disembodied spirit," used to designate an individual who has gone on to the next life. Nothing could be more remote from the truth. Science, as well as faith, attest that there is no such thing as a "disembodied" spirit, for embodiment is the condition of spiritual life.

To speak or think of this present state of existence as "gross and material" is to fall into error. This is the spiritual world, where spirit force is constantly expressing itself through physical things; its duties, toils and struggles are indeed keenest and clearest revelation of the intentions of God.

Spirituality of life is a question of degree, and degrees are registered by development.

EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS.

I want to tell you of the wonderful experience I had the night following my last letter to you. The Spirit took me through class instruction, and every question asked you was beautifully unfolded before me, and impressed upon memory's tablets so definitely that when needed they can be called up systematically, all but the first one, and that was immaterial, having no special bearing upon truth. Since then the flashes of light have been more frequent, and at last I have reached the point in realization where

There is no me, there is no thee,

There is no mine or thine;

The things that seemed have ceased to be,

For there is ONLY GOD.

And God is harmony, perpetual harmony.

In touch

with Him we may realize the heaven within us, and realization is the satisfying portion.

In addition, let me say that your written words, so full of spirit-life, have been very helpful in settling several open questions that my vision in truth was not sufficiently clear to decide my course of action fully.

Each number of UNITY seems more and more helpful, largely because it corroborates my past experience in many ways, and throws new light upon my present life. The different schools of truth which I have been introduced to by various authors separate the life of an orthodox christian so completely from truth that for a time I found it very hard to harmonize the distinctions, but the deeper I go the more my understanding unfolds, the variations. sink out of sight, and only the real remains.

-J. W. B., Alliance, Ohio.

On the morning of June 1st, I was awakened as if some one spoke the word "Resurrection " distinctly in my ear, and all day the word kept recurring to me so persistently that at last I sat down and wrote what came to me without any effort at all. After I got June UNITY and read the "Responsive Readings," I thought of what I had written and saw the similarity of thought. I think it quite odd that these thoughts came to me in the way they did, as I had not been reading or studying along that line. On the morning mentioned when I opened my Bible to read my morning lesson the book opened at Luke 16th chapter, which kept this subject before my mind; and later in the day a book agent came and opened his prospectus at a picture of Christ's resurrection.

Here are the points that came to me, based on Luke 16th: What is the meaning of the word, and what does the "three days" that Christ lay in the grave signify?

The first day is the physical or carnal state, consigned to the grave, or going to dust, of the earth, earthy the first state of consciousness. The second day means the mental state or soul life, still in the grave of materialism, yet one day nearer the resurrection, or spiritual consciousness; and if the soul will rest firmly and steadfastly in the true way. of thinking, waiting patiently all the Sabbath day,

then very early in the morning He will arise in our consciousness. It was early in the morning that the two Marys and Salome came to the tomb with sweet spices (thoughts of love, humility and humble devotion) to anoint the body of Jesus. Their attitude of mind is the same that we will have to hold before we can come into that higher or spiritual consciousness of oneness with God.

As Christ was resurrected spirit, soul, and body, so shall we be when we come into the understanding and realization of our complete oneness with the Father. The higher self, or our Lord, will not keep us waiting, but will come to us "very early in the morning," and will sup with us and we with him.

We may think as those loving women did that we cannot roll away the stone, but if we are "hungering and thirsting after righteousness," or this understanding, and will ask for it in an humble, sweet, devoted frame of mind, trusting that the Father will give it to us in His own time when He knows we are ready for it, the stone of materialism and darkness will be rolled away for us, and our understanding will be illuminated, and we will behold the Christ in us shining with the bright effulgence of Spirit, and we will hear His voice speaking in us, "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel (good-spell) to every creature, healing the sick, casting out devils, cleansing the lepers, and raising the dead," and the Lord will work with us. Then "old things will have passed away, and behold all things will become new." S. H. C.

Because the spirit seems to move me to do so, I write you some of my experiences. While at Long Beach I received a copy of UNITY, and by it learned of the Home of Truth at Los Angeles, and at once went there and found a boarding place near, and attended the meetings, which were greatly blessed to me, and my little girl who took in the true thought quite readily.

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One evening after strong realization of the "Class. Thought" in the nine o'clock silence with you, there came to me a great flood of light and joy beyond all I ever felt or imagined. I felt to stretch out my arms, as though I would make room for what was more than I could hold, and one said to me, "My child, I have already made room, I am in it waiting for you to know me," as real as any voice I ever heard. The great joy continued all night. I felt to ask, "What is it for?" and the passage came to me, "The joy of the Lord is your strength." He seemed to be letting me drink it in until my cup ran over, perhaps I could not bear more; this did not continue longer than through the night, but there was a very sweet peace for days. I spent three precious weeks in Los Angeles, in the privileges of the "Home," and left, as I was only in California for the winter, with the thought filling me, "God is my supply."

-H. E. B., Robbinsdale, Minn.

Such was

What is the Power we set free when making our declarations, or voicing our desires? the question that would not give me peace this morning when I thought I ought to be affirming in regular line.

I am learning slowly that part of me is a something or somebody, a most imperious I-want-to-know that torments unless listened to. If the other part of me that doesn't assert the "I" so much will only go alone and quietly submit to a sort of patient waiting for knowledge-this other impatient part seems to take control and answer its own questions.

This morning, as usual, I had to harken to the voice of my God and the only answer as to the Power was electricity-electricity of some finer, higher sort than has ever been known to an Edison. Now, the conclusion I arrived at, after listening to the case being argued out for me in the silence of my own. being, was this: That it is only the fool who says in

his heart that there is no God simply because he does not understand the ways and means. As well not use the electric cable to command what I require from the other side of the world as refuse to use my very own brain battery to command the fulfillment of my desires here and now. No one as yet knows what the electricity is that works the cable, neither does any one understand the Power that works our wonders and brings to us our desires.

"No man hath seen God at any time."

We have most glorious results by using the talent he has committed unto us. All things are ours, and we are Christ's and Christ is God's.

Then off to Paradise we'll go,

And up to Heaven we'll climb;

There's nothing there, dear friend, you know,

That is not yours and mine.

"Now is the accepted time; now is the day of salvation." -F. S. V., Auckland, Australia.

I have just made a discovery. It is a revelation to me and an answer to something I have pondered on all my life. It is in answer to the query, What is the object of life, and how are we to know surely the will of God concerning us? The answer has come to me very clearly. As I have heard many other people express the same queries, I thought I would send you my solution. It is simply this and very simple and true it is, too: We, his people everywhere, are God's mouthpiece. He gives us his true thoughts in the silence as we listen for them, and desire them, and his will concerning us is to speak. the true words for him as he gives us the thought. That is, we are his mouthpiece to speak his words, to bring into manifestation what is ready to be manifested -the unexpressed substance of which the universe is full.

Whenever I meditate in silence the thought comes to me, God will tell me what he has for me to do while I live on this sense plane, and this is