Fifth Congress of the International Divine Science Association.

LET EVERY ONE ATTEND, WHO CAN.

The International Divine Science Association, organized at HOME COLLEGE May 17th, 1892, has called its fifth Congress, to be held in ODD FELLOWS HALL, MARKET AND SEVENTH STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO, NOVEMBER 14TH TO 19TH, INCLUSIVE, 1899.

We are organized in the unity of Good, the Truth of God, for the promulgation of Divine Science, the God idea of perfect unity, harmony and wholeness.

The idea of the Association is, that we shall come together, not simply to minimize differences, and harmonize conditions, but to further make known the Truth and advance the cause, which is unity itself. With this end in view, let all attend who can. The Congress is not only for Scientists, workers and students, but anyone who wishes to come is welcome, whether a Scientist or not. Every session will be open to the public. Please speak of this to your friends.

Discussions will follow the reading of each paper, in which the audience will be invited to take part. There will be sessions devoted to testimonials, and all will be free to testify of benefits received through Science. If any desire to testify who cannot be with us in person, let them write up the testimonial, briefly, but with accuracy, and send it to headquarters, that it may be read.

All papers should be sent to 3360 Seventeenth Street, and should be in by the 4th or 5th of November, or as early thereafter as possible.

There will be three sessions daily: 10 A. M., 2, and 7.45 P. M.

It is expected that healing will take place as a sign following the spoken word during each session. Let us come together and compare our methods of practice, to the end of advancing Divine Science, and doing better work than hitherto. We expect to see California largely represented in the audience and on the platform.

This Congress is creating a general interest, and promises to be the best and most beneficial yet held. It will be a grand opportunity for the public to listen to many excellent teachers and workers, and gain practical and helpful points in Science.

Proceedings will be published in HARMONY, as well as many of the valuable papers that will be read.

Please send us lists of names, immediately, to whom you would like circulars and programs sent.

HOW TO HELP THE CONGRESS, FINANCIALLY.

The expenses of the Congress, and all the Association work, depend entirely upon the fees and dues of members, and donations of friends. It is time for all members who have not paid, to pay their dues for '98 and '99.

All who accept the principles of the Articles of Association may, upon application, be enrolled as members. Membership fee, $1.00, to be paid at time of joining the Association. Yearly dues, $1.00, to be paid annually, commencing May 1st, following the time of joining the Association. Those who send $2.00 or more will be credited with membership fee and one year's dues from May 1899, to May 1900. In sending money, please mention your

wish in the matter, whether it is for membership, or a donation, that it may be

properly registered.

Whatever amount you may feel disposed to give will be thankfully received. Every little helps in making up the sum necessary.

Send all remittances payable to the International Divine Science Association, 3360 Seventeenth Street, San Francisco, California.

Please send remittances at an early date.

The following is a list of speakers and subjects up to date: Mr. T. M. Fuller, Oakland, Cal., "Supply and Demand;" Miss Lydia Bell, San Francisco, The Godhead in Nature;" Dr. Edgar L. Eaton, San Jose, Cal., "The Divine Telephone and its Operator;" Miss Emma Wichmann, Santa Cruz, Cal., "The Day of Deliverance is at Hand;" Mrs. J. R. Wilson, Oakland, Cal., "The Word;" Rev. Helen Van Anderson, Boston, "The Higher Life;" Col. Oliver C. Sabin, Washington, D. C., "Unchain the Truth, It shall be Free;" Dr. Alice B. Stockham, Chicago, "Education: How to Direct the Activities of the Child ;" Mr. Henry H. Brown, San Francisco, "Man is Spirit, here and now;" Mr. Fred Puzey, London, Eng., "Benefits of Divine Science;" Miss Francis Cox, Boston College of Oratory, original Poem, "Rythm of Life;" Mrs. M. S. Danforth, Salem, Mass., “Devotion to Divine Science;" Mr. Edwin Casterline, Los Angeles, Cal., Poem, "He, Alethia;" Prof. B. Braun, Lawrence, Kansas, (subject not in); Rev. N. E. Boyd, Berkeley, Cal., "The Word of the Lord" Mr. Henry Wood, Boston, "Positive Good and Negative Evil;" Prof. LeRoy Moore, Toledo, Ohio, "My First Paper;" Mrs. Mary E. Butters, St. Peter, Minn., "Gates of Pearl;" Mr. Horatio W. Dresser, Boston, "The Attainment of Harmony;" Mrs. Sarah A. Eckman, San Francisco, (subject not in ;) Mrs. M. E. Cramer, San Francisco, "What is Divine Science?" Mr. Theo. F. Seward, New York, "Scientific Optimism;" Mr. W. J. Colville, Philadelphia, “Divine Science, the World's True Regenerator;" Mrs. Fannie B. James, Denver, "Expression versus Reflection;" Mr. F. E. Mason, Brooklyn, N. Y., "The Philosophy of the Ego;" Mr. Chas. Elley Hall, New York, "The Oneness of Life;" Mrs. Mary Whitney Dinsmore, Boston, (subject not in); Prof. W. A. C. Smith, San Francisco, (subject not in); Mr. R. C. Douglas, La Crosse, Wis., 66 The Law of Healing;" Miss Nona L. Brooks, Denver, "One Substance;" Mrs. Helen M. Peck, Los Angeles, Cal., (subject not in); Aaron M. Crane, Boston, "Forgiveness;" Rev. Joseph Adams, Seattle, "Does God Rule this World without a Rival.'

CHILDREN'S PAGE.

The First Thanksgiving Day.

WONDER how many of us think when Thanksgiving Day comes round of the first Thanksgiving celebrated, nearly three hundred years ago. What does Thanksgiving mean to us, and what did it mean to the people who were the first to have a Thanksgiving Day?

A long, long time ago, almost three hundred years, some of the people of England were very unhappy because their king did not want them to pray to God as they wished, but said they must pray the way he did. They did not think that his way was a true and good one, so, of course, they did not want to follow his instructions.

So they said to each other, "let us go and find a country where we can pray as we wish, and serve God in our own way." They agreed, and many of them banded together and went to a far off country called Holland, and called themselves Pilgrims. They stayed in Holland quite a long time, but they were very poor and had a hard time getting along, so they thought the matter over, and made up their minds to come to America.

They hired two vessels, the Mayflower and the Speedwell, and started off across the great ocean. But the Speedwell was not a good vessel and they had to go back; most of the Speedwell's passengers went on the Mayflower, which started off a second time alone. It was very crowded, and the people were very uncomfortable, but still they felt happy to think that they would soon be in a country where they would be free, and where they could build homes for their families, and be peaceful and contented.

Two months they were on the crowded vessel, and finally the Mayflower came in sight of land. It was in November: snow was on the ground, and it was bitter cold. But they found a nice place to live, and then all the women and children (some were tiny babies) were taken ashore; they landed on a place that is now called Plymouth Rock.

They commenced to build their first house on Christmas Day. But it was hard work. The Pilgrim fathers had no one to help them, and it was necessary to cut down trees to build their houses. It was very hard for them all that winter, because they had not much food, and sometimes they suffered with the cold. But at last the snow melted, the sun shone, the flowers began to grow, and the birds to sing.

Then some Indians came and visited them, and helped them to plant their corn and vegetables, so that when the summer came they felt quite prosperous and happy. In the autumn, when they gathered their corn and barley, they

found that it was a great, good harvest, and they would have plenty to keep them through the next winter.

Then they were so glad and grateful in their hearts, that they said, "let us thank God for it," and they gave thanks in the home and in the church; the thanks in their hearts grew into a great love for all, and they said, "we will have a great Thanksgiving party, and invite the friendly Indians to meet with us." So they did. Three days they celebrated-Pilgrims and Indians together, like one great, loving family, gave thanks to God, the one great Father.

So it seems, in our Thanksgiving, if we let our thoughts go out we will think, all over this great land of ours people are giving thanks to God, our Father, and the Father of all. We will feel, all being united in thanksgiving, that we are one great family, and our Father is with us; He is in the home and in the hearts of each one of His children, and the more loving we feel and the more kindly we act, the more sure will we be of his presence.

ALICE ECKMAN CRAMER.

I AM.

PROF. LEROY MOORE.

I heard the voice of Jesus say,

Look up, look up, I Am the way.
Look here, within, and thou shalt see,
I am, the freedom of the free.

I sought, and found Him, close at hand,
My life, my liberty, my all,

And then I heard the blest command,
I am is God, I am is all.

Abide in Me. Let words abide,
Such as these, the Master cried,
I am the life, that God has given,
I am the open door to Heaven.

Oh, loving thought within my breast,
I am the way of perfect rest,
Unfolded treasures now appear,
Within my soul, I find them here.

The Practice of Truth.

To attain to and show possible perfection in any action, practicing the Truth concerning it is necessary. We are all born into this world for one purpose, to show forth here and now, individually, tangibly, and visibly, the universal, intangible, invisible, eternal life, love, wisdom, power and beauty that is omnipresent, the heritage of all, and within reach of all. We must illumine our senses, and believe and know that they are illumined, and bear witness, and give unmistakable evidence, proving the existence, and our actual possession of an inheritance totally unknown to, and not to be found or recognized by what we may call worldly wisdom and experience, study and investigation, founded on observation. This revelation takes place within us, and accords exactly with the amount of Truth perceived, believed in, and preached. In this sense practice makes perfect, and faith without works is not. It is plain that to carry out this one grand, universal purpose of life and existence here, each individual must claim and enjoy his inheritance, and work to show others the way; he must proclaim all the Truth he knows, understanding that his individual action is not isolated or separate in any way-it is the all good one acting and working in and through him for the manifestation of itself to the comfort and joy of all. It is not enough to acquiesce in Truth, it must be practiced. Universal Truth never argues, it waits patiently, so to speak, knocking at the door, always ready to come in and be recognized individually, and to reveal itself here and now, according to the capability of the recipient to assimilate it; and just equally with the earnest desire for a faithful practice of Truth will this capability enlarge continually. One of the necessary daily practices, is to give out what you have and spread it abroad silently or openly-the more you give the more you have to give; also, wherever and whenever imperfection, the opposite of Truth, appears in any form, deny its existence immediately, understanding and knowing that existence must have a cause, and as God is the only cause, the existence of imperfection is impossible. Apparent imperfections are false: they are the outcome and followers of false belief and untrue judgment—this must be affirmed and acknowledged. This practice of true thinking is to be applied to ourselves and others whenever the occasion occurs, and is powerful to erase mistakes, and enables us to appear to be what we are (to ourselves and others), perfectly happy, healthy and useful, now. To be in the world but not of it or subject to it.

FRED PUZEY.