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U n i t y B u i l d i n g , 9 1 3 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 , N O V . 24, 1910 N O . 39

“WHAT HAS THE UNITY SOCIETY TO BE THANKFUL FOR?”

A p raise m eeting was held in the U nity A uditorium , K ansas C ity, S unday m orn­ing, N ovem ber 20th , w ith the sub ject, “W hat H as the U nity Society to Be T han k fu l fo r? ” as the keynote.

A fte r the usual service and musical p rogram , which included a fine selection by the quarte tte , M rs. Severance, M r. B a rre tt, M iss M iller, and M r. Ingraham , the regu la r speaker for the Society, M r. C harles F illm ore, said in p a r t:

W e have so m any th ings to be th a n k ­ful fo r th a t I h a rd ly know w here to be­gin. “S p iritu a l th ings a re sp iritu a lly dis­cerned,” and the thanksg iv ing of one who has entered into understand ing of T ru th is so thoroughly sp iritu a l in character th a t hum an w ords are inadequate to ex­press i t ; they give no h in t of the ju b i­la n t soul w ithin. So if I should try to tell in te llectually a ll we are today giving thanks fo r I would fa ll short. W e m ay poin t to the outw ard evidences of success, bu t the re rem ains som ething deeper which cannot be told.

T his Society has had a steady , not a phe­nom enal grow th, and the outer m an can­not boast. O ther societies have ou tstripped us from the w orld ly point of view, bu t we are satisfied to know th a t the re has been here p lan ted a g rea t T ru th th a t shall never pass aw ay, bu t shall grow and be given to the whole earth . W e have estab­lished here a school which is founded on P rincip le .

T he first g rea t th ing we have to be th an k fu l for is th a t we know the P rin c i­ple. Rem em ber th a t the s ta rtin g point in consciousness of every tru th is to know the P rinc ip le of life. W ithout th is we are

ad rif t. Know ing it, our hearts are afire w ith enthusiasm to give to others.

I t seems necessary to repeat often th a t God is the g rea t O m nipresent P rincip le. B y repetition the fixed thought of him as a personality w ith lim itations is dissolved.

T he nex t th ing we have to be thankfu l for is th a t we know the law by which we can im p art the T ru th to others. This is not a religion, not a sect, bu t a school teaching a P rinc ip le th a t a ll m ust eventu­ally receive, even as they now do the rules of m athem atics. L ife ’s problem s cannot be solved w ithout it.

T he T ru th gives freedom . I t does aw ay w ith a ll ecclesiasticism , all creed, a ll lim itation. I t is not narrow ed to any m an’s doctrine or revelation. E very man can express his own understand ing in his own w ay as long as i t chords w ith the P rinc ip le . I f any have w andered away into in te llectual assum ptions of w hat the L aw is, they m ust come back to S p irit and build aga in on the foundation of God as P rincip le .

God is L ife , and a ll life is in existence here and now, and we can every one ex­press it. God is In te llig en ce ; we can make th is intelligence ours. These tru th s are fundam ental, and we give thanks fo r them.

W e are th a n k fu l th a t we have all dem­onstrated the T ru th . N one have yet dem­onstrated it up to the Absolute, but we should acknow ledge th a t we have proved our fa ith in the T ru th , and be glad.

Those who en ter into the realization of God as L ife do not have to depend upon any th ing else fo r life. T h is does away w ith drugs and a ll ex ternal m eans of get­tin g more life . B e th a n k fu l fo r your freedom from tak in g medicine. This re­ligion is p rac tica l, and we should be thank­fu l along every line. I f you are no longer

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carry ing a load of obligation in the way of d rug bills and doctors’ fees, give thanks.

H old th a t God is your In telligence and be th an k fu l th a t th rough the g rea t In fi­nite M ind you can become w iser and be more capable in every w ay of doing the things you should do.

L et us be g lad and th a n k fu l th a t we have been given the priv ilege of inaugura tJ ing th is g rea t school for the hum an race. This is the broadest, the most fa r-reach ­ing w ork for the u p lif t of men the world has ever known. A nd every m an shall rec­ognize it, because here is C h ris t in his fu ll­ness, and to him every knee shall bow. Jesus C hrist came to establish a new k ing­dom— a kingdom in which a ll men should be free. W e ta lk about the freedom of men, and th ink because we can go down and vote for our favorite candidate we are free. B u t all men are bound m entally . T hey m ust be set free in m ind, and th is is w hat Jesus C hrist did for the race. H e set it free from the bondage o f sense. H e made a place— as he said, “p rep a red a place”— w here all men m ight en ter in and be free. T his place is the consciousness of the U niversal M ind, the F ather.

I doubt if the re is a m em ber of th is So­ciety bu t w hat has in some m easure re ­alized w hat th is “kingdom of heaven w ith­in you” is. W e have a ll found some of its privileges and caught sigh t of m ore than language can describe. I have heard you te ll by the hour of the freedom from ills of m ind, body, and affairs which a knowl­edge of the T ru th as ta u g h t by Jesus C hrist has b rought to you. T his doc­trine is em inently p rac tica l, and it proves itself to be, not a theory based upon the w ritings of th e H ebrew s, or th e creeds form ulated by the church fa thers , bu t a science resting upon M ind. W e study M ind first, last, and alw ays, and sustain our discoveries of its law s by reference to the S crip tures and other wisdom w ritings. L et us, then, continue to proclaim th a t we follow not a f te r any w ritten au thority , but accept the dictum of Jesu s th a t the S p irit of T ru th shall teach men.

T his S p irit has revealed its T ru th to the members of th is Society in exact p ro ­portion to the ir loyalty to it. Those who have given them selves w holly to its in­struction have received bountifu lly in w is­dom, and they are expressing in the ir lives w hat it is to be led of the S p irit. These have dedicated them selves to this work, and the ir jo y is becoming more and more as they go on in it.

T he U nity Society has g radua lly de­veloped as an institu tion in to tw elve de­partm en ts, and we shall hea r th is m orn­ing a rep resen ta tive from each speak of the character and grow th of his work.

T H E S O C IE T Y O F S IL E N T U N IT Y .

M yrtle F illm ore, speaking fo r the So­ciety of S ilen t U nity , to ld of the begin­n ing of the S ilen t U n ity w ork, and its p rogress du ring the tw enty years of its existence. I t began w ith a h a lf dozen m em bers in K ansas C ity who believed in th e pow er of the W ord and had fa ith th a t it would accom plish th a t w hereunto it was sent. This sm all band of believers has increased un til a t the p resen t tim e the m em bership ro ll contains 20,592 n am es; and as all keep the 9 o’clock hour (th e ir local tim e), somebody, somewhere, is a t all tim es holding the “ Class T hough t” which is given each m onth in the M aga­zine U nity.

A ll the w ork is done upon the free-w ill offering p lan and is abundan tly blessed. M any le tte rs of thanksg iv ing fo r help re ­ceived come every day. In fact, nearly every le tte r te lls of some blessing, and the jo y of the w orkers over these good le tte rs is no sm all p a r t of the ir rew ard.

Tw elve people now give th e ir tim e and consecrated effort to the w ork S ilen t U n ity is doing, and m any in a ll p a r ts of the ea rth a re being reached th rough th e ir sp iritu a l m inistry .

T H E W O M A N ’S A U X IL IA R Y

Je n n ie H . C ro ft to ld of the W om an’s A uxiliary , its h isto ry , purpose, and aim. T he follow ing is th e substance of h er ta lk :

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T he W om an’s A uxiliary was organized about seven years ago for the purpose of w orking w ith the B oard of D irec to rs of the U nity Society of P rac tica l C hristian ­ity , fo r the advancem ent o f th e cause for which the Society exists. T h e efforts of the A uxiliary have been m ainly confined to decorating, fu rn ish ing , fitting, and beau­tify in g the in terio r o f U n ity Building. U n ity In n has also received of the bounty of the L ord th rough th e W om an’s A uxil­ia ry . M any hundreds of dollars have passed th rough th e trea su ry of th is A uxil­ia ry to U nity Society du rin g the years it has been organized. In the la s t tw o years, up to date , th e sum of $682.72 has been expended as outlined above, in addition to which $130 has been given to the New B uild ing F und , m aking a to ta l of $812.72 in tw en ty -th ree m onths which has been contributed to the good of this C enter of T ru th by the devoted women of the So­ciety.

T H E U N IT Y T R A C T S O C IE T Y

Low ell F illm ore reported th a t the T ra c t Society, which is the publishing d ep a rt­m ent of the U nity work, had grown more in th e la s t yea r th an in any two or th ree years previous. A t th is tim e la s t year 11,000 copies of U nity w ere being sent out each m o n th ; now the num ber is 18,000, and it w ill p robab ly be increased to 20,- 000 soon a fte r C hristm as.

T he edition of “ C hristian H ea lin g ,” by C harles F illm ore, published la st year, has been en tire ly sold out for several m onths, and a new edition has been p rin ted . T here is such a clam oring fo r the w ork th a t it is difficult to keep the orders filled. B e­sides th is book m any leaflets and trac ts have been p rin ted , and two la rg e presses and one sm all one are going all the tim e du ring w orking hours to supp ly the dem and for lite ra tu re . A g rea t deal of th is lite ra tu re is sent out free, but God is our support.

In the la st year, w ith the help of S ilent U n ity and the C orrespondence School, the T ra c t Society has p u t up a new build ing of brick and re-enforced concrete. T here

are th ree floors, the p rin tin g departm ent occupying the first floor, the b indery the second. T h e-th ird floor is for the Society of S ilen t U nity . A lready the p rin ting de­p artm en t is beginning to feel a little crowded in its new and la rg e r quarters. T he two presses, a jo b press, linotype ma­chine, fo lder, cu tters, and stitcher, w ith the o ther p rin tin g and b ind ing necessities, fill two la rge floors, and tw enty-five peo­p le a re constan tly a t w ork in th is business departm en t of the U nity Society.

U N IT Y C O R R E S P O N D E N C E S C H O O L

E d n a L. C a rte r, rep resen ting the U nity Correspondence School, gave the follow­ing rep o rt:

As in a ll departm ents of U nity , the w ork accom plished by the C orrespond­ence School is f a r beyond w hat can be m easured or described by statistics, but figures m ay help to give a general idea of w hat has been done.

T h e School was established in A pril, 1909, and is th e re fo re n ineteen months old. O ver 1,500 students have been en­rolled , and five have com pleted the first course. T here a re students in all parts of the U nited S tates, and in C anada, A laska, M exico, Cuba, E ng land , Scotland, F rance , H aw aii, G erm any, Russia, Ind ia, Ja p a n , A ustralia , New Zealand, W est Coast A frica and South A frica. Kansas C ity is also well represen ted .

I t is very -fitting th a t the C orrespond­ence School should be represen ted in a p ra ise service of th is kind, because a ll of the offerings received from students go d irec tly to the erection of buildings for the U nity w ork, and we rejoice th a t while we are daily sending out blessings, all th a t comes back in re tu rn goes to help sw ell the fund th a t provides suitable quar­te rs for ca rry in g on the g rea ter work.

T he sum of $1,575 has been tu rned over to the U nity T ra c t Society by the School, $500 of which m ade the first paym ent on the lo t w here th e new U nity T ra c t So­ciety B uild ing now stands.

T he advantage the School gives is more

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than goes w ith any m ere course of read ­ing. T he studen t is expected not only to gain understanding , b u t to express it when g a in ed ; and he is required to w rite in his own w ords the T ru th brought out in each lesson. In th is w ay he establishes the T ru th in his own consciousness, and p repares him self to teach others. M any who are in terested in T ru th have done so much m iscellaneous read ing th a t they are in more or less confusion. T his course of lessons presents the T ru th in a system atic w ay, and those who go th rough w ith it will find th e ir ideas becoming definite and orderly .

T H E U N IT Y S U N D A Y S C H O O L M rs. E d ith H ase ltine gave a good re ­

po rt for th e U nity S unday school. T he p ast year has been the most successful one in the h isto ry of th e school. A t the begin­ning of the year, in considering p lans for the w ork it was decided th a t one of the p rincipal th ings necessary to success was prom ptness; so “ on-tim e” t;igs w ere p re ­pared for all members o f the school who were on time. T he priv ilege of w earing th is badge of prom ptness has been an in ­centive to a ll to be in th e ir places a t the opening of the school.

Classes suited to a ll a ttendan ts of the Sunday school have been form ed, and these are graded , m aking order and sys­tem. A ltogether the grow th of the U nity Sunday school is most g ra tify ing , and we are thankfu l.

T H E U N IT Y IN N E . V. Ing raham spoke for the U nity

Inn . T he In n is ru n upon the free-w ill

offering p lan , and under M r. In g rah am ’s fa ith in th is p lan as a P rinc ip le which can be app lied in a ll of the affairs of life , it has been most successful. T he free-w ill offerings received in the short tim e since the In n was reopened have am ounted to $843.55, and every need has been met. T he W om an’s A uxiliary has prom ised a “show er” for the In n , and for th is as well as blessings a lready received, the In n gives thanks. A special T hanksgiv ing sup­p er w ill be given on W ednesday a t 6 p. m. F ree-w ill offerings only w ill be received for th is, as for a ll en tertainm ent a t the U nity Inn .

A ll the m eals served a t th e In n are veg­etarian , thus keeping th e command, “ Thou sha lt not k ill,” and showing tow ard every living crea tu re the love and m ercy of God.

U N IT Y LO C A L H E A L IN G D E P A R T ­M E N T

M rs. K eith M cClintock came into our m idst two m onths ago, and has since her com ing been connected w ith the local healing work. She has been in touch w ith U n ity th rough S ilent U n ity fo r several years, so she came well p rep a red to fill a place here as a healer. H e r w ord of thanks fo r the local healing w ork was chiefly an expression of her own thanks­giving for the fact o f her presence w ith us. T he daily m in istry of the local healers is rich ly blessed and th is departm en t of th e w ork is keeping pace w ith th e others in the good it accomplishes.

T H E U N IT Y G U IL D F ran k L ynch to ld w hat the U nity G uild

is th a n k fu l for.T he U nity G uild, as an aux ilia ry of

the U nity Society of P rac tica l C h ristian ­ity , has been w orking during the p as t yea r in the in te rest of the N ew B uild ing Fund . T he members of the G uild a re the grow n-up young people of U n ity Society, whose ob ject is to sp read the teachings of th is C enter and to assist the w ork in any w ay th a t they can. T he G uild was organ­ized four years ago, w ith a m em bership of sixteen. T oday they have a member-

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ship of about fifty. D uring the p as t year they have increased the ir ro ll eighteen.

F rom the various en tertainm ents given this year, and from the sale of post-cards, and love offerings received, they have been able to tu rn over $300 to th e New B uild ing F und , and still have a balance in the ir trea su ry of eighty dollars. The members of the G uild a re very th an k fu l th a t they are helpers in the good work, and are g ra te fu l to the ir m any friends for th e ir k ind co-operation.

T hey are also most th an k fu l fo r the b roader know ledge and the deeper re ­alization received by app ly ing the teach­ings of th is Society. T hrough recogniz­ing the U niversal Law the G uild has been p rospered in m any w ays, and are con­s tan tly re jo ic ing because of the ir m any blessings.

T H E S IL E N T S E V E N T Y Im elda O ctavia S hanklin , as the rep re ­

sentative of the S ilent Seventy, gave the follow ing account of the w ork of th is de­partm en t :

W e are often asked, “W hat is the S ilent S eventy?” In quick sum m ary we say it is th e most up-to-date and the best pos­sible m issionary system ever inaugurated . T he m ethod of operation consists in dis­tr ib u tin g U nity lite ra tu re am ong those who are in need of instruction along sp ir­itu a l lines, by people who a re no t known as public w orkers. T his d istribu tion is m ade personally , by sending th rough the m ail, or sometimes the read ing m atte r is sent by m utual friends.

T he idea is an adap ta tion of the act of Jesus in appo in ting the seventy to p re ­cede him into the towns he m eant to en­te r la te r. H e charged them to teach and to heal, and gave them some general rules of conduct. A fte r these instructions the account lapses u n til the re tu rn of the sev­enty, who reported , “L ord , even the de­mons a re sub jec t unto us in th y nam e.”

In th e Ju n e issue of U nity M r. F illm ore published an article review ing the w ork of these m issionaries; he suggested th a t the tim e was opportune fo r the organiza­

tion of another seventy fo r a purpose sim­ila r to th a t w hich actuated the original band. T hree days a f te r m ailing the mag­azine we received a le tte r from a woman in Iow a, asking perm ission to take up th is work.

Since then the applications have come in to such num bers th a t it became necessary to establish a departm en t to look afte r S ilen t Seventy business. W e now have several hundred members, represen ting nearly every sta te in the Union. T here are active w orkers in G erm any, F rance , E n g ­land , B raz il, P anam a, C anada, H aw aii, South A frica , and New Zealand.

Jesus sen t out the seventy to p repare the w ay for his own coming. O ur S ilent Seventy rep o rt th a t the living W ord is opening the p a th for the incoming of the C hrist, the w ay and the tru th of the ever­lasting L ife. I t is a m atte r for thanks­giving on the p a r t of those associated with this w ork th a t so m any are finding the pow er of God unto salvation in mind, body, and affairs.

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Tessie W allace, p residen t of the Sun­shine C lub, explained the mission of the Club.

T he U n ity Sunshine Club was organized about a year ago w ith a h a lf dozen mem­bers, bu t has since increased to twelve active members. T his club meets once a m onth a t the homes of the different mem­bers, and our ob ject is to sp read the “ sun­shine” of tru th , of love, of jo y , of health , and to do a ll the good we can in every w ay possible. W e give out blessed pen­nies to each m em ber a t the regu lar meet­ings, and the increase is retu rned a t the follow ing m eetings. T he pennies have worked" so successfully th a t soon we will each tak e a dime and increase th a t. W e are now w orking on a C hristm as surprise for the U nity Sunday-school children—- and , by the w ay, the Sunshine members a re a ll Sunday-school pupils of U nity.

W e have our social pleasures also, and in th is w ay we have a splendid opportu­n ity of b ring ing together m any boys and

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girls and teaching them about th is beau­tifu l T ru th .

W e are th a n k fu l for such an opportu ­n ity , and we p raise and give thanks con­tinua lly for the good we receive w ith our T ru th companions a t our Sunshine m eet­ings.

T H E U N IT Y L IB R A R YJenn ie H . C roft repo rted fo r the U nity

L ib ra ry :T here are th ree departm en ts of the L i­

b rary w ork, each of w hich is of g rea t ben­efit to the sp read of the G ospel of T ru th . In the local w ork the re is the C ircu lating L ib rary , which contains 200 volumes from the pens of the best m etaphysical w riters, and these books m ay be d raw n by our peo­ple, who, fo r the sum of ten cents, m ay keep a book two weeks. T h e money thus obtained is used to place new books in the L ib rary . T he books on sale a re also the standard w orks of the g rea t th inkers along this line, over 300 bound books being kep t on d isp lay , w ith a reserve stock to draw upon. Paper-covered books are p len tifu l also. T he L ib ra rian is always ready to g lad ly give of her knowledge and experience in aid ing in the choice of read ­ing for beginner o r advanced student.

T he establishm ent o f U n ity B ranch L i­braries th roughout the leng th and b read th of the land , and into foreign lands also, is perhaps of the g rea test im portance of all the w ork done by th is departm ent. Two years ago the re w ere com paratively few places vrt>ere U nity lite ra tu re could be ob­tained c. J d e the Hom es and C enters of T ru th in a few of the la rg e r cities of the U nited S tates. Now, in every la rg e city of our country , in P a ris and London, in A ustralia and in m any other countries, there a re Centers w here our publications are kep t on sale, and over fifty new B ranch L ib raries have been established. H undreds of do lla rs’ w orth of free lite r­a tu re is given aw ay each yfear.

M r. D an iel H oagland , p residen t of the U nity Society of P rac tica l C hristian ity ,

speaking fo r the B oard of T rustees of the local Society, said in substance:

W e all recognize th a t we are teaching some g rea t and far-reach ing tru th s , and the work is im portan t to ourselves, the w orld, and fu tu re generations. F irs t, we have the understand ing of S p irit— the P rinc ip le of existence; next, the laws of the m entality a re studied and arran g ed in th e ir p roper re la tio n ; and last, but not least, th e re is the application of th is won­d erfu l instruction in the outer world. W e know th a t our heavenly F a th e r is the p ro ­vider of a ll th ings, and th a t if we tru s t him we shall not lack any good th ing. The K ingdom of H eaven is a t h a n d ; we are liv ing in it if we believe the teach ing of Jesus C hrist and follow his instructions. In stead of expecting th is kingdom to be brough t about in some w ay outside of our­selves, we find th a t i t m ust begin and end in our own sp iritua l developm ent, and the expression of ourselves under th e divine law ; in other w ords, we m ust w ork out the P rincip le .

W e are all desirous of becoming active m em bers o f th is K ingdom of H eaven which the L ord is se tting up in our m idst, and th rough our thoughts and righteous w orks help it into m anifestation . W e have received much more good un d er the ap ­plication of th is sp iritu a l law du ring the p as t few years than we can express. This is proof to us th a t the w ork is a good one and w ill dem onstrate. W e have received fre e ly ; now le t us give freely . In fact, i t is not a g ift, bu t a ju s t com pensation fo r good th a t we have a lready received. I stand ready to do my share in ca rry ing fo rw ard th is good w ork, and it is the unan­imous voice of th is B oard th a t the w ork be sustained sp iritu a lly and m ateria lly . You are a ll invited to hold up the hands of these h a lf hundred w orkers, and we in­vite you to say w hat you are w illing to subscribe tow ard the to ta l am ount to be paid when th e final obligation on th is build ing— about $6,600— is due, the first of next Ju ly .

T he foregoing is b u t a very condensed rep o rt of P re sid en t H o ag lan d ’s address,

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and it was concurred in by the members of the B oard— C. H . G ates, J . A. Com­stock, J . I . W allace, C. A. B ishop, O tis G oddard , M rs. W . N . H ay , M rs. J . I . Sloan, M rs. S. W . Scott, F . M. D rake, Low ell F illm ore and C harles F illm ore. As evidence of the ir fa ith in the w ork the various members of the B oard subscribed a to ta l of $1,850 a t th is m eeting, w ith sev­era l yet to be heard from . In addition to the B oard ’s subscrip tion the congregation subscribed $405, m aking a to ta l of $2,255.

T h e attendance w as not as la rg e as usual, on account of the rain . N ex t Sun­day, and each succeeding S unday un til the $6,600 is paid in, the lis ts w ill be open to a ll members of the U n ity Society, and the m any who have been benefited by its m inistry . “F re e ly ye have received, freely give.”

Callers at Unity Headquarters During the Week

M r. G. W . D avis, T ren ton , Mo.M rs. R. M. F rench , Chicago, 111.F ra n k P e te rs , N ew Y ork C ity, N . Y.M r. M. M cK ernan , F o rt W orth , Texas.T . IL Swaim , M ary E . Swaim , and N ancy

M. Swaim , P asadena , Cal.M rs. N . A. W ard , Cam eron, Mo.D r. M ary W illiam s, K irksville, Mo.

T he U n ity Society of P ra c tica l C hris­tia n ity has opened a C enter a t 305 M adi­son Avenue, N ew Y ork C ity. Teachers and healers w ill be in attendance from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. daily . M rs. Sophia V an M a rte r is in charge.

F if ty people a re now em ployed a t the headquarte rs of the U nity Society in K an­sas C ity. T he local Society has between 300 and 400 m em bers, th e C orrespond­ence School 1,500 students, and th e So­ciety of S ilen t U n ity over 20,000 members.

B efore long the W e e k l y U n i t y is to be enlarged in size and w ill contain, am ong other th ings, Sunday-school helps and repo rts from C enters out of town.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE

S u n d ay , N ovem ber 27

W hy d id Jesus refuse to give a d irect answ er to the high p ries t who asked him if he was C hrist?

Because he knew th a t the intellectual consciousness, w hich was dom inant in the high p riest, could not understand the deeper consciousness of S p irit, in which Jesu s w as, and w hich constituted his di­vine nature .

In w hat w ay could the high p riest have understood Jesus?

B y quickening his own superconscious­ness, or C h rist M ind.

C an we ever understand sp iritua l things w ith the in te llect?

No. “ S p iritu a l th ings m ust be sp irit­ually discerned.”

H ow should we read th e Bible?As a book of allegories, represen ting

in w ord p ic tures w hat takes place in the various realm s of the mind.

D id God ever command the k illing of men, women, and children?

No. T hese a ll ty p ify the destruction of e rro r thoughts.

D id God ever command men to destroy th e ir enem ies’ p ro p erty ?

No. E r ro r thoughts a re the enemies of the tru e m an, and all the possessions of a m ateria l character which these error thoughts are g rip p in g are to be destroyed.

D id G od ever curse any one?No. W hen m an sees the results of the

transgression of the D ivine L aw he calls the d isaste r the curse of God.

D id God ever repen t or change his m ind ?

No. God is P rin c ip le and as unchange­able as the law of m athem atics.

W hat is m eant by the statem ent in the B ible th a t God repented th a t he had made m an?

T he au thor was explain ing th a t the re­action of th e D ivine Law had set in and the race w as suffering the consequences of undiscip lined im aginations.

W EEKLY U N ITY

W hat is the first du ty of m an?To know and understand God in his

true character as the One and O nly M ind.W hat is the next du ty of m an?To know him self in his tru e character

as the Son of God— the E xpression of D ivine M ind.

W hat is the g rea test harm onising and unify ing power of D iyine M ind?

Love.W hat is the g rea test u p lif tin g pow er?F aith.W hat is the most m asterfu l?Power.W here are these pow ers found in m an?In his consciousness, which includes

spirit, soul, and body.How can m an most quickly realize th a t

he has these pow ers?B y constantly acknow ledging in thought,

word, and ac t th e presence of D ivine M ind and his un ity w ith it— “ I in thee and thou in me.”

Things to Be RememberedRemember th a t smiles a re contagious.Remember th a t our heavenly F a th e r is

ready to supply a ll our needs when we ask in perfec t tru s t and confidence.

Remember th a t a ll th ings w ork together for good, for those who dw ell in sp iritua l understanding.

Remember th a t one hea lth thought in tim e saves n ine pains.

Rem em ber th a t a roving thought gathers no substance.

Remember th a t the new H om e te le­phone sw itch-board num bers a t the U nity B uilding are 8720 and 8721 M ain. This board w ill connect you w ith the U nity Business office, the p arlo rs on the second floor, Society of S ilen t U nity , U n ity Inn , U nity p rin tin g office, and U n ity b indery.

Remember th a t a special P ro sp erity five-course d inner w ill be served a t U n ity In n on W ednesday evening, N ovem ber 23d. Thanksgiving d inner w ill be served on T hursday.

Remember th a t U n ity G uild has some new post-cards on sale in the L ib rary .

Remember th a t the subscrip tion lis t for

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

S u n d a y , N ov. 2 7 , 1910

S u n d a y S c h o o l a t 1 0 : 0 0 a . m .

A ddress 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 : A n In te llec tua l E stim a te o f S u p er consciousness.

T h e C o n c e n t r a t i o n C lass a t 3 : 3 0

U n ity B uild ing F und is now open, and a ll a re invited to jo in in m aking up the fu ll am ount o f obligation aga inst the U nity Building.

Rem em ber th a t the reg u la r m onthly m eeting of the B oard of D irec to rs w ill be held on M onday evening, N ovem ber 28th. A ll persons desiring to become members of the U nity Society of P ra c tica l C hris­tian ity a re invited to hand in th e ir names before th is meeting.

R E G U L A R M E E T I N G S

I n U n i t y A u d i t o r i u m

SUNDAY Sunday School, io a . m.

M rs . IV. G. H aseltine , S u p erin ten d en t. R egular service, i i a. m. C harles F illm ore.

T h e C oncentration Class 3:3c p. m. MONDAY

H igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15.Lesson in H ealth and Harm ony, 2:30 p. m.

TUESDAY High Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15.

Lesson in H ealth and Harm ony, 2:30 p. m, * WEDNESDAY

H igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15. M id-W eek M eeting, 2:30 p. m.

H ealing M eeting 8 p. m.THURSDAY

H igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15.Lesson in H ealth and H arm ony, 2:30 p. m.

FRIDAYH igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15.

Lesson in H ealth and Harm ony, 2:30 p. m. SATURDAY

H igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12-15.Lesson in H ealth and Harm ony. 2:30 p. m.


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