Class Thought.

(Held daily at 9:00 P. M.)

February 20th to March 20th.

I am strong in the Lord and the Power of his Might.

Prosperity Thought.

(Held daily at 12 M.)

I rest in the assurance of all sufficiency in all things.

EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS WRITTEN TO PATIENTS BY THE SOCIETY OF SILENT UNITY.

Every day UNITY mail brings suggestive comments on the subject-matter of the magazine. The by far greater number of these letters express a heartfelt commendation of the different departments of the publication, and witness the good that has been accomplished in this way. Occasionally, however, we receive a letter from one objecting to points that have been frequently met in editorial or other

comment.

In the belief that it may help both those who do and those who do not approve of all the magazine contains, we give below some excerpts from a recent letter, and the response thereto:

"Since you have added the Red Leaf, a number of people to whom I introduced UNITY, say they do not care for it since it became superstitious.

"The testimonials in the back sound like patent medicine recommendations. Why publish them?

"Then, your constant harping on vegetarianism is narrow(?) Granted, it is good for some; why not publish it in a separate edition or a magazine devoted

to diet exclusively? Because you prefer a vegetarian diet, what right have you to make another diet unclean and evil to another by your suggestion?"

If you were conducting a hotel, you would not consult the taste of any one of your guests, and accept that person's desires as a basis for the menu of all; on the other hand, you would prepare a variety of food from which all could choose that which would satisfy their needs and desires.

A magazine like UNITY is simply a "hotel," supplying food for the spiritual man, and if we should undertake to supply food for one, or for a few only, others of the thousands now being fed from its pages would go hungry. UNITY has from fifty to one hundred thousand readers, among that number those of all planes of spiritual unfoldment; and to supply their varying needs we have given the matter careful consideration, realizing that that which would be nourishing food to one would not be to another; some requiring strong meat, while others need to be fed upon milk, and some of that diluted.

The healing of disease through the application of a material substance which has passed through the hands of one endowed with the "gift of healing" is not a new theory or principle that we are trying to establish. Jesus put clay on the eyes of the blind, and Paul blessed the napkins, and both were successful in healing; not because there is virtue in the material thing itself, but because it does become impregnated with the power of the Spoken Word, and also because it appeals to a certain element of faith in the mind of the patient, and that faith, working through the mind, heals. Red is a distinctive color, and is used because it tends to emphasize the thought printed upon it.

That the Red Leaf has more than fulfilled our earnest expectations, is attested by the hundreds of testimonials of healing, through its use, coming from all parts of the world; and when

we omitted it one month recently, our mail was, for a time, filled with requests to have it restored. Some may call it "superstition," but who will undertake to draw a line between superstition and faith? Both are based upon a power, or a belief in a power, higher than that of which mankind, as a race, is at present conscious of; and that which one may call superstition today, may be a living reality tomorrow, in the light of an increased knowledge; as that which is our highest ideal now may, if we follow it, soon come to us as a beautiful realization.

Faith is a very strong, in fact the very strongest, factor in the healing of disease, and it is with a view of establishing and strengthening that quality in the minds of those needing help, that we, after careful consideration, thought it best to publish the testimonials-only a few of the many received being used; and we incurred the expense of increasing the size of the magazine for that purpose. There are many being healed every day through our instrumentality, who would never have thought of appealing to us but for the testimonials published in UNITY.

We do not condemn anything, not even meat, as an article of diet; but we do believe that the spiritual, mental, and physical being of man is far better off without it, to say nothing of the thought of taking life for the purpose of satisfying the appetite; and, believing as we do, we cannot consistently do otherwise than advocate the principle, not with an idea of forcing our opinions upon others, but to let our "light shine." There are many sincere and earnest souls, those well advanced along the line of spiritual unfoldment, who do not accept our ideas in regard to these things; but we each recognize the inherent right of all to individual freedom, therefore grant to others that freedom which we claim as a Divine inheritance for ourselves, knowing that all Unity and all Truth must be based upon the unlimited freedom of the individual.

To a young lady who desires to help her father to greater prosperity:

In the first place, you must clear your thoughts of the belief that supply is of a material nature. It is Spirit-substance, and is as free as the air you take into your lungs. It simply awaits your appropriation. A good affirmation for both you and your father is this:

"Divine Substance is NOW poured out in my life, enriching me beyond measure. The Spirit of Understanding enlarges my capacity for receiving, and I am taking abundantly from this Substance all that my heart desires. "

Remember that Jesus said, that if any two of you on earth shall agree as touching anything you would ask of God, it would be granted. Therefore be full of faith, knowing that God is waiting to bless you without measure in the thing you ask.

To one who writes that she has been helped of her deafness, but acknowledges that the gain would have been greater had she observed the hours of silence as directed:

In order to get results, you must give the Spirit freedom to act through you. Your experience shows this. The silence is where the soul banquets at the table of Spirit. When we sit in the conscious presence of Spirit, and partake of its substance as revealed in the Word of Truth the soul's hunger is satisfied. Then, when we go about the outer affairs of life, the inner forces appropriate this heavenly manna, and we are built up daily to a more conscious recognition of the image and likeness in which we were created. The physical senses fall into abeyance because the soul is neglected, and this soul must, through lack of strength, withdraw its outposts to recruit its central forces. In such cases the soul, in order to maintain life within the organism, must

concentrate its strength in the vital parts, and the communication with the outer world through the sense channels is cut off.

If you would approach the stature of Jesus Christ, feed the soul. He spent days and nights communing with the Spirit, and he so cleansed his physical body that it became immortal. He said, "I thank thee, Father, that thou hearest me, and I know that thou hearest me always." The Father heard him because he always heard the Father, and the Father honored the Son to the degree that the Son proved his Sonship. There is but one law of Spiritual manifestation: What we appropriate of Spirit works out in the visible.

Hear. Listen for the lowest whisper of the Spirit, as it tells you all its ways of power and directs your life. Say over and over, "Father, I listen. I thank thee for thy Word to me, and I am obedient to it always." Saying this to the Father, hear his voice as it comes to you in the word of friend, the song of bird, and the whisper of the wind.

In response to one who wants to make a “nocure-no-pay" bargain with the Spirit:

We do not do our work for a stated recompense, but through a sense of love and a desire to do good, trusting to the Father to recompense us, and to supply all our needs.

in fact the very

Faith is one of the strongest strongest factors in the healing of disease. You know Christ said of certain ones that they did not have faith sufficient to be healed, and you will excuse us if we say that your last letter manifests that lack. of faith. We do not say this in a spirit of criticism, but in all love, and for your highest good. You say in this letter, "I stated at the start that I would gladly donate a love offering when I felt the witness of the Spirit, with signs following." Now if you