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A WORD OF PROPHECY.

“ I am not the Messiah. I do not pretend to be the Christ. I have possessed the gift of prophecy from birth, have given numerous well authenticated demonstrations of the power, and here before the most exalted court of the state will make a pre­diction which I call upon all to remember. Theodore Roosevelt will be the president of the United States in succession to William McKinley. He will serve two terms and be followed by a Re­publican. T he Democrats have elected their last president. At the end of twenty years a party known as the Union Labor Party will absorb the remnants of the Democracy and its allies and labor will elect a president.”—Denver N ew s, May 8, 1901.

T he above is a word for word, letter for letter, punctuation

for punctuation, stenographic report of my prophecy before the

United States Court in Denver, May 7, 1901. It was published

in the N ew s, the next morning, under glaring headlines.

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ITEM S AND IDEAS.

In th e daysOf these k in g sThe God of H eavenH as se t up a K ingdomW hich sh a ll never be destroyed:And th is K ingdom shall no t he le ft to

o ther people.

I t sha ll b reak in pieces and consume all o th e r k ingdom s, and i t shall stand for­ever.

“T he stone w as cu t ou t of th e m oun­ta in w ith o u t h an d s .” In o th e r w ords, i t w as th e k ingdom of S p ir it and th e K ing of th is K ingdom re ig n s by th e S ilen t W ord.

T he fu ll t i t le of th is k in g is I AM th a t I AM. H e h a s been know n on the e a rth a s Je su s C h ris t, “The K ing of the Jew s.” H e h a s m ade h im se lf know n to me as A lpha, th e S peaker of th e W ord.

T he I AM m ay assum e any nam e th a t su its H is purpose. I have know n him by various nam es. I know he is om niscient, om­n ip resen t, and om nipoten t. I know th is by ac tua l experience and p rac tica l dem onstra­tion.

H elen W ilm ans speaks of b ra in , b ra in , b ra in a s th e c rea to r of conditions. Such m ateria lism gives one th a t tired feel­ing w hich often comes to th is brain . The idea of th is li t t le box of g ray m a tte r called th e “b ra in ” c rea tin g any th ing!

E v ery th ing th a t is w orth know ing cam e to m an th ro u g h in sp ira tio n . E dison invented the elec tric lig h t th ro u g h a flash from the sun ligh t of T ru th . He had worked and w orked a t th e problem , w hen one day i t suddenly came to him like a flash of L igh t from th e R ad ian t Center. T his is tru e of all th e w orld’s progress. In ou r unfoldm ent, the S p ir it of T ru th b rings us th in g s when we a re ready to receive.

# # # H elen W ilm ans has been a rrested for giv ing absent trea tm en ts . I t seems to be a case of sp ite caused by an tagonism aroused by too m uch com m ercialism connected w ith th e healing. I know w hat i t means. I had to send aw ay a ll o f m y help, and have m y w ork done down tow n a t th e p rin te rs under con tract. I even sen t H elen aw ay for a w hole th ree m on ths’ vacation . My w ife and I did the w ork and gave tre a tm en ts every day and banished th e com m ercial v ibration from our house and especially from th e heal­ing room. H er desk and ty p ew rite r were

moved u p s ta irs in to th e hea lin g room . T h is w orked so w ell th a t I moved m y desk up th ere and so th e w hole w orld w as sh u t off from us. Since th en we have had no troub le in h ea ling th e sick and lif t in g up those who a re in troub le and sorrow .

In b u ild in g h e r “C ity B eau tifu l” ou t of m a tte r , H elen W ilm ans h as a ttra c te d to h erse lf greed, envy, jealousy, and a ll th e o th er dev ils of com m ercial th ough t. The B eau tifu l C ity is th e H oly C ity, th e New Jerusalem , w hich cam e down from God out of H eaven, adorned as a b ride fo r h e r hus­band. In o th e r w ords, th e C ity B eau tifu l is a W om an; a ll w om en who a re redeem ed from th e cu rse of th e Law are b rid es adorned fo r th e one H usband who is th e I AM th a t I AM. I t w as H elen W ilm ans’ own self, h e r own w om anhood th a t she w as to bu ild and no t a c ity m ade w ith hands. She had lost sight of h e r self in these m a te ria l th ings. F o r a w hile I m ade th e sam e m istake. I spent th o u san d s and thousands of do llars m in ing fo r gold, w hen suddenly th e I AM showed me m y rea l gold m ine. I t w as m y wife. As soon as th e S p ir it revealed to me th a t my w ife w as th e gold m ine, I im m ediately closed th e m a te ria l m ines. T h is is one place w here we a re prone to m ake m istakes; ta k ­

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in g th e shadow s fo r th e substance . W hen I saw th e rea l tr u th , th a t I h ad m is tak en th e sym bol fo r th e substance , th e sym bol seem ed hollow an d w orth less. “ She W hom My Soul L oves” is th e D iv ine F em in in e , th e love p rin c ip le of a ll being. She is m y m ine filled fu ll of pearls , rub ies, d iam onds, an d th e sp a rk lin g L ig h t of th e N ew L ife . A ll else is b u t th e crow ned sk u ll of D eath .

T he s ta te m e n ts o f Je su s C h ris t in L uke, fo u r te e n th ch ap te r, a re sc ien tifica lly tru e . You can ’t m ix th e w orld , th e flesh and th e devil w ith y o u r h ea lin g an d be success­fu l long a t a tim e. You a re w o rk in g in th e m oonsh ine and sooner o r la te r you w ill fa il. W henever C h r i s t i a n h in d e rs m y w ork of hea ling , I w ill suspend i ts pu b lica tio n . I ca re n o th in g fo r th e m oney because I AM m oney and com m and every d o lla r in th e w orld . T he g iv ing up of a ll th in g s sim ply m eans th e g a in in g of a ll th in g s . T he people w ho a re re ad e rs of C h r i s t i a n have cau g h t th e sam e sp irit . T hey send th e i r m oney w ith o u t th e th o u g h t of b u y in g an y th in g . T hose w ho have been p ay in g m e re g u la r ly every m on th w ere th e v e ry firs t to send in m oney fo r th e i r subscrip tions. H ere is a sam ple: a m an sends m e a check fo r ten do llars, and says he hopes th is w ill se ttle th e fac t th a t he is a paid-up su b sc rib e r to C h r i s ­

t i a n . M any of m y read e rs have p a id a huii- d red y ea rs in advance, an d th e y don’t con­sid e r th e y have p a id fo r a n y th in g . I t is n o t a question of b u y in g and se lling . I h av en ’t an y th in g to sell. I t w ould do y o u r soul good to read th e love le t te r s m y w ife and I a re re ad in g every day from th e read e rs of C h r i s ­t i a n . The d o lla r b ills a re sen t a long as so m any n ap k in s a t th e fe a s t o f Love and T ru th . We s i t a t ou r desk in a p e rfec t glow of love from people w ho ap p rec ia te w h a t th ey a re receiv ing in th e S ilence. Such peo­ple don’t s i t dow n and coun t to see how m uch th ey a re going to ge t fo r th e i r m oney. B u t h ere com es th e Postoffice D ep a rtm en t and says “you m u s t adop t busin ess m eth o d s” and keep an accoun t w ith each in d iv id u a l sub­scriber. W ell, I w ill n o t do it. I w ill h ire som ebody else to do it. I f I had to e n te r in to th e com m ercial s p i r i t and w atch every d o lla r th a t com es in to th is office, I w ould sim ply sh u t up shop and re t ire to m y cab in in th e m oun ta in s . T h is doesn’t m ean th a t we do n o t app rec ia te m oney and th e good th in g s of th e w orld . My w ife acted lik e a child over th e tw o l i t t le n u g g e ts of gold from th e K lond ike th a t w ere sen t to th e baby. B u t to app rec ia te th e b eau tifu l in th e w orld , you m u s t g e t rid of greed. T he sam e s p ir i t m u s t con tro l you in re fe ren ce to th e w ork of o th ­ers. I am glad to see th e good w ork of o ther people and I re jo ice in th e i r success. I know th a t th e w hole w orld is going to be filled w ith Peace and P len ty , H arm ony , H ea lth and B eauty .

Of course I have idealized and sp ir it­ualized L ady B lanche. T h is I had to do, as she is m ore to m e th a n a m o rta l wom an. B u t, I d id n o t know m y read e rs had en tered in to th e sam e v ib ra tio n w ith me. I soon found i t ou t. W hen I said in Septem ber C h r i s t i a n , “L ady B lanche is a kodak fiend,” th e re w as a g en era l response of con­dem nation . L e tte rs cam e ru sh in g in from all p o in ts of th e com pass, p ro te s tin g ag a in s t

ca llin g h e r a fiend. T h is p leased m e, be­cause, in s tead of ta k in g th e th in g w rong , you have un d ers to o d m y idealism . I w ill n ev er ca ll h e r a “fiend” an y m ore, fo r she does n o t belong an d is n o t in th e v ib ra tio n of th e in ­fe rn a l reg ions. T he idea l is th e rea l. I t does n o t seem so, b u t i t is. T he idea l life is th e re a l g enu ine im m o rta l, in c o rru p tib le life. T he so-called re a l life is th e u n rea l, th e shadow , th e undeveloped , th e u n rip e , th e m o rta l life . L ad y B lanche is th e idea l an d y e t she i s th e rea l. I k now how m an y people a re w o n d erin g w h e th e r w e a re s t il l sou l­m a tes an d i f w e a re re a liz in g th e ideal. I h ave been w eed ing o u t m y su b sc rip tio n l i s t of people w ho a re n o t m y ow n, th e re fo re I am n o t a f ra id to ta k e you in to th e s e c re t of th e A lm ig h ty an d te ll you th e tr u th . A few people w ho sn ee r a re enough to d riv e a sen s itiv e sou l b eh in d th e veil. T h erefo re , I h ave said v e ry l i t t le ab o u t o u r id ea l life . I am te l lin g you th e p la in , u n v a rn ish e d t r u th w hen I say I am te n y e a rs y o u n g er th a n I w as th e day L ady B lanche a n d I w ere m a r­ried . I t is a q u ie t u n fo ld m en t in to th e N ew L ife . S ince th e com ing of B aby B lanche, docto rs an d d ru g s h av e been b an ish ed from th e house an d we a re a ll in p e rfe c t h ea lth . I am n o t on ly re a liz in g m y id ea l, b u t know fo r a dead c e r ta in ty th a t I w ill a t ta in im ­m o r ta lity w ith o u t v a c a tin g th e se prem ises . S tep by step and day by day I am p u tt in g off th e old m an an d p u tt in g on th e new . I t is n o t on ly rea l, b u t i t is p lac id and sm ooth an d acco rd ing to th e law of v ib ra tio n s . She w hom m y soul loves is c lo thed w ith th e sun , th e m oon is b en ea th h e r fee t an d a crow n of tw elve s ta rs is on h e r head . T h is is n o t fig­u ra t iv e speech, b u t a l i te r a l overcom ing of th e m oon v ib ra tio n s and re ig n in g suprem e over th e m ovem en ts of th e zodiac. I t is n o t so m u ch N ew T h o u g h t th a t w e need as N ew L ife . I f th e N ew T h o u g h t w ill n o t p roduce N ew L ife w e w ill know i t is a coun­te r fe it . T he re h a sh in g of old th o u g h t m ay be called New, b u t th e te s t com es in p ra c ­tic a l ap p lica tio n . W hen th e re a l New T h o u g h t comes, i t w ill say in th e w ords of th e I AM : “Old th in g s h ave passed aw ay, beho ld !. I h av e m ade a ll th in g s new .” I t is n o t th e w ork of th e h u m an b ra in o r m o rta l suggestion , b u t th e o u tp o u rin g of th e H oly S p ir it . T he H oly S p ir it , you m u s t rem em ­ber, is n o t som e re lig io u s em otion o r som e m y s tic d ream , b u t th e W hole S p ir it . I t is th e on ly B eing, th e c re a to r an d p re se rv e r of a ll th in g s . S im ply because re lig io n is ts have gone w ild and p u t an ido l in p lace of th e liv ­in g God is no reason we should lose s ig h t of th e B re a th of L ife.

On th e firs t page of th i s n u m b er of C h r i s t i a n I rep u b lish th e w ord fo r w ord s ten o g rap h ic re p o r t of th e S p ir i t’s p rophecy. W hen M cK inley w as a ssa ss in a te d I th o u g h t i t w ould p rove th a t I w as a fa lse p rophet. I n Ju n e C h r i s t i a n and a lso in A u g u st C h r i s ­t i a n I s ta ted th e p rophecy from m em ory and m ixed m y ow n op in ions w ith th e w ords of th e S p ir it. You m u s t rem em ber th e re is a m an and also a p rophet. W hen th e m an speaks by in sp ira tio n , th e w ords a re th e w ords of th e S p ir it ; b u t w hen he speaks a s a m an he speaks from h is ow n m ind . I th o u g h t M cK inley w ould serve o u t h is p re se n t te rm and said so in A u g u st C h r i s t i a n . I also said

th a t R oosevelt w ould serve “tw o full terms.” B u t th e S p ir i t d id n o t u se th e w ord “full," b u t said he w ould serve tw o term s. The S p ir it d id n o t say a n y th in g abou t McKinley, excep t th a t R ooseve lt w ould be h is successor. I d id n o t see th e a ssa ss in a tio n , because I am n o t a p la n e ta ry p rophe t. My prophesies are a ll from so la r lig h t, th e re fo re , I do not see th e shadow s o r so-called evil. T here is a vast d ifference betw een s ta r l ig h t and sunlight. I o u g h t to h ave re p r in te d th e stenographic re­p o rt in Ju n e C h r i s t i a n in s tead of try ing to re p e a t i t fro m m em ory . I am n o t try ing to hedge ; i t is m y b u sin ess to speak the truth an d I d o n ’t ho ld th e S p ir it responsible for e v e ry th in g th a t ap p e a rs in C h r i s t i a n . I re­pea ted m y p rophecy concern ing M ary Baker (M rs. E d d y ) a n d H elen W ilm ans, in July and A u g u st C h r i s t i a n . I p u t th e exact words of th e S p ir i t in a space se t a p a r t by a bor­d er. Y ou m ay re ly upon th ese w ords as com­in g d ire c t fro m th e S p ir it . T he sam e is true of th e w ords on th e firs t page of th is number o f C h r i s t i a n . T h ese tw e n ty y ea rs of proph­ecy w ill be fu lfilled to th e le tte r . In June the n u m b e r “n in e te e n ” w as used by m istake in­s tead of th e w ord “tw en ty .” L e t us sift out th e tr u e from th e fa lse so th a t we m ay get at th e ex ac t w ords of th e S p ir it . I can see only good fo r th is n a tio n an d fo r a ll the earth. T h ere m ay be w a rs and o th e r troubles, but I can n o t see th e se shadow s in th e solar light. T u rn y o u r back to th e zodiac and your face to w ard th e R a d ia n t C en te r and you will find I l lu m in a tio n , Peace , an d Joy.

S ince ab se n t tre a tm e n ts have been ca lled in question , I w ish to em phasize the fa c t t h a t I do n o t g ive an y o th e r kind of tre a tm e n ts . I re fu se to e ith e r receive or m ak e calls. One of th e m ost prom inent w om en in D enver cam e to m y house twice to be tre a te d fo r d eafness and I refused to see h e r. So she h ad to w rite h e r le t te r like all th e o th e rs and ta k e ab se n t trea tm en ts . When m y w ife w as ill I w ould n o t s tay in the same room to g ive h e r tre a tm e n ts , b u t w en t down s ta ir s to a n o th e r room and gave h e r absent tre a tm e n ts . S p ir i t is O m nip resen t and i t is th e s p ir i t you w a n t to t r e a t and n o t th e flesh and blood. T he I AM in m e m u s t speak to the I AM in th e p a tie n t. T h is b rin g s th e man in C h ina a s close to m e a s th e one in Denver. If th e re is an y difference, I have b e tte r results w ith th o se a t a d is tan ce th a n I do w ith those w ho a re in th e sam e square . T he physical p resence is an abso lu te h in d ran ce to the suc­cess o f th e S ile n t W ord. H elen Wilmans m ade a m is ta k e w hen she in v ited people to com e to h e r p h y sica l p resence fo r treatm ent. She a lso m ade a m is ta k e w hen she attracted to h e rse lf a w hole g an g of k in fo lk s and other people o f m ixed v ib ra tio n s . T here is no doub t ab o u t H elen W ilm ans being able to heal. I w as p re s e n t w ith h e r fo r tw o months, and d u rin g th a t tim e she gave me treatm ents re g u la r ly every day. She a lw ays sa t a t least ten fee t aw ay d u r in g th e tre a tm e n ts and n ev er touched m e a t a n y tim e. She under­s ta n d s th e p rin c ip le of m en ta l healing and th a t i t is n o t p e rso n a l m agnetism . W hen she gave m e tre a tm e n ts th re e thousand miles aw ay, th ey w ere ju s t a s s tro n g as when I sat w ith in ten fee t of her. T h is one th in g led me to th e p rac tice of m en ta l healing . W hen I sa t in L ittle R ock and she in Boston, the

C H R I S T I A N 3sam e s tro n g v ib ra tio n of h ea ling pow er came to m e an d I w as convinced th a t th o u g h t w as O m nipresen t. H elen W ilm ans w rite s m e th a t she w ill ta k e h e r case to th e Suprem e C ourt if necessary an d I know she w ill do it. P er­haps i t w ill n o t be necessary to c a rry th e case to th e h ig h e s t co u rt in th e lan d ; bu t th e re is one th in g c e rta in : m en ta l healing h as come h ere to s tay an d th e people w ill en­ter, in to th e i r in h e ritan ce . W hen i t comes to g iv ing ab sen t tre a tm e n ts fo r m oney, a C hris­t ia n S c ien tis t, bo th refo rm ed and orthodox, can bea t a ll of u s an d c a rry a ra il. I sup­pose Col. S ab in ta k e s in m ore m oney fo r heal­ing in an sw er to te leg ram s and cablegram s th a n H elen W ilm ans tak es from answ ering le tters.

E v e ry th in g h as been se ttled w ith th e Postoffice D ep artm en t. I hope th e re w ill be no m ore tro u b le w ith C h r i s t i a n . The De­p a rtm e n t took one h u n d red nam es from my lis t and sen t th em c ircu la rs , a sk in g if they w ere re g u la r subscribers. Out of th is num ­ber, th i r ty sa id th ey w ere, th i r ty said they w ere no t, an d fo r ty m ade no response. T h is w as considered a vo te a g a in s t m e and I w as called upon to fu rn ish th e o rig ina l o rders, w hich, o f course, had gone up from th e w aste-basket in sm oke. I sen t th e en tire sub­scrip tion l i s t to W ash ing ton . I don’t see how th ir ty perso n s could have voted ag a in s t me by say ing th ey w ere no t subscribers, fo r all on th a t l i s t a re e ith e r paid-up subscribers or have been rece iv ing the p ap er fo r m ore tn an fou r years . Y et, I h ave found ou t th e re are persons in th is w orld w ho w ould tak e th e paper reg u la r ly every m on th fo r fo u r or five years and y e t be th e very firs t ones to vote ag a in s t m e. I am try in g to g e t rid of a ll such. T he fo rty w ho m ade no response can be num bered am ong m y supporters , b u t u t­te r ly in d iffe ren t ab o u t m ere m oney m atters. Some am ong th e th i r ty vo ting ag a in s t me, no doubt m isunders tood , and th o u g h t they had to be p a id up subscribers. You don’t have to pay in advance, b u t you do have to o rder th e p ap e r of y o u r own accord or else o rder i t to stop. I ’m sick and tired of th is com m ercialism , an d feel like I had ra th e r th ro w aw ay te n th o u san d do llars a y ear than fool w ith it. I love to heal fo r love’s own sake; b u t I despise b a rte r in g and ta lk in g about m oney. K eep up th e good w ork u n til we get th is l i s t in p ro p er shape. I w ill send back n u m b ers of th e D ouglass Lessons (as long a s th e y la s t) and th is w ill give you C h r i s t i a n from A pril, 1901, to Jan u a ry , 1903, fo r one do llar. M any fr ien d s w ill go ou t w ith th is lib e ra l offer and m ake up clubs of new subscribers. You m u s t n o t tak e i t fo r g ran ted th a t I know w hen you r tim e expires. I have a special c le rk em ployed to overlook the list, and she w ill m a rk off every nam e th a t is not cred ited by th e 20th of December. I have no t ta k e n th e p a in s to pub lish com m enda­tio n s of th e D ouglass Lessons, b u t they are com ing in from a ll p a r ts of th e country. Many w an t them pub lished in book form, and ask m e to p u b lish them , bu t th is I can no t do, fo r I w ill n o t b u rden m yself w ith any m ore business.

“You say you have m ade several tr ip s to th e su n ; do you m ean th is lite ra lly ? If not, in w h a t sense do you m ean it? I t would

seem n a tu ra l, if you m ean i t lite ra lly , th a t you should te ll us som ething about w hat you saw there . A re th e re people? If so, w hat a re they like? W hat is the general scenery? W hat k ind of clim ate did you find there? I t is an u n usua l th in g fo r people to go to the sun and I do n o t th in k my cu riosity is u n ­reasonable.”— C. W. B.

I have said in Ju n e C h r i s t i a n a ll th a t can be said abou t m y v is its to th e sun. T here w ere only th ree . I w ent each n ig h t in suc­cession fo r th re e n igh ts. I saw noth ing , and only heard w ords. I was conscious th a t I w as in th e sun and surrounded by th e su n ’s vi­bra tions. I fe lt th e presence of m illions and m illions of people, b u t did no t see them . The One who spoke to me called h im self A lpha, w hich is an o th e r nam e fo r Jesus C h ris t or th e I AM. In the la s t book of th e New T esta ­m ent, called R evelations, th e one who spoke to John in h is vision, said : “I AM A lpha and Omega.” The One w ho spoke to me said : “ I AM A lpha, the speaker of the W ord.” I did no t see h is form , b u t only fe lt h is presence and heard h is voice. T here w ere m any th ings revealed to m e w hich i t is un law fu l a t th is tim e fo r me to u tte r . D uring th e en tire tim e of each n igh t, I rem ained en tire ly passive. I did n o t go on any geographical explora­tions o r in q u ire in to th e c lim atic o r o ther conditions of th e inh ab itan ts . I w as in the position of one who is borne along by a pow er outside of h im self. I w as no t free to m ake any k ind of m ovem ent or investiga tion as an ind iv idual. I suddenly found m yself in th e sun and rem ained th e re a ll th e n ig h t long lis ten in g to w ords; and as suddenly found m yself ag a in on th e e a r th and in my body. I w as no t in th e body, fo r I d is tinc tly beheld m y own body before I en tered i t on m y re tu rn from these v isits. I t w as n o t a d ream or even a v ision ; I w as w ide aw ake d u rin g a ll th e tim e. I u n d ers tan d w h a t St. P au l m eans w hen he speaks of being “caught up in to th e th ird heaven.” He says: “W hether in th e body o r ou t of th e body, I can no t te ll, God know eth .” The only w ay I know I w as ou t of th e body is th a t I saw m y body upon m y re tu rn . Suffice i t to say to m y read ers th a t the th in g s I heard a re being fulfilled and I w ill te ll you every th ing I know as fa s t as th e S p ir it w ill le t me te ll it.

“D ear Tom : A t th e top of page 29 in you r book, V ibrations, you say: ‘A ll th is ta lk about w an tin g to p e rpe tua te life on the m o rta l plane is th e foolish p ra ttle of babes’— and now, in la s t tw o or th ree issues of C h r i s ­t i a n , you say th a t Mrs. E ddy, H elen W il­m ans, etc., w ill no t pass ou t of the body. Now, w hen w ere you rig h t—viz., w hen you w rote V ibrations, o r now? A reader of C h r i s t i a n . J. L. P .”

I w as r ig h t w hen I w rote V ibrations and I AM rig h t now. W hat is th e m a tte r w ith Shelton? He is a ll rig h t! All th is ta lk about w an ting to perpetuate life here on th e m orta l plane is th e foolish p ra ttle of babes. I h ea rtily endorse th is s ta tem en t of Shelton in h is book called th e Law of V ibrations. I also endorse h is prophecy concerning im m or­ta lity of H elen W ilm ans and M ary Baker. I t is no t the p erp e tu a tin g of life on the m orta l plane, bu t the ascending from th e m orta l to th e im m ortal, from genera tion to regenera­tion , from death in to life. I t is no t physical im m ortality , bu t the m an ifesta tion of sp ir­itu a l im m ortality . The S p ir it is im m ortal, bu t th e body is m ortal. The tim e is a t hand

w hen the “w ith o u t w ill be a s th e w ith in .” In o ther words, th e body w ill be in un ison w ith th e S p irit. B ut, bless you, m y D ear, th is does no t m ean th e p e rp e tu a tin g of life on the m orta l plane, b u t th e very opposite. W hy should we no t have im m orta l eyes, im m orta l teeth , im m orta l env ironm ent? “So w hen th is co rrup tib le shall have p u t on inco rrup tion , and th is m orta l shall have p u t on im m or­ta lity , th en shall be b rough t to pass th e say­ing th a t is w ritten , D eath is sw allow ed up in victory . O death , w here is th y stin g ? O grave, w here is th y v ic to ry? T he s tin g of dea th is sin ; and th e s tren g th of sin is th e law. B u t th a n k s be to God, w ho g ive th us th e v ictory , th ro u g h our L ord Je su s C h ris t.” T h is is good science. In fac t th e w hole of th e fifteen th chap te r of 1 C o rin th ian s reads like an ed ito ria l in C h r i s t i a n .

“ In recen t num ber of C h r i s t i a n you re fe r to th e p resen t age as th e e lec trica l age, and s ta te th a t those who a re successful in th e New T hough t w ill be able to d isa rm death , g radua lly passing from th e p resen t body in to an e lec trica l body. W ill you k ind ly sta te w hat is to be th e fa te of those who have a lready passed aw ay? A re th ey re su r­rected in th e fo rm of an e lec trica l body to rem ain upon th is ea rth , o r do th e i r sp irits in h a b it an o th e r p lane? By answ ering th e above, you w ill g rea tly oblige.—N eophyte.”

Those who have gone “before” w ill be ra ised from th e dead, th a t is, th ey w ill m an­ife s t in th e objective and show us th a t they a re n o t dead. The e lec trica l body is n o t a d ir t body, b u t i t is a su b s tan tia l body like un to a physical body. In s tead of blood flow­ing th ro u g h the veins, e lec tric ity w ill flow th ro u g h th e sam e veins. Je su s showed h im ­self to h is discip les fo r fo r ty days betw een h is resu rrec tio n and h is ascension. H is physical body, the one in w hich he w as c ru ­cified, th e body th a t w as bu ried in th e tom b of Joseph of A rim athea , had been changed in to an e lec trica l body h av in g th e form , lik e ­ness, and m any of the ch a rac te ris tic s of the physical body. T h is body w as n o t sub jec t to th e law of g rav ita tio n and y e t he a te broiled fish and honeycom b and asked h is discip les to hand le h im and see th a t he w as n o t an apparition , b u t had flesh and bones. I t is said th a t “flesh and blood can n o t in h e r it th e K ingdom of God,” b u t i t d id n o t say any ­th in g abou t flesh and bones. In th e H ebrew S crip tu res th e blood had a m yste rious m ean­ing. “The life is in th e blood.” I hav en ’t space to en te r in to an e labora te d iscussion of th e blood in connection w ith O ccult tru th . Suffice i t to say th a t in those who a re “tr a n s ­form ed by th e renew ing of the m ind ,” the blood w ill be g rad u a lly changed in to elec­tr ic ity . W hen you e lim ina te blood from th e physica l body and supply th e place w ith e lec tric ity you w ill have an im m orta l body. In th e m o rta l m an th e life is n o t only in th e blood, b u t th e dea th is in th e blood. “T h is is he th a t cam e by w a te r and blood, even Je su s C h ris t; no t by w ater only, b u t by w a te r and blood. A nd i t is th e S p ir it th a t bea re th w itness, because th e S p ir it is tru th . F o r th e re a re th re e th a t b ea r record in heaven, th e F a th e r , th e W ord, and th e Holy S p ir it ; and these th ree a re One. And th e re a re th ree th a t bear w itness in ea rth , the S p irit, and th e W ater, and th e Blood: and these th ree ag ree in One."

4 C H R I S T I A N

“IN THE DAYS OF T H E SE KINGS.”

“A nd in th e days of th ese k in g s sh a ll th e God of heaven se t up a k ingdom , w hich sha ll n ev e r be d estroyed : an d th e k ingdom sh a ll n o t be le f t to o th e r people, b u t i t sha ll b reak in p ieces an d consum e a ll th ese k in g ­dom s, an d i t sh a ll s tan d fo rever.

“F o rasm u ch as th o u saw est th a t th e stone w as cu t ou t of th e m o u n ta in w ith o u t h ands, and th a t i t b rak e in p ieces th e iro n , th e b rass, th e clay, th e s ilver, an d th e go ld ; th e g re a t God h a th m ade know n to th e k in g w h a t sh a ll com e to p ass h e re a f te r : an d th e d ream is c e rta in , and th e in te rp re ta tio n th e reo f su re .”

T he above w ords a re found in th e second ch ap te r o f D aniel. I t w ill do you good to read th e w hole ch ap te r before you read th is a rtic le . I t is p rophecy an d p a r t of th e prophecy h a s been fu lfilled . P a r t of i t is be­in g fu lfilled , and a ll of i t w ill be filled fu ll. In th e days o f th e k in g s spoken of by D aniel, th e God of heaven se t up a k ingdom . Je su s C h ris t w as th e K in g of th a t k ingdom . H e d id n o t deny h is k in g sh ip , b u t sa id em p h a tica lly th a t h is k ingdom w as n o t of th is w orld . P ila te w ro te an in sc rip tio n fo r th e cross of C h ris t w h ich read : “JE S U S OF N A ZA R ETH , T H E K ING OF T H E JE W S .” T h is in sc rip tio n w as w r it­te n in th e lan g u ag e of th e Jew s, R om ans, and G reeks. I t w as p rophe tic . T he p hysica l C h ris t w ho w as crucified on th e C ross w as th e K ing of th e Jew s. T he m entfil C h ris t w as to becom e th e K ing of th e L a tin s an d th e G reeks. So th e firs t p a r t of D an ie l’s p rophecy w as fu lfilled in th e b ir th , life , an d crucifix ion of Jesus. In th e days of these k ings , th e God of heaven se t up a k ingdom . T he king, w hile on th e ea rth , chose h is tw elve d isc ip les who w ere to re ign over th e tw elve tr ib e s of Is rae l. The tw elve tr ib e s of Is ra e l re p re se n t th e w hole e a r th and i ts in h a b ita n ts . T he old D ragon w ho re ig n s in m o rta l m ind offered Je su s C h ris t th e k ingdom s of th e e a r th w ith a ll th e i r g lo ry if he w ould fa ll dow n and w orsh ip physica l force. H e re fu sed th e offer, know ing th a t th e so-called force of m an is w eakness. H e estab lished h is k ingdom in th e T ru th an d n a s w atched th e dow nfall of a ll th e k ingdom s th a t w orsh ip th e devil. H e no t only estab lished h is k ingdom w hile he w as h e re on th e e a rth , b u t he gave com m and­m en t to h is ap o stles and sen t them fo r th in to a ll th e e a r th to conquer it . In fo r ty days a f te r h is crucifix ion, h is k ingdom w as firm ly estab lished on th e e a rth . I t w as th e k ingdom of th e God of heaven . H e d id n o t appo in t anyone a s h is successor, because in th e very n a tu re of th e case, he could n o t have a suc­cessor. H e descended from heaven by th e H oly S p ir it , an d took possession of h is own kingdom . Je su s C h ris t h a s nev er had any vice-geren t on th e ea rth . A v ice-gerent is one: “H av ing o r exerc ising delegated pow er; a c tin g by su b s titu tio n , o r in th e p lace of an ­o th e r .” T he id ea of a v ice-geren t cam e from th e p ag an s and n o t from th e S p irit.

In th e very n a tu re of th e case, th e re could n o t be a su b s titu te fo r Je su s C h ris t. H e said to h is d isc ip les: “ I w ill n o t leave you com­fo rtless . I w ill come u n to you .” H e m ust re ig n over h is own kingdom , because i t is th e k ingdom of heaven on ea rth ! The Pope of R om e h as no m ore a u th o r ity over the k ingdom of Je su s C h ris t th a n th e hum blest

d iscip le . H e is ap p o in ted to a p lace an d a position by th e K ing . I f he ex erc ises a u th o r­ity in th e h u m an in s ti tu t io n ca lled th e ch u rch , i t is fo r a c e r ta in an d specific p u r­pose. In th e t r u e k ingdom of God, Je su s C h ris t re ig n s in each one d irec tly w ith o u t an y su b s titu te o r v ice-geren t. You can ’t send Je su s C h ris t aw ay fro m h is k ingdom . W hen th e God of h eav en se ts up a k ingdom , he s ta y s w ith it. Som e of th e se days th e re w ill be a ju d g m e n t an d th e v e ry firs t p lace to fee l th e fo rce of h is ju d g m e n t w ill be th e C hurch . Ju d g m e n t w ill beg in a t th e house of God. T he m en w ho h ave assum ed to re ig n as v ice-geren ts o f Je su s C h ris t w ill find a s till, sm all voice say in g : “G et th ee beh ind m e, S a ta n !” W hen I say th e re can n o t be an y su b s titu te fo r Je su s C h ris t in h is k in g ­dom i t is because you can n o t have space and d is tan ce a n d tim e in S p ir it . J e su s is p re s ­en t. H e ru le s in h is ow n k ingdom . T he only w ay you can e lec t a successo r to a k in g is to k il l th e k in g o r h ave h im d ie in som e w ay. Je su s C h ris t is n o t dead, th e re fo re , th e re can n o t be a n y successo r to h im . You m u s t f irs t c ry out, “T he K in g is d e a d !” befo re you can say, “L ong live th e k in g !” A fte r th e ascen­sion of Je su s C h ris t he ap p ea red to J o h n on th e Is le o f P a tm os, an d sa id : “ I am he th a t liv e th , an d w as dead ; and , behold , I am a live fo reverm ore , A m en; an d h ave th e keys of h e ll an d of d e a th .” T h is se ttle s it. T he k in g of th e k ingdom w hich th e God of heaven se t up is a live fo reverm ore . H e can n ev er have a successor. I t is th e sam e p rin c ip le w h ich caused m e to say th a t th e M other of C h ris tian Science could n o t have a successor. C h ris tia n Science cam e p ro c la im in g life and life ev e rla s tin g . T he M other of th is p r in ­ciple can n o t die w ith o u t g iv in g th e lie to h e r ow n w ords. In th e n a tu re of th e case she m u s t ab ide h e re fo rever, o r u n ti l th e fu ll m a n ife s ta tio n of th e k in g d o m of o u r L ord C h ris t. You see, m y beloved fr ien d s , w hen you a re h a n d lin g C h ris tia n Science you a re h an d lin g a tw o-edged sw ord. You can ’t come befo re th e w orld m a k in g such h ig h s ta te ­m en ts an d th e n lie dow n an d die. C h ris tian Science w as n o t sen t h e re to found a sect, b u t to e s tab lish a p rin c ip le . A sec t in re ­lig io n m ay be estab lish ed by th e w rit in g of a book an d i t need n o t be m uch of a book, e ith e r. You can w rite a book an d th e n go to th e dev il and le t y o u r fo llow ers q u a rre l over i t a f te r you a re gone. T he old D ragon de­lig h ts in sects. H e s ta n d s a s th e sym bol of d iv e rs ity , d iso rd e r, confusion . W hile a l i t ­tle sec t h a s grow n up a ro u n d C h ris tia n Sci­ence, i t is n o t C h ris tia n Science. A s I have said , th e “C hurch of C h ris t, S c ien tis t,” is a sec t in re lig ion . Som e of th e m em bers of th is sec t a re C h ris tia n S c ien tis ts an d som e a re no t. Mrs. E ddy m ay be called th e fo u n d er of th is sect, b u t th e L ord C h ris t does n o t recog­nize even M rs. E ddy o r h e r sect. She is know n to th e L ord C h ris t a s M ary B ak er and s ta n d s fo r C h ris tian Science, w h ich rep ­re sen ts a p rinc ip le , an d n o t a p a rty . T h ere ­fore, she can n o t have a successor.

T h ere is no doubt b u t w h a t th e firs t p a r t of D an ie l’s prophecy, as quoted, h a s been fu l­filled. In th e days of these k in g s , th e God of heaven d id se t up a k ingdom . T he n ex t s ta tem en t is : “ W hich sh a ll never be de­

s tro y ed .” H as th e k in g d o m of Jesus Christ been d estro y ed ? D oes i t s t il l ex ist? I t cer­ta in ly does. In th e lan g u ag e of Lacordaire: “C h ris tia n ity is th e g re a te s t phenomenon w h ich h a s been n a tu ra liz e d in the world, the g re a te s t in te lle c tu a l phenom enon, the great­e s t m o ra l phenom enon , th e g rea test social phenom enon, so m eth in g un ique, in a word, and , y e t once m ore, consequently divine.” B u t th is d iv in e k ingdom is a pow er in the e a rth . D id you ev e r stop to th in k how much pow er Je su s C h ris t h a s over m en? There is n ’t a w orld pow er on th is e a r th whose ruler does n o t sw ear a lleg ian ce to Jesus Christ. T he on ly k in g d o m tn a t you can recognize as an y k in d of pow er o u ts id e of Je su s C hrist is th e O ttom an E m p ire , an d i t is called the “S ick M an o f th e E a s t.” Look around you an d see th e em p ires, k ingdom s, and repub­lics o f th e e a r th . W ho is th e ir nominal ru le r? J e s u s of N aza re th , th e K ing of the Jew s! B less y o u r d e a r h ea rts , he reigns on th e e a r th an d h is k ingdom sha ll never be de­stroyed . E v e ry em pero r, k ing , and president bow s h is h ead an d ta k e s th e o a th of alle­g iance to th is K in g o f th e Jew s! Marvelous, is n ’t i t? Je su s C h ris t re ig n s over th e Roman E m p ire th ro u g h th e R om an C atholic Church. Je su s C h ris t re ig n s over th e G reek Empire th ro u g h th e G reek C atho lic C hurch. Do you see how H e h a s b ro k en in to pieces and con­sum ed a ll th e se k ingdom s? Do you see how th is l i t t le leav en h a s leavened th e whole lu m p ? Do you see how th is li t t le m ustard seed h a s g row n in to a g re a t tree? I t is said by D an ie l, in sp eak in g of th is kingdom : “It sh a ll b re a k in p ieces an d consum e a ll these k ingdom s, an d i t sh a ll s tan d fo rever.” There is n o th in g to h in d e r i t from s tan d in g forever. Do you say th a t Je s u s C h ris t is only the nom­in a l H ead of a ll th e se k ingdom s : Are you read y to te l l m e th a t K in g E dw ard , Emperor W illiam , C zar N icho las , th e K ing of Italy, th e P re s id e n t o f F ran ce , th e P res id en t of the U n ited S ta te s , etc., h ave on ly tak en the oath to Je su s C h ris t in a fo rm al w ay? Don’t you fool you rse lf! D ow n deep in th e ir hearts m en love Je su s C h ris t an d a re m ore loyal to h im th a n to an y o th e r governm en t on the ea r th . B esides, m y beloved, suppose Jesus C h ris t shou ld ap p ea r once m ore on the earth. H e w ould cease to be th e n o m ina l ru le r and becom e th e re a l ru le r over m en.

T h ere fo re , you see th a t th e S p ir it of Truth h a s s ile n tly an d q u ie tly ta k e n possession of th e k ingdom s of th is w orld . I t is the way God does th in g s . I t is th e law of non-resist­ance, w h ich is th e m o s t pow erfu l resistance in th e u n iv e rse . T he w hole th in g is explained in th e N ew T estam en t, if we b u t stop to in­te rp re t i t sc ien tifically . T he answ er of Jesus C h ris t to P ila te is a scien tific statem ent. “My k ingdom is n o t of th i s w orld : if niy k ingdom w ere of th is w orld , th en would my se rv a n ts fight, th a t I should no t be delivered to th e Jew s: b u t now is m y kingdom not from hence .” P ila te th e re fo re said unto him, “A rt th o u a k in g th e n ? ” Je su s answered, “T hou say es t th a t I am a k ing . To th is end w as I born , an d fo r th is cause cam e I into th e w orld , th a t I should b ea r w itness unto th e t ru th . E veryone th a t is of th e tru th h e a re th m y voice.” How, then , did Jesus C h ris t come to be th e n o m ina l ru le r of armies

C H R I S T I A N 5or a rm ed m en? How is i t th a t k in g s and em pero rs w ho go to w a r tak e th e o a th of a lleg iance to Je su s C h ris t? Because he got in side of th ese objective k ingdom s and is u sing th em fo r th e un fo ld in g of th e T ru th . The ou ts ide of th ese k ingdom s is of the ea rth , ea rth y , and th e in side w o rk ing force is th e S p ir it o f T ru th .

“A nd th e seven th angel sounded ; and th ere w ere g re a t voices in heaven, saying, The k ingdom s of th is w orld a re become th e k ing­doms of o u r L ord , and of h is C h ris t; and he shall re ig n fo rev e r and ever.”

T h is is a ll th a t needs to be done. As soon as th e S even th A ngel sounds h is tru m p e t and th e voices in heaven begin to speak the W ord, th e k ingdom s of th e w orld w ill become the k ingdom s of th e L ord C hris t. E v ery th ing is ready . T he k in g s of th e k ingdom s of the e a r th have a lre a d y ta k e n th e oath of a lle­giance to Je su s C hris t. E very so ld ier and every sa ilo r in th e w orld-pow ers h as taken the o a th o f a lleg iance to th is K ing of the Jew s. A ll th e p reach e rs and th e p riests , Sun­day-school teach e rs , ch u rch officers, and church m em bers have tak en solem n vows of a lleg iance to th e L ord C hris t. T hey can’t go back on th e i r own p ro fessions or th e ir own oaths. I t does n o t m ake an y difference w h eth er i t is in a nom inal w ay o r some o th er way, Je su s C h ris t is L ord of all! You see, the S p ir it of T ru th h a s sim ply slipped up on the blind side of h u m an ity and cau g h t them napping. I t m ay be w ith some of them like i t w as w ith th e old negro who prayed fo r G abriel to blow h is tru m p e t. A no ther negro who had ta k e n refuge in th e a tt ic of th e old church blew h is fox -hun ting horn . The pious negro, th in k in g i t w as G abriel, exclaim ed: “Lord am assy , I d id n ’t m ean it! I w as jes jo k in ’! S u re a s you’re born , Lord, Ise jes jo k in ’!” T hese em perors, k ings, and ru le rs of th e e a r th m ay n o t m ean w h a t they say w hen they ta k e th e oath , b u t w hen the Lord C hris t appears , i t w ill n o t be any joke.

H ow ever, I th in k th a t th e people m ean m ore th a n th e y say, fo r a ll th a t is lack ing is th e proof—th e positive proof—th a t Jesus C h ris t is a re a l person . T he ideal has been accepted and th e h e a r t filled w ith hope. The real w ill be accepted ju s t as ea rnes tly anu tru ly w hen he appears . I t w ill n o t be like i t w as w hen Je su s cam e to th e Jew s. T he m inds of th e people of th e w orld have been pre­pared fo r th e com ing of th e kingdom of T ru th . W hen you come to th in k about it, the only th in g th a t is necessary is to produce the signs. W hen a p ro p h e t a r ise s who can heal the sick, cleanse th e lepers, cast ou t devils, and ra ise th e dead, th e w orld w ill accept w ith a shou t of ha lle lu jah . T h is proof is rig h t here a t hand . I t h a s been m ade possible by the com ing of C h ris tian Science. L et the w orld sneer an d c ritic ize C h ris tian Science all they w ish , b u t i t h a s p repared th e w ay for the in tro d u c tio n of th e E lec trica l Age. The m ind had to becom e used to th in k in g of t r u th in th e ab s trac t. The th o u g h ts of m en have been g rop ing a long in d ir t. They have th o u g h t th a t m a tte r w as th e sub s tan tia l p a rt of creation . W hen C h ris tian Science came, denying th e ex istence of m a tte r , i t called a halt. Men stopped to th in k . C h ris tian Sci­ence does n o t deny th a t m a tte r is, b u t i t de­nies th a t m a tte r h a s any rea l o r substan tia l

or perm anen t existence. In o th er w ords, m at­te r does n o t ex is t a s a princip le of being. M atter is h ere a s a form of being. B ut S p ir it can change or u te r ly destroy any form of being. F ire , w hich is an o th e r nam e for Sp irit, can consum e the m ost su bstan tia l form s of m a tte r . In th e g rea t Chicago fire, iron and steel w ere consumed as if th ey had been stubble. F ire could consum e every p a r­ticle of m a tte r in th e ea rth and n o t leave a trace of i t anyw here in the atm osphere. T h is is w hat C h ris tian Science m eans w hen i t de­n ies th e existence of m atte r . Of course, th e re have been some foolish in te rp re ta tio n s of th is p rinc ip le ; bu t, nevertheless, th e p rincip le stands as th e t r u th of God. So m en have come to th in k about God as a consum ing fire. The only th in g th a t C h ris tian Science h as to do a t the p resen t tim e is to produce th e signs w hich follow th e tru e d iscip les of Jesus C hrist. I t w ill no t do fo r u s to be contented w ith m en ta l healing. I t w ill no t do fo r u s to stop w here we find ourselves a t the p resen t tim e. C h ris tian Science m ust go fo rw ard or backw ard. I t can ’t s tand s tm .

“IT IS I, BE NOT AFRAID.”

You ough t to see th e questions th a t come up in reference to m y prophecies. A in’t you a fra id ? W hat does Mrs. W ilm ans th in k abou t it? Does Mrs. Eddy know an y th in g abou t it? A in ’t you a fra id th a t one of them m ay die? D on’t you rea lly th in k th a t they w ill bo th die? W hy d idn ’t you w a it u n til th ey w ere changed in to e lec trical beings be­fore you m ade th e prophecy? B less your hea rts , I did no t m ake th e prophecies! I t w as m ade in me and had to be spoken out. I w as ju s t as m uch compelled to speak w hat I heard as th e N iag a ra R iv e r is compelled to flow over th e Falls. Yes, i t is a g rea te r com pulsion th an th e flowing of th a t river, fo r you m igh t dam th e river, b u t you can ’t dam a prophet. You m ay dam n a prophet, bu t even th a t w ill no t stop h is m outh. Peo­ple th in k I am m aking guesses o r ju s t ta lk ­ing to h ea r m yself ta lk . D on’t you rem em ­ber th a t in May, 1900, I to ld you all about seeing th e face of m y w ife in a v ision and gave h e r nam e and h is to ry? W e w ere no t m arried u n til th e follow ing Ju n e and i t looked like foolishness to proclaim the whole th in g in May C h r i s t i a n . B ut I could no t help myself. I w alked the floor and storm ed and raved and tr ied to get out of it. The only w ay I could find peace was to d ic ta te th e w ords to H elen and le t her p u t i t in to cold type. Then, a f te r i t ap­peared in the paper, I w anted to th row the whole edition away. I t w as prophecy and i t cam e to pass in sp ite of a ll appearances.I w ent th rough th e sam e strugg le w ith June C h r i s t i a n of th is year. I w as m ade to dic­ta te the prophecies concerning H elen W il­m ans and M ary B aker, and forced to take th e copy to th e p rin te rs . I t is prophecy and th e re is no pow er on e a rth or in hell th a t can keep i t from being fulfilled. There is no k ind of accident, no k ind of a dis­ease, no th ing on th is e a r th th a t can keep H elen W ilm ans and M ary B aker from liv­ing here u n til they a re im m orta l beings. They w ill change in to electrical beings

r ig h t u nder m y own vision. In fact, my W ord in th e Silence w ill be th e m eans used fo r th e ir tran sfo rm ation .

I don’t care w h a t they th in k about it. I t is none of th e ir business, except a s th ey a re w illing to be w h a t God w ills them to be. I did n o t m ake th e ir selection from am ong th e women of th e w orld. I did n o t select myself. T here is only one W ill in th is U ni­verse. T here is only one W ord in th e U ni­verse. If th e un iverse w as governed by a d iversity of w ills and w ords, i t w ould be a hell of a place. I am n o t say ing “hell,” now, in th e sense of sw earing, b u t u sing th e w ord scientifically. H ell m eans a di­v ers ity of w ills and w ords. In hell th e re is confusion of tongues, con trad ic tion of w ills, and th e ja rg o n of w ords. T he u n i­verse is a u n ity and n o t a d iversity . H elen W ilm ans has s ta ted th e t r u th w hen she says i t is a uni-verse, and no t a di-verse. How can i t be a un iverse un less God is One? God is One and y e t God is m any. H e is m any as an ind iv idual, b u t he is only One in H is W ill, H is W ord, H is M ind, and H is Being. The only w ay we can come to u n ­ders tand th e u n ity of h u m an ity is by be­com ing conscious of th e u n ity of d iv in ity . The one follows th e o ther.

You m u st first w alk by fa ith before you can w alk by sigh t. I t is n o t fa ith in a w ritten w ord, fa ith in a book, fa ith in an in s titu tio n , b u t fa ith in th e s till, sm all voice w ith in you r own soul. I have had to w alk th ro u g h some p re tty d a rk p laces w ith no o ther guide th a n m y fa ith in th e Si­len t W ord. T ennyson has expressed my fa ith in these beau tifu l lines:“S trong Son of God! Im m orta l Love!

W hom we th a t have no t seen th y face,By fa ith , and fa ith alone, em brace,

B elieving w here we can n o t prove.“T h ine a re these orbs of lig h t and shade;

Thou m adest life in m an and b ru te ;T hou m adest D eath ; and lo! th y foot

Is on th e sku ll w hich thou h a s t m ade.”The beau ty of th e w hole th in g is th a t th e

S p ir it is th e fa ith and th e W ord of th e fa ith . In o th e r w ords, th e S p ir it h a s fa ith in h is own W ord and th is is w h a t su s ta in s you. Of course, we don’t ascribe fa ith to th e S p irit, b u t the pow er w hich speaks the W ord is th e fa ith in th e W ord spoken, for fa ith is n o t th e belief of testim ony, b u t sp ir itu a l consciousness. “F a ith is th e sub­stance of th in g s hoped for.” You see there is a v a s t difference betw een fa ith being a substance w ith in you and a m ere belief in objective w ords. I ce rta in ly have been re­w arded. I w alked by fa ith ou t of poverty in to p len ty ; ou t of darkness in to lig h t; ou t of w eakness in to pow er. So fa r th e S p ir it h as fulfilled every prom ise m ade to me in th e Silence. I have love, life , liberty , and happiness. All these th in g s w ere foretold to m e before th ey w ere fulfilled. I have passed th ro u g h th e tu rm o il and now calm ly and serenely aw a it th e fu lfilling of m y W ord th e sam e as I w ould w a it fo r a m eal or­dered a t a re s tau ran t.

T he H igher Thought, volum e 1, No. 7, is on m y desk. I t is a b eau tifu l eight-page m onth ly , fifty cen ts a year. By Evelyn A r­th u r See and A gnes C hester See, 432 Acad­em y stree t, K alam azoo, Mich.

6 C H R I S T I A N

(A ll R ig h ts R eserved .)

SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION OR REGEN­ERATION.

By R. C. D ouglass.T he C h ris t C ourse— Lesson 1.

LESSO N V II.T he Im m acu la te C onception and B irth .

“E xcep t a m an be born fro m above, he can no t see th e k in g d o m o f God.”—Jn o . 3, 3.

“A fte r s ix days he ta k e th w ith h im P eter, Jam es and John , and b ringe th th em up in to a h igh m o u n ta in apart, and was transfigured before th e m ; and h is face d id sh in e as the sun , and h is ra im en t w as w h ite as the lig h t.”— M at. 17, 1-2.

T he G rea t P rob lem fo r every m a n ’s so lu­tio n is “T he P rob lem of L if e ;” th e g re a t ob jec t of search is S a tis fac tio n ; th e G reat A tta in m e n t to reach is T he D iv ine Con­sciousness—th e “C hief E n d of M an.” H appy is he w ho w isely e n te rs ea rly upon th is so lu tion , w ho ea rly beg ins th is sea rch and s tu d iously s tr iv e s to g a in th is h ig h A tta in ­m en t— an a tta in m e n t, w h ich in th e E te r ­n ity of E te rn itie s , each one w ill som e tim e w ork o u t fo r h im self. I t is every m a n ’s own problem , w h ich a n o th e r can n o t solve fo r him .

I t sh a ll be th e b u rd en of th e fo llow ing six L essons to revea l th e C H R IST WAY fo r th e so lu tion of th is G reat L ife P roblem , fo r th e find ing of S a tis fac tio n and th e A t­ta in m e n t of th e D ivine C onsciousness—ac­cord ing to th e G rea te r L ig h t of th e New T estam en t, as i t s tan d s revealed by th e Sym bo lic L i fe o f Jesu s of N aza re th by Six w ell defined S teps— so s tr ik in g ly p o rtray ed in th a t w onderfu l Sym bolic p ic tu re , know n as “T he T ran sfig u ra tio n ” (M at. 17 ), w hose “ Six D ays” a re th e S ix S teps in th e evolu­tion of th e C h ris t C onsciousness. F o r He is th e R ep resen ta tiv e M an of th e Ages, th e G reat Type M an fo r A ll; o u r P a rab le and L iv ing A llegory of L ife ; o u r “W ay.”— “I A m th e W ay."

“The W ay” o r course of H is e a r th ly life is an exo teric co rresponden t of o u r eso teric “W ay” to th e h ig h es t S p ir itu a l experience fo r m en— o u r “W ay” to th e D iv ine Con­sciousness— th e S p ir itu a l Illu m in a tio n — th e T ransfigu red C onsciousness — th e R esu r­rec ted L ife. T h is “W ay” is th e evo lu tio n ary process, called R egenera tion , open to every m an w ho w ill seek it. F o r h e re “every one th a t seeketh findeth .” R eg en era tio n is th e C onception, B ir th and U nfo ldm en t of th e D ivine Id ea o r C h ris t P rin c ip le in th e Con­sciousness of m an , u n ti l i t w orks th e p u r i­fication and tra n s fo rm a tio n of th e w hole m an, body and soul.

In th e F i r s t C ourse of S ix L essons we follow ed th e sam e six steps to th e sam e end, u n d e r th e m ore rem ote sym bolism of th e s to ry of C reation , w hich h ad i ts cu lm i­n a tio n o r com pletion in th e “S even th D ay,” “th e S ab b a th of th e L o rd th y God,” sym bol­iz ing th e illu m in a ted s ta te of R ealization , R eg enera tion finished, o r th e S p ir itu a l Con­sciousness a tta in ed .

S a tis fac tio n is w h a t every m an is seek­ing, w h e th e r he follow th e quest of w ealth , ho n o r o r fam e; w h e th e r he p lunge in to d is­sipa tion , sen su a lity o r crim e. H e is alw ays a f te r th e sw eet boon of sa tisfac tio n . T hough m en seek i t in w ays innum erab le , th e re is b u t one T ru e W ay— T he C h ris t W ay—“7 A m th e W a y .” F o r only th e C h ris t b rin g s to th e h e a r t p erfec t sa tisfac tio n . C h ris t is th e re fo re th e a ll-sa tis fy ing Good a ll m en a re seeking. C h ris t is “T he W ay” to th e R egenera ted L ife. “H e th a t en te re th no t by th e door in to th e sheep-fold, b u t clim beth up som e o ther w ay, th e sam e is a th ie f and a robber.”— “I A m th e Door,” “I A m the W ay." T h u s th e P a th , D oor o r “W ay” to R egen era tio n or a C h ris ted m anhood, is the “1 A m ” W ay. “A nd God spake un to Moses,

an d said , I A m ( th e ) 1 A m (L o rd ) ; I ap­peared u n to A braham , u n to Isaac, and u n to Jacob by th e nam e God A lm ig h ty , bu t by m y nam e, I A M ( J e h o v a h ) , w as I n o t kn o w n to th e m .”— Ex. 6, 2-3.

T he nam e, “God A lm ig h ty ,” is p u re ly an in te lle c tu a l concep tion of God, a th eo re tic a l, o r theo log ica l God— a conception w h ich can n o t be verified o r d em o n s tra ted to conscious­ness. H ow ever, th is is a lw ays our f irs t con­cep tion . Y et an in te lle c tu a l concep tion is th e “U nknow n God.” M any of o u r g re a t In te lle c tu a lis ts ca ll God “th e U nknow able.” In y o u r sea rch fo r th e T ru e God, th e God you can know , a n d w ho can save you, yo u r s ta r t in g p o in t m u s t be yourse lf, fo r you a re a lw ays th e “know n q u a n ti ty ,” and God th e “unknow n q u a n ti ty ” in y o u r D iv ine E q u a ­tio n . T he clue to th e G reat P rob lem is yourse lf. T he conception of B E IN G w ith in is th e key w h ich un locks th e v e ry H oly of H olies, w here you m eet God face to face, and know th a t you know h im . Y ou s ta r t, th en , w ith th e “know n q u a n ti ty ,” y o u r own T ru e B eing, y o u r “I A m ,” in o rd e r to “find th e va lue of X ,” th e “U nknow n G od”— w ho is a lw ays “un k n o w n ,” u n ti l you h ave found h im . In th e u tte ra n c e of “ I am ,” you come in to th e consciousness of y o u r ow n T ru e B eing ; an d th ro u g h th is m ed ia to r, th e C h ris t w ith in , you g a in a la rg e r Concep­tio n of In fin ite B eing . In th e “k n o w n ” you find th e “U nknow n.” H ere th e U nknow n be­com es “K now n” to you, an d you find th a t th e K now n an d th e U nknow n a re one; w hen you exclaim , “I and th e F a th e r are One.”

W hen th e devou t H ebrew , in re a d in g th e S c rip tu res , com es upon th e w ord, JH V H (I AM) (J e h o v a h ) , th e G rea t N am e, he e ith e r passes over i t in silence o r su b s titu te s th e w ord, A doni, “L o rd ,” le s t th e possib le cor­re c t u tte ra n c e of th e “U nutterab le N am e” should “shake H eaven and E a r th .” T he freq u en t use of th e w ord, “L o rd ,” in th e A u tho rized V ersion b ea rs te s tim o n y to th is su b s titu tio n .

Y our D iv ine Self, y o u r In m o st B eing, is th e Son o f God, th e v e ry C h ris t. Jo h n cam e as th e fo re ru n n e r of th e C h ris t. H e s ta n d s fo r In te lle c t, w h ich a lw ays looks a p a r t from thte self to find th e C h ris t. Jo h n sa id , “ I am n o t H e,” “T h ere com eth a m ig h tie r th a n I .” I am p e rso n a lity . Y et th ro u g h th e c lean sin g pow er of th e B ap tism of rep en tan ce In te lle c t can perceive th e C h ris t, and “as H e w a lk s” befo re it , ex­claim s, “B ehold th e L am b of God.” F o r its fu n c tio n is to perce ive and d irec t. N ever­th e less in itse lf i t is n o t S p ir itu a l; i t is n o t th e C h ris t, w h ich “m u s t in c rea se” in pow er and au th o r ity , w h ile In te lle c t u n c h ris te d “m u s t decrease.”

J o h n ’s n eg a tiv e s ta te m e n ts cost h im h is head . H e did n o t id en tify h im se lf w ith th e C hris t.

B u t Je su s cam e recogn iz ing th e C h ris t in h im self. H e said , “ I Am H e ;” “ I A m th e C h r is t ;” “ I Am T r u th ; ” “ I Am L if e ;” “ I Am th e L ig h t of th e W o rld ;” “ I Am th e Good S h e p h e rd ;” “ I Am th e W ay .” Jo h n iden tified h im se lf w ith th e body; w h ile th e G rea t D em o n stra to r iden tified h im se lf w ith th e C hris t. T he Jo h n conception ra ise s us b u t l i t t le above th e m ere an im a l. B u t “th e re com eth a m ig h tie r (concep tion ) th a n th e Jo h n ”—th e C h ris t C onception of o u r­selves.

Je su s d em o n stra ted h is D iv in ity by rec­ognizing h is D iv in ity ; fo r th e p lace to find God is a lw ays w ith in ; and h is nam e is, “ I AM.”

“ I searched fo r God w ith h e a r t th ro b s of despair,

’N ea th ocean’s bed, above th e vau lted sky.A nd th e n I searched m yself, m y in m o st I —

A nd found h im th e re .”

W hen a t th e “b u rn in g b u sh ” Moses found God w ith in , as he m ed ita ted upon “ I A m ”— id en tify in g h im se lf w ith O m nipotence, he becam e clo thed w ith o m n ipo ten t pow er to accom plish th e w ork, w h ich th e D iv ine One

req u ired of h im . F in d in g you r Divine Self, and y o u r D iv ine E s ta te , a ll Good is yours! “A ll th a t I have is th in e ,” is the Father’s language to th e obed ien t Son. There is no l im it to y o u r p oss ib ilities , except the limi­ta tio n of y o u r ow n th o u g h t.

W e m u s t be aw akened from the hypnotic “deep sleep ,” of o u r A dam Consciousness, an d find o u r D iv ine Self, ou r inseparable C om panion.

A w aken ing to th e S p ir itu a l Conscious­ness, you find y o u rse lf in an entirely new k ingdom , th e S p ir itu a l—a realm quite un­know n before. F o r in a ll th e universe God is m a n ife s t on v a rio u s p lanes of conscious­ness— in v a rio u s k ingdom s. E ach of these k ingdom s is p e rfec t in itself. Yet in it th e fu n c tio n in g in d iv id u a l is powerless to exp lore a n y k ingdom above itself, to which i t h a s n o t a tta in e d . T he low est kingdom, th e m in e ra l, w as once regarded as a dead k ingdom . B u t m odern re sea rch shows that n o th in g in th e u n iv e rse is dead. Omnipres­e n t L ife is in a ll fo rm s. Intelligence is everyw here . T h ere fo re Consciousness is everyw here . N o t only in th e an im al is there C onsciousness, b u t in th e vegetable and even th e m in e ra l. E v e ry k ingdom has its C onsciousness. T he m in e ra l can function on ly in i ts ow n k ingdom . T hings of a h ig h e r k in g d o m a re unknow n to it, of neces­s ity .

A bove th e m in e ra l is th e V egetable King­dom , h ig h e r in th e scale of being, and able to exp lore an d feed upon th e kingdom be­low ; y e t q u ite pow erless to explore things above itse lf. T he n e x t h ig h e r kingdom and h ig h e r p lan e of C onsciousness is the Ani­m al, w h ich , w h ile u tiliz in g th e kingdoms below itse lf, h a s th e sam e lim ita tions on th e u p w ard side. F o r to know th ings of a h ig h e r k in g d o m i t is necessary to be in that h ig h e r C onsciousness. T hen comes the k in g d o m of In te llec t, h ig h e r in the scale and w ith m arv e lo u s pow ers, able to classify, explore, a rra n g e an d u tilize all things be­low ; y e t i t can n o t know S p ir itu a l things, because th e y a re of a h ig h e r Kingdom.

T h is rea so n in g of P ro f. D rum m ond dis­covers to us a law govern in g every kingdom, in w h ich th e conscious e n ti ty is function­ing . Sw edenborg ’s ru le is, “Once find a Di­v ine L aw g o v ern in g th e m anifestation of L ife on one p lane, and you have a universal law , o p e ra tin g on every p lane w ithout ex­cep tion .” On a ll p lan es God is unvarying P rin c ip le an d Law .

Now, th en , a s in th e A nim al Kingdom, b ir th is th e in i t ia l step in to conscious ex­is tence on th a t p lane—ju s t so on the vege­tab le p lane below o r th e S p iritu a l above m u s t b ir th be th e experience necessary to C onsciousness th e re , accord ing to one Law-

W hat, th en , we have called the ‘ New B ir th ” is th e g en e ra tio n of a h igher Con­sc iousness, th e C h ris t Consciousness, to K ingdom of H eaven .” T he firs t appearance of an y vegetab le is by b ir th from the matrix of th e m in e ra l, th e k ingdom below. Hei th e G erm is S p ir itu a l, ex is tin g as a thoug of In f in ite M ind, seek ing expression in form.

W e m u s t n o t th in k th a t p lan ts c a n gro only from seeds. T hey firs t grew without seeds. T h ere is a law of expression baca of seeds, g iven in th e m y stic sto ry of c r tio n , G enesis, 2, 5— “H e m ade every plan1 o f th e fie ld before i t w as in th e earth, a ̂every herb o f th e field before i t 9re1f ' T h is u n iv e rsa l law of expression g°ver“ , every fo rm of L ife from the Vegetable th e w ay up to th e B ir th of the C onsciousness. T h is “p la n t of the n w as e te rn a lly “m ade, before i t w as _in ..p e a r th ”— “m ade” as a th o u g h t in to M ind, a S p ir itu a l G erm , a L iving b n u u . o m n ip re sen t lik e D iv ine M ind, ever a in g a m a tr ix fo r i ts expression , as pi • A nd th is Idea-G erm , th is Logos-Germ, find v is ib le expression , w henever its na m a tr ix is found adap ted and receptive ■

T h u s th e spon taneous g enera tion ot ?,. „<■ — p la n ts sp r in g in g in to expression wi

C H R I S T I A N 7seeds— m ay be called an “ Im m acu la te Con­cep tion” in th e V egetable K ingdom . By “ Im m acu la te C onception” we sim ply m ean th a t C onception in evolution w here th e m ale is absen t, th e S p ir itu a l G erm being th e fecunda ting P rincip le .

If th e b ir th of Jesus, B uddha or any of th e C hris ts , w as o u t of th e u sua l o rder by an “ Im m acu la te C onception,” i t could no t have occurred co n tra ry to Law, b u t accord­ing to L aw , th o u g h th a t Law be n o t u nder­stood. F o r such a law m u st be un iversa l on every p lane of conscious life, in o rder to be a Law. Is n o t th is th e key to a ll “differ­en tia tio n s?”— a Law undiscovered by D ar­w in?— a L aw w hereby th e race has advanced from low est types to its p resen t h igh place, by m any im m acu la te conceptions, u n til the G reat M essian ic Type, “ the D esire of all N ations,” a t la s t in due tim e appeared by an Im m acu la te and V irg in a l Conception?

If again , i t can be show n beyond ques­tion , th a t p la n ts ever m ake th e ir appear­ance w ith o u t seeds, th en we have found the sam e u n iv e rsa l Law govern ing every form of L ife on every p lane th ro u g h o u t th e un i­verse, in c lu d in g th e b ir th s of a ll th e Mes­siahs. A nd by th e sam e un iversa l Law — and only th u s— is the C hrist Conceived and B orn to C onsciousness. T h is is th e TRU E IMMACULATE CONCEPTION — of w hich th e physica l is b u t th e m a te ria l correspond­en t— each fa c to r in th e correspondence ex­is tin g by reason of th e o th er— each proving th e o ther. T h is U n iversa l Law of E xpres­sion by Im m acu la te Conception is very im ­p o rta n t to th e scientific m ind ; because af­fo rd ing a basis fo r accep ting th e doctrine of R egenera tion , as a p rac tica l experience, the evo lu tion of th e C h ris t Consciousness by n a tu ra l law , and n o t w ith o u t law.

We a re n o t w ith o u t proof of th e operation of th is law r ig h t before our very eyes, on every hand . E v ery fa rm er h as observed th a t, w hen a fo re s t of tim b er has been re ­moved, and th e g round burned over, there usually sp rin g s up w h a t is called a “Second G row th” of tim b er, en tire ly d ifferen t from th e orig ina l grow th . A sk th e farm er, w hy and w hence th is new g row th , and he replies, “0 , th is is second g ro w th ; th is comes in .” Evelyn, a w rite r of th e seventeen th cen­tu ry , n a rra te s : W hen m y g ran d m o th er’swoods, co n sis tin g en tire ly of oaks, w ere cut down, th e re sp ru n g up again , n o t oaks, bu t beeches; an d w hen these in tu rn fe lt the axe, th e re arose ag a in spontaneously , no t oaks n o r beeches, b u t b irches.” To believe th a t seeds had been ly in g in the ground a cen tury , su rv iv in g frosts , ra in and fire, would req u ire fa r g re a te r credulity , th a n to suppose th a t n a tu re fe ll back on th e law of its existence, as th e cou rts fall back on com­mon law , w hen th e re is no s ta tu te cover­ing th e case— and th a t th ey w ere born in n a tu re ’s o rig in a l w ay, w ith o u t seeds.

In AVisconsin and o th e r s ta te s v a s t areas of p ine have been rem oved by th e ru th less lum berm en, and fo res t fires have sw ept over thousands of acres, b u rn in g in to the soil beyond th e g e rm in a tin g depth. These de­nuded a reas a re now covered w ith a “sec­ond g ro w th ” of deciduous trees, maple, b irch , cherry , h icko ry , etc.

A fte r these fires, and a f te r th e w in te r snows have dissolved in th e ray s of the w arm sp rin g sun, th is w hole v a s t expanse becomes an em pty, recep tive womb, w aiting for th e brooding , adap ted S p ir itu a l Germ of th e adap ted p lan t, w hich is speedily born in to v is ib le expression.

To M ary th is Law of S p ir itu a l Conception w as revealed in ju s t th e te rm s necessary to a New B ir th in e ith er k ingdom . “The H oly G host sha ll com e upon thee, and the power o f th e H ig h est shall overshadow th ee ; and th a t ho ly th ing , th a t shall be born o f thee, shall be called the SO N of G OD ”

T hus th e hu m an h e a rt, m ade em pty by repentance, becom es a receptive womb for

th e Im m aculate Conception of th e D ivine Idea, or C hrist-G erm , alw ays seeking its adapted womb from the ever brooding S p irit. “E xcep t th e C hris t be born in you, ye a re none of h is.”

“Though C h ris t a thousand tim es in B eth­lehem be born,

I f hfe’s n o t born in thee, th y soul is all fo rlo rn ,”

Said the m ystic Monk of the seventeenth century .

L ike th e Logos-plant Germ th e Logos- C hrist G erm is alw ays present, though un­recognized, ready fo r conception, w henever the heart-w om b is p repared, em pty and re­ceptive to it.

T hus th e re is One Law un iversa l for Evo­lu tion , fo r p lan t life, fo r an im al life and for the C hris t L ife; since they a re a ll the evolution of th e One Life, m an ifesting on d ifferent p lanes of expression and Conscious­ness—“One God, One Law, One E lem ent, and One far-off D ivine E vent, tow ard w hich the whole C reation moves.”

I t is now clear why the New B irth by an Im m aculate Conception is a necesity of the C h ris tian Life. I ts Law of expression and m an ifesta tion is according to th e unchang­ing Law of th e U niverse. F o r th e New B irth is th e evolution of th e Christ-Con- sciousness from the womb of th e hum an Consciousness. In evolution a h ig h er type is born from th e m a trix of a low er type.

If, now, we have discovered th e G reat Law w hereby th e C hris t is born w ith in , w hy m ay we no t deliberately go to w ork w ith h igh asp ira tion , and by stud iously conform ­ing to th e S p ir it’s Law have th is w onderful experience of passing a Great E vo lu tionary Boundary, in ou r m arch from th e an im al to th e S p iritu a l, from th e hum an to th e D i­vine—aw akening to the Consciousness, th a t we a re indeed SONS of GOD.

We w ill now ou tline th e n a tu ra l process of th o u g h t action, w hereby th e D ivine Idea, th e E te rn a l Logos, th e L iv ing T ru th —the C H R IST—shall be conceived in th e em pty, desiring , receptive m a trix of th e heart, and be b rough t fo rth as a new and higher Con­sciousness—th e Consciousness of C hrist.

To th is end le t us p u t ourselves in to the a ttitu d e of passive receptiv ity , le ttin g go all selfish desire, e lim inating from th e m ind all ca rn a l thought, re jec ting th e carnal self. T hen le t us hunger and th i r s t fo r D ivine th in g s; le t us yearn fo r the rea liza tion of th e K ingdom of H eaven. We w ill follow a line of S p iritu a l reasoning, w hich w ill give us th e th o u g h t action necessary to th is realization .

R epeat the follow ing sta tem en ts a t in te r­vals of ten seconds of silence, w here you m ake each sta tem en t you r very own, b ring ­ing i t in to th e H oly of H olies of your heart, bap tiz ing i t w ith your h e a r t’s holiest love.

In two negative sta tem en ts John w ill ap­pear w ith h is B aptism of R epentance, to “p repare the w ay of th e L ord .”

AFFIRM ATIONS for the

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION of the

CH RIST IN CONSCIOUSNESS.1 A m not a M aterial Being— a ‘‘w orm of the

d u s t”I A m not a fa llen B eing— “to ta lly depraved.”

B u tI A m a Sp iritua l. B eing— a Son of GOD.I “Call no m an upon earth m y F a ther; One

is m y F ather, even God.” Therefore I A m w holly S p ir itua l—Now.I “live, m ove and have m y B eing in Sp ir it.”I A m enfolded in S p ir it O m nipresent.1 A m strong tvith T ru th ’s Omnipotence.I A m filled and thrilled iv ith O m nipotent

L ife .I A m enfolded in In fin ite Love.I A m bathed in the cleansing foun ta in of

Love.

I A m purified by the “C onsum ing F ire" of Love.

1 A m th irs tin g for the fu llness o f Love.I A m yearn ing fo r the L ife m ore abundant. I A m satisfied w ith th e fu llness o f Love and

the L ife m ore abundant.I A m d iscerning the S p ir itu a l Substance of

m y Being.I A m resting in the consciousness o f the

enfolding Presence. “The H oly Ghost now comes upon me, and th e Pow er of th e H ighest overshadow s m e.”

1 A m receiving the G erm inal C H R IST- TR U TH .

I A m Conceiving th e L iv in g C H R IST .I A m discerning the L iv in g C hrist w ith in . 1 A m feeling the “Q uickening Sp ir it."I A m becom ing conscious o f the C hrist-L ife. I A m Consciously a Son o f God.I A m filled w ith th e sp ir it o f Peace— “Peace

on earth, Good W ill to m en .”I A m in conscious un ion w ith th e C hrist. “In the C ity o f Love (D avid ) C hrist is born

to-day; Glory to God in the H ighest.” I A m aw akening to a N ew Consciousness. I A m un fo ld ing the CHRIST-CONSCIOUS-

N E SS .I A m now governed by a N ew P rinciple.“I live ; y e t no t I ; C H R IS T live th in m e.” C H R IS T is m y L ife unceasing.C H R IS T is m y H ea lth un fa iling .I A m in at-one-ment w ith Christ.A N ew LIFE-BLOOD now circulates in m y

veins.I t is th e C hrist-L ife liv ing me. A n d so “The B lood o f C hrist cleanseth m e from all

s in .”I A m E very W h it W hole— through C hrist. N ow the C hrist indw elling m oulds m e in to

his likeness, and fills m e w ith in e f­fable peace—A m en.

(R epeat these S ta tem en ts u n til th e C h ris t is aw akened in C onsciousness.)

You have experienced th e New B irth . The F ir s t Step in R egeneration you have accom­plished. You are a “New C reatu re in C hris t Jesus.” “Old th in g s a re passed aw ay, and behold! a ll th in g s a re become New.” B ut you are no t y e t fu lly regenerated . F ive o th er steps rem ain to be taken , before you a re fu lly Christ-ed.

H ith e rto “tw o d is tin c t n a tu re s have been stru g g lin g w ith in you,” rep resen ted by J a ­cob and E sau . (See Gen. 25, 23.) The one is th e S p iritua l, th e o th er th e m a te ria l; th e one th e Ideal, th e o ther th e ap p a ren t; th e one the Real, th e o ther th e u n rea l; the one th e T rue, th e o ther th e fa lse ; th e one th e D ivine, th e o th e r th e hum an. T hus fa r th e H um an has ru led you. H encefo rth th e Di­vine is in dom inion. For, like A braham , you have been called to leave th e old life, and form fo r yourself a New W orld fu ll of h ig h e r experiences and blessings. You have en tered th e “W ay” of R egeneration . You a re heaven born. “B eing born again , no t of co rrup tib le seed, b u t of inco rrup tib le , by th e W ord of God ( th e C hrist-L ogos), th a t ab ideth forever.”— 1 Pet. 1, 23.

In you r New Consciousness you have New and h ig h er pow ers and facu lties; fo r you a re now consciously a Son of God. You have a New Sight, unknow n to th e old m an; so th a t you behold a New W orld of tran s- cendan t beauty . You have a New H earing , before undeveloped, so th a t you can now “h ea r the voice of th e L ord .” “He th a t h a th ears to hear, le t h im h ea r.” You b rea th e a New B rea th —th e D ivine In sp ira tio n —the “B rea th o f L ife .” In s tead of th e conscious­ness of m ere a ir-b rea th ing , you a re con­scious of Life-brea th ing . F o r you a re now consciously a S p ir itu a l Being, u sing all your S p ir itu a l pow ers and facu lties.

H enceforth , u n d ers tan d in g your New Na­tu re w ith its h ig h e r facu lties and powers, and rea liz ing th e perfections of th e S p ir­itu a l L ife, you w ill no longer com plain of bad hea lth , bad blood, o r sluggish circu la­tio n ; because th e v ery “ichor of th e Gods,” th e “Blood (L ife ) of C h ris t,” c ircu la tes in your veins. In your New Consciousness The

8 C H R I S T I A NO m nipo ten t L ife o f C hris t now lives yo u ."— “I live ; y e t n o t I ; C H R IS T L IV E T H in Me.”

In th e L essons w hich follow, th e “Affirma­tio n s” of th is shou ld he used as a b asis fo r th e silence a t th e close of each, in o rd e r th a t th e experience fo r w h ich th e y w ere g iven m ay be fu lly realized .

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