spirit that is unburdened; lightly run the feet that are unshackled. "Ye shall rise up as on the wings of the eagle, you shall run and not be weary, you shall walk and not faint."

In that willingness we let go of "that which doth so easily beset us"-discontent, anger, worry, envy, jealously, condemnation, strife. When we are willing to let go, they just drop off. When we let go we overcome, because we come over to the place of perfect peace. This is the place of perfect reconciliation, the "holy of holies," the place where we realize that "I and the Father are one," the place where "all power is given in heaven (harmony) and earth (the body-house in which we live)." The emerging of the human will into that of the Divine is the only true repentance,—and the son says, “I will arise and go unto my Father;" until he arrived at that state of mind he was not ready to repent, to retract. Willingness to be what the Good would have us to be is the baptism of the Spirit, and after baptism comes illumination. "And the Father seeing the son afar off, ran to meet him." The whole mental, spiritual and physical realm is so full of the essence of good, that all the runs to meet the willing soul. dropped the burdens and is mind is released, the body is an for the spirit of good to rush in. good finds no obstructions in the body, it takes possession of the heart, and the blood is purified, the desires are ennobled, unwholesome appetites drop off, and the spirit of good quickens the flesh. This is the secret of perfect circulation, elimination and regeneration. When the body is redeemed by the transforming of the mind, then health will be catching, diseases will be unknown. "Then shall this mortal put on immortality, and death be swallowed up in victory."

good in the universe The willing mind has released. When the open sesame, ready When the spirit of

"Great thoughts like great deeds need no trumpet."

THE MEANING OF THE WORD.

BY MOTHER VIRTUZIA.

[Apropos of the New Thought Federation, whose convention and adequate expression is holding in Chicago, Ill.]

In the beginning was the WORD, and the word was with God, and the word was God.

with GOD.- John 1:1,2.

The same was in the beginning

There are ever the two extremes manifested in the world. On the one hand there is the effort to express individualism in its highest sense, and, on the other, there is the effort made to annihilate individual growth and unfoldment. Mysticism tends towards the perfection in manifestation of the Divine life of man, while occultism tends towards its usurpation by some outside force or intelligence. One seeks to bring into operation the centre, (Spirit), which is the true life of the individual expression, while the other recognizes man merely as an instrument to be played upon from without.

It is apparent that the movement now before us is to find the pivot which holds these two extremes in balance; and, while in its ranks there is a tendency to unduly exalt the individuality, nevertheless this distinctive movement is, we believe, to adjust and harmonize these extremes, that a true, well-balanced individuality may be the result. Man is here for individual expression and manifestation. It is his

only excuse for being. There is nothing ignoble about it. It is grand, sublime. God projected the idea and man is the result. God is not ashamed of man when he expresses perfection. Indeed, it was the voice of God which said, "This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased." This is the object of life, the one grand plan of creation.

The stars express their own beauty and glory. They shine by their own individual light, reflect their own inherent properties, each one distinct and apart from every other star; silently retaining aeon after aeon the distinctive features which make one

star a star of the first magnitude and another a star of the thirty-second magnitude. You accept this individual manifestation of the heavenly orbs manifesting the inanimate life. Shall you reject the individualized, personified expression called man, and attribute to that expression everything that is ignoble, false and unworthy, because of the strong individualized expression, because of its distinctive features? Or should you not the better rejoice in the progress made toward a fulfillment of the command, "Be ye perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect"? Man is not necessarily seeking vain glory or worship because he is himself. He is not necessarily proud and egotistical because he is manifesting, not a borrowed light, but his own individual power and possession. On the other hand, it is only as the true individual, the Divine part of man's nature, comes into activity and expression that the petty things of the self-life pass away and reveal the nobleness, the beauty, the grandeur and power of this man or that woman. Such individualized manifestations of the soul-life are the beacon lights of the world. Their influence extends down the ages of the corridors of time, grow brighter and more enduring as the ages pass away.

The name, the personality, the individualized expression of the lowly Nazarine, can never be confounded with any other being. He stands apart in his own Divine right and light as the embodiment of Unity. "My Father and I are one." No division there. No separateness; just one-ness - the embodied Word. For two thousand years that presence has inspired man to loftier aims and diviner heights, and it is for this age to grasp at the true import and purport of his Divine message, and improve the opportunity for unfoldment along the true line of life, that of embodied consciousness, true oneness.

"Lazarus, come forth," is still the command. Come forth from your sleeping sepulchers, and manifest your light before men that they may see your good

works and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Come forth! Now is the time for man to rise and walk with power in wisdom's ways, fully conscious that he never dies to life and love, thoughts divine, but is eternal as the ray in which the soul must ever shine along the earth or heavenly way.

Learn to love one another's distinctive quality and power, for "if you cannot love your brother whom you have seen, how can you love God whom you have not seen?" Work for the development of the beauty, truth, righteousness and power which abide within the sanctuary of your inner being if you would be set free in Truth, and, as these powers are set free within yourself, so shall you learn to appreciate and love the powers, the jewels of Truth manifested by others. "The wisdom that is from above and within is first pure, then peaceable, easy to be entreated; full of mercy and good fruits; without partiality and without hypocrisy." It is the source of the unchanging Goodness. Seek it.

ROCK OF AGES.

BY SARA LOUISE WELD.

Rock of Ages, strength for me,
All my trust I put in Thee;
Never failing Love Thou art,

Sheltering every human heart;

Refuge from life's stormy sea,

Rest and peace I find in Thee.

Rock of Refuge, strength for me,
All my life I take from Thee;
Leaning on this Rock, the soul

Finds in Love Divine the Whole

Omnipotence. Soon shall be

Thy pure law fulfilled in me.

"Of course, we shall not attain to our ideals all at once. The law of growth must ever exercise its sway; but nevertheless it is possible to do wonders without any further delay, all by the magic wand of concentration."

THE POWER OF LOVE.

M. EVELYN DAVIS.

F people only knew the bountiful provider, the easy task-master, that love is, the jails and penitentiaries would not be so thronged. If every morning each one would say, "I will take with me this morning into the world and its onward crush, just the one weapon, love," he would find the world at his feet, God revealed, and plenty of all good flowing to him from every quarter. If this sweet weapon, love, could be used just for one short hour by all the unions in the country, it would revolutionize the entire labor question, and bring plenty and happiness into each and every home. It would open the purse strings of the money holders, and fill the home of every loborer in the land with radiant sunshine. It would fill every man, woman and child with superb health. It would melt away all hardened conditions. It was only the dear teaching of the Christ that was given, not for a chosen few, but for all. If all would cease struggling and only love; love the Good Supreme, the good in everything, and in everybody, refuse to talk of and gloat over the ill things of life, refuse to condemn, but determine to win all through love, the desired peace and plenty would come to everyone on God's green earth.

This mighty power of love (unselfish love) in one's consciousness, is a drawing card that cannot

fail you. No one can resist the loving one, the

sweet smile, the kind act. Cease all self-condemnation and go forth every day, yes, every hour, with this one avowed purpose in your mind, "I will win all through love;" and then let the love fairly shine out all through you, no matter if you have on the commonest of clothing, it will work like magic, and you will be a bright, sweet, pure presence that none can resist. "He who runs may read" such an one.