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U n i t y B u i l d i n g , 9 13 T r a c y A v e n u e

V O L . I I K A N S A S C I T \ , M O ., T H U R S D A Y , O C T . 20, 1910 N O . 24

THE LAST JUDGMENTE x trac ts from C harles F illm ore’s S un­

day m orning ta lk in U nity A uditorium , October 16, 1910 (T e x t, M att. 25 ).

Jesus ta u g h t th a t the re is a power in m an which gives him au thority over the th ings of the w orld. T his P rinc ip le is the H ig h er Self, the S p iritu a l M an, the C hrist. I f we would succeed we m ust b ring fo rth th is P rinc ip le . I t gives dominion and m as­te ry .

T he descrip tion of the last judgm en t given in the Gospels has been used to te r­r ify men and women and thus compel them to un ite w ith the church ; but in th is day of enlightenm ent people are no t so easily led or d riven by fear. T hey ask for un ­derstanding . W hen they do seek ligh t con­cerning the judgm en t it is given, and they learn th a t it is a ll a m atte r of L aw — the very law of Being. T hey find th a t for every d ep a rtu re from th is Law they m ust su f­fer, not in some fu tu re tim e of g rea t tr ib ­ulation , not in a g rea t ju d g m en t a f te r death , b u t here and now.

W hat is the Law ? I t is th a t universal som ething in us o f which we are all con­scious, th a t te lls us when we are doing rig h t and when we are doing w rong. I t m ay be defined as th e innate know ing of r ig h t and wrong, and th is know ing m ay be quickened, cultivated. T his quickening does not come by the study of m ateria l th ings, bu t by concentra ting the m ind upon the H igher Pow er, the C hrist w ithin.

T his b rings us to the realization of w hat Jesus m eant when he said, “ T he Son of man shall come in his g lory and shall set the sheep on his rig h t hand , b u t the goats on his le f t .” T he Son of m an is the D i­vine P ow er in man. I t is th a t in us which knows. T he Son of m an is not, fa r away, and his “angels” a re w ith him . A ngels

are the tru e concepts o f the Absolute. E v ery m an has w ith in him the sheep and the goats. T he goats a re thoughts of op­position, resistance, stubbornness. A ll of these m ust be separated from the true when the Son of m an comes into the in­dividual consciousness of the glory of the F a th e r. T he rea l m an is the sp iritual m an, th e I a m , and when he comes into dom inion a g rea t ju d g m en t work, a great day of s if tin g and separation , goes on in the m ind and body and in the outer world of the one in whom this g rea t quickening, renew ing C hrist-m ind works.

T he n a tu ra l m an is in a constant w hirl­pool of “Yes and N o.” T his is not domin­ion, and it is not tru e of the rea l man. H e discerns the rea l from the unrea l, the true from the false , and by his w ord of author­ity separates the sheep from the goats. T h e sheep are the meek, obedient, kind, tender, tru e thoughts. T hey are in telli­gent. In O rien ta l countries, where sheep are cared for by shepherds who love them, they show rem arkable intelligence. The Lam b th a t “ take th aw ay the sin of the w orld” is loving, in te lligen t, obedient to the D ivine Law th a t saves men from sin arid the resu lts of broken law.

S in is alw ays followed by suffering, the “hell of fire,” unless you know the Law and iden tify yourself w ith the C hrist and his righteousness and thus separate your­self from sin. I f you get angry your blood w ill bo il; you w ill cook the corpuscles of your blood and a fever w ill be set up. So w ith every d ep a rtu re from the law of love, a condition comes th a t men have named “disease.” B u t the re is no rea lity in the diseases th a t are described in the medical books, and no rem edy can be found for them in the realm of m ateria lity . T hey are a ll the outp ic turing of e rro r thoughts,

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and the only rea l healing pow er is in the C hrist-m ind, w here tru e ideas rule.

T he g rea test j oy of life is service. M any th ink it is in getting th ings, but are always d isappointed. I t is the people who forget themselves th a t bless the w orld w ith the ir presence. Selfishness leads to fau lt-find­ing and com plaining and scolding. Con­sideration of o thers’ w elfare and forget­fulness of se lf make sunshiny people. They have the secret of happiness and sa t­isfaction. I f you a re cross and irritab le you m ay know th a t it is because you are allowing selfishness to ru le in you. You w ant w hat you w ant, and when you get it you w ill not be satisfied. L a te r you will w ant som ething else ju s t as much. Do not allow this goat to dom inate you. You will be most unhappy if you do, and the lon­ger you perm it it the m ore unhappy you w ill become.

A story is told of a rich woman of un ­certain tem per who dream ed she w ent to heaven and was being shown about the place. A large m ansion a ttrac ted her a t­tention and she asked for whom it was built. She was much su rp rised to learn th a t it was for her gardener. “W hy,” she said, “he never saves; he is most im provident.” A little cabin near by seemed to her more suitable for him , but she was told th a t the cabin was for her. She was ind ignant and said, “W hy, I live in a m ansion down there .” To which the a tten d an t replied, “C an’t help it, m ad am ; we are doing the very best we can w ith the m ateria l th a t is being sent up .”

“ The kingdom of heaven is w ithin you.” L ay up w ithin, treasu res of love and wis­dom and righteousness.

W e d d i n g B e l l s

A very p re tty , inform al w edding occurred M onday, October 17th, which un ited the lives and fortunes of two h ighly esteemed young people, members of U nity Guild. M r. P . J . T allm an. who has been one of the healers connected w ith U nity Society for the p as t yea r, and M iss N ellie Phelon, one of the office force of U nity T ra c t So­ciety, fell victims to the wiles of K ing Cupid, w ith the usual resu lt in which the w edding ring figured. T he cerem ony took place a t St. P a tr ic k ’s church, the bride be­ing given aw ay by M r. Low ell Fillm ore. T he groom was attended by M r. F ra n k R. L ynch as best man. T h e b rid e ’s m aids w ere M iss S tella Sm ith and M iss I.enna C hristal. A fte r the cerem ony the b rid a l p a r ty m otored to U nity In n , where, w ith a few close friends, an elaborate w edding b reak fast was served by L and lo rd In g ra ­ham. Follow ing the rep ast toasts were d runk in spark ling w ater to the bride and groom, short speeches were m ade by d if ­fe ren t members of the p a rty , and all went m errily as is usual on such occasions. The bride was sw eetly gracious, w ith the jo y ligh t of happiness shin ing in her eyes. T he groom was proudly happy , it being observed th a t he could h a rd ly tu rn his eyes aw ay from the new “other h a lf” of his soul. T he tables were beau tifu l w ith flowers, a g rea t mound of p ink and white roses filling the center of the b ride’s table. P ink and w hite stream ers depended from the chandelier and fell g racefu lly to the corners and convenient points upon the tab le— all the work of loving friends. Con­g ratu lations and good wishes w ere show­ered upon the happy p a ir and followed them as they le ft for the ir honeymoon.

A u x i l i a r y M e e t i n gT he usual m onthly m eeting of the W om­

a n ’s A uxiliary will be held on F rid ay , October 28th. at 2 :3 0 p. m., in U nity p a r ­lors. These m eetings are in te resting and profitable, and the women members of U n ity congregation are urged to attend. — M rs . M . C. O ’N e i l l , Secy.

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S u n d ay , October 23S t a t e m e n t o f P r i n c i p l e s

I believe in the Good, which is God, the F a th e r A lm ighty, C rea to r of a ll men and things. I believe in m an, the e te rna l and only begotton Son: the sp iritu a l, individ­ual ego, the image a f te r the likeness-—who is the L ord , and reproducer in creation , of the w orld and a ll belonging to it.

I believe in C hrist, the D ivine S elf of m an ; begotten of the H oly G host or though t of God.

I believe th a t personality m ust ever be crucified, dead, and buried, th a t m an may ascend the th rone of his C hrist.

I believe the creative energy of the Good expressed in the L ord , represen ted in the Jesus, and m anifested th rough the C hrist, is ever in terceding w ith the quick an d the dead.

I believe in the H oly Ghost, in the liv­ing S p iritu a l C hurch, in the communion of saints found in the iden tity of L ife , Love, and T ru th ; in the conquest of ig­norance and sin, in the resurrection of d i­vine m an from the grave of hum an erro r, and in everlasting life.

GOD AND CREATION

Q u e s t i o n . W liut is God?A n s w e r . God is.

God is P rincip le.God is S p irit.God is T he Good.

God is L ife , T ru th , Love, Substance, and Intelligence.

God is M ind.God is the only M ind.God is F ather-M other.God is the “ I am th a t I am .”God is the A ll in All.

T h a t which the C hristian calls G o d ; the Jew , Jehovah ; the H indoo, B rahm ; the M oham m edan, A llah ; the Chinese, Su­prem e C ause; the P hysical Scientist, F o rce ; and Jesus, S p irit— is A bstrac t Be­

ing, or the U niversal P rinc ip le— Love, in process of unfoldm ent and m anifestation. I t appears to m an as D ivine tenderness, or a “consum ing fire,” according as he obeys the inner se lf or the seductive claims of sense— the outer self.

Q. W hat is the ob ject of creation?A. T he ob ject and necessity of creation

is the m anifestation of God— the Good.Q. W ho created m an?A. God.Q. W ho m ade m ankind?A. M ankind is m aking itself.Q. W ho m ade the w orld?A. E ach of us makes our own world.Q. W h a t is God as C rea to r?A. U niversal Source.Q. W hat is God as creating?A. T he H o ly G host in operation.Q. W hat is God as C reation?A. M an, or the m anifesting C hrist.Q. C an you define “ I am th a t I am ” ?A. O nly as Being— or orig inal con­

sciousness.Q. W hat a re the “days” mentioned in

the first chap ter of Genesis?A. Divisions of unfoldm ent or expres­

sion of God.Q. Do they m ean periods of tim e?A. X o ; they mean the process of evolu­

tion.Q. W hat is the Seventh D ay?A. T he L o rd ’s D ay : the period of in­

volution.Q. W hat is evolution?A. P roceeding out from.Q. W hat is involution?A. R etu rn ing into.Q. S ta te the rela tion of evolution and

involution.A. Involution m ust follow evolution:

th a t w hich goes fo rth from, by evolution, m ust re tu rn to, by involution.

Q. H ow are they rela ted to God?A. Evolution expresses G od by steps

or d eg re es ; involution m anifests God by steps or degrees.

Q. W hich day are we now living in?A. T he Seventh D ay.Q. W hat is our work in th is day?

WEEKLY UNITYA. To b ring out G od’s likeness; to m an­

ifest our d iv in ity ; to establish the kingdom of the Good.

Q. How do we keep th is day?A. By keeping it w holly to the L ord , or

en tirely for divine purposes.Q. W hat are such divine purposes ?A. The acknow ledgm ent of the Good in

all our ways.

THINGS TO BE REMEMBEREDRemember, I f a t first you don’t suc­

ceed, smile, and t r y again.Rem em ber th a t the kingdom of heaven

is w ithin you.Rem em ber th a t a ll things w ere created

good, and we should keep them so by re ­fusing to see them any other way.

Remember th a t good thoughts draw other good thoughts, and soon build up a strong good-thought colony, which w ill keep you in health , happiness, and p ros­perity .

Remember th a t it requires application to progress sp iritually .

Rem em ber th a t G od helps those who help themselves.

Remember also th a t God helps those who help o thers— even though it be “one of the least of these my b re th ren ” in need.

Remember the C h ris t way to get is to give— “ fu ll m easure, shaken down, and running over.”

Remember th a t Sunday, October 23d, is R ally D ay for U nity S unday school.

Remember th a t th ree good vegetarian meals a re served a t U n ity In n daily.

Rem em ber the U nity C orrespondence Course.

Rem em ber to get a U n ity V egetarian Cook Book before T hanksgiving D ay.

Remember th a t the paper-covered re ­vised edition of “ Tw elve Lessons in C hris­tian H ea ling” is now ready. P rice, 75 cents.

Remember th a t a f te r J a n u a ry 1, 1911, K ansas C ity (M issouri) subscriptions to U n i t y M agazine w ill be $ 1 .35 . B y re ­newing your subscription before th a t tim e you will save th irty-five cents.

Unity Auditorium,U N IT Y B L D G ., 913 T R A C Y A V E.

Sunday, Oct. 23, 1910S u n d a y S c h o o l a t 10:00 a . u .

A d d r e s s b y C h a r l e s F i l l m o r e

11 a. m.S u b j e c t : R etrospection and In trospection .

T h e C o n c e n t r a t i o n C l a s s a t 3:30

SUNDAY-SCHOOL CORNERO ther S unday schools a re asking w hat

our “ on-tim e ta g s” are.T hey are squares o f card-board two

inches in size, w ith “ O n T im e T a g ” p r in t­ed on them in la rge letters.

T he colors, w ith th e ir m eanings, are Yellow, for W isdom ; Red, fo r L ife ; B lue, for T ru th ; P ink , fo r Love; and G reen, for G row th. T hey have a little cord in one corner to a ttach them to a p in or button. E ach color has a lesson in itse lf, w ith which the ch ildren are fam iliar. A t S un­day-school tim e a pup il stands a t the door fo r ten m inutes and gives a ll the scholars a tag as they come in.

A t the close, while we sing a song, every one pu ts his ta g in a box as it is passed.

T he color of the ta g th a t is w orn each S unday is a surprise. W hen a tag is w orn tw elve Sundays the pup il receives a first bu tton ; when it is w orn tw elve m ore, a second b u tto n ; tw elve m ore, a silver bu t­ton , and next a gold p in , w hich he can keep. E d i t h H a s e l t i n e , Supt.

C a l l e r s a t U n i t y H e a d q u a r t e r s D u r i n g t h e W e e k

D r. and M rs. C. E . F ord , D etro it, Mich. P ro f. D . V. D e Saffery , M. S. D ., B ryn

M aw r, W ash.M r. Jay n es , M ound V alley, K ans.H elen H artle y W est, S eattle , W ash.M iss B lanche Seym our, Buffalo, N . Y. M iss L ila W eber, Osawatom ie, Kans.M rs. J . B. Sand, N ashville , Tenn.M rs. R. M orrison, S t. Jo seph , Mo.M r. and M rs. N . B. H enderson , Tacom a,

W ash.