night and thus far today, and we can come to no conclusion. In fact our thoughts are milling around in circles, trampling down the common sense we have always prided our­ selves on possessing. W e should really like to receive the advice of a disinterested friend. What should you do, if you were in my shoes now. Come, tell us, won’t you?" “Indeed, I will," replied Cousin Sarah, her eyes smiling. “First of all, I should straighten up my body —hold my head as if I meant to face, not to be crushed or humbled by, this financial trouble. I should shave, bathe, and see that my clothes and shoes were spick and span when I began work Monday. ‘A half loaf is better than no loaf at all,’ and with so many people seeking work, it behooves you to hold fast to the position that you have. “Then I should get on a higher plane of thought and stay there— attracting good by thinking constructive thoughts. I should study the business, and the do’s and the don’t’s that I heard my fellow workers and cus­ tomers give expression to, and then incorporate my conclusions in a letter to the company. Not long ago you told me that your firm was offering a prize of $100 to the employee who would make the best suggestion for bettering and increasing the business. Enter that contest. If you don’t win, you will at least stand higher in the company’s regard, as a man who keeps both eyes open and is worthy of advancement. I should work to make my position a greater success than it had ever been, and to make my commissions more than equal my old salary.” Cousin Sarah paused, her eyes shining. Mr. Clinton’s face was lighted up with determination. She could find no fault with the way in which he held his head and his body now. “And spiritually?” prompted Mrs. Clinton, touching her on the arm, as if urging her to continue. “Didn’t He promise to give an increase to those who really try to work for and with Him? You spoke of that promise the last time you were here. You mentioned tithing, too. W e have never tithed regularly because—” “There never were leavings enough to tithe with, after we had bought what was actually necessary, and paid some on debts,” broke in Mr. Clinton. “You see, we considered our rearing our large family, which we are educating and bringing up in the paths of righteous­ ness, as a kind of tithe. W ouldn’t you?” Cousin Sarah shook her head. “Most of the Israel­ ites brought up exceedingly large families in the paths of righteousness, and yet they rendered their tithes to God, to support the persons ministering to them spiritu­ ally and to advance God’s work.” “Then what would you do?” questioned Mr. Clin­ ton. “Tithing acknowledges God as man’s real Source of supply. I should enter into a covenant with God to keep this law, and give Him the first place, the first fruits, and not the ‘leavings.’ If you honestly render to God what is His due, ‘the leavings,’ as you call them, will increase for your own use, as you faithfully keep your finances on a systematic, tithing foundation. Your giving one tenth of your salary (commissions included) to God will also bring order into your lives and affairs and free you from debt. He wants you to enjoy pros- perity and success and to experience all the good that you are entitled to, as His children. ‘All things what­ soever the Father hath are mine,’ said Jesus. If man ever fails, when he keeps God’s laws, it is because he does not claim, by faith, the good that is his. God never fails man. You have asked my advice, and I have given it. It is for you to decide, Lach one must do that for himself, just as each one must tithe for him­ self,” ended Cousin Sarah earnestly. ‘‘You hit us hard, Mrs. Layman, about giving God first place, first fruits, instead of leavings; and in saying that the rearing of children is not a method of tithing! Wife, shall we covenant with God and follow Mrs. Layman’s advice, spiritually and otherwise?” asked Mr. Clinton. ‘‘God helping us, we will,” declared Mrs. Clinton, looking gratefully at Cousin Sarah. (To be continued)

PROSPERITY AFFIRMATIONS

M a r y S . F l i n t I thank God for the abundance of his supply. I thank God for the ceaselessness of his supply. I thank God for the delight of his supply. I thank God for the ease of his supply. I thank God for the faith in his supply. I thank God for the justice of his supply. I thank God for the knowledge of his supply. I thank God for the love in his supply. I thank God for the newness of his supply. I thank God for the perfectness of his supply. I thank God for the quickness of his supply. I thank God for the strength of his supply. I thank God for understanding of his supply. “My God shall supply every need of yours accord­ ing to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” ROSES

B y Edith K inley

N M Y neighbors yard are many roses, pink and white and red. I have no roses in my y ard; just a sand pile, and a happy, rosy child. My neighbor spends long happy hours attending to her roses. I spend long happy hours attending to my child and . . . many things. It is not by chance that roses grow in the yard next door. My neighbor has a great and loving heart and the roses help her to express her love and gratitude to the Creator of all beauty. It is not by chance that I have been given the care of a little child, but because my love for God and for His manifest world found the channel of motherhood most convenient for its expression. M y neighbor does not grow roses just to beautify her yard or to advertise her love of beauty to the world, but because she loves roses. I am teaching my child all that I know of right liv­ ing, yet not to advertise my ability as a teacher or be­ cause his conduct may prove to be a compliment to me. I do so because I love my child. Love naturally brings into expression the best and the highest in me. When my neighbor plants a rose she knows what that perfect rose should be, and as it unfolds she com­ pares it to the perfect pattern in her mind. Jesus Christ gave me the perfect pattern by which to rear my child, and as the child’s life unfolds I com­ pare it to that perfect life that came that we “may have life, and may have it abundantly.” W hen my neighbor’s roses fail to reach the perfec­ tion that she holds in mind she blames neither the seed, the climate, nor the soil. Recognizing the nature and the possibilities of the rose, she studies these elemental factors to learn how they may be best used or adjusted to further the perfect development of her roses. W hen my rosy child seems to fall below the stand­ ard that Jesus has set, I do not blame my child’s an­ cestors, his environment, or his disposition. Holding fast to my knowledge of his spiritual nature and his divine possibilities, I try to adjust and to harmonize all the elements of his mind, soul, and body. I dissolve with my love and my faith all that is unlike the Christ pat­ tern, and cultivate and emphasize all that is like it. My neighbor is very wise and gentle with her roses. She neither retards nor hurries their unfoldment. When they are small, she shields them from the heavy frosts and the snow, and she gives them stakes to lean on. Gradually as each rose bush grows older she insists that it must know and meet all these outer trials and that it must stand alone. Then my neighbor will watch from her window in perfect confidence and serenity, knowing that the life in a properly nourished and de­ veloped rose is strong enough to weather the storms from without. I try to be wise and gentle with my child, protecting him, shielding him, supporting him, with the uprightness of my own life— only until he is strong enough to stand alone. I must never allow my love for him to cause him to lean too heavily on my support nor my pride in him to force a premature unfoldment. Soon I shall retire within my own life and watch serenely while this rosy one goes his joyous, triumphant way, and I will know that the Christlike qualities are firmly enough es­ tablished in his life to overcome all trials or storms from without. T he world has need of many roses. Growing sweet and strong and free. The world has need of many children, Such as I want mine to be. HER HOUSEHOLD “And the woman came and brought all her house­ hold.” We have taken this Scripture to mean that the converted woman brought all her family and serv­ ants to the temple to worship—or possibly to a sim­ ilar Christian experience to her own. Many years ago I heard a good man labor with the above text. He belabored the pulpit, and belabored the parents upon their duty of bringing all the family into the church; and I wondered even then what was wrong. I was sure my parents had not failed in their duty. Some of us tried to come, but we had failed to live up to man’s ideas and requirements, founded on the fear doctrine. In the new light of truth as we see it, we are not held in bondage, for love— not fear— is drawing all men to Him, and we may see an added meaning to the term “household.” W hat does your house hold? Again, we read, “A man’s enemies are of his own household.” So they are. That enemy to your peace of mind, whatever it may be, the enemy of worry (which is only lack of faith); that enemy to your free­ dom; the enemies of hate, anger, jealousy; and that one that steals your time and tells you that you cannot find a few minutes each day to be silent and commune with the Author of your being in the inner temple, where you may bring all your household, and where you may learn to dispose of these enemies. Does the house hold something besides inharmony? Bring the joy; take time to be thankful and multiply it. Discords grow with spoken word or thoughts; so will harmony and all the good we desire. We can at least try. Bring all your house holds.— F. Q.

A s one whom his mother comforteth, so will I com­ fort you.— Isaiah. OUR PAGE OF BLESSINGS “Before thou eatest pause and raise ^ Thy thoughts to heaven in grateful praise."

GRATITUDE Dear Father. Thy mercies are new every morning and fresh every evening. Fill our hearts with gratitude and praise for all Thy blessings. Amen. M . E . B.

Thou from whom all goodness flows, we thank Thee that Thou dost give us each day our daily bread. — B . B.

Father, I thank Thee that Thou art bringing me to an understanding of Thee. I thank Thee with all my heart that I am beginning to realize that my entire life is in Thy care and that I have but to call upon Thee in my hour of need.— Selected.

Beloved Father, we thank Thee that Thy love dwells in our hearts; that it is a wall of protection about us, and that it draws to us that which is good and true, that which is a blessing to us and to all the world. — Selected. Give us grateful hearts to know that Thou art lead­ ing us in the best way, even when our personal desires fail of fulfillment. Show us the path of the Law , and help us to walk willingly and steadfastly therein. Amen. — A . K .

As Thou keepest the stars in their courses, so shalt Thou guide our steps in perfect harmony, without clash or discord of any kind, if we but keep our trust in Thee. — Glenn Clark. THESE I SHALL REMEMBER W ords by M usic by Viv ia n Y e is e r U b a m o r e G eo . M a rk s E vans, M us. Bac.

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L esson 6, F ebruary 5, 1928. Unity Subject—DOUBLE-MINDEDNESS. International Subject—JESUS M ISUNDERSTOOD AND OPPOSED.—Mark 3:19b-27; 6:1-6. 19. . . . And he cometh into a house. 20. And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21. And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. 22. And the scribes that came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons casteth he out the demons. 23. And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 24. And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25. And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26. And if Satan hath risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 27. But no one can enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. 1. And he went out from thence: and he cometh into his own country; and his disciples follow him. 2. And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mean such mighty works wrought by his hands? 3. Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him. 4. And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. 5. And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 6. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages teaching.

Golden T ext— He came unto his own, and they that Were his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become chil­ dren of Cod, even to them that believe on his name. —John 1:11, 12.

Silent P rayer— I abide in the consciousness that only the Good is real and true.

T he first part of our lesson really includes the re­ maining verses of Chapter 3. T he central idea in it is the inconsistency of attributing good acts to evil causes. In the first part of Chapter 3, we read that Jesus healed a man of a withered hand on the Sab­ bath day, and the Pharisees charged Him with law­ breaking and blasphemy. Then He healed some per­ sons of unclean spirits, and the word went around that He cast out devils by the power of the prince of devils, Beelzebub. According to the narrative, even His friends thought that He was beside Himself, and they sought to restrain Him. When any one becomes spiritually enlightened to the degree that he finds it necessary to depart from some of the customary religious dogmas and views, those who are still formal and narrow in their under­ standing are apt to think that he is insane, or is pos- sessed of some evil tendency. W hen a religious ob­ servance, such as keeping holy the Sabbath day, is set at naught, and man is declared to be greater in his needs than any such law, there is denunciation. The good that Jesus did in healing the man’s withered hand was not taken into consideration by His critics —attention was given only to the question of His working on the Sabbath day. Jesus claimed that it was a grievous sin or error to allow the mind to be so blinded by conventions that it could not use reason and common sense. In that time it was almost universally taught that diseased people were under the spell of demons, or devils, that were sent upon them by the prince of devils, Beelzebub. Yet they were charging that Jesus was casting these devils out and healing all manner of diseases by power conferred on Him by Beelzebub. Then it was that He called attention to the fact that fanaticism was overruling their common sense. For centuries men of material science have taught that diseases spring from material causes. They have built up a science with matter and material law as cause and as cure. Men have accepted their con­ clusions, and many never even doubt the accuracy of these conclusions. Yet the whole science of material remedies for diseases must go. There never was a material disease with a material cause, consequently there could never be a material remedy. All diseases are fundamentally mental in their origin, and the remedy must deal with the error thought that is back of the disease. The fact is that we are getting back to the under­ standing of Jesus’ time in this matter of the cause of disease. Sick people are possessed of devils and demons, or, in other words, the trouble is caused by adverse thoughts, mortal mind, claims of error. There are all shades and degrees of these demons; their “name is Legion,” but they all have their origin in wrong states of thought. The unforgivable sin is to attribute devils to God; that is, to claim that ills are sent upon one by the Lord. If sickness and disease were good, there might be some foundation for claiming that God sends them upon men, but no one ever claims that. They are always alien, and all afflicted persons are seeking to get rid of them. Then it is a very grievous error for one to hold that God, the good, ever sent evil upon any man, or to think that deliverance from seeming evil can be found apart from God. Repentance always leads to forgive­ ness. T he latter part of our lesson shows the common tendency to belittle the spiritual character that is being developed in us and in our believing relatives and friends. This tendency develops because we are so well acquainted with the material proclivities that express in them and in us before we were consciously developing spiritually. This is why, even to this day, “a prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.” This is why many a person gets better results by going for spiritual prayer and help to some one with whom he is not acquainted personally. “And he could there do no mighty work . . . And he mar­ velled because of their unbelief.” Let us guard against this state of mind, and seek earnestly to see only the Christ in our selves and in all others, especially in those who are seeking to make the truth practical in their lives. QUESTIONS 1. W hat is the central idea in our lesson? Explain. 2. What did Jesus claim to be a very grievous error? Explain. 3. What is the true cause of, and remedy for, disease? 4. What have men of material science taught us about disease? What was Jesus’ understanding of the cause of disease, and how does this harmonize with the truth as we see it? 5. What is the unforgivable sin? 6. What is the teaching of the latter part of our lesson ?

L esson 7, F ebruary 12, 1928. Unity Subject—THE TRUTH ABOUT THE KINGDOM. International Subject—JESUS PICTURES THE KINGDOM OF GOD.—Mark 4:26-34. 26. And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth; 27. And should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. 28. The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29. But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come. 30. And he said. How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? 31. It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, 32. Yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof. 33. And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it; 34. And without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things. Golden Text — T hy kingdom come. Thy rvill be done, as in heaven, so on earth.— Matt. 6:10.

Silent Prayer — The kingdom of God is tvithin me. The key to all of Jesus’ teaching about the king­ dom of heaven is found in Luke 17:20, 21: “And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said. The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.” The Jews had no theory, like modern Christians, of a heaven somewhere in the skies. They looked forward to the setting up of a government on the earth, in which Jehovah should rule through the Mes­ siah. V/hen Jesus talked about the kingdom, they thought that He meant this temporal government, but H e had spiritual vision and saw that the Kingdom of God had to be conceived and expressed in the minds and bodies of the people before it could be set up in the earth without. The people of Jesus’ day could not well be instructed directly in the metaphysical facts regarding the king­ dom of heaven, because they were ignorant concerning the mind and its relation to the body. Such information has been acquired almost wholly within the last cen­ tury. There have always been a few persons, here and there, who had insight into the deep truths of existence, but they had no means of instructing the masses, such as we have today, and, like Jesus, these wise ones taught by parables. Jesus elaborated on the character of the kingdom of God, in His teachings. In all of His descriptions of the kingdom He never mentioned its locality, except as recorded in the chapter in Luke to which we have referred. Do not go forth expecting to find the kingdom of God, for you will be disappointed if you do. The teaching of Jesus regarding the kingdom is corroborated by the discoveries of modern science. M an cannot feel, or see anything which he has not first formed in his own consciousness; the kingdom of heaven is a state of mind, a state of spiritual realization, if you will, but not some particular place. W ith these facts before us, we have no difficulty in determining who are on the way to knowing heaven: those who are becoming conscious of heaven within them. Man does not go to heaven; the kingdom of heaven comes into his consciousness. W hen the seed ideas of the true character of God are planted in the mind, a growth begins, the processes of which are be­ yond human ken. We know that ideas grow in the mind much as seeds grow in the ground, and that the growth of one is no more a mystery than the growth of the other. Modern science has failed to find a satisfactory expla­ nation of what the life in a seed is or how it grows (“he knoweth not how”). When seed is placed in the earth under proper conditions, the germ of the seed sprouts and develops in response to the divine idea of life and growth that is within it; in like manner there is a steady, progressive unfoldment in soul and in body when one lets the true seed of Spirit take root in one’s consciousness. It is often a very small seed-thought that starts this advance of the consciousness of man toward higher things. Every word of truth that one utters may find soil suited to its growth in some mind. The joy that comes to one who sees the harvest of such seed is greater by far than any earthly pleasures. If you want to taste the sweets of life in fullest measure, plant good, true thoughts in your own or another’s mind. Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to a “grain of mustard seed.” A seemingly small thought of truth has capacity to develop in one’s consciousness until it becomes the abiding place of a higher range of thoughts (“birds of the heaven”). QUESTIONS 1. What is the key to all of Jesus’ teaching about the kingdom of heaven? 2. Why could not the people of Jesus’ day be in­ structed directly in the metaphysical facts regarding the kingdom of heaven? 3. Did Jesus ever mention the location of the king­ dom? 4. What is the kingdom of heaven? Does man go to heaven ? 5. What occurs when any one lets the true seed of Spirit take root in his consciousness? 6. Explain the parable of the grain of mustard seed.

L e s s o n 8, F e b r u a r y 19, 1928. Unity Subject—SPIRITUAL MASTERY. International Subject—TW O MIRACLES OF POW ER.—Mark 4:35-41; 5:15-19. 35. And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. 36. And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. 37. And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling. 38. And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him. Teacher, carest thou not that we perish? 39. And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea. Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40. And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith? 41. And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another. Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? 15. And they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid. 1 6. And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine. I 7. And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders. 18. And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him. 19. And he suffered him not, but saith unto him. Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee.

GOLDEN T ex t — W ho then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?—Mark 4:41.

SlLENT Prayer — Through the power of the Spirit of Christ in me, I have dominion over all error beliefs in mind and in body, and I enter into peace. The law of action and reaction, of activity and rest, is found everywhere. In mechanics it is this reaction or tendency to inertia that defeats the perpetual-motion machine of the idealist. The mind intuitively discerns that in the realm of causes there is perfect equality and that that equality should extend to the realm of effects. There is a plane of action, however, where the re­ action is so closely allied to its cause that the two seem equal. Jesus called this faith. Faith is the spiritual name of the going forth of energy from mind until it becomes the very substance of thought action, and there is no reaction. Metaphysicians, after years of experience in ma­ nipulating thoughts, have come to realize that their minds are centers of vibratory forces that are more or less under their control. This is the conscious recogni­ tion of the all-pervading energy that we know to be the cause of all manifest life. This energy does not go and come, it does not act and react; it simply is. When man, through understanding and faith, concen­ tration of thought, and demonstration of spiritual power, lays hold of this inner energy, it becomes to him a perpetual life-flow, the eternal life that was, in the opinion of Jesus, the supreme good of existence. The various steps that lead up to this attainment are given symbolically in the life and teachings of Jesus. Today’s lesson shows that the I AM has not yet at­ tained a full realization of mental calm and perpetual energy, but that, after a period of teaching and demon­ stration of truth, it is overtaken by sleep. After strong affirmation and denial we should proceed to equalize the energy which we have set into action in our con­ sciousness. If we do this, no disturbing reaction in the subconscious mind will follow. If we do not consciously equalize our forces they are likely to find their own equilibrium with unrestrained violence— a storm. If we were fully developed spiritually this conscious equalizing of the forces would not be necessary, but since we are only partially in harmony with Divine Mind we set up mental vibrations that act at variance with the fixed thoughts in consciousness that are not yet in accord with the truth. When we let go, or fall asleep, a storm en­ sues. This is the natural reaction that comes after a special effort to realize the law of being and existence, or to expound “all things.” (See Mark 4:34.) “Let us go over unto the other side” refers to the passing of the thought from the positive to the negative pole of consciousness. T he waves that beat against the “boat,” which is symbolical of the mind, are thought vibrations of various kinds rushing through the nervous system and filling it with seeming error conditions, both from within and without, until the boat is nearly swamped. Jesus, the masterful I AM in each of us, sleeps calmly through all this apparent mind storm, in the stern of the boat on a cushion. The “cushion” lying in the stem of the boat signifies the medulla, the little center of nervous energy that lies at the rear (“stern”) of the brain. When we fall asleep, the conscious identity withdraws to this seat of life in the body and rests there, and allows the natural forces to recuperate with­ out its conscious interference. O ur lesson states, in symbolism, that a great mental force has been exerted, waves of thought are sweeping through the nerves at a tremendous rate, and the faculties of the mind (disciples) are stirred up and are afraid. This commotion becomes so pronounced that the I AM is awakened and comes out of its sleep. It then asserts its dominion and power by speaking the word of peace. Then follows a treatment against fear. This experience is quite common to those who are developing the powers of the mind. Such persons fre­ quently find themselves disturbed in sleep by dreams of storms and impending dangers. This is the result of mental inharmony that is brought about by thought exer­ tion without proper thought control. If you find your­ self in this state, sit up in bed and affirm quietly the peace and the harmony of Spirit; affirm the peace of Spirit, and deny all fear. Repeat this until you gain a realization of the very substance of harmony. The man who had demons, and dwelt in the tombs, represents ignorant thoughts, as expressed in sense life. These thoughts were so complex and sensually (See Mark 5:9) strong that in their confusion they warred against one another to the point of utter exhaustion, inertia, death. In this lesson, clothes (see verse 15) symbolize the spiritual covering of righteousness, purity, and truth, while house symbolizes the consciousness of life established in substance. The man from whom the demons were cast out asked permission to remain with Jesus, but Jesus told him to go to his own house and to declare what great things God had done for him. The freed thoughts and cleansed desires must act as teachers to the whole body consciousness, that a full regeneration may take place. Let us give thanks that every error in us will disap- pear into the sea of nothingness when we rise in our Christ dominion and put seeming evils out by our word of command.

QUESTIONS 1. Explain faith as it pertains to the law of action and reaction. 2. Does life come and go? How is eternal life, as taught by Jesus, attained? 3. W hat does today’s lesson show? 4. What do the boat and the waves that beat against it signify? W hat is the significance of Jesus’ sleeping in the stern of the boat on a cushion? His awakening, and calming the storm? 5. Explain the symbology of the man who had demons and dwelt in the tombs, and of his healing by Jesus.

L e s s o n 9, F e b r u a r y 26, 1928.

Unity Subject—THE POWER OF TRUTH.

International Subject—OTHER MIGHTY WORKS OF JESUS.—Mark 5:22-27, 32-36, 41, 42.

22. And there cometh one of the rulers of the syna­ gogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet, 23. And beseecheth him much, saying. My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee, that thou.come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live. 24. And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him. 25. And a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, 26. And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. 27. Having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment. 32. And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 33. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. 33. While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Teacher any further? 36. But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue. Fear not, ohly believe. 41. And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee. Arise. 42. And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement. Golden Text — Thy faith hath made thee rvhole. —Mark 5:34. Silent Prayer — I am quickened and healed by mentally touching the great Life cuirent, and 1 am an>al(e in the Christ likeness. T he lesson of the raising of the daughter of Jairus may be interpreted as an actual occurrence, or as sym­ bolizing an experience of a soul that has let its affec- tional nature fall asleep, and awakened it by recourse to the uplifting power of the illuminated I AM. The lesson shows that unwavering faith is necessary to the process of healing. When the report came that the little maiden was dead, Jesus said, “Fear not, only believe.” Jesus saw deeper than those who were not awak­ ened spiritually, and to Him death was not what it seemed to them. They looked upon it as very real, and they were deeply affected. Jesus knew that death was only a very deep sleep, and He spoke of it as such in this case; also, in the case of Lazarus. It is thus re­ ferred to in the Epistles: “They also that are fallen asleep.” An understanding of the truth about death is won­ derfully helpful in awakening people out of this deep sleep. Belief in the certainty of death is an error in mortal consciousness; myriads fall asleep as the result of admitting this hypnotic belief into their minds. Chil­ dren, being very sensitive to thoughts, are susceptible to this delusion, and many of them die from the fear of death that is cast upon them by doctors, by friends, and by the error beliefs of the race. The healer needs to be firmly established in the con­ sciousness of omnipresent life; having put away from his own mind all belief in or fear of death, he must put such thoughts out of the very atmosphere of the room and out of the patient’s mind. Jesus “put them all forth” (Mark 5:40), and with Peter (faith), James (judgment), and John (love). He went in where the child was, and said unto her, “Talitha cumi,” Aramaic words which are equivalent to, “ Rise, dear little maiden.” What a touch of tenderness! That sweet sympathy which makes the whole world kin is here dis­ played in the nature of Jesus! “And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked,” and “he commanded that something should be given her to eat.” This is so ex­ actly the experience of modern healers that we can easily believe that it actually occurred. In nearly every instance, the freed person calls for food. In the last quarter of a century, cases like the raising of Jairus’ daughter by Jesus have been duplicated by metaphysicians, but no special attention has been called to them because those who were witness even doubted that the persons raised to life really had been dead. According to Fenton’s translation Jesus said at the house of Jairus “Why do you shriek and weep? The child is not dead, but only fainting.” And we rejoice to say that they were not dead—that there is no such thing as that awful condition of oblivion which the sense mind sees and calls death. There is no loss of identity, no departure, no forgetfulness. All that ever was is here now in varying states of consciousness. True resurrection is to become conscious of this— to know it in both its subjective and objective aspects. This is what Jesus did. The “issue of blood” in the woman who was healed symbolizes a belief in loss of life. She touched the hem of Jesus’ garment, and was healed. The very presence of Jesus, even His garments, radiated life and vitality, so great was His consciousness of omnipresent, abiding life. T he woman may have been like many persons of today who want the healer to lay hands on them; they look for the outer, personal touch. But this is not neces­ sary. The mind will connect any one with the healing stream of spiritual love and life. “It is the spirit that giveth life.” The wise healer instructs the patient to lay hold of Spirit with true thoughts and words such as the following: Cod (Spirit) is life. Cod within me is the source of my life. I am quickened by Spirit. I am one with the life of Spirit. W e must think life, talk life, and see ourselves filled with the fullness of life. If we are not manifesting life as we desire, it is because our thoughts and our con­ versation are not in accord with the life idea. Every time that we think life, speak life, rejoice in life, we are setting free and bringing into expression in ourselves more and more of the life idea. Here is the place of abundant life. We can fill our minds, our bodies, our surroundings, and our affairs, with glad, free, buoyant life, by exercisisg faith in it. “According to your faith be it done unto you.” “Thy faith hath made thee whole.” QUESTIONS 1. H ow may the lesson of the raising of Jairus’ daughter be interpreted? W hat is an essential to heal­ ing? 2. What is the truth about the condition called death? How is an understanding of this truth helpful? 3. In what must the healer be firmly established? How should he proceed to awaken one out of the nega­ tive appearance that is called death? 4. W hat is the true resurrection? 5. T o what does the “issue of blood” in the woman who was healed refer? Explain the significance of touching the hem of Jesus’ garment for healing. 6. Where is the source of life? How may we bring more of the life idea into expression in ourselves?

HE HAS NEED OF ME All that the Father has is mine, For he and I are one; A partner in the plan divine, I manifest his pure design. As precept, precept, line on line. His will in me is done.

Omniscience, omnipresence, power. Life, substance, love, and peace Surround and fill me, every hour; I dwell as in his secret bower. Protected thus; he is my tower Of strength that shall not cease.

My father in his plan divine H as need of me, his son; T he Truth reveals me, line on line The pattern—mountain-shown design T hat I must build— I make it mine. For he and I are one. — Arthur P. Buck• SILENT UNITY The joy of the Lord is a wellsfiring of fieace and light w ithin me. Silent Unity is the department of the Unity School that helps to bring our absent friends into closer touch with the Holy Spirit. Silent Unity can, through the Holy Spirit, reach you in the remotest corner of the world. People everywhere are struggling with life s prob­ lems and failing to solve them because they do not know how to get the help of the Holy Spirit. It does not matter how serious your problem may seem, there is a power that will assist you to solve it. W hat you need is a better understanding of that power and your relation to it. If you are sick, the Holy Spirit will heal you; if you are in financial need, the Holy Spirit will show you the way to prosperity; if you have been unjustly treated, the Holy Spirit will restore your own to you; if you are unhappy, the Holy Spirit will adjust conditions and will bring about harmony. The expenses of the Silent Unity work are met entirely by the love offerings of those who have received help and of those who wish to help in the work of spreading the Truth. If your need is urgent, telegraph or telephone us; you may send a letter later. All letters received by Silent Unity are kept confidential. Be sure to give your full name and address. Do not address your letter to any individual, but send it direct to Silent Unity Departm ent UNITY SCHOOL OF CHRISTIANITY 917 Tracy, Kansas City, Mo. Cable address: Unity. Kansas City. T$l rHEALING THOUGHT February 20 to March 20 Now is the winter of my discontent made glorious summer by the Spirit within, and my body is made per­ fect.

Discontent is the source of much sickness. A noble discontent breeds disease as truly as does an ignoble discontent. You may be discontented with the way you think God has fixed your path in life, or you may be dis­ contented with your job. Discontent will sour the sweets of life in either case. Your body will suffer inhar­ mony when you mentally quarrel with any situation. Analyze the situation and find out if there is good cause for your dis­ content. Dissolve all thoughts of dis­ content by affirming, “Now is the win­ ter of my discontent made glorious summer by the Spirit within, and my body is made perfect.” PROSPERITY THOUGHTn February 20 to March 20 Every wind that blows fills me with the Spirit of plenty, and I rejoice in my prosperity.

Reference to the Spirit of plenty runs like a golden thread through the history and literature of every nation. This widespread faith in an invisible source for the good things of the world is founded on fact. Prosperity is a principle and those who invoke it and conform to its law will be pros­ p ered . Jesus did not labor. He once fed a large company of people by spiritu­ ally tapping the Spirit of plenty. He taught that if we pray believing that we have already received, we shall receive. It is evident that He thus prayed. Our prosperity statement for this month is a prayer. Fill your mind with its truth and you will re­ joice in prosperity. SILENT UNITY HEALING "What hath God wrought!” [In writing Silent Unity for help, be sure to give your full name and address. We will forward letters to the authors of testi­ monials. Send letters unsealed, giving post office ad­ dress and initials of the person, the name and date of periodical from which testimonial was taken.—The Editors.] HEALING Cleveland, Ohio-r-Some time ago I asked you for prayers that I might be healed of rupture and then I left the matter in God’s hands. I do not know just when I was healed but I am well and I praise God and Unity. — R . P. ]. Sonyea, N. Y .— Prayers for my health may now be discontinued. I am healed of epilepsy from which I had suffered for thirteen years. You have been of great help to me. My soul and my body are in His care, and my joy is beyond measure.— L . T. Oklahoma City, Okla.— I wrote you and asked for prayers that I might be healed of indigestion and constipa­ tion. I am happy to say that I am healed. I thank you for your wonderful help.— Mrs. A . D. C. Boston, Mass.— I wrote to you asking for prayers for my skin, which was broken out and scaly. Almost as soon as I had written I began to feel better. I studied Unity Daily Word and Weekly Unity every day and repeated all the healing affirmations that I knew. The scales began to dry up and come off. One morning when I awoke I was completely healed. You may discontinue your prayers for me. I thank the Father and you for His goodness to me. — E . C. A . Lockport, N . Y.— In 1911 I was injured severely. For four months I could not get away from the house and for seven years I could not work. The doctor claimed that I had consumption and Bright’s disease. I began having slight attacks of apoplexy. I had spent $15,000 for doctors’ services and I was getting worse all the time. I began to study Unity. Since studying Unity I have almost regained my health and I am gaining in prosperity. I give thanks to God and to Unity.— / . B . S. Forty Fort, Pa.— I am sending you a love offering and I thank you from my heart for your untiring efforts in my behalf. I am healed of cancer through God’s love and your constant prayers. I wrote you for prayers to avoid another radium treatment. I was healed and did not need any more treatments. How wonderful God is and how happy I am!— D. M. Kalamazoo, Mich.— I inclose a little check as a thank offering for the big things that you have done for me. Through your help I was healed of a serious stomach trouble and of nervousness. My life is now full of joy and praise.— Mrs. F. A . B. San Fernando, Calif.— I asked you for prayers that I might be healed of spinal trouble. After many years of suffering, I am healed.— L. A . Nashoille, Tenn.— Some weeks ago I wrote asking your prayers that I might be spared an operation on my nose. I am glad to report that my nose healed without an operation. I thank you for your assistance.— E. McC. Chicago, III.— Some time ago I wrote you asking for prayers to relieve me, as I was suffering from a fistula. I am glad to say that the next morning I was much re­ lieved, and it has not bothered me since. I thank God and Unity for the benefits received.— Mrs. M. D. Chicago, III.— I want to tell you how thankful I am to God and to Unity. A month ago I wrote you asking for healing of a wart on my nose. The wart was both unsightly and painful. It has entirely disappeared and I am indeed thankful.— E. S. Tulsa, Okla.— I could scarcely walk because I was suffering from rheumatism, and I could not sleep at night. I would catch hold of things in the room to help myself around. I wrote to you asking for prayers and the Lord has completely healed me.— C. C. Bronson, Tex.— I want to thank you for your help. Some time ago I asked you to pray that my eyes might be strengthened. They are well now and I can see clearly. I thank the Lord for all His loving kindness. I am happy all the day since I learned that my Lord is ever with me.— A Friend to All. Portland, Oregon— I noticed a lump in my breast, and when I consulted a specialist he said that it was a cancer. I denied this immediately and then I wrote to you asking for prayers. Through your prayers God healed me in a month’s time. The lump is gone and there is no soreness. I am very thankful.— L. E. W . Chicago, III.— Some days ago I asked you for prayers for my sister who was to undergo an operation. I now write to thank you for your prayers, and to tell you that you may discontinue them. My sister is so much improved that the operation is unnecessary.— Mrs. F. H . D. Syracuse, N . Y .— I am happy to tell you that my husband’s brother is recovering rapidly from pneumonia. At the time I sent die telegram to you, he was in a very serious condition, but he began to improve immediately after the telegram was sent. The doctor said that the recovery was quite remarkable.— Mrs. E. F. S. Pittsburgh, Pa.— About seven months ago I asked your prayers, because I was suffering from lung infection and was unable to work. I was discouraged and worried and I had given up all hope of ever getting well again. The doctors said that my getting well depended mostly on my own mind. Your answer to my letter helped and cheered me, and I began to read your literature daily. Soon I realized that it was possible to be healed by God, through prayer. Being thus encouraged, I prayed daily and, with proper care and diet, I have so improved that I am now able to keep house for my husband and children. I have gained twenty-eight pounds in weight. I thank God and Unity for what has been done for me.— Mrs. H . W . Bellingham, Wash.— My son was accidentally shot through the liver. The doctors thought that he was fatally wounded. I immediately telegraphed to you. My son is now in school, and he seems as strong as ever. It is a miracle that he is living. I am very thankful.— L. D. Claremont, Calif.— Rejoice with us! Our daughter, who many times during the past five years had been given up to die, is now radiantly well. The very doctors that said she would never walk again have given their consent to her going into training to be a nurse. Her recovery is due to God and to your good help and inspiration; I fear that my faith would have wavered, without you. To many friends this healing is a miracle. It has restored the faith of some who had almost forgotten God’s love.— A. M. R. Atlanta, Ca.— I wrote you in behalf of a little friend who had been told that she had a cancer on her face. I rejoice to tell you that she is healed, without a scar or a blemish. I am very grateful to God that He heard and answered our prayers.— Mrs. S. R. T. Winnsboro, La.— I wrote you asking prayers for my husband, who was suffering from rupture. He is sixty-six years old, and he was told that he could not be helped. God has healed him. You do not know how grateful we are for your prayers and for Unity teachings.— Mrs. 5. F.K. PROSPERITY Jacksonville, Fla.— I wrote to you some time ago asking your help in obtaining a position. I have since found an excellent place and I am happy in my work. I thank you for your great help.— L. M. Kansas City, Mo.— You may discontinue prayers for my husband and my brother-in-law. I asked you to pray that they might be successful in obtaining work on their arrival in St. Louis. They had no work in view when they left here, and they knew no one there. They found work the second day after they arrived in St. Louis. They made $80 each the first week, and they will have steady work for a long period of time. I praise God, and thank Unity for prayers.— Mrs. J. M. P. Raleigh, TV. C.— Some time ago I asked you for prayers that I might obtain a position. I am thankful that I have obtained the position that I wanted. It pays a better salary than I have ever before received.— D. A . L. Trenton, N . J.— I, too, have now been admitted to the company of those who by experience know the infallibility of the law. I wrote to you a short time ago stating that as yet I had had no demonstration of supply for my ma­ terial needs. I have just been given a promotion in my work which carries with it a salary almost double the one that I have been receiving. My heart has been singing a song of thanksgiving, not only for the material response to my prayers, but, most of all, for this wonderful proof of God’s presence and love. I shall thank Him always for having shown me the way, through Unity.— C. N. Stockton, Calif.— I want to thank you for all your help to me and mine. First, my husband obtained employment after being out of steady work for more than two years. Then our eldest son passed a civil service examination and obtained a good position. Next we were able to get a better and larger house, which we sorely needed. I thank you again and I wish you all the blessings of life.— Mrs. E. S. Fresno, Calif.— W e wished very much to sell our home. We listed the property with the leading realtors of our town, but no results were obtained in a year and a half. I then told my husband of my intention to write to Unity and he agreed to cooperate. One week after we received your letter in reply to mine, our home was sold. My husband’s faith in God has been greatly strengthened.— Mrs. R . R. Salt Lake, Utah— First of all I want to thank God and Unity for all the blessings that I have received. I wrote to you and asked for help to fill my apartments. Now they are always full and I have no difficulty in keeping them that way.— L. V . Huntington, W. Va.— I want to tell you what a bless­ ing Unity has been to me. W e used to live in the country on a little, rocky, hilly farm where it took real courage and lots of hard work to make a living. W e decided to move to the city so I came on to rent a house and buy some furniture, while my husband stayed in the country to rent the farm and sell the stock. I wrote to Unity and asked for prayers that my husband might find work as soon as he got here. On the day he came I received a letter from you saying that you were praying for us and that you were sure that my husband would find work at once. In the same mail was a letter for my husband asking him to take a good position. He has had this work now for several years and his salary has been raised several times. When my son came to town he walked the streets trying to find work. At last we wrote to you for help. The day your answer came my son found work, and he has worked for the same man for three years. I have written to you many times since then, and the remarkable thing is that I always receive an answer to my prayers on the day that I get your reply to my letter. May God bless Unity!— Mrs. M . V. Natchez, Miss.— I wrote to you in regard to my brother who had lost a splendid position most unexpectedly. He had been very successful and had received many fine testi­ monials from his company; the change, therefore, was a blow to him. However, he tried to see, with me, that it was a stepping-stone to something better for him. I wrote to you for prayers in his behalf and steadfastly held to the statements that you sent. I am pleased to tell you that my brother now has a business of his own, situated just as he would have it. The work is far more pleasant than his former work.— Mrs. E. D. M. PROSPERITY BANK Richmond Highlands, Wash.— Soon after my husband and I received our prosperity bank, he was promoted to a better position. In a peculiar way which we cannot under­ stand, some of our debts were canceled. We know that it was by the help that we received through our use of the bank plan. W e thank you sincerely.— Mrs. J. K. S. Chicago, III.— I feel that my demonstration of pros­ perity has been miraculous: I now have a position which pays me three times the salary I was getting when I re­ ceived die prosperity bank. I am indeed grateful to God and I thank you for your cooperation.— M . E. J. San Diego, Calif.— About four weeks ago I sent for a prosperity bank and asked you to pray for my health. You may discontinue prayers, for I have been wonderfully blessed. Almost as soon as I had written to you I noticed a change, not only in my health but also in those around me. My husband has been more considerate. Happiness has come into our home, and I cannot find words to express my gratitude to God and to Silent Unity.— Mrs. G. M. Victoria, B. C., Canada— A neighbor asked me to take her two children as pupils because they were unable to at­ tend public school. This has grown into a nice little private school. Although I have never advertised in any way, I have had all the pupils that I could accommodate. I feel sure that this success has come through my continued use of the prosperity bank. Please accept my sincere and grate­ ful thanks for your kind help.— E. M . M . Bachelor, Mo.— The bank has helped us a whole lot. I put the bank and the slip [the slip of paper on which the statement is written] on the clock shelf and every one that comes into the room repeats the verse. W e all are healthy and are doing our work without quarreling or trying to get out of it. The children seem to have forgotten how to fight. The girls are going to join the Good Words club and B------has stopped swearing. He says that he can’t swear with that slip of paper there. My chicks are growing rapidly. The neighbors say that hawks are taking their chicks but mine have not been bothered. W e have the best field of corn in the neighborhood, and the field work is being done without any trouble whatever. Many thanks for the booklet, “Praise.” It has opened my eyes to many things. Love and blessings to all of you.— Mrs. W . B. HELPED BY UNITY LITERATURE Fingal, N . D.— I read Youth and I find it very inter­ esting. It is the best magazine for young people that I have ever seen. I find answers to many questions that have often come into my mind.— /. L. Yakima, Wash.— My little grandson is greatly pleased with his Wee Wisdom magazine. His mother has to read each copy over and over to him until the next one comes. — E. B. H. Rusk, Tex.— Unity Daily Word is my daily guide, joy, and inspiration. It has enlightened me more and brought me more real peace and comfort than any other magazine that I have ever read. I prize it as a very valuable jewel, as it has helped me to overcome many trials and tempta­ tions. May God forever bless Unity in all its good works. — M . C. St. Louis, Mo.— I am sending you a prosperity bank order for three subscriptions to Wee Wisdom. My children almost wore out the two sample copies that you sent to me. They read them and reread them and shared them with their little friends at school. They like Wee Wisdom better than the other children’s magazines that they take. My four children who are in school learned The Prayer of Faith. I am amazed at the influence for spiritual good that Wee Wisdom stories and lessons make on the child mind. Truth is presented in a form that the child joyously and gladly assimilates.— Mrs. C. R. N.

CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL Broadoieu), Mont.— Lesson 4 has been one of great uplift to me, and has increased my understanding. The notations on Lesson 3 have given me much light. I surely have found my Christ within; He is revealing His promises, and I am claiming them. The more I acknowledge and claim, the closer He seems to me and the freer I feel. I praise and thank you, dear friends, for showing me the way. I inclose a love offering.— N . F. M. Ithaca, N . Y .— I want to thank you for the corrections that you made on my first lesson. Your explanations are wonderful. I take them into the silence to get their full meaning. I shall not lay this lesson aside until I have mastered it. The silence means more and more to me every day.— F. C. Hmch, Mo.— I am deriving untold benefit from my study of the correspondence course. I now have a good position. My health is wonderfully improved; my mind is free; and I see good in everything and in everybody. I thank you a thousand times.— C. N . R . New York, N. Y.— Inclosed is my essay on the fifth lesson, "Denials and Affirmations.” Each lesson clears some darkened thought from my mind. This lesson in par­ ticular has shown me the power of conscious thought con­ trol, and I have been able to apply it in my home with wonderful results.— H. L. M . MISCELLANEOUS Decatur, III.— I am pleased to report that with the help of your prayers I am still getting along very well in my school work. When I first wrote to you I was about to give up trying to get an education, but now I am happy to continue.— D. V. Eustis, Fla.— I wrote to you a few days ago, asking you to help us find some papers that had been misplaced. You may discontinue prayers, as we found the papers today. It came to my husband during the night where to look for them.— C. H. Peoria, III.— You have helped me and those dear to me — oh, so much. You have given me the right viewpoint of life by teaching how to go about gaining it. I have been gaining in understanding, and the knowledge of inner peace and its relation to God’s strength is helping me really to live. I thank you.— /. C. Boston, Mass.— You may discontinue prayers for my mother and my father. They have obtained employment, after being out of work for more than a year. My mother does not use her eyeglasses now, as her eye is so much stronger, and the pain in her side which had troubled her for ten years has disappeared. She has written me of all this, with great praise to God and to you.— Mrs M. S. K. Long Prairie, Minn.— About a week ago I wrote you to pray that I might find my purse. I am very glad to say that it has been found and returned to me.— Mrs. W. V . Coronado, Calif.— Inclosed please find another tithe offering. Everything is coming my way. My husband has been very fortunate in getting work, and we have the bright­ est prospects of selling our place. I am better and better every day, praise God— and Mother is improving. I thank God and also Unity for my many blessings.— Mrs. K. A . T. ______TITHING Philadelphia, Pa.— My practice of tithing is blessing me in many ways. I have not wanted for anything since I began to tithe. I have found tithing a cure for financial worries.— /. P. C. Lake Stearns, Fla.— I inclose my tithe with a blessing. I am very much pleased with the practice; somehow it always causes things to transpire just at the right time and in the right way.— C. B. Rock Island, III.— Inclosed find a draft for the amount of my tithe. Since I began to tithe my supply has been overflowing and I cannot praise God and Unity enough. I thank you for all the good that you have done for me. — M . A . ______PROTECTION Brantford, Oni., Canada— I asked your help in my diffi­ culty regarding a law case. I am glad to say that I have heard no more about my appearance at court, nor have I been there. Thanks to Truth; it must win.— F. H. S. Edgewood, R. I.— I opened a door, thinking I was going to enter a room; instead I fell down a flight of stairs. Three times I said, “I am Spirit; nothing can hurt me." I then got up and went upstairs, without so much as a scratch. I thank Unity for showing me the way to live.— Mrs, C. A . B. Elk River, Minn.— I wrote a short time ago requesting your prayers in behalf of my lost brother. Mother had given him up, believing that he had been killed. But only two days after I mailed your letter I got a letter from him saying he was in Mexico safe and well. W e had not heard from him for eighteen months. Mother joins me in thanking you and praising God for His great goodness.— M . M. MOTHERHOOD Caldwell, Tex.— I received the eighth month maternity lesson and enjoy it ever so much. I feel peaceful, well, and happy since I have been receiving your lessons.— Mrs. L. H. Tacoma, Wash.— A new baby arrived last March, and I am still here to care for him. Doctors had said that I could not live through it. I wrote Unity and have been given strength to nourish his frail little body to health. We are both doing better than I had dared hope.— Mrs. C. E. D. Oglesby, Tex.— My back doesn’t hurt any more. I feel fine and am able to do all my work. I am thankful to God and to Unity for what has been done for me. I am ready for the maternity lesson for the eighth month. — Mrs. W. A. S.

CHILDREN Ortega, Fla.— I wish to express my sincere thanks to you for helping me get rid of some warts. After I asked you for prayers the warts disappeared and did not leave the faintest scar.— M. B. Dillon, Mont.— Your kind and loving prayers have helped me in my school work. This month my grades have been higher than ever before. Please continue your prayers. — P. B. Dillon, Mont.— I asked you for prayers to help me in my school work. I got good grades in all my studies this month. I also got a certificate for perfect attendance. I thank you very much for helping me.— L. B.

RADIO Berkeley, Calif.— Inclosed find $3 which I saved in my prosperity bank. I ask that this amount be used for the radio broadcasting station, that the outside world may learn what Unity is doing.— H . W . H . Beatrice, Nebr.— Your daily morning service over the radio is wonderful. I can hardly wait until eleven o’clock arrives. The words of help and cheer are indeed God sent. — E. D. Osawalomie, Kans.— I want to thank you for the won­ derful dinner hour programs that you are broadcasting. I admire not only the class of music but the manner in which it is rendered. I hear nothing better on the air.— C. E. P. EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS Written by Silent Unity

I have been speculating on the grain market and have had some success; but I feel that I should have greater success. Can you through the use of prayer help me to win in my deals? W e will pray for you, for wisdom and for guidance that you may be led in the way that is for your highest good and that you may be prospered in righteous ways. It would not be proper, however, for us to use prayer for the purpose of helping you to win in speculation. A ll deals in which one side must lose in order that the other side may win partake of the character of gambling, in fact many of these operations are nothing but schemes for gambling. Demonstrating prosperity through prayer or through the use of divine law is a far different propo­ sition. There is no such thing as chance under G od’s law. If you faithfully adhere to the law in every way, you set into operation powers that are unfailing. To use God’s law for the purpose of winning in gambling schemes, or in speculation, would be to take undue ad­ vantage of others and this would be breaking the law, for righteousness, justice, fair play, and a strict observ­ ance of the Golden Rule are the requisites for success under divine law. I don’t seem to have any luck with my work. I used to be very lucky. Pray for me to be lucky again, so that I can make plenty of money. I know that if I could have better luck I would have plenty of money. Under God’s laws there is no such thing as “luck,” or chance. If you want to be prosperous and successful, you must recognize God within you as your infinite re­ source. You must also learn to work in harmony with God’s laws in all that you do. When you believe in “luck” or chance, you hold to a false belief that will result in bringing to you mixed results: you may have success sometimes, but you are likely also to meet with failure. God’s laws are unfailing, unchanging, sure, and when you understand His laws and work in har­ mony with them, they will always work for you. Begin to affirm God in you to be your unlimited resource. Consecrate yourself and all your affairs to Him. Pray for understanding of God’s laws; pray for wisdom and good judgment, that you always may know how to use His laws righteously. Then you will have abundant prosperity and permanent success.

THE MARTHA AND THE MARY ATTITUDES One day I read in Weekly Unity a short article which stated that one who is seeking divine wisdom “will have no time or energy to spare for seeking out and serving other objects of charity, seeing that the knowledge of his own supreme needs will be increased by every day’s addi­ tion to his immense but incommunicable treasure.” I have noticed that many Truth students seem to have no time or energy for “serving other objects of charity.” How do they reconcile their withdrawal from the affairs of life, with the life of Jesus, who “went about doing good” ? So far as we know, Jesus spent thirty years growing in knowledge of the truth and making it practical in His own life. Thus H e prepared for His ministry to the world, a ministry which was of only three years’ dura­ tion. Jesus received abundantly from God because He continually gave of what He already had to His fellow man. H e made giving His life work. Good work is preceded by preparation. Even during His outer min­ istry, after His years of preparation. He frequently with­ drew from the crowds to a place apart, that He might commune with God and so receive a renewed con­ sciousness of strength and grace. Persons who actually live and demonstrate the truth are needed much more than persons who can preach outwardly to others. By seeking continually in outer ways to do things for other people— in many cases, things that they must do for themselves if they are to grow and to develop their own inner capacities—one may live in the outer and so dissipate his inner life and substance that he will fall short of his greatest good, which is that the perfect will of God be done in him. One should spend much time in turning his attention within and in seek­ ing daily to become centered and established in his inner Spirit of love, life, and truth, that he may ra­ diate the Christ light and power at all times and under all circumstances. By so doing he will really help others more truly than he could possibly help them if he neglected his own spiritual growth. M an’s first duties are to God and to himself. If he is true in these he will never fail to do the wise thing in his relation to others. M an is on earth to express God in his every thought and word, and in his body and his affairs. T o this he must give his most earnest attention, but he will never turn away any one who comes to him for help. He may not always do what is asked of him, but to each one whom his life touches he will impart something of the inspiration and power of God. Thus he will ever give true help to all who are open and receptive to higher things. The true seeker after spirituality—the one whose chief aim is to know and express God, who is deter­ mined to let God live and act in and through him— will doubtless have to meet more or less criticism from well-meaning persons who are living in the outer almost entirely, and are trying to do good by worldly methods. God’s ways are not man’s ways. Jesus commended Mary who sat at His feet to learn of Him—who made the getting of truth the leading object of her life— and He chided Martha who was so busy with much serving that she could not take time really to become acquainted with the Master and to treasure in her heart His priceless message. So it is with those who busy themselves in the outer, in any cause however worthy, to such an extent that they neglect to search for the inner kingdom which alone is of true and lasting worth.

THE RAISING OF LAZARUS You say that we need not die. But the apostles of Jesus Christ died. It seems to me that you do not take the raising of Lazarus as it reads in the Bible. Do you not be­ lieve that Jesus Christ raised the man Lazarus? W e believe in both the inner and the outer teaching of the Scripture. W e believe that a man called Lazarus was raised from the dead by Jesus Christ. We also know that there is something in that account which ap­ plies to every man now: that through the quickening power of Jesus Christ working in consciousness we are awakened from mortal states, from mortal dreams, and led into newness of life and understanding. The apostles of Jesus Christ had understanding, but they had not fully laid hold of Truth, had not incor­ porated it into their body consciousness. Their subcon­ sciousness still held old thoughts and ideas which had to be redeemed.

ORIENTAL RELIGIONS Do you think that the religions of the Orient, such as Buddhism and Theosophy, are on a par with the religion of Jesus of Nazareth? So far as we have been able to obtain information concerning them, we find good in all religions; how­ ever, we believe that the Jesus Christ truth is the highest and most perfect standard of truth of which we have any knowledge. W e believe that Jesus Christ is the truest exponent of spiritual truth that the world has yet known, but we have not yet demonstrated Truth as Jesus demonstrated it, and to appearances certain Oriental religionists are ahead of us in actual practice and demonstration of Truth, in some ways at least. THE CHRIST SPIRIT These excerpts from exchanges are evidence of how the Christ principles are being put into practice in various parts of the world.

THERE IS A PRIMAL CAUSE Added evidence that science alone does not satisfy man, even a man of science, was recently given by Dr. Otto J. Kauffman, professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Birmingham, England. Dr. Kauffman is quoted (by the Kansas City Journal) as saying, in a recent address: We are living in an age of progress and great scientific discoveries, yet there is no reason why scientific doubts should obscure our religious beliefs. There is really no need to be troubled about the dif­ ferences between science and revealed religion. Science pushes back its questions and finds a cause for every phe­ nomenon, but there comes at last a wall beyond which no cause can be found, but where there must be a being that contains in itself its own causation, and that is the point where implicit religious belief may be accepted.

WHY THE “INCURABLE OPTIMIST” IS INCURABLE Chauncey M. Depew, ex-senator, railroad president, and lawyer, is much sought after because he is young at ninety-three. He is a popular dinner wit, and is called the “incurable optimist.” Perhaps the last men­ tioned attribute explains why he is both witty and young. He was interviewed recently, according to the Worces­ ter (Mass.) Evening Post, and he gave the following reasons why he finds life worth living: Because I do— that’s why I consider life worth living. Because I do. The blues are hereditary in my family. My father and my grandfather both died with the blues. Low spirits. They wore themselves out worrying and I could have done the same thing. But, he explained, I decided to take another view of things. I think life is worth living because I decided long ago to think that way. After a while a man just gets into the habit then of continuing to think that way through will power, I suppose. The way to be contented with life is to be contented. It is a man’s part to make as much as he can of his life. Those who, at times, get so down in the mouth they think they should take their own lives, have lost their judgment. At those times a man needs a little help. God’s help, maybe. For what God does is to take hold of a person and show him what he can do with his life. . . . Every day I take an inventory, mental, moral, and spirit­ ual. “Chauncey,” I say to myself, “how do you find your­ self this morning?” . . . And, notwithstanding my dispirited heredity, I find, somehow, I always come out on the optimistic side.

SAILORS ARE MORE RELIGIOUS When Mrs. Janet Roper, house mother of the Sea­ men’s Church Institute, New York City, was asked about the religion of seamen she gave this reply (says an Associated Press item) : “They are reading more for themselves and speculat­ ing more about life than they used to. The fundamentalist- modernist controversy at first swept from them old supersti­ tions that used to serve their religious needs, leaving them literally adrift. Now they are building up for themselves a philosophic nonsectarian faith." The Golden Rule, in various forms, is found in the literature of several ancient peoples. It was taught by the Chinese philosopher, Confucius, more than five cen­ turies before the M an of Galilee started on His ministry. In the Analects of Confucius appears this passage: “Tsze-kung asked, saying. Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one’s life? The Master said, is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”— Path­ finder Magazine. GIVES ALL A man who gives away the fruits of his labor, rely­ ing on others to supply him with the necessities of life, has made a name for himself in charitable circles, espe­ cially in Somerset, where he lives. H e is M r. Bert Over, a middle-aged man of Bleadon. As a fruit grower he has made it a practice to live without money, for the last eight years. The crops resulting from his small holding he distributes in big quantities to the hos­ pitals, local workhouse, and among miners’ children and villagers. Over 2,000 pounds of strawberries have thus been given away by him this summer, and in one village the fruit was taken from door to door to the surprised inhabitants. Sackloads of vegetables have been delivered by Mr. Over to various institutions with the intimation that grapes, raspberries, plums, and apples are to follow. For his own subsistence he relies on the unconditional gifts of others, and he has never been disappointed. Mr. Overs avers that he has never sold a pennyworth of his produce in the eight years he has worked his holding, having given it all away.— Lin­ colnshire (E ngland) Echo.

When one believes in many gods, he cannot have faith in the one true God. When his faith is in drugs, he has no faith in the healing power of infinite life. W hen he believes that men have power to harm him, he has no faith in God omnipotent. One cannot be dual-minded and have faith in the One. For the allegiance and loyalty pledged to one thing, he subtracts that much faith in and fidelity to its opposite.— From Unit}) D aily Word.

Unity School is always glad to consider well written articles and poems for publication in its periodicals. Unity School is not in the market for book manuscripts. PUBLISHERS DEPARTMENT

Readers of Weekly Unity have been clamoring, almost since the first of the series of healing lessons appeared in Weekly, for these lessons in book form. Ordinarily we do not announce a book before it is actually completed and on our shelves, but so insistent has been the demand for this book that we are announcing it now, a month in advance of the date of its completion. This series of healing lessons, under the title, “Heal Thyself,” will be ready for sale by March 1. It will be a book about the size of “Lessons in Truth” and will be offered, in attractive cloth binding, for $ 1. Orders received now will be filled March 1.

W A N T E D — A copy editor. Necessary qualifications: at least a year of experience, a thorough knowledge of the Unity teachings, and ability to do fine work. Speed not essential. Young man preferred, one who has some knowledge of the practical side of printing. Application should be made by letter only. Address: Editorial De­ partment, Unity School of Christianity, 917 Tracy, Kansas City, Mo. Unity will gladly send Wee Wisdom, its magazine for boys and girls, free of charge to any orphanage or children’s hospital where the head of that institution asks us to do so. You can help with this work by telling such persons about Wee Wisdom, or, better still, if you wish to have a part in this movement, by subscribing to Wee Wisdom for some home or hospital in your vicinity. W e are certain that the gratitude of the children will more than repay you for the $ 1 that you spend for the subscription. The names of Adam and Eve are capturing the bill­ boards and the headlines of the world; authors, publishers, playwrights, and producers are giving them special attention. Timely, then, is the article about them which appears in February Youth, under the title of “ Dust of Adam.” Unity is doing all that it can justifiably do to present the Unity teachings to those who are not versed in the English language. While the demand for Unity publica­ tions in foreign languages is not great, we are constantly adding to our list of foreign translations. “Lessons in Truth" is now published in French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Norwegian. “Christian Healing” is published in French. “ Finding the Christ in Ourselves” has been produced in German, Spanish, and Swedish. “Directions for Beginners" is published in German and Spanish. “ Mis­ cellaneous Writings” is published in German. Prices for all these translations will be found on page 198 of this magazine.

The February Wee Wisdom magazine is a charming little valentine, and even more charming than the rest of the magazine is the story about a dear little Chinese boy named Lee Hoy. We know that you all, grown-ups and children, are going to laugh and, when no one is looking, cry a bit, just as we did, over the adventures of this little fellow in this story by Blanche Ashley Ambrose. The story ends with a smile, as all Wee Wisdom stories do, and leaves you eager for more like it. Youth celebrated its first birthday by printing an edition of 34,000 copies of the January number. Starting a year ago with a few subscribers and a lot of ambition and en­ thusiasm, it has grown into a really influential magazine. Youth is planned primarily for young people, but many old time students, just a bit weary in their search for a fresh point of view, are liking Youth immensely. Of special interest to Unity students who are away from home and to those who occasionally wish to buy extra copies of Unity periodicals: is the announcement that Unity School of Christianity has recently arranged with the American News Co. and its branches to supply the leading news stands of the country with current copies of Unity magazine, Unity Daily Word, Christian Business, Youth, and Wee Wisdom. Unity’s newest booklet, “Methods of Meditation,” by Jennie H. Croft, is described on page 191 of this magazine. It is one that you need to round out your Truth study and to make your concentration periods more beneficial to you. The price is $.35. The editor of Unily magazine has completed his out­ line of subjects to be discussed in the magazine during the coming year. In January, the theme was Prayer. In this issue the theme is Perception. The following subjects will be discussed in succeeding issues, in the order given here: Life, Spiritual Baptism, Beauty, Consecration, Power, Opulence, Good Will, Appreciation, Jesus Christ. Arthur W . Sill, whose writings are familiar to Unity readers, is the author of an article in next month’s issue — the "Life” number of Unity. His subject is “The Dawning Light.” There are many treats in store for Unity readers during the coming months and we suggest that you watch even more carefully than usual the expira­ tion date on your magazine wrappers. Christian Business announces another new feature be­ ginning with the February number— a course of short lessons in applying Christianity to business. These lessons will be accompanied by questions, making them suitable for study in business classes or clubs. This feature, with the new de­ partment for salesmen which was inaugurated in the January issue, gives promise of greatly increased service and help from Christian Business. Whatever your business, you will find its ideas practical and usable. It is worth a trial during the coming year. Price, $1 a year. A year’s subscription to Wee Wisdom magazine for a valentine gift to a little boy or girl— can you imagine a nicer valentine than that? Let your subscription begin with the February issue, which is a perfect valentine of hearts and little love verses. The subscription price is $1 a year.

NOW IN THE BIG LEAGUE Three years ago last July, Unily Daily Word made its first appearance. Tuesday of this week, when making the official monthly count, the addressograph department dis­ covered that the magazine had passed the 100,000 mark during the last month. At that time, the record showed 102,499 yearly subscriptions to Unity Daily Word. This is a gain of more than 70% over the list of a year ago. 128,000 copies of the January number have been printed. The sales department reports that 17,869 copies of the magazine were sold to individuals by Unity centers last month.— Unity News (Not). 19). Harmony in

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“Mrs. Ransom was a sort of local Solomon, inas­ much as her advice was sought on a wide range of practical problems.” “Truth in the Home,” by Alice L. Ruth tells in most interesting story form something of the problems that came to her, and of the Truth solutions which she found for each of them. Mrs. Brown, who mothered four boys and two girls, came to discuss her home and her futile attempts to keep harmony there. There was Mrs. Friend, too, who everywhere she went had trouble with her neighbors. And Mrs. Willing, who was being made most unhappy by her daughter’s foolish attempt to keep up with the extravagances of some school friends. You will find the stories of all these persons and of many others in “Truth in the Home.” Their problems were much the same as those in your home or in any other home, and the help that they received will help you with your own home problems. Mrs. Ransom can be your helpful neighbor too if you will make her acquaintance through the pages of this book. Price, $.75. LESSONS IN TRUTH Price of Cloth Binding Reduced to $1 For only $.25 more than you have formerly paid for LESSONS IN T R U T H in paper cover, you may now have a beautiful cloth bound volume of that popular book — an attractive addition to any library; a suitable gift for the most particular person; a durable, convenient textbook for daily study. For many years we have offered LESSONS IN T R U T H in paper cover because we could sell that binding at a price which everyone could afford. That was what we wanted to do— to put LESSONS IN T R U T H within the reach of every Truth student. Now, through increased production and the decreased “per copy" cost that natu­ rally follows, we are able to offer the cloth edition at a popular price. We are discontinuing the paper edition and substituting the cloth bound— a more attractive and more durable book— at an increase in price of only $.25. We have still a few copies of the paper bound books, pocket size, for $.75 each, but when the present supply of this binding is exhausted we will offer LESSONS IN T R U T H in cloth binding only, at $1 a copy. For those few Unitp readers not familiar with this, Unity’s most widely read book, we give the following facts; LESSONS IN T R U T H offers a beginners’ course in the fundamentals of Christian metaphysics. It is the simplest, clearest, most comprehensive text for beginners in the study of Truth. Its twelve lessons are written in a cheery, friendly spirit that leaves the reader with the feeling that he has found, not just another book, but another friend, one that under­ stands.

Prices Beautiful cloth binding, $1 a copy. Paper, pocket size (while this edition lasts), $.75. De luxe edition, limp binding, $3.

LESSONS IN T R U T H is also offered in French, Italian, Swedish, or Norwegian for $.75 a copy, and in German or Dutch for $1 a copy. LESSONS IN PROSPERITY Now being published in W eekly Unity A lesson from this practical new course appears each week. Each lesson takes up one or more questions which have been asked by Truth students. The following list of questions, which are taken up in the lessons, will give you some idea of the practical nature of the course: How can I get into the work that I feel I am best fitted for? How can I increase my salary? Should one pray for specific things? Should one save for a rainy day? How can I collect money that is due me? Does tithing benefit any one besides those who re­ ceive the tithe? ...... LEARN TO ATTRACT PROSPERITY ...... Enter your name for one year’s subscription to Weekly Unity, subscription to include the new course of prosperity lessons. Fill in the coupon NOW . U n i t y S c h o o l o f C hristianity , 917 Tracy, Kansas City, Mo. I wish to take your course of prosperity lessons. Please enter my name for one year’s subscription to Weekly Unity. Begin with Prosperity Lesson No. 1. I inclose $1 to pay for this subscription. Name ...... Address ...... State ......

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• •"— ■>— — ■■— — ■■— — •«— ■»— ■»— — *■— ■■ A NEW UNITY BOOK Just completed— a 40-page booklet, by Jennie H. Croft, called “Methods of Meditation.” From her several years of teaching of the methods and practice of the silence, Mrs. Croft has discovered four funda­ mental steps in getting the greatest benefit from concentration and from the silence. Her new booklet consists of four lessons, in which she discusses the study of these four steps. Lesson I deals with relaxation. Lesson II takes up concentration. Lesson III relates to meditation. Lesson IV is called “Realization,” or the outcome of the three exer­ cises: relaxation, concentration, and meditation. This booklet sells for $.35 a copy. Unity readers who pride themselves on keeping their Truth libraries up to date will wish to have this new study help at once. Their library is not complete without it.

EASTER GREETING CARDS Beautifully Designed— Inspiring Unity Senti­ ments—Many New Designs As a feature for this Easter season, we offer an attractive assortment of 15 cards, every one different, for $ I. or You may order cards in the following groups: 5 ten cent cards for $.50 10 five cent cards for $.50 A limited number of beautiful de luxe cards, $. 15 each.

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A Unity greeting card conveys not only the idea of a remembrance but also a thought which is inspiring and uplifting. UNITY SCHOOL OF CHRISTIANITY 91 7 Tracy, Kansas City, Mo.

; CONSIDER THE LILIES . . How they grow.” How do they grow? Obviously they grow from within. The lily bulb contains the perfect embryonic flower, and the flower comes forth in purity and perfection, to which it holds. Man as he was planned of God is pure and perfect; his work is to bring forth this divine image, as the lily brings forth its image. Only through knowledge of Truth can he do so. Truth students can help in this work by offering Unity literature to those who are not familiar with it. Silent-70 offers this literature free for distribution by its members. If you are interested in receiving further information about the Silent-70, we shall be glad to hear from you. One of our members in a distant land writes as follows: C e y lo n — I am doing splendidly with the Unity literature. As secretary of a local missionary movement, I correspond with Christian people in different parts of this island. Often 1 prayerfully inclose a Unity tract which I know will bring a blessing to the recipient. Always in personal conversation with my young friends I find Unity truths to be very interesting topics. The church is gradually awaken­ ing to the duty of healing. The minds of people here are leaning toward the question of spiritual healing, although very slowly. Please send me some more literature for distribution.—A . \ v . P . /., S - 7 0 N o . E A - 4 2 . ______AN INVITATION W e know that you are guarding your thoughts, your words, and your actions, because you are a student of Truth. Earnest members of the Unity family are banded together to help one another by concerted thought, and their conver­ sations distinguish them by being constructive, kind, and up­ lifting. We invite you to join us in this glorifying work— to become a member of the Unity Good Words club. Care- frilly read the pledge, then fill it out and send it to us. The pledge: I believe in the power of the spoken word, and I realize that I am held accountable for even my lightest words. I also believe that there is power in united effort. Therefore I desire to become a member of Unity Good W ords club, that 1 may unite in helping others as well as myself to speak only good, true words. I agree to guard my conversations against all negative words and to speak words of trust, faith, wisdom, goodness, truth, health, courage, cheer, purity, peace, prosperity, praise, joy, and good will. I will also abide by the rules of the club. Name ...... Address ...... City or town ...... State ______Sign this pledge personally for enrollment. VfflM UNITY PtlBLKAUDNS ARE SOLD This directory of centers and dealers is published to inform you where you can purchase Unity literature. The listing of a center s name here does n o t necessarily mean that we indorse the interpreta­ tion of Christian principles that is taught at the address given. Regular meetings are held at many of these addresses. Let your own understanding of Unity’s teachings guide you to the organization which most adequately serves you. W e endeavor to list only organ­ izations of reliability and integrity.

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