Then, shall our work not be united in the unity of our cause, which is the Unity of Being? Is not this the method of power? :

DIVINE SCIENCE STATEMENT OF BEING.

There can be but one All. This All in All is God and God manifest.

One is the number Unity.

Unity is forever the state or nature of one.

God being Infinite there is no finite. He is all of Being, Creative Action and Creation. "I and my Father are one."

God is Spirit, all of Life, Love, Truth, Substance, Soul and Intelligence; all of Knowledge, all of Power, all of Presence. Like expresses like; hence, man is Spirit, Life, Love, Truth, Substance, Soul, Intelligence, Knowledge, Power and Presence, the exact image and likeness of God, co-eternal and co-equal with Him.

Nothing can be manifested that is not, before it is manifested. As God alone is, it is God who is manifested in an ever-present creation.

That which is begotten of Spirit is Spirit. I am before I am manifested. Man is potential in God, and is expressor, co-worker, and capable of doing His will, demonstrating the nature of Spirit.

Man is Being and existence, created in the image of God's eternity and wholeness. There is one Spirit and one Body. Individually we are inseparable. Evil, so-called, is simply "falling short " or missing the mark of this Truth.

Is not this Statement of Being, the Truth of what God is, the basis for all Divine Scientists to unite in their work and organization?

HARMONY will be glad to hear from all who are in sympathy with this idea and asks you to send names of those to whom you would like to have us send literature.

C. L. AND M. E. CRAMER.

Increase of Divine Science.

HE Truth of Divine Science is rapidly spreading over the world.

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After

much strife with the belief of becoming and attainment of Truth for the future, people are gladly accepting the Divine Science "Statement of Being," as a Basic Principle from which to work, and as a Scientific reason for the demonstration of health, prosperity and happiness.

From a very small beginning, in seeming, we bring out very full and complete demonstrations. The following letter from Denver shows that the increase of the work there has been in perfect accord with the realization of Truth of those in charge. Three sisters-Mrs. Small, Mrs. James and Miss

Brooks-commenced their work right where they found themselves, without thought of limitation or environment, and their work has prospered from the beginning. Let many more do likewise. First study the Truth of Divine Science, then commence right where you are, knowing that there is prosperity alike for all, you will succeed :

DENVER, COLO.

"On Sunday, March 18th, the usual time of the morning service was devoted to the consideration of plans for a college and church building, now contemplated by members of the Divine Science Church, under the auspices of the Colorado College of Divine Science. The following is a condensed report as presented:

"The past rapid growth of this congregation, and the certainty of the continuance of that growth, make it evident that our present quarters must soon become inadequate to our needs. Under this realization a building site was selected and secured at Seventeenth avenue and Clarkson street, containing an area of nearly four and one-half lots. The site being ample, an opportunity is afforded to set aside a portion of it as a source of revenue. A plan has been devised, whereby after meeting every requirement and need of the church and college work, that portion of the site not used for these is employed as a practical source of revenue, with the whole so nicely combined, yet so entirely independent, as to obviate the seeming possibility of interference the one with the other.

Facing on Seventeenth

"The building is three stories in height. avenue and a portion of Clarkson street are fifteen complete apartments; the college occupying the remainder of Clarkson street front.

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"These apartments comprise the revenue-bearing portion of the building. The portion of the building erected for college work has a frontage of fifty feet, and access is had to all the rooms through the main entrance to the auditorium from Clarkson street. The first floor of this college provides for an office, reception room, two healing rooms and two large class rooms. second floor of the college contains a pastor's study, reading room, library and writing room. On the third floor are rooms to be used in any way most needed in the work of the college. The remaining and third division of the building provides for the general church work of the college. On the ground floor is the Sunday School or lecture room, with a seating capacity of three hundred and fifty. This room is separated from the two class rooms by rolling blinds, so that the three rooms may be connected when desired, and will give a seating capacity of seven hundred. Above this, occupying the level of the second floor, is the auditorium, which is provided with two entrances, one from Seventeenth avenue, the other from Clarkson street. Easy, broad stairways, lead to it from these entrances.

"The auditorium has a seating capacity of 1,200, the main floor seating 800 and the gallery 400. The heating, ventilating and acoustic properties of this room have been so carefully studied and planned as to make it safe tó

predict that, for the purpose for which it is designed, it will stand second to none in the West.

The details and decorations have been studied with a view to produce an effect in harmony with its purpose. The organ is worked into the interior design so as to become an important part of the scheme of decoration.

"The basement of the building is planned to provide for the heating: and ventilating system of the whole building. Well lighted and arranged kitchen pantries are also located in the basement.'

"This concludes a partial description of the building, the plans of which were exhibited at the close of the service. So attractive and beautiful are these that great enthusiasm prevails throughout the congregation.

"At the close of the reading of these plans it was suggested that this church was now old enough to receive a name, accordingly it was voted that it be named 'The First Divine Science Church of Denver.'

"FANNIE B. JAMES, Secretary."

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE LESSONS.

May 6th, 1900.

JESUS WARNING AND INVITING.-Matt. 11: 20-30.

GOLDEN TEXT :-" Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."-Matt. 11: 28.

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HE great lesson to be found in what Jesus said to these cities is, that man is not converted into spiritual ways of thinking by seeing great signs and wonders performed. Chorazin and Bethsaida stand for the Jewish people, who in observing certain forms and ceremonies closely, and condemning those who do not, expect to find favor with God. Tyre and Sidon represent the business world. In business, man makes practical use of any of the forces of life that he hears of or discovers. And such when led to think of spiritual things will probably do the same with them. But as for Capernaum, the people, who are listening constantly to spiritual teaching and pretending to follow it, and yet are not living it at all, it were better to make no pretence, and just find what pleasure they can in visible existence. One who lives himself out freely, as a little child does, without any determined opinions that he is bound to uphold, is the more readily taught of the Spirit within.

There can be no Father without the Son, and no Son without the Father. And as God is the only Father, and mankind the only Son, the Expressor of the Father, he only can truly know what the Father reveals to him.

When man comes unto the real me, by knowing himself as the Son, living in God, he works as the Father does, and the Father does not labor, but only brings forth easily the Life which He is.

May 13th.

JESUS AT THE PHARISEE'S HOUSE.-Luke 7: 36-50.

GOLDEN TEXT:- -"Thy faith hath saved thee."-Luke 7: 50.

Jesus, who read Simon's thought, knew also what name the world gave the woman who anointed him. But Jesus did not call her a sinner, for He

knew that though in looking for happiness for herself she had missed the mark of truth, yet in her true Being she was only the pure, holy daughter of God.

That she had turned from her former way of thinking was shown by her following the One who taught a truly spiritual way of living. And her real humility was expressed in lavishing upon Him such wealth of loving service. Knowing how much had been done for her, she thought nothing too costly to be given, or too menial to be performed, to show her gratitude.

Her faith, which was the real substance and nature of her Being, had turned her from the false way, and would keep her from going far astray; so she would go her way hereafter at peace with the world.

May 20th.

PARABLE OF THE SOWER.-Matt. 13: 1-8, 18-23.

GOLDEN TEXT:-" The seed is the Word of God."-Luke 8: 11.

Those who listen to the Word of God, which speaks of the Omnipresence of the Good, aud yet believe in an evil power, will find that that false belief takes away the sense of power to bring forth Unity and Harmony.

It is impossible to receive the seed of Truth, and have it take firm root amid the rocks of old customs and fixed prejudices. It may seem to flourish on the surface for a time, but not being rooted deep in the rich soil of the true consciousness of God Life, it will soon wither away.

One who accepts the word of Truth, with the hope of making it bring forth some material gain for self, soon finds it choked by the thorns of selfishness.

But the seed of God's Word, brought forth from the ground of the consciousness of the One Omnipotent Spirit, will bring forth the fruits of the Spirit, which are spiritual peace, mental harmony and material abundance. That Soil is in all hearts, and the seed is within it, and we shall sometime see the visible fruit.

May 27th.

PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM.-Matt. 13: 24-33.

GOLDEN TEXT:- "The field is the world."-Matt. 13: 38.

To the servants of the household, the senses, it often appears that there are many weeds of evil thoughts and bad habits sown among the wheat, the true qualities of life. But the Kingdom of Heaven is found by letting things alone until the Truth has become so manifest that the unquenchable fire of Life will easily consume that which is false.

Then we need not struggle hard to uproot the tares from our own mentality, or that of others, but only affirm constantly that the true crop is there, and the power of God will finally destroy every false belief.

The mustard is one of the tiniest of seeds, but, in rich soils, it grows to a tree in which one might climb and be hid. So, sometimes, the realization of the Kingdom of Heaven within us seems but a tiny thing; but if we cultivate it by our faith in it, it soon is seen as an over-shadowing peace, within whose shelter we can rest always.

SARAH A. ECKMAN.

CHILDREN'S PAGE.

Immortality.

ALL

LL through the long, cold winter, the little seeds had lain on the window ledge in the attic and Mary had forgotten all about them. In the summer the attic was her play-room, but in the winter it was too cold, so she had not been up there since the day when she had emptied the seeds out of her pocket, intending to take them down stairs, when she went, and plant them. And now the bright, warm spring days had come again, and she went up to open up her summer residence.

Why, here are those seeds that I picked off of the sweet-pea vine and was going to plant. Well, it is too late now. They are all dried up, and old and shriveled. Surely, no nice green plant is in those hard little things," and she opened the window and brushed them out, and down they went to the garden below.

A short time after, when Mary was weeding the garden, she was surprised to find a weed such as had never been there before; she said, I won't pull it up, I'll let it grow a little while longer and see what it looks like." A few weeks later Mary's papa was walking in the garden, and as he glanced at the bed that Mary took care of, he said "Why, my little girl has planted sweet peas."

The children had made a nice home in a big box, filled with mulberry leaves, for all the caterpillars which they found in the garden. They called it "The Home for Lonesome Caterpillars," and always kept it supplied with fresh leaves for the inmates to eat. They seemed very happy in their little retreat, ate a great deal and grew very fat. After a while they seemed to grow lazy and didn't want to crawl very far. Dick said it was because they made such pigs of themselves. But it seemed to be something more than that, and at last, one by one, they stopped moving altogether and stuck fast to one spot on the mulberry leaves. The children said, "They are dead. They are dead. I guess we ought not to have kept them in the box, although it was a big one and they had lots of room." So they paid no more attention to it and did not play in that part of the garden any more.

One day, while they were playing, the ball flew over by the caterpillar house and Dick, who went after it, glanced through the glass cover and shouted, "Come here, quick! The caterpillar house is full of butterfles!" They went and told mamma about it and she said, "Why, of course they were not dead. They only rested before they should begin to make their new bodies."