added" first, or that we are to keep one eye on the kingdom and the other on " these things," but that we are to seek the kingdom first, as an object in and of itself, without any thought of the things to be added, and when the kingdom, with its righteousness and power is found, and realized, it will bring into manifestation the things that we need for our highest good. There is no such thing as "luck." All things come through the operation of an immutable law, and if that law is put into operation, it will bring results as sure as the day follows the night. That thing sometimes called "luck," is nothing but a golden calf, which men too often bow down to worship. Remember this, in the realm of good there is nothing left to chance.

Christ said, "I came that ye might have life, and have it more abundantly." He also said, "Life is more than meat." Life is infinitely more than inhaling and exhaling the air which seems to keep the body alive. Life is the abundance of the Spirit, that is, it is the abundance of all that goes to make the perfect expression of the Christ in and through man. Life is spiritual, and in the measure that we manifest this Spirit of Life and Love, just in that measure will its abundance be measured out unto us.

The child first realizes life through the material, but the man, like the flower which grows up from the material to bloom and give forth its fragrance in the light of the sun, grows into a knowledge of the true Life through the "light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world," and he realizes that this lack of material things is but a dream of the mortal mind, which is dispelled by the light of Truth.

We suggest that you take this thought into the silence: "I have faith in the One God, the Father which dwelleth within me, whose power is now working for the manifestation of my highest good. All that is mine shall come to me, and there is no power that can come between me and a full realization of that which is for my highest good."-F. D.

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Do not try to have your own way. Let God have His way, and you will be better satisfied. So do not ask to have you? 'dear boy all to yourself." Do you not see that that is selfishe Let God have His way, and trust and know that all is being dons just right. The trouble with the world is that every one ha wanted his way, and God has never been thought of, to wonder if He might not have a way in which He wanted things done. Jesus said, "I must be about my Father's business.' God has a way, a regular business way, right here in this world, and men and women are waking up. and are learning to keep very still so they can learn what God's business is, and as they learn, they "arise quickly" and go do it. Thus they come into their own and rejoice in doing God's work, His will. That heals them, for God can't use sick men, and it makes them happy, for God does not have anything to do that makes one unhappy.

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CHATS WITH OUR READERS

I have had a very successful month since taking your treatments and am getting stronger. I would like them continued, and enclose a dollar as my offering. Those testimonials are the only feature of your magazine that I do not like. They smack so of 'quack' medical advertisements. I have no doubt they are all true, but why publish them? I confess I am always ashamed to lend New Thought literature to my friends or have it on my table when it is mostly made up of these letters testamentary."

Once in a great while we get a letter like the foregoing, but the preponderance of our correspondence is expressions of gratitude for what this one complains, viz, confirmations of Holy Spirit healing. We do not do the work, nor do we lay claim to any copyright to the discovery that there is a great Law of Health that all may take advantage of. Jesus proclaimed it, and a great part of the New Testament is taken up with testimonies of the Holy Spirit healing Thousands have had their faith in the presence and power of God strengthened by reading these New Testament evidences. So in this revival of the use of the same power, thousands are rejoicing and giving thanks for the "word" that is being passed from mouth to mouth-"Jesus of Nazareth passeth by."

Why should any good Christian be ashamed of the heartfelt acknowledgment of God's help on the part of these dear souls? When their letters come pouring into our office our souls leap within us for joy, and we are spurred on to greater exertions in our prayers and affirmations of the healing power of the everywhere present God.

If the venders of patent medicines help humanity as successfully as does the Holy Spirit, they, too, should be praised and blessed. But because some of their advertisements have an uncertain sound, we should not stop the honest proclamations of Truth

Healing. When the Scripture testimonials were written the healing of Peter and Paul was compared with that of Simon Magus, and it hinged on finances. Simon was not looking to the welfare of the people, but the money there was in it for him. So in this day, the healing system that has financial gain as its object smacks of the "quack," and of this we should be ashamed, and this only. If God has blessed you, tell it to your neighbor, or write it to us, and you will help some other needy soul to go and do likewise.

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After meditating over the article written by Charles Fillmore in November UNITY, page 340, I became convinced that the Ideal God and the true God are of the same nature. Idea signifies conception, thought, and thought is that which the mind thinks, and Mind is God. There is but one Universal Intelligence God that great Intelligence is within and without, active and creative; producing the wonderful phenomena we behold. While we are in this phenomenal life we study the great Cause through effects and from ideas of the loving, good and great Intelligence. For example, you may tell me of some great inventor or mechanic; I believe you are telling the truth about him, but when I can see the work he has produced, I not only believe, but I also know that he is a master mechanic. I not only believe, but I may know the absolute truth by studying effects produced by the great Intelligent Cause-beautiful Nature. Thus I learn to sense the Loving Author's presence and exclaim, "My Lord and my God, Thy works are Divine, and possess qualities and attributes too glorious and sublime to be expressed by human language. In Thy Universal, Infinite, Intelligent, Cause and Effect I see Thou art absolute, real and everexisting Spirit in whom I live, move and have my being. It is Thy Spirit that does the things that I do through my body. I of myself can do nothing." -PETER BROADBOOKS.

The foregoing, which is an extract from a letter from our good Brother Broadbooks, brings up at question in spiritual education that needs elucidation. Can we know God by viewing His works? Can you know a mechanic by looking at the machinery which he has produced? Your answer is, "No, I must meet the man face to face, and know him as one man knows another."

This comparison holds good in our acquaintance

with Divine Mind. We may be greatly elevated in thought by observing the sublimity of Nature; we may think profoundly as we study the laws of the phenomenal universe, but we shall never truly know God until we meet Him face to face as the quickening life and inflowing intelligence within our souls.

The UNITY is much read by some friends of mine, but to them, in the doctrine of reincarnation madness lies. One asks, "Where is all my family, am I never to meet those loving, beautiful ones? And what happens to us when we leave this body? Has consciousness, intelligence ceased, and do we go into an uninhabited space?" I ask where are Eva Huling, D. L. Sullivan, Mrs. Cramer; all teachers of immortality in the flesh, and many others I could name? Emerson, Ingersoll, Phillips Brooks? Those of our own who believed they should meet mother and dear ones in the "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," as McKinley's funeral hymn has it; where are they? What does our beautiful Practical Christianity teach about it? Kindly reply in UNITY for the benefit of others. To some of them the doctrine of reincarnation is as hard to reflect upon as annihilation. I believe to me it seems worse. -A. M. G. H.

If death had never entered the world, there would be no necessity for reincarnation, consequently it is no part of the Divine Law.

Through a misuse of the Law man has brought such discord into his mind that the soul and body separate the body falls asleep, and we call it death, although Jesus plainly taught that it was sleep. He said, "Lazarus is asleep." The Apostles also refer to those who have "fallen asleep in Christ." When the body falls asleep, the soul, or mental part, passes into the mental plane of consciousness, which is right here in our midst, consequently they do not go anywhere. They come in close relations with us. mentally, and the spiritualist's theory of inter-communion between them and us is, in a measure, correct. Having left their material avenue of expression, they never fully communicate their thoughts, consequently all messages from them partake very largely of the medium's mentality. For

this reason, spiritual communications are very uncertain.

The dominant desires in a soul sooner or later find a way to express themselves. As these are largely connected with material things, the soul eventually connects itself with material conditions in order to work them out. This is reincarnation, or rebirth.

In accomplishing this, it is necessary to borrow for the time being a body from someone in the flesh. This changes the personality, but the real character of the Ego always remains the same. Our friends do not change, but simply put on new clothing.

The time elapsing between death and rebirth varies with the individual. A child passing out of the body with the dominant thought of growth strong in the mentality, would continue that growth-idea, and carry it out on the mental plane in the astral body. But this is not the real development which builds character, but a sort of imaginary moonshine unfoldment that has no real Substance in it. substantial work is done here on this plane of consciousness, where mind and matter are rightly joined together.

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When we have learned the law of right living, and so spiritualize our bodies that they shall not fall asleep or die, reincarnation will no longer take place.

I wish to thank you for all you have done for me. A month ago I applied to you for help for headaches, from which I had not been free for nearly two years. I think I felt the healing power almost as soon as my letter reached you, and have not had any headache for over four weeks until today, but by sitting in the silence and using some of the formulas I have found in UNITY I soon conquered it.C. A. S.

The Court brought in a verdict in my favor in the case I asked you to treat me for. I was very thankful. I find UNITY just what I needed. It helps in every walk of life. It teaches a higher life, and does away with strife. I have been studying New Thought for fifteen years, but never found just what I needed until I found UNITY. It brings peace, sweet peace.-M. P.