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How to Get the Most Out of Your Life

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Time Does Not Pass

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Out of Your Life

cy is important in our business

affairs, how much more important it must be in the management and conduct of our whole
life; for there could be no real
efficiency if it meant only the
proper running of an office, or
the saving of lead pencils and
pieces of string.
One is not efficient merely
because he makes money or
builds up a reputation for himself, for efficient living must
mean all of our life. Does our
food digest? De we sleep well
at night? Do we sleep in peace
and wake with a joyful anticipation of the day's duties and
pleasures? Is our life a duty or a
pleasure, anyway? This is one
of the first questions we should
ask ourselves not that we do

E ALL wish to get the

most out of life. The
deepest d e s i r e of
everyone's heart is to live successfully. W e want people to
like us; we want to be at home
in the universe and beyond
everything else, we need to
have a sense of security in a
power greater than we are. In
the busy world in which we
live today, we hear a great deal
about the need of personal efficiency, and each one of us likes
to feel that he is efficient, that
he is able to get things done, to
attain the goals of his desires.
T o get the most out of life
then, he begins to ask himself,
"What is efficiency, anyway?"
"What do I mean by getting the
most out of life?" For if efficien5

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MIND

Sequoias, nor does a beautiful

lake in the high Sierras worry
over the majestic depths of the
Pacific. The mouse is not envious of the mountain lion, nor
the gnat of the elephant.
W e do not compete until we
begin to compare. Nature itself
neither competes nor compares.
God has no adversaries. Faith
has no fear. Hope is not concerned with despair; and the
great affirmations of life are unconquerable. There is no efficiency without faith; there is
no right-viewing of the u n i verse without seeing God in
everything.

not wish to execute our duty,

but, in doing this, we do not
want to become executed ourselves. For even duty should
not strain us, but rather become
a channel for the spontaneous
expression of some Divine urge
which is in everything.
The other day I was reading
a poem by Don Blanding in
which he speaks of "the quiet
faith within a seed." "The quiet
faith within a seed!" what a
tremendous thought, no mad
rush against time just the
quiet assurance of its own nature. The quiet faith within a
seed . . . the divine alchemy of
its own being producing verdant beauty out of life itself as
though it had complete faith in
its own being, in the soil in
which it is rooted . . . in the sun,
rain and air, into which it lifts
its head.

God is all there is there

isn't anything else. H e is the
sun, the moon, the stars, the
universe, the flicker of an eyelash. A n d He has given us the
power to create. H e is, in a reflected sense, even the unreal
devils the human mind has
created out of its own imagination. The idea of the devils and
the idea of hell are but negative
projections of the power of
God, as conceived by the mind
of ignorant man. They are objects of our own perverted
creation. W e project hell, then
sit in it and get hot and wonder
what is the trouble. It is our pic-

Perhaps there can be no true

efficiency without faith, for
faith is the substance of things
unseenthe invisible generator
that draws energy out of life itself and puts it into our act.
" T h e quiet f a i t h w i t h i n a
seed" achieving its beauty without competition; for the seed of
the tumble weed has no concern with the seed of the giant
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THE

MOST

ture, and to the extent that we

insist upon holding on to it, to
that same extent we are stuck
with it. Such procedure could
hardly be called efficient.
W e all remember a popular
song of a few years ago, the
lyric of which ran something
like this: "Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative,
and don't mess with M r . Inbetween." In these few words
lies the true secret of getting the
most out of life. This was the
advice of Jesus. He kept telling
us to center our attention on the
good, the true, the beautiful...
"As a man thinketh in his heart,
so is he." "Consider the lilies of
the field." Observe nature. H e
said . . . learn from nature . . .
see with what simple faith it
trusts in God and how easily it
fulfills its destiny and purpose.

OUT

OP YOUR

UPE

without this service, the sale itself would be a complete failure." Then he said something
that interested me very much
indeed. H e said, "You know,
our salesmen are not go-getters,
they are go-givers going out
and helping people to get the
most out of their assets, which
will give them the most happiness, the most comfort and the
deepest sense of security."
The high-pressure salesman
is fast becoming obsolete he
is no longer considered efficient. The person who overdevelops his ego is not efficient;
he is merely whisding to keep
up his courage, like a little boy
in the dark who is very afraid.
The one who tries to dominate
others is not an efficient person.
The efficient person is the one
who finds greatness in others'
co-operation and unity.

A short time ago I had lunch

with the sales manager of an insurance company. In the course
of our conversation, I asked
him, "How do you men sell insurance?" I was very much interested in his reply, for he said,
" W e don't try to train our men
to sell insurance, we teach them
to offer a service, and if the service is adequate, people will wish
to buy it. If we made a sale

This is true in every walk of

life. It applies just as much to
business as it does to personal
relations. It is the only manner
in which one can inspire anyone to effort and co-operation.
W e are now living in a period
of time in which, in spite of all
the confusion i n the world,
there is emerging a great and a
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MIND

fresh h i m as he draws i n a
power greater than he is.
W e all know what happens
to an automobile when the battery fails the lights dim, the
motor no longer turns over.
And so we recharge the battery.
Just what is this energy with
which we recharge the battery?
Where did it come from? W h o
made it? Where do we go to
get it? What is it anyway?
T h e first t h i n g we learn
about energy is that it is birthless, deathless and changeless
everything is filled with it. But
someone w i l l say, " W e get
energy out of the waterfall, the
w i n d m i l l , o i l , coal, w o o d . "
Even so, but we do not put the
energy in any of these mediSo many suffer from tension ums. W e take it out nature
and weariness in their daily ac- has already stored it there. Pertivity. What is the cause of it? haps the waterfall is one of the
What can we do to rid ourselves best examples when we set
of this attitude? Fatigue and up a generator beside a waterweariness, when no physical fall, we are drawing out a natucomplications are indicated, ral energy that continually recan be directly traced to a lack plenishes itself, descending as it
of enthusiasm. A person so af- were, from the mountain tops
flicted cannot get the most out of life.
of life. It is the emotional and
Now there is another kind of
physical strain of his negative energy i n the universe a
attitude that is wearing him power all around us which we
out. What he needs is a tonic of breathe, in which we live and
power something that will re- move and have our being a

cept that there is a power

greater than we are, around and
within us. It is only as we reach
back to this power that we really get the most out of life. The
most efficient is the one who
most completely co-operates
with this power, whether or not
he is aware of the fact. For it is
only through our co-operation
with this power all around us
that, through faith, we arrive at
the ability to work without
strain. True efficiency is poised
and resilient. "Easy does i t . "
That's a good thought for the
right way to do anything cannot be accompanied by tension
and strain. Once again we are
reminded of the "quiet faith
within a seed."

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GET

THE

MOST

power for good which is available to everyone. Jesus told us

that at the center of our being
is the breath of God; but because each and everyone of us
has individual w i l l and the
power of choice, we can in our
ignorance misinterpret this
truth and assume that its origin
has no deeper root than our
own personal ego. Here lies the
source of most of our suffering
and misery, whether physical,
mental, or emotional. The ego,
as it were, is a stone before the
sepulchre of the Christ spirit
within us, waiting to be rolled
back that we may arise to our
full power and glory.

OUT

OF YOUR

UFE

ones are those who live in the

closest contact with the Divine
Intelligence in which we move
and have our being. For there
is another kind of a waterfall,
another kind of coal and wood
and oil, in which cosmic energy
is stored. That is the soul of
man himself, and it is his mind,
belief and faith that taps this
energy and brings it out to use
for definite purposes.
When Jesus said, "Consider
the lilies of the field how they
grow; they toil not, neither do
they spin; and yet I say unto
you, that even Solomon in all
his glory was not arrayed like
one of these," he was really telling us to consider our own natures; for just as the lily of the
field is rooted in the creative
soil of the earth and lifts its face
to the sun of heaven, so we are
rooted in the creative mind of
God, and may lift our face to
the inspiration of the Most
High. The parallel is perfect,
for all nature is one, and God
and man are one; and the Law
of Good which lies about us is
equally available to each and
all. It is no respecter of persons,
but gives all of itself to each one
of us.

We, too, must learn to trust,

to have f a i t h i n this power
which can do anything. The
person who does not believe in
God is still asleep to the greater
possibility of his own mind.
The person who learns to have
conscious faith in the power
around him ventures forth on
the most definite and promising
experience of his entire life; for
whatever wrong there is, is with
us and not with God. It doesn't
take a very brilliant intellect to
understand this. It is already
being discovered by thousands
of people that the most efficient

"Bubbles we earn with a

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whole soul's tasking, 'Tis heaven alone that is given away, T i s

only God may be had for the
asking." W e are so constituted
that we cannot be happy unless
we love and are loved. W e do
not feel complete unless we accomplish and create. Life has
willed it that way nor you nor
I nor all the art and science and
wit of man can change one bit
of it. A l l nature cries "create or
die."
Something is wrong when in
the midst of all the Power and
Presence there is, we lack the
enthusiasm for efficient living.
W e may be certain that whatever is wrong is not with God
nor with life, but with us. It is
our own attitudes toward our
fellowman, toward life, toward
God, that are the boulders that
block our road to fulfillment.
And now we are going to remove these boulders through
an act of faith, through a silent
partnership with that power
greater than we are that
Power w h i c h is G o d . T h i s

MIND

Power is right where we are,

and forever available like the
breath we breathe, it flows
through us. It is true that we
have never seen this Power.
Nor have we looked upon the
face of physical energy only
upon what it does.
There is a doer within us,
who, through faith, bears witness to life. A l l the power and
all the presence and all the possibility there is in the universe
resides in the Divine Nature
and in our conscious co-operation with it. It is that Power
that flows through us, even as
beauty flows through the artist.
T h e rhythm of the universe
sings in us and love becomes a
pulsation animating our whole
being.
Like patients coming to a
physician for a physical healing
that the laws of nature may
again readjust their lives, so we
come to the Great Physician,
for what we really need is more
of God.

Over the time thou hast no power; to redeem a

world sunk in dishonesty has not been given thee;
solely over one man therein thou hast a quite absolute,
uncontrolled power; him redeem, him make honest.
Carl fit
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Time Does Not Pass

you live longer, you are not

"time poor" but "time r i c h , "
w i l l be panicked into with the recorded living which
thinking that you have only a you are doing now. A l l of your
certain, or uncertain, quota of past the Universe's past is
time and that every moment in the now; and you are now.
that you live is using up that You are Time; you are life. You
quota, and that soon you will be are eternally and universally
you experiencing your Youbroke bankrupt spent.
Time does not pass. Visual- ness. Get that clear i n your
ize a m o v i e r e e l r u n n i n g mind, and you will "take no
through the projector, and as it anxiety of tomorrow" because
runs it is wound up on the re- you will be so occupied with enceiving spindle. Life is not a joying (being in joy) your nowtrain that passes and disappears ness.
into the diminishing perspecY o u r C o n s c i o u s n e s s is
tive of the railroad tracks. You a movie-camera-projector comare life itself, projecting itself, bination, which at one and the
or yourself, on the screen of same time records and projects
your consciousness, and being on the screen of your Self-Conwound onto the spindle of your sciousness the comedy, tragedy,
memory, eternally yours. As boredom, joyousness which is
,00K out for that expression,

"TIME PASSES," or you

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already within you, since you

could not become something
which is not potential as you.
Returning to the idea, 'Time
does not pass." Here is an important point. You are minutely and second-ly building a film
library of yourself. You are the
product of all those pictures
which you are taking and seeing at the same time. Here's
where your selectivity comes in.
If you live with your focus-ofawareness i n your E g o , or
Seeming Self (psychologically
speaking) you are taking a
jumble of indiscriminate newsYou are not "something ex- reels, trivialities, trumped-up
periencing something else" dramas and tragedies, which
joy for instance, like a small boy should be on the "cutting room
s u c k i n g an ice-cream soda floor." If you are living with
through a straw. You are you your focus-of-awareness in your
experiencing yourself cosmical- Veritable Self, or Christ-conly. You are "feeling happy," sciousness, then you are buildlike a woman "feeling a yard of ing a Library of yourself, which
silk with her fingers"; you are is filled with cosmic beauty,
Happiness experiencing itself. harmonious technicolor picLife happens from the inside tures of the universal picture,
out into expression. You are with music-of-the-spheres for
Time itself, being and becom- atmospheric mood effects.
ing, and since now exists i n
You know how the beginnow-ness, the act of being and ning amateur with his color
becoming are one. You can not movie camera takes yards and
experience what you are to be- yards of stupid and meaningless
come until you become it, yet pictures, wasting f i l m , time,
that which you are to become is energy and money until he
You experiencing your Youness. You are director of the picture which you are taking and
seeing at the same time. You
can record soft-focus, fuzzy pictures if you are bewildered and
confused; you have telescopic
lens which can bring infinity
close; you have microscopic lens
which can invade the heart of
the atom through your thinking
and perception metaphysically.
You are taking and seeing the
picture at one and the same
time. What kind of pictures are
you producing "Grade A " or
"Grade B"?

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DOES NOT

PASS

face of Beauty, or the laughing

face of Joy. Your thoughts and
emotions are the cast, the extras, the stars, the character people. Take advantage of that
God-given privilege of "casting
your own pictures."

learns to "select his subjects."

That is what we should keep in
m i n d as the time-reel runs
through our camera. It does not
pass; it piles up within us, and
as us, all of these continuous
reels of experience-pictures. If
you can visualize that, you will
become as discriminating of
subject-matter as the skilled
camera-artist is in choosing subjects, and the lighting of his
subject-matter. W i l l you light
your subjects with the glarey
false neon-lighting of the Ego's
selection? Or will you use the
imperishable and beautiful
light of the Veritable Self? It is
in your hands; you are director,
camera-man . . . and audience,
of your own movie-reels. You
are not bored by "something
out there which you are watching"; you are bored by yourself
and as yourself, because you are
producing and watching your
own "feature pictures."

W e hear of movie stars being

"suspended" for some violation
of contract. "Suspend" a lot of
those undesirable actors which
are your thoughts. In time you
will be able to end their contract, and take no option on
future services.
The Ego rightly knows that
it will run out of film, hence
the anxiety; but the Veritable
Self of you knows that the supply is endless. Time does not
pass for you as your True Self,
because in your True Self you
are Time; you are Life, expressing and experiencing yourself
in and as the universe. "I A M "
was before Abraham. Say that
until you feel the meaning. The
O n e and O n l y " I A M " i n
which we live, move and have
our being, was before Abraham
before Adam. It always was,
and always is, and always will
be. There is no "Then," and
there is no "There" in God-consciousness, only "here" and
"now," eternally.

Watch how you are "selecting your cast" from your emotions. You are now featuring
"anger"an ape-browed villain
or you are "starring" anxiety
a witch-faced hag who shrills
and cackles like the witches in
Macbeth; or you are focusing
the camera on the luminous
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Mental Magic
Roy E. Nichols

carpet, an Aladdin's lamp, or a

fairy wand. W e have thought
that these dreams were childhood fantasies, and that they
had no deep significance in mature life. Actually, we do have,
in a very real sense, the magic
carpet that can transport us to
the realm of happiness and
peace of mind the Aladdin's
lamp that can illumine our way
and bring into life an abundance of all goodand the fairy
wand that we can use to transform our world. There is no
mystery involved, except that
created by man's limited knowledge, for this wondrous force is
the natural operation of mental
and spiritual law.
W e may not know it, but we
are all magicians. W e are all
using the invisible power of
mind to create, on the objective
plane of experience, that which
we have mentally conceived.

c! y o u say.
' W h y magic belongs to a world of
charlatans, wizards and fakirs.
It is a pseudo-science devised to
confound and amuse the multitude!"
N o t at a l l not m e n t a l
magic! For whether we realize
it or not, we perform feats of
mental magic every moment of
our lives. Yet this magic we use
is so constant, so natural in its
manifestation, that we do not
recognize the potency of this
power that we possess.
T o many the word "magic"
means something mysterious
and occulta hidden force they
do not u n d e r s t a n d . B u t its
power is something for which
they long, for in it they see the
promise of instant realization,
transformation, and manifestation. In that same longing we
have all dreamed of a magic
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True, many of our experiences

are not to our liking we are
not proud of some of our mental
off-spring. However, the very
power which can be used to
create the beautiful and the
true is the same power we pervert in the creation of the ugly
and the false. The principle upon which true magic is based is
the very law of our being. This
principle is universal, and is
therefore available to every person who desires to cultivate and
use it constructively. The key
to its unfoldment is found in
the very nature of mind.

seems, but what fascination

there is in such wizardry! I remember once watching a show
in Philadelphia. The magician
was standing on the stage by
what appeared to be a bare
table. He started his act by talking to the audience in very confidential tones. After a time I
became aware that he had a
cane in his hand and that he
was moving it about on the
table. Suddenly an egg appeared at the end of his cane.
He continued a running comment, all the while rolling the
egg about. T h e n he said,
"Ladies and Gentlemen, you
will now notice that the egg of a
moment ago is a newly hatched
chicken." Then, surprisingly,
I saw that it was a baby chick he
was touching with his cane. He
continued, " N o t i c e that the
chicken is now larger than it
was a second ago. Feathers are
beginning to grow on its body!"
I looked, and the feathers were
there. A bit later he remarked,
"We now see that it is a rooster.
Notice the comb and also the
spurs. Y o u w i l l now observe
that the bird is f u l l grown!"
A n d sure enough, a mature
rooster was strutting about on
the table. The magician then

Now, before we can bring

forth into our experience that
which we desire, we first must
learn the law through which
the conditions of life are made
manifest. Proficiency in rightthinking depends upon one's
understanding and practice of
mental law, just as the mastery
of a magician depends upon his
understanding and practice of
his art.
Everyone, on occasion, has
delighted i n the showman's
sleight of hand and in the illusion of trickery. T h e senses
draw conclusions that the intellect is reluctant to accept. W e
know that it could not be as it
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reversed this process until only

the egg remained, and then it
completely disappeared.
Looking back later, I realized
that no one was permitted to
enter during the performance.
This enabled the magician to
command the unbroken attention of the group and to invoke
his subtle power of mental control. W e in the audience had
seen only what he told us to
see. E a c h time he insisted,
"Notice that you now see," it
appeared as he said. Suggestion
is the main prop in the magician's bag of tricks.
Now, illusion and hypnotism
are not exclusively artifices of
the trickster. In fact, every day
the sense judgment accepts appearances instead of reality, and
we fall victim to erroneous selfsuggestion. Also, the mind is
partially hypnotized by what
we have been told to believe;
and we see things as others have
insisted that we see them. W e
have allowed ourselves to be
duped by false appearances and
erroneous suggestions, like an
audience under the spell of a
hypnotist. W e must reject all
illusions and assume control of
our own thinking.
The magic of mind is this:

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Subconscious livingness is creatively responsive to conscious

command; and the color of our
attitudes, motives, and beliefs
tints our world of experience a
corresponding hue. A l l magic,
be it the genuine operation of
creative mind or be it the illusion of fakery, has one thing in
common and that is suggestion.
This creative mind within us is
as impressionable as a naive
spectator in the hands of a magician. It is completely amenable to outside direction, and it
obediently responds to the
agent in control. Wisely used,
suggestion is the mental magician's most valuable trick.
There are two kinds of magic
black and white. Black magic
is the use of mental power for
negative or destructive demonstrations, either unintentional
or wilful. The manifestation of
sickness, poverty, hardship and
accident belong to the unintentional classification. The blacker type is that in which a person
consciously uses the power of
mind to bring harm to others.
Voodoo, spell-casting, and sorcery number among the wilful
evil applications of mental
force. T h e witch practice of
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ignorant and undirected thinking. By ignorant, I mean having no knowledge of Self, and
being unaware of the mental
law of one's life. A man may be
learned c o n c e r n i n g those
things which he has discovered,
but if he lacks understanding
of his own nature, some part of
his life will carry a tinge of gray
proportionate to that lack. The
great majority of people practice this gray magic. They unconsciously go through life
sometimes happy, sometimes
gloomy producing haphazardly the results those moods
create. Most of what man creates is unintentional. H e does
not deliberately demand chronic bad luck, losses and disappointments, but unconsciously,
through his lack of understandi n g . Ineffectualness is the
prime manifestation of gray
magic It reflects one's states of
indecision, querulousness, resentment, animosity and dissatisfaction, as opposed to one's
moods of confidence, joy, inspiration and appreciation. It is
the flux of positive against
negative; good cancelled by
denial; denial partially resolved
by belief. Constancy of rightthinking is the quality which

jury or death upon him, had

real power behind it, if the person toward whom the evil acts
and thoughts were directed believed harm would come to
him. Also, the man or nation
that achieves its goal through
sheer will power motivated by
greed and desire, is using mind
in reverse. Such violations of
the basic law of good must
eventually wreak havoc upon
the evil doer himself.
White magic is the tapping
of the reservoir of universal
mind to bring forth serenity
and harmony. It is the powerful, but right, use of the creative force of suggestion to mold
life a litde nearer to perfection.
It has, as its ideal, mental and
spiritual unfoldment. It is the
power that Jesus used. It is the
power that heals, that solves,
that guides, that inspires and
leads us to our good. It is the
constructive and positive use of
mind power and thought; and
it is the father of every discovery, development, invention
and creadon of man.
Between the white magic of
constructive intent and the
black magic of destructive design is a vast field of varying
shades of gray. This is a field of
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can put an end to ineffectualness; and receptivity to unlimited truth is the quality which
raises man from the shadow into the light of understanding.
T o achieve the mastery of
white magic, one must develop
a persistently positive and
powerful attitude toward l i f e one must build up a dynamic
belief in good one must have
faith in one's purpose and conviction in one's goal. One must
practice the trick of right-thinking as patiently as the magician
goes about perfecting his trickery. The mastery of any skill
demands dedication of self to
that end, and the mastery of
skillful thinking demands consecration of self to one's ideal.
The props of white magic are
concentration and meditation.
Simply stated, concentration is
the disciplining of the mind to
constancy and devotion of purpose. Aids in its practice are
imagination, visualization, and
anticipation. It is the magic
carpet that carries us in mental
flight to the eager, joyous land
of things-to-be.
Meditation is the quiet, inner knowingness of one's unity
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tion. It is our Aladdin's lamp

which bring us into the light
of our divine Reality, where the
potential becomes the actual.
These two concentration
and meditation bring into
play the transcendent power of
faith. Faith is the wand that
sets the energy of mind in motion. It is the subtle, unseen
catalyst whose presence accelerates the creative action of mind.
White magic is the proficient
use of the unseen law of our
being. Our very realization of
its potential gives us command
of it, but we must practice until
our thoughts are deft and
obedient. W e must perfect the
trick of right-thinking until it
becomes a skillful habit. W e
must employ the arts of concentration and meditation and
make use of the transforming
wand of faith. W e must invoke
the wisdom and power of a
W i l l greater than our own, that
our purposes w i l l always be
guided by love. Thus, can we
attain the faculty of white
magic. Each of us is a master
magician to whom an invisible
power has been entrusted; and
that trust must be kept with
diligence, for on that keeping
depend all the issues of life.

The Power of Prayer

Beth Brown

\ WANTED a set of dishes

and I got them. I lost a

\ dress and I found it. I
needed money and my need
was met.
What did I do? Where did I
go? How did I change my lack
into luck? The answer to all of
these questions lies in the one
word prayer.
I have learned to pray. I have
learned to believe in the power
of prayer. I have found that
prayer has served me, not only
in great emergencies, but also
in filling my small, everyday
needs.
Prayer has no fences. It
knows no distance. It telescopes
the m i l e s a n d sends y o u r
thought into space faster than
any telegram. That's how I got
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the dishes. I first saw those

dishes a fine set of Wedgwood in a department store
here in New York City. I stood
in the shop longingly fingering
a beautiful cup and saucer. M y
fancy took flight. I saw the
dishes in my nouse on my
table. They looked so beautiful
serving up Sunday dinner.
W h y couldn't I buy them?
That was my heart talking. M y
head said: "Be practical! Your
shopping list reads: shoes, stockings, cheese and coffee the
necessities of life. Use your
head, d e a r i e . " So I left the
dishes on the display table. But
I determined one day to own
them.
A few weeks later, a big box
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thousand miles away. When I

unpacked it, out came the
Wedgwood china I had handled so yearningly here in New
York. I was amazed. It seemed
so co-incidental. But there are
no accidents in God. I had sent
out a thought and thoughts
make things. W e live in a world
of cause and effect. I had wanted these dishes and here they
were. I was humbly grateful to
the power that had picked up
my prayer and granted it.
Of course, I wrote a thankyou note to my friend who had
sent the gift. I told her my experience in the store. She had
an experience, too. She wrote
back to say she had fully intended to buy me two beautiful
bracelets, but in spite of herself
had been drawn like a magnet
to the china department and
inspired to select the dishes instead.
Whether it's dishes or diamonds you want or divine
guidance to make decisions
no power can match the power
of prayer. As food feeds us as
sun warms us as a lamp lights
our way so prayer lifts us,
connecting us with an invisible
force and directing it for a visible purpose.
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MIND

Prayer can reach anywhere.

It can do anything. It can help
you find what you have lost if
you have faith if you believe.
The story of the lost dress is
another minor miracle one of
many in my life. I had an invitation to a week end in the
country. I wanted to look my
best so I went shopping for a
complete new outfit. When I
arrived home with my many
packages, I made the sad discovery that I had lost the dress
I had purchased to wear at the
Saturday night dance.
I phoned the store, the restaurant where I had lunched,
and the lost-and-found department of the taxi companyonly
to be told that no dress had been
turned in. M y sister insisted I'd
never see that dress again. But
I liked that dress. I had bought
and paid for itand it belonged
to me.
That night I prayed that my
dress might be found by an
honest person and returned
to me in time for my weekend. W e are told to dig ditches
when we pray for rain to
receive the deluge of our good.
That's putting prayer into action. So I reached for an empty
hanger in my clothes closet

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POWER

OF

PRAYER

friend had lost her faith completely. W h y wouldn't she?

She had recently lost her young
h u s b a n d . Doctor b i l l s a n d
funeral expenses had taken
everything she owned. She was
down to her last cent and
frankly told me so.
To get her out of her despondent mood, I jokingly said:
"Come on! Open your pocketbook. Do you have your last
cent with you? Give it to me!
Now read what it says." W e
both read the inscription: "In
God W e Trust!" an inscription so inspired and upliftingwritten upon a humble little
penny an inscription laying
the foundation upon which our
great nation has built a great
people and a great land.

and in my mind, I saw my dress

in its proper place.
I had lost it on Thursday. I
was leaving F r i d a y n i g h t .
Friday morning my telephone
rang and a woman's voice told
me that a package of mine was
waiting for me. She had found
it in the belt department, of
all places opened the box
consulted my sales slip and
called me.
M y sister was amazed. She
said: "Imagine finding your
dress! Truth is stranger than
fiction!" I said nothing. I knew
that, somehow, my prayer had
intervened, so that the dishonest person who had originally
picked up my dress and carried
it off was moved to lose it in
the belt department so that
an honest heart could return it
tome.
There seems to be a definite
plan for M a n just as there is
in Nature. You sow a seed and
you reap the crop.
A f r i e n d of mine was i n
trouble. She had to meet a
mortgage payment. It was quite
a large sum more than I had
in my savings account. But I
had confidence that my prayer
to help her would be answered
provided I had faith. M y

That little penny was our

good luck piece. And as we sat
there in the dusk, reaching out
for help, the telephone rang. A
relative of mine was calling. I
had loaned this man some
money so long ago that I had
completely forgotten all about
it. But God does not forget.
And He reminded my debtor to
pay me, so that I could help my
friend pay her debt.
Prayer works best when
reason gives up. There's a great
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MIND

You know that the light will go

on. You have no doubt that it
will. That's action, based on
faith. That's the deepest form
of faith to press the button
and let go confident that the
light will come on knowing
that behind the darkness is always light.
That's the way you, too, must
operate your faith. The trouble
with most of us is that we have
always associated prayer with
going to church something
for Sunday only that does not
work on Monday something
that cannot be used constantly
in our everyday lives.
L e a r n to pray both at
church and at home. Learn to
believe in the power of prayer,
and prayer w i l l reward your
faith in every day every day
of your life.

t r u t h i n the o l d adage that

man's extremity is God's opportunity. It doesn't matter what
you want. Prayer is the answer
to every wish i n your heart.
The impossible is possible to
one who has faith. Faith begins
where reason gives up. Faith
goes on when man surrenders.
Faith succeeds when all else
fails. Faith never fails. It will
not fail you.
In times of stress in moments of great peril in your
darkest hour of despair that's
when the brightest miracles are
forged. It seems that all powers
of the universe, both visible and
invisible, are determined to aid
you if given half a chance.
You call on electricity to give
you light. You have faith, when
you press the button in the wall,
that the darkness will vanish.

THE WISE LITTLE OYSTER

'The oyster is a silly soul," the little clams all say,
' T o bother with a grain of sand how does he get that way?"
But the litde oyster wisely lets them all their scoffings hurl;
And goes about quite slyly to build himself a pearl.
Cornelia H. Stafford
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There Is Always God

Oswald W. Jefferson

for themselves.
Even before the Psalm was
written the experiences it describes were w e l l - p r o v e d .
J. M . P. Smith, in his translat i o n , uses the words, " w e l l proved," in the first verse. The
Psalm is tested by the spiritual
experience of the race.
It is a Psalm of thrilling affirmation, and how that affirmation works out in everyday living. Read the Psalm through
many times, but notice how
God is regarded. God is in the
present tense throughout, except for a couple of times when
the reference is in the future
tense.
T h e r e is always G o d , i n
times of natural catastrophe, in
times of national disturbances

ow DO you resolve your

problems spiritually?
W h e n you are beset
with the foes of worry, fear,
anxiety and their various re-enforcements how do you meet
them? Do you fight worry with
worry, or with worship? Do you
fight fear with fear, or with
faith? Do you face anxiety with
anger, or with adoration?
In Psalm 46 a Psalm for
which I have a favorite title,
There is always God, we have
the technique for meeting
problems spiritually. I have
used this Psalm countless times
to solve problems that could
only be solved spiritually, and
I have suggested its spirit and
mood to many persons who
have found its truth and power
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and war, and in all the human

experiences that these outward
events produce. There is always
God!
As far as the Psalmist is concerned, the Presence of God is
a constant reality. The Divine
M i n d , the Perfect God, Everlasting Power, never lets go of
the world of natural and human process. A n d , what is
more, The Divine is the controlling power that speaks creatively to all conditions, natural
and human. Man is never beyond the sound of the voice of
the Divine Word.
It was from this Psalm that
Martin Luther got the inspiration for his great hymn, " A
Mighty Fortress is our God." In
the infant and wavering days
of the Reformation something
greater than man's ingenuity
had to be called in for help.
Luther wrote his hymn, and
since then that hymn has resolved many weaknesses and
waverings spiritually.
But I find myself making
sure that I do not read the first
verse incorrecdy. "God is a last
resort, I will try H i m for more
strength and maybe He will
get me out of this trouble."
There is nothing of this kind of

MIND

pious magic a God-help-me'cause-I'm-goodkind of thing.

The words are a symbol of a
profound experience of personal and vital unity and harmony
with the Divine M i n d and
Power. They are the opening
chord of a spiritual chorale to
the praise of God, here and
now.
T o answer problems spiritually you have to use spiritual
means, and this Psalm is an excellent treatment. In the face of
worry say, "God is my refuge
and strength, my well-proved
help in trouble." Say it again
slowly, until the war ceases, the
bow is broken, and the worry is
burned out. Then break into
the rejoicing and thanksgiving.
God is with me; the Lord is my
strength and my refuge.
W h e n one's thoughts are
flooded with spiritual affirmation of this high intensity, what
room can there be for worry,
fear, and anxiety? This is not a
whistling in the dark; it is not
denying worry's existence, but
it is going into the dark unafraid; it is tackling worry intelligently, and removing it, because it has no right to control
your mind and affairs.
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IS ALWAYS

GOD

but a glint of light in our darknesses, or a vast and brave step

forward in Divine Strength; in
all these spiritual acts, God
works in us and through us to
create for us the fulfillment of
our faith in H i m .
The spiritual resolution of
our problems is never our solving of them. It is always God
solving them within us. It is
God taking over, as far as we
will allow H i m , our problem
with creative power. It is D i vine M i n d flooding our human
mind with Itself. It is G o d
lighting up one more point in
His creative plan. It is always
God in every happening of human life. Ours is not to strain
and struggle; ours is to be still
and know that God always IS.

T h e spiritual resolution of
problems is as old as man's best
spiritual insights which are
available for us in the Bible.
The Bible is not our thought
upon God, as much as it is
God's point of view about us.
Here is God's way of dealing
with our problems; the way of
worship versus worry; the way
of adoration over anxiety and
of faith over fear.
In worship, adoration and
faith The Divine Presence can
resurrect us into fuller life.
Whether worship is corporate
or private; whether our adoration is the silent contemplation
of an Eternal Truth in the stillness of our hearts, or the rejoicing that comes through singing
a hymn; whether our faith is

N O T I C E
Through an oversight, three names were omitted from our List of Ministers
which appeared in our August issue. We are delighted to include these now
Editor.

D r . Orlando Wanvig
Rev. Lucille Graham
D r . Isobel Poulin

Minister, First Church of

Religious Science
Denver, Colo.
Institute Headquarters
Los Angeles, Calif.
Institute Headquarters
Los Angeles, Calif.

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A Letter from Susie

Audrey B. Sharpe
I pt|His is Susie's story, not
\ I mine. Every now and
^Jm then during the past
few months, if I have felt depressed or discouraged, I have
found myself re-reading Susie's
letter. I am passing it on to you,
so that you may read it too; and
with a smile or a tear, rejoice in
the story of one young woman
who found happiness not in
a great forest nor in a great city
but within herself.
I first met Susie ten years
ago, during the war, when she
and I did a woman's radio program for a Los Angeles department store. Susie and I spent
many wonderful hours working
together. She was ingenious
and resourceful, imaginative
and creative. She possessed a

great gift for organization, and

and an even greater gift for
winning the help and co-operation of all kinds of people.
But one day I realized something was wrong. Responsible,
capable, hard-working Susie
began to have moments of complete irresponsibility. She nearly missed several broadcasts.
She nearly botched up a
fashion show. She stayed away
from work. She failed to turn
up for appointments.
The sponsors called me and
begged me to "straighten Susie
out." One of her men friends
confided that "Susie was headed for a crack-up." Then one
week-end Susie came with me
to the quiet college town I call
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SUSIE

periences in an Oregon lumber

camp:
"Well, it's time to hop in our
old "Whoopie' and take off for
our three years i n a lumber
camp.
"At Prospect you turn off the
highway the last connecting
link with civilizationand start
A week or so later, much to through the forest. Ten miles
my dismay, my gay, sophisticat- back in the forest, on the roared, career-loving Susie turned ing Red Blanket Creek, sits a
up wearing a wedding ring. typical Oregon mill and camp.
She had married a G I a You should see it! Shacks made
sergeant, on leave. Bob turned of green lumber with cracks an
out to be a big, rough, tough, inch wide rough floor boards
six-footer from the backwoods cubbyhole windows patched
with cardboard or linoleum.
of Oregon, with a lovable smile
"If I hadn't arrived in the
and a masterful manner toward
dark
I'm sure I'd have fled to
Susie, whom he obviously worthe
nearest
cave and holed up
shipped. Susie, i n her late
with
a
bear.
The next day verithirties, was his senior by a
fied
my
worst
fears. It was
number of years. She admitted
awful. Bob had a job that paid
she was completely helpless in
$600 a month. The housing
a kitchen. She "knew" she was
was free, and we c o u l d retoo old to have children. She
trench.
couldn't possibly imagine her"I strolled to the hole-pitted
self fitting into the pattern of
road to see what the other inrural life. It seemed on the surhabitants looked like. What a
face to be another reckless, imsight! I have never seen such
pulsive, ill-considered war-marbedraggled-looking children,
riage.
such hopeless looking women.
yon I had roamed as a child.
Susie sat on a big rock, her
fingers trailing through the
cool, clear water of the mountain stream. S u d d e n l y she
turned to me and said, seemingly apropos of nothing, "Well, I
guess the answer is 'to thine
own self be true!'"

But seven years later Susie,

now the mother of two boys,
writes this letter about her ex-

"Can you imagine a caste system in a place like this? Well,

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MIND

intendent are the chief bigwigs. Next in the upper class

come sawyer, sawfiler and millwright.
"There were 16 families living there in the backwoods, and
a l l s n u b b i n g each other. I
learned that the boss* son was
the superintendent, and married to a beautiful young girl. I
called on her. She turned out
to be gracious and friendly. I
suggested that we do something
to create interest in each other
and raise the morale.

taught sewing, knitting, crocheting and photo-tinting. I

learned shell art, copper etching and fabric paindng.
"The adult birthday club began to entertain the men. It
had suppers, dances, and a
square-dance club. Once I got
things humming the superintendent began to notice his men
stayed longer because the women were happier. M y reward
a darling little house with hardwood floors, firtex interior, and
an all-electric kitchen.

"After that I buttonholed her

father-in-law, the boss. After
t a l k i n g myself hoarse I
wheedled a clubhouse out of
him. When it was completed I
formed a birthday club, a hobby club, and a kids' gang. Every
child was given a birthday party
annually. W e had the most
wonderful Hallowe'en parties
you ever saw. And at Christmas Santa roared into camp on
a logging truck, and what a
pack we unloaded! W e sang
carols at very shack on Christmas eve; and after trees were
trimmed and kids in bed, we
grownups gathered in the clubhouse for a little fun.
"In the hobby club we discovered all kinds of talent. I

"When you're 65 miles from

a town you often get caught
short on someone's birthday. I
got the habit of spending my
spare time making gifts. Eventually people learned I made
most of the things I gave. Before I knew it I was in business
and could hardly keep abreast
of the demand. I made a cute,
softy doll. In the summertime
the local store stocked them for
tourists. W e named them 'Diamond Lake L i l , ' 'Crater Lake
Sal,' and 'Sierra Sue.' Those
dolls are certainly scattered far
and wide. I still get letters from
all over the country ordering
more. M y tag was: 'Made by
Busy Sue, created especially for
Y o u . ' Mothers said the dolls
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kept little girls happy through

long days of traveling and tour-

SUSIE

hit the coast and the glorious

blue Pacific lay at my feet. The
tall redwoods reached for the
sky behind me. I was seeing it
all again. T h e boys, Bobby
and Wayne, were completely
out of control at the first view
of the ocean.
" W e went on down the glorious redwood highway, and I
guessed Bob's secret. He was
taking me at long last to my beloved San Francisco. It was his
'thank you' for all the years of
taking things in their stride.
"I'll never forget the Golden
Gate Bridge and that lovely
Lady of the Seven Hills lit up
in all her glorious sparkling
jewels! The moon on the Bay!
Even Coit Tower was magnificent!
"We found a place on top of
King's Mountain in marvelous
Marin. I had a complete view
of Berkeley, Oakland and San
Francisco. I spent hours gazing
at that long-missed beauty.
"And the children their
first circus, c a r n i v a l , zoo,
movies, auto races, horse races.
They truly thought this was
fairyland.
"Like starving people Bob
and I lapped up night clubs,
swank restaurants and old

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in

"Eventually I got used to the

wild life. W e had a pet goldenmande squirrel, a chipmunk,
bluejay, and a whole family of
coons. The boys learned to bait
a hook, trap, and skin out deer
with Daddy's help. The buzz of
a huge saw was music to my
ears, because it meant steady
work for the men and less work
for Bob. M y days were busy,
hectic, and full of fun.
"The summers were wonderf u l . W e spent hours in the
woods. A l l so beautiful, peaceful, and full of God. But finally we woke up one Easter morning to find ourselves snowbound. Bob said that was it!
"The next week was one of
the saddest of my life. W e said
Good-bye to all our little woodland friends. People we'd lived
close to for three years. The
new winter crop of babies, and
our dear little dream house.
"However, new adventure
lay ahead. W e headed south.
Next thing I knew we were
crossing the California line. I
was so excited I thought I'd
burst. In California again for
the first time in five years! W e
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familiar sights. M y friends gave

a huge party for us and kept
me talking for hours about my
life. How they howled at the
way marriage had taught me to
do the mostest with the leastest.
"Bob got a job of all things
i n s t a l l i n g T V sets. T h e
owner of the apartment house
made me manager of the place;
and we were hard at it again.
"What happened? A l l of a
sudden I noticed Bob said a
half-hearted O K to an invitation to a party. More and more
he looked at M t . Tamalpais instead of the Bay. Less and less
he wanted to drive in traffic.
T h e chatter of my friends
didn't strike him funny. A n d
me! Nothing seemed as much
fun as it used to. I seldom heard
the boys say their prayers anymore.
"Finally I took the bull by

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the homs and told Bob how I

felt. H e was overjoyed. H e
drove back to Oregon to look
for a job and a place to live. A
few weeks later the children
and I took a plane and flew
HOME. I'm cured of all nostalgia for sophistication and the
good old days. I truly belong
here in Oregon. I like pioneering. Blue jeans are my stock in
trade. H a v i n g time for my
family, testing my ability to
create fun and make life interesting is more up my alley than
being smooth and sophisticated.
"I know now how wonderful
my years have been. Yes, as for
me, I'll take God and His wonders. Happiness is within yourself. As long as I live in God's
house of love, surrounded by
His plenty, there is nothing left
to long for. Love from your
happy . . . Susie."

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What the Science of Mind

Means to Me
Floyd H. Corbin

husband into a meek, mildtempered man so he would see

things her way, and in so doing
would restore harmony to their
home. Of course she wanted
God to deliver several hundred
dollars in addition, to clear up
some old bills which had caused
considerable controversy.
First, the newcomer should
realize that this is not a "Getting" Philosophy, but a means
a technique by which we
commune with Infinite Intelligence. By so doing, we become
aware of our oneness with the
Universe in which all good
things are already complete,
ready to be added to our experience. Jesus taught this. He said,
"Seek ye first the Kingdom of

new people coming into this work

soon develop the
idea that all they need to do is
apply the teachings and they
can have anything they want.
This is true, but not in the way
they think. For example, a
woman came into my office the
other day, very indignant, because the teaching was not
working for her. She had been
having marital difficulty for
nearly a year and in desperation
turned to Religious Science,
two or three months ago. A l though belligerent and hostile,
she was certain there was
nothing wrong with her. For
the past two weeks she had
been treating to change her

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God and H i s righteousness;

and all these things shall be
added unto you." " . . . the kingdom of God is within y o u . "
" . . . ye shall know the Truth
and the Truth shall make you
free." Unless we first take the
time to turn within, we cannot
realize we have been conditioned with half-truths, with
false beliefs, with many things
that do not coincide with our
true nature things about
which we are secretly hostile,
frustrated or confused. Realizing this, we try to clear up negative attitudes through understanding and treatment. W e
can rightfully expect harmonious daily activity when Harmony is established inside. That
Harmony radiates like the light
from a candle, and, wherever
we go, the Light of love, kindness and harmony shines forth,
lighting our way and dissolving
darkness not only for ourselves
but for all those around us.
Then, with this peace of mind
with the relaxation and poise
that this state brings we become clear channels for the Infinite to flow through, and creative ideas began to pop into our
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real, so dynamic, so true, that

we are compelled to act upon
them; and as we act upon them
we gain knowledge, experience, and self-confidence. W i t h
self-confidence, we walk and
speak with authority, truly becoming the "Sons of God," with
dominion over all things. If we
keep in communion with the
Infinite, we give gratitude for
each demonstration, and move
forward not only confidendy
but lovingly, joyfully and happily. If we fail to keep in communion, we develop a cockiness
we move away from the
Source; we become materialistic, even belligerent, hard, brutal, and once more detached,
and eventually unhappy.
Thus, to me, the Religious
Science teaching is not a "Getting" Philosophy, but a comm u n i n g one and by the
constant communion and expression of gratitude we arrive
in the M a i n Chamber. N o t
through the side door but
through the front doorwhose
hinges are on the inside, whose
knob is marked Love. The keyhole is Understanding, and the
oil that keeps the hinges working smoothly is Gratitude.

Life's Greatest Experience

Orlando Wanvig

OME time ago Vice-President Barkley said that

Americans are spiritually
deficient; shortly after that
President Truman said that he
has found it impossible to persuade sectarian groups to reconcile their theological differences
and present a united spiritual
front against the destructive
forces threatening the world.
Every month or so the Reader's
Digest reprints one or more
articles decrying the spiritual
poverty of the American people, and editorial writers in our
newspapers harp on the same
theme. I am reminded of Mark
Twain's comment, "Everybody
talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it."

W e are chided for our poverty

of spirit, but are not told what
to do about it. N o w I want to
suggest means of striking a balance of body, mind and spirit.
Let me review the record of
what we have been thinking
and studying in an effort to attain increased understanding:
Your conscious mind is your
spirit. Jesus said, "God is spirit,"
meaning Infinite and Universal
Spirit. Since infinitude cannot
be divided against itself, your
conscious mind, or spirit, is a
center in the Infinite Conscious
Mind, or God Spirit. You are
not separated from God, ever,
but each one of you is a separate
entity, or center, in the Infinite
Consciousness that we call

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fairs that led up to your having

sufficient funds, and call them
a "lucky break""coincidence."
A few weeks ago I officiated
at a w e d d i n g on a ranch i n
Wyoming. It was a large and
fashionable out-of-doors wedding. The afternoon before the
Now let us imagine that you wedding a cold wind began to
are confronted with a problem blow, and the clouds gathered.
of some k i n d . Y o u want to Several of the guests agreed
merge your consciousness with with the host that a snow storm
God's consciousness. You lift might be coming. If I had said
your mind by saying, "God," in aloud, 'Tomorrow will be clear
whatever term of address means and beautiful," it would have
most to you. Say that you owe sounded egotistical, and they
a debt payable at a certain date. would have speculated in its
You have no idea how or where being coincidental when the
the money is coming f r o m . day did dawn clear. Again,
After you have thought of God, when intermittent gusts of
first thank God for what you strong wind began to blow, if I
have; next, think "You know had said, " A t the hour of the
my problem, God; my debt is service it will be calm" (as I
paid. I thank you." Now a lump did within myself and as it did
sum of what you need will not prove to be), to the wedding
drop into your hands, for God guests the calm would have
does not work that way, but in seemed sheer coincidence. T o
the day's routine someone may me it was, as I declared to mypay you a smaller debt you self, a union of our spirit with
may have an unexpected gift. the Consciousness, or Spirit, of
As the pay date approaches you God; and I thanked God for it.
become conscious that someHistoric evolution indicates
how, with a slight adjustment that God wants individual perof your finances, you do have fection, and to that end we have
enough to pay. Your first tend- progressed from the simplest
ency will be to relate all the af- form of creature to a more and

God. Your problem and mine is

not to seek unity with God,
since we are already (and always have been) one with God,
but to recognize that we are at
this and every moment united
in spirit (consciousness) with
Divine Spirit.

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more perfected and complex

being. When our son was a
baby learning to walk, Mary
and I tried to help him, but the
day came when he succeeded
in pulling himself erect by a
chair, and without encouragement started to walk. As parents, we thrilled over one of
life's minor experiences. Life
had done its part. The boy's
nerves and muscles were co-ordinated. The body was ready.
A l l that was needed was the
conscious co-operation of the
spirit. When the boy was ready
to supply it, he learned to walk.

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lesserthe physical and mental;

now he must learn to accept
domination by the higher, and
spiritual. The time has come
when, as Isaiah said, "The earth
shall be full of the knowledge
of God." "Shall the clay say to
him that fashioneth it, what
makest thou?" God made us,
and for His purpose. W e cannot demand of H i m : "What are
You making?" But we can say,
"How can I help You achieve
Your object through me?"
Think of God and yourself
like the bank and your checking account. T o be negotiable,
every check you draw must
have the bank's name and your
name. You can use checks for
any purpose you will. The bank
cares nothing about what you
draw your check for, and it will
pay the check. You might use
the money to bribe a public
official, but the bank neither
knows, nor cares, that your act
is criminal. You may go to jail,
but the bank will not. Every
thought you think is issued
from your conscious m i n d
(spirit), and like a check it has
your name and God's. Your
thoughts may be wrong, but
God will pay and you will suffer. After you have suffered

This is the common experience, and generically speaking,

that boy (mankind) has walked
far. H e has learned the laws of
nature, and exploited them into
the greatest era of achievement
the world has ever known. He
has dominion over the material
and intellectual world. He has
mastered his m i n d and his
body. Is he losing his soul?
The condition in which we
find ourselves today is not a catastrophe. W e are on the threshold of a new era, and this is its
inauguration. M a n has now become an efficient instrument for
the next advance in the Cosmic
plan. He has achieved over the
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enough you will realize that

G o d ' s n a m e is on e v e r y
thought, and knowing that, you
will think good. Then will occur those strange coincidences
of which I spoke, and when you
realize that they are the product
of your conscious union with
God you will begin to adventure in life's greatest experience.
If you use your checking account to meet all obligadons,
and are generous as well, you
will have a reputation of being
a person of substance, whose
word is as good as his bond.
That is analogous to the attractive personality you w i l l be
when you co-operate with God
in your thinking. The acid test
comes when you have to co-operate with God all the way, for
while God will do more than
His share, it can only be co-operatively, and only when you
acknowledge His supremacy.
When others see and feel the
change in you, then you may
know that God is using you for
His purpose.
I have i n m i n d several

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instances of the results of meeti n g the acid test. O n e that

comes very close to us is a polio
case. The son-in-law of one of
our practitioners is experiencing a severe form of it. When
this strong young fellow was
stricken, and death seemed imminent, in the face of all appearances she kept on praying
with faith. Others joined her.
The first time he was taken
from the iron lung he could not
stay out over two minutes. Yesterday he remained out of it for
twenty-four hours. They have
met the acid test of complete
co-operation with God.
Jesus, at the tomb of Lazarus,
gave us the technique. He first
said, "I thank thee, Father"
the recognition of God's supremacy. Second, "I know that
thou hearest me always" his
union in consciousness with
God. T h i r d , "Lazarus, come
forth"his command. Remember always: The Father that
dwelleth in me, H e doeth the
works. Knowing that God will
always do "the work" is life's
greatest experience.

Approved of God!
Mary L. Kupferle

NE QUIET

evening

T h e d i v i n e "seal of approval," of beauty and goodness and truth, is stamped

upon the soul of man, upon
your identity and mine. This
seal indicates we have full approval of the Father, in whose
image and likeness we exist. It
indicates that no matter what
appears to be, no matter how
often we may fail or fall, no
matter the discouragement and
negation presented to the
physical senses, the Divine
Self of man stands forever the
same as created in the beginn i n g , unmoved and u n changed, forever approved
whole and free and spiritually
perfect.
Years ago, a friend used to

watched the shadows

of the sunset touch
hovering clouds with tints of
pale gold and silver, watched
their lovely brightness against
a clear blue background. As
the scene changed moment by
moment, as f l u f f y mounds
drifted off slowly into airy
wisps, one mass of soft grey
clouds composed of surprising
whirls of dark lines suddenly
gathered into the semblance of
a g i g a n t i c f i n g e r p r i n t . It
seemed as though nature had
wanted to indicate her appreciation of the beauty of the
evening, and placed a seal of
approval upon the pattern of
colorful glory across the sky.
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mention she was continually

being "disappointed i n " people
she knew. At first she admired
them, found them fine and
good, but later began to detect
faults and flaws and failings
to change her viewpoint. The
reason for this was that she
had set the human personality
upon a pedestal, that she
looked to the p h y s i c a l and
human for perfection, even as
she overlooked the real nature
of man.
The children of God, as all
of us are named, have but one
Identity, one Character, one
true Nature, and that is good.
It is to this nature we must
look, within everyone. If we
look beyond appearances, beyond the sight of the physical
eye, and behold all men with
the spiritual vision which is
our true sight, we shall never
be disappointed in anyone else
or in ourself, neither will we
criticize nor condemn, become
annoyed or disturbed, for we
will see the Divine Self that
exists as man's true self.
At one time, a truth student
I know persuaded a friend in
great need of help to consult
with a teacher. Although the
young girl was in agreement
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with taking this action she did

not seem able to respond to the
lessons as given by the teacher.
D u r i n g a conversation between the two interested persons, when it came to light
that a wall of self-disapproval
seemed to be blocking the girl's
progress, it was decided that
together they would pray for
the way to be made clear for
release of this negation, for
acceptance of her real Christ
nature.
T h a t same d a y , as the
troubled girl and the teacher
sat quietly talking, a new unity
was felt between them, restraint was suddenly lifted, and
the teacher found the opport u n i t y to t e l l the younger
person something of her true
self. She told her that no
matter how many mistakes had
been made, no matter how unhappy and disturbed she might
feel concerning them, she had
only one responsibility in the
present, to know that G o d
loved her, approved of her as
His child. She told her that
the same mind is within all, as
within the wonderful Christ
Jesus, that only through tolerance and patience and forgive-

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ness of the personal self can

this Christlike nature become
more clear. A new world
opened to the young girl in
those few moments, allowing
her to receive renewed
strength and confidence,
courage to continue successfully in her way.
Yes, no matter how deep our
darkest gloom and despair,
deeper and stronger than our
greatest frustration and denial
lies that approved Self which
is "greater than he that is in
the world," able to do all
things, accomplish all things.
Accepting the Christ Self as
our true self, we accept our
wonderful relationship to the
Heavenly Father, and find the
same mind in us which was in
Christ Jesus. Through this renewing of our mind all things
are transformed accordingly;

OP GOD!

misunderstandings are turned

to harmony, dissension to cooperation, insufficiency to
abundance, physical lack to
well-being. We begin to see
that God's stamp of approval is
upon our life and affairs, upon
every person and condition,
every experience, every moment of the day; find His
blessings surrounding, uplifting us, His guidance enfolding
and protecting us.
Know this truth today, that
God loves you and approves of
you! He created you in His
image and likeness as His
highest idea, His most wonderful expression, and He beholds you now and forever in
this same light, whole, perfect,
free and radiant! His Divine
Seal of Approval is upon you,
pronouncing you ever His son
and heir, His child of Glory!

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The Villain in the Picture

Charles McNeill Simon
H E N we stop a n d
think a moment, we
realize that a l l we
know of the villain is what we
see on the screen. H e is an
actor who is able to portray
that which the part calls for.
H e brings emotions of hate,
anger, disgust, and the like, to
his audienoe. These are the reactions desired in accordance
with the script of the picture,
and have no bearing whatsoever on the character of the
man himself.
Let us take a well-known
actor of the "horror-type" motion picture as an example. O n
the screen he exemplifies all
that is weird and horrible, often
striking terror to his audience;
yet we may meet him off the
screen, in person, to find he
presents an entirely different
picture. He appears as though
he might be a Minister; certainly a kindly and loving person
even a little bashful. He may

be a faithful Church-going
member.
A s t o n i s h i n g , isn't it?
Changes our whole conception
of the man. A n d yet I don't
know why it should, unless we
have been accepting the outward expression on the screen
as the reality, not realizing that
the picture of the man was
merely an image, which we had
t r a n s p o s e d i n t o w h a t we
thought was the real person.
I know of an actor who portrays drunk scenes to the point
of perfection, where you have a
feeling of revolting disgust for
the man. The thought occurs
that it was too perfect to be
merely actingthat it appeared
too realistic not to have been
the real thing. You feel that the
man must be pretty much of a
drunkard, and was probably
"tight" during the filming of
that particular scene. If the real
truth were known, the actor
would be seen in a new light.
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IN THE

The man never touches a drop

of liquor. H e has no use for it.
It is no part of his "off-thescreen" existence.
I have seen on the screen, expressions of fear, hatred, dread,
cunning, malice, ruthlessness,
poverty, hunger, sickness, pain,
and all of those experiences or
condidons that the world considers undesirable.
W e i n Religious Science
deem them as undesirable also,
but we go even further than
that. W e consider them as untrue. They are untrue. They
are merely flashes on a screen,
giving us a mental image of an
experience, or condition, not to
our liking.
Consider for a moment . . .
Are we not all screens? Are not
the outward manifestations and
expressions, that are a part of
our daily lives, merely screens
that hide the Real Man the
Inner Consciousness that we
know is a part of each of us, and
of God, and therefore perfect?
For a few examples, let us look
back at the impatient driver
who glared at us as he passed
this morning; the harried traffic
officer who gave us a sharp reply to a perfecdy normal question; the employer who eyed us
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disapprovingly as we slipped
into the office a bit late; the exasperating salesgirl who was annoyed over seeming trifles; the
hurried waitress who seemed to
disregard us entirely. These
may be but a few of your more
recent experiences; yet the disregard for courtesy, the lack of
consideration which you may
encounter, is not the True Self
expressing. These actions and
mouthings are merely passing
portrayals on the screen of the
visible self.
This is intellectually acceptable. However, to use this Principle for greater happiness, for
a fuller understanding of our
fellow man, and a realization of
our own at-one-ment with God,
the mere acceptance is not
enough. As Emest Holmes so
aptly expressed it, This acceptance must become a subjective
embodiment, of which the intellect furnishes but a mental
picture.
Now we understand what it
means to vision the Inner Man
the True Man of God. Now
we realize that we should not
look at the outward manifestation alone. W e should look
through this outer shell and be-

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merely experiences which we

can change by the conscious application of right thinking.
Let us look at our fellow man
with an understanding awareness of his Real Being. Look not
upon the outer shell, nor upon
the image on the screen, as the
Truth of his Being; but look
through all of these outward expressions to the perfect man
that he is. W h e n we do this,
others will begin to look upon
us in their awakened light and
consciousness of our T r u e
Being. For as the Bible tells us,
"Whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap."

hold the Real Person, the perfect image and likeness of God.
And we should look within ourselves, remove our own outer
shell, and find true wholeness,
complete oneness, with Infinite
Omnipresence and Omnipotence.
It is a wonderful attainment
to be able to recognize our
varied experiences as scenes
passing before our eyes on the
screen of our existence. However, let us not make the error
of looking upon these scenes as
though they were following an
unswervable groove, or rut. Let
us instead realize that they are

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Singing With the

Silent Voice
Dorothy Lewis Berry

HAD an unusual experience last week see what

you get out of it.
Weekend before last, I lost
the first round with a "fluy"
cold. Went to work on myself
to see where my consciousness
was slipping, and jacked the
thing up so that I kept going.
However, Monday night was a
conference w i t h intimate
friends over a spiritual emergency. And Tuesday was last
practice for our Telephone
Company Spring Concert.
M y throat was raw but I
sang anyway (not so much
hign-mindedly as stubbornly).
Wednesday, die day of the concert, my voice was completely
gone I was just whispering.
A t n o o n , I h a d my t h r o a t
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sprayed, and came home with a

fever. After meditating and
napping, the fever was gone,
but so was the voice, still, and
I tried to listen for guidance as
to whether I should attend the
concert.
Suddenly I thought of my
Mother, who would be right
down in front, and who would
not rest, nor let anyone else rest
'til she found out where I was,
i f I d i d n ' t s h o w u p she
wouldn't enjoy the affair a bit.
A n d the telephone people
would ask about me, and wonder, and turn their minds from
the music.
I dressed formally, and got a
beautiful "do" on my hair. Just
as I realized that I couldn't call
a cab because I couldn't speak,

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one of the chorus stopped by for

me, on the chance that I had
changed my mind. So by then
I knew I should go.
I "sang" the program, though
no notes came out. I held every
"hold," breathed at every breath
mark, and "said" all my words
with every bit of feeling I had.
The group has never sung better, or been more united in effort. Only those I had told in
advance knew that I hadn't
sung. M y M o t h e r enjoyed
every minute of it, and never
knew, until I whispered it, that I
had pantomimed. Others came
up, all enthusiastic about the
program, almost refusing to believe what they heard. Those
who didn't hear it, never knew
the difference.
The next day, a friend on the
street was sure she had heard
my voice. One of the supervisors told me today that his
wife just simply didn't believe
him, because I was the one who
seemed to be enjoying the singing most.
By Friday, my vocal chords
were vibrating a bit againand
on Sunday I sang in church.
After noting the fact that I
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self, I have examined the experience for what is to be

gleaned. It occurs to me that at
times the spiritual contribution
to a singing group can outbalance the mere musical tones.
As I "sang" in my accustomed
place in the group of fourteen,
I'm sure that all of them forgot
periodically that no tones were
coming out. W e were unitedno one was missing there was
no last-minute disarrangement.
Afterwards, those who found
out thought it was a good joke
because obviously I wasn't
ill. It all seems to simplify into
this: If you can't give everything you'd like, give what you
can, only give it more wholeheartedly than ever before. As
for the effect on me, it was wond e r f u l my consciousness
soared, and I went to sleep, feeling somehow fulfilled.
A n interesting "by-the-way"
is that I definitely proved at the
office that we get back what we
give. Every time I whispered to
one of my girls, she whispered
right back!
And I did learn that when I
have slipped to the point that a
bug has taken over, I should
give my body a chance to heal.

Ignorantly or Intelligently' .
6

Ruth E. Chew

ow DOES one meditate?

When a beginner in
metaphysics starts on
the G o l d e n P a t h , he hears
much of the need of meditation. Suddenly the thing he
does naturally, normally, all the
time, assumes a technicality.
Just how does one go about
m e d i t a t i n g on mental and
spiritual ideas?
H a v i n g heard Ernest
Holmes, speaking informally
before a small gathering, say
that he considered the statement he uses in all his radio
broadcasting so effective that
he would continue to use it as
long as he lived, I found myself repeating the f a m i l i a r
words over and over: "There
is a Power for Good in the universe and I can use it."
In the dark of the two-hour
bus ride homeward the words
came involuntarily to mind,
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and w i t h them the added

thought, " Y e s ! A n d I am
using T h i s Power for Good'
a l l t h e t i m e ! F o r t h e r e is
no other P o w e r . Everyone
in this bus, everyone everywhere, is using this same Power
right this minute. They have
always used it. They always
will, for It is the only Power in
the entire universe. W e all use
it, every instant, one hundred
percent; but, for the most part,
we have done so, and continue
to do so, in almost total ignorance. Many do not even know
that there is such a Power;
others have read, even studied
diligendy, about this Power,
but so far they have accepted it
only intellectually, and are at
sea as to how to make use of It
to change conditions, consciously and at will."
Since we are using T h e
Power always, in all ways, we

SCIENCE

OF

should make it our prime business to learn just how to apply

it in every detail of our daily
lives. Anything else is unthinkable, foolish i n the extreme.
Unfortunately many people
think of the Power mostly as a
fire escape to extract themselves from difficulties they
have thought themselves into.
Wonderful as it is to fill up
"holes" (given reality by naming them " D e b t , " "Disease,"
"Disaster" and diverse "Difficulties"), after all, when the
"demonstration" is made, we
are only where we should have
been in the first place! W e have
only mended a torn dress!

MIND

M y infinite need is to identify

my Self with Infinity, to see
and know myself as a needed,
vital part of the One Great
Whole, to definitely, deliberately, dynamically, with all the
determination I possess, to
think, to speak, to act in the
realization that I am One with
sum totality, "The Power for
Good" Now, always and in
all ways, small or great. It makes
no difference.

In this thing called "Life,"

where The Power manifests as
all that there is, I, and all mankind, actually live. W e move
around in It every time we stir.
It is the essence and substance
Of course we had to crawl of our being. How well Jesus
before we walked; but isn't it knew this! "Of myself, I (a
high time that more of us were man like unto all men) can do
intelligently directing this great nothing (no thing) it is the
Creative Power to bring about Father (the Creative Power
the wonderful marvels and which made me) that doeth the
miracles which so far " E y e work." " A n d the works I do
hath not seen, ear hath not shall ye also do, and greater
heard"? Isn't it true that, " N o works than these shall ye do."
thing is 'too good* to be true?" How? By making greater, more
Well, then, what is it that I intelligent use of The Power,
need to do that all of us need of course! T o depend upon it
to do more and better than utterly, with the faith of a little
ever before in our lives, to ac- childto vision high, wide and
t u a l l y a c c o m p l i s h these handsome for w i t h o u t a
"mighty works" we can talk vision we perish.
about so glibly? The answer?
A s I use this Power con46

IGNORANTLY

OR

INTELLIGENTLY?

my choice of two "i's" ignorantly, or intelligentlywhich?

"There is a Power for Good in
the universe." I am using it
with every passing second.
Shall I use it ignorantly, or intelligently? There is no other
choice on earth or in heaven.
Thus did I meditate, and in
so doing did I attain a greater
realization of The Power; and
from that expanding consciousness proceeded many precious
blessings.

sciously, continuously, for highly constructive purpose, automatically the results of my

former ignorant mis-use of It
dwindle proportionately. That
is logical, good common sense.
It is equally sensible to realize
that no one can possibly use
The Power at one and the same
time, both ignorantly and intelligently.
The whole secret, then, of
living at the top-notch of my
Christ-Potentiality hinges on

WHAT ARE WE?

Like waves from the deep
That meet on the shore,
W e laugh and we meet
And then are no more.
Like leaves on a tree
And clouds in the sky
Is it desdned that we
Must perish and die?
It seems we are more
Than buds on a tree
Or waves on the shore
Of turbulent sea.
Onoe sculptured from
The dust of the sod
We're bom to become
The image of God.
SISTER BENEDICTION
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Satisfied With This Year's Work .

7

MAUDE ALLISON LATHEM, Editor

T_Jndoubtedly, at the beginning of the year nineteen hundred fifty-two,

most of us started out with high hopes and forward plans for a year of
activity and worthy accomplishment. It might be interesting now (since
three fourths of the year will have passed by the time you are reading
this) to check up on ourselves, find out if we knew where we were going,
if we have been steadfast in our purpose and persistence. If the answer is
disappointing, we might yet retrieve some of the time in the next three
months. We are not satisfied with merely moving, like the little fellow
who admitted his inability to read. "I can read figgers," he said, "but
not words. When I see a road sign, I can tell how fur but not where to."
Surely, knowing the "where to" is an essential factor in our ongoing.
Dr. Howard Thurman, a Negro of great intellectual and spiritual attainments, says that when our personal conduct fails to exemplify increasingly our own sense of the highest, the meaning of life tends to
disappear. "It seems to me," he says, "that we are under great obligation
to find something in our world, some cause or purpose to which we may
give ourselves in utter devotion." Asking the pertinent question, "Is lifo
growing dingy on your sleeve?" he stresses the necessity of becoming the
captive of a great commitment, adding, "If life has no meaning for you,
it may be that it is because your character is always at war with your
ideals; or it may be that your conceit keeps you from exposing yourself to
the ministry of the commonplace, or it may be that your pride or your
insensitiveness keeps you from identifying yourself with some . . . deeply
moving purpose."
If we have thus far in 1952 dedicated our time and our talents to a
commitment which includes obeying the highest and best we know, we
are well on a way that makes great demands but must produce great joy.
Unquestionably, we have been tempted to play around the edges of our
great opportunities, to take the line of least resistance. And those less
interested in our undertaking may, consciously or unconsciously, have
attempted to hinder us, or laughed at us, or have striven to interest us in
something less important.
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But if we have chosen a work big enough to merge ourselves within it,
we have been, and will continue to be, able to remain steadfast as did
Nehemiah an engineer, a man of prayer and a dynamo of action
who, when taunted by the obstructionists (who had no faith in his ability
to re-build the wall of Jerusalem), to all their jeers, their admonitions,
their pleas gave one answer: / am doing a great work so that I cannot
come down. (The wall was completed and the gates hung in fifty-two
days!)
God grant this has been, and will continue to be, our response when
we arc tempted to turn aside (from the great work we have laid out for
ourselves) to a petty, selfish gain! As Dr. Winfred Ernest Garrison, of
the University of Chicago, once said: "It is not hard for even the feeblest
of us, in moments of his best impulses, to think high thoughts and plan
heroic enterprises and set for himself admirable standards of character
and achievements; but it is only the disciplined soul that can maintain in
action the standards which he himself has set up in moments of contemplation."
It is true, we do not know whither we are going. That has always been
true; never have we known what a day was to bring forth. But we must
not permit ourselves to feel that life is done when we run upon a "Road
Closed" sign. There are many detours and all of them eventually reach a
highway. We may not be able to choose the particular mode of selfexpression we have desired for ourselves, but we can always know that
we are not permanently sidetracked. Let us emulate the worthy example
given us in First Samuel: David encouraged himself in his God. This is
not merely the priming of our pumps by self-stimulation; it is the rebuilding of our very life's blood stream. As in David's day, so in ours, our
hearts must be fired by enduring purposes and our faith must rest in a
God Who guarantees the triumph of spiritual values. Let us go forward
the balance of this year filled with that faith which Sherwood Eddy speaks
of as " . . . not the ability to believe something in spite of the evidence,
but the ability to dare something in spite of the consequences."
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INSPIRATION
for each day of October
I A M the Resurrection and Life of my glorious body,
of my unlimited finances, and of my peace of m i n d
eternally sustained and ever expanding. I am that I
am, one with the Almighty Most High One.
Healing Thought for October:
The order and harmony of the Christ-consciousness,
established in me throughout eternity, is manifesting
itself now as perfect health in every cell, tissue, organ,
process, and function of my glorious body.
Prosperity Thought for October:
M y God has supplied all my needs, according to
his infinite riches. I am abundantly sustained by the
Christ-consciousness of opulence.
Meditations by
EDGAR W H I T E BURRILL
Associate Minister
SAN FRANCISCO CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE

San Francisco, California

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INSPIRATION

FOR E A C H D A Y O F OCTOBER

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER FIRST

CONTEMPLATION
Whatsoever things are true... whatsoever things are of good report
. . . think on these... Philippians 4:8

I know that what I think I shall become; f o r as a man

really feels, he manifests. Therefore I w i l l put my attention
N o t on time, but
not on the visible, but
not on the body, but
not on matter, but
not on fear, but
not on death, but
not on error, but
not on evil, but
not on the human-self, but
not on me, but
not on personality, but
not on limitation, but
not on illness, but
not on sorrow, but
not on myself, but

on Eternity;
on the Invisible;
on the Spirit;
on M i n d ;
on Love;
on L i f e ;
on T r u t h ;
on G o o d ;
on Christ-consciousness;
on the I A m ;
on Individuality;
on Opulence;
on Health;
on Happiness;
on G o d .

TREATMENT
I contemplate the good qualities of life, knowing that a l l
good things are already mine. I contemplate the priceless:
love, affection, friendship, kindness, happiness, tender memories, sunny days, starlight in the woods, songs of birds, sunrise on the mountains, the glamor of strange places, the glory
of coming home, the power of imagination. I contemplate
hope, faith, Truth, wisdom, understanding. I contemplate the
Infinite Source that never fails. I contemplate the Greater,
which I strive to become.
Textbook, Page 559 / Allow Myself To Dip Deeply Into My
Divine Being
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INSPIRATION F O R
THURSDAY, OCTOBER SECOND

SINCERITY
. . . a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise . . . renew a right
spirit within me. Psalm 51:17,10

Sincerity is purity of belief that refuses to eat of the fruit

of the tree of good and evil. It is a quality of forthrightness
that adheres to Good as the only real Power, and to Love as
the Law of M i n d i n action. Sincerity gives allegiance to the
One Power, proclaiming the works of G o d to be perfect,
announcing the unity of God's universe. In conduct toward
others, the sincere man has neither desire nor need to dissimulate. In respect of self, the sincere man has neither desire,
nor need, for self-deceit, self-pity, Self-condemnation, or selfrighteousness. In god-like sincerity, we acknowledge ourselves and each other as beloved children of the Most H i g h .
W i t h the Almighty One as Father, we see no evil. W e speak
and act from the heart, without guile.
TREATMENT
I hold i n thought the image of the perfect man, created i n
the beginning through God's thought. I acknowledge G o d
as the source of all that is. From this ever-available source all
good comes, and I enjoy a l l I can believe to be meant for a
child of G o d . I cherish right desires in my heart, knowing
that the Law of M i n d i n Action manifests every good thing.
I desire for my fellowmen a l l the goodness and the good
which I believe is intended for me. I know that there is more
than enough good for everyone no God-expression deprives one to favor another. M y good comes to me direct,
through an infinity of channels. I dwell i n the kingdom of
heaven now, enjoying open-hearted, generous, sincere comradeship with God-as-my-fellowman.
Textbook, Page 546 / See No Evil
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EACH D A YOF OCTOBER

FRIDAY, OCTOBER

THIRD

HARMONY
All things work together for good to those that love God.
Romans 8:28

When G o d created the world H e looked at everything H e

had made and found everything good. There were no exceptions. H o w could there be when H e was the Maker? That
harmony still persists. The ancients glimpsed this eternal fact
when they spoke of the "music of the spheres." They believed
that since everything in motion causes vibrations, the various
planets must each have a distinctive note the whole solar
system forming one perfect harmony of sound for those who
have ears to hear. In fact, there is no place i n the Universe
where harmony is not expressed, though human ears are unable to detect the mighty diapason. What we do hear is but
the faint and feeble note of a single flute, compared to the
f u l l orchestra of harmony that does perpetually exist.
TREATMENT
I know that for every minor chord of experience there is a
major chord that endures. That which we call dissonance becomes to The Musician but a prelude to the common chord
the C-major of Life. That is my music I w i l l not dwell on
the minor. What made harmony, also made me. What made
harmony continues to make it in my life and experience.
I w i l l remember that evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; that all we have willed or hoped or dreamed of
good does exist. I w i l l listen for God's voice. I hear His
W o r d gladly. I am receptive to Truth. I rejoice in the harmony of my being. I know there is no beauty nor good nor
power whose voice has gone forth, but survives for eternity.
Textbook, Page 538 J Listen
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INSPIRATION F O R
SATURDAY, OCTOBER FOURTH

INSPIRATION
In bis law doth be meditate day and night. Psalm 1:2

By meditating on our spiritual reality, we receive inspiration from the One Source the One M i n d . Inspiration
means literally to take in the very presence of the holy Spirit.
The Latin word is used also to denote breathing. I f we remember that with every breath we draw, we partake of H i s
H o l y Spirit, we shall never again suffer difficulties of breathing. In addition, there is the life principle which the Orient
calls prana. This means to them the Life Principle Itselfthe
very Presence of G o d . Thus we in-spire. T h e Greek word
enthusiasm similarly means to be filled with the presence of
G o d . T o be enthusiastic, or to be inspired, is to act from within, moved upon by something greater than ourselves.
TREATMENT
I consciously make myself receptive for the One M i n d to
use at Its best. It can desire only good for me, for It is Good,
Itself. From this Source originate a l l good ideas, a l l constructive thoughts, all active impulses. A s I receive these d i vine, inspired ideas, so shall I act, so shall my habits be
formed. As my habits are, so shall my character be. M y character makes my destiny. I w i l l be still and know that I A m
G o d , made manifest as M e . Out of the heart are the issues of
life, and as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. I think, therefore, on the Truth that I am filled with the presence of G o d ;
and I renew that inspiration with every breath I draw.
Textbook, Page 331 Inspiration
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EACH D A Y O F OCTOBER
SUNDAY, OCTOBER

FIFTH

UNFOLDMENT
Watch and pray. Matthew 26:41

Daily prayer is necessary i f we are to make the progress

we should. In H i s Law we are to meditate day and night. W e
are to live according to patterns of good conduct a l l the
time. It is true that we are all on the way to the same goal.
It is equally true that some start earlier, and some travel
faster. The first may lag along the way of unfoldment, and
spurred by enthusiasm, the late-to-start may outstrip the
first. So the first may be last, and the last may be first. Those
who have come in to toil at the eleventh hour in the vineyard
may be the best workers of a l l ; and may be rewarded equally
with the toilers of the entire day. Watch and pray daily. U n foldment i n understanding is the certain product of constancy!
TREATMENT
I walk i n the way. I accept God's leadership i n the path
of righteousness. I make myself receptive to the W o r d of
Truth at all times, and enlarge my cup of understanding so
that I manifest more of my unlimited good. I know there is
no place where G o d is not. H i s Presence fills the earth. I
acknowledge This to be the only Power, and rejoice that I
have access to the Wisdom of God's Power within my heart.
I am not alone. I am one with H i m . So is every man. A s I
understand more unfold more the level of understanding is lifted throughout the universe. Therefore, I watch and
pray daily that always I may include more of God's understanding.
Textbook, Page 527 The Way Is Clear
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INSPIRATION FOR
M O N D A Y , OCTOBER SIXTH

DISCERNMENT
Love one another, as I have loved you. John 15:12; in honor preferring one another. Romans 12:10

W e are to love everybody, but i n various degrees some

more, some less. There is to be wise discernment i n our allegiances. W e have to be on guard with some wise as serpents, and gentle as doves. There might be those who appear
to take advantage of our generosity, thereby losing their own
self-reliance. It is at times harder to refuse to do an unselfish
thing than to do it. There are times when we must do a thing
that appears selfish, i n the interest of the greater good for
everyone, as we understand it. W e are to let our love be without discrimination but with discernment. In sustaining
our God-given integrity, there must be the "right d i v i d i n g "
of the word of Truth about our neighbors and ourselves.
TREATMENT
I love my neighbor as myself, therefore I know that Divine
Wisdom and Justice are my protection. I give freely and
gladly of my good, with love in my heart, knowing that this
is the true sharing which blesses all. In every transaction I
know that a service is being rendered t6 buyer and seller, and
no advantage is ever taken of either one. This equalization
of exchange is the true use of substance, as the medium of
exchange of goods good w i l l , Good. The Good Presence
of G o d is i n the manifestations which are involved i n the
transactions. I expect and behold blessings for every person
involved in each transaction. I love and I am loved, in honor
preferring G O O D .
Textbook, Page 524 No Misrepresentations
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E A C H D A Y O F OCTOBER
TUESDAY, OCTOBER SEVENTH

UNDERSTANDING
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own
understanding. Proverbs 3:5

The greatness of Solomon, we are told, was due to the fact

that he did not ask for riches or fame, but for an understanding heart. H e desired the inner gold of wisdom. A n understanding heart is a loving heart. Solomon knew that wisdom
which is not motivated by love is dangerous. H e knew also
that love which is not directed by wisdom is destructive. Because Solomon understood that real substance is of the spirit
and nature of Divine Love, he drew unlimited riches from
the inexhaustible Source. H i s revelation of oneness with
Omniscience made it plain to him that there exists an inner
wisdom i n a l l men a wisdom able at all times to guide,
guard, and govern all we do. H e did not have to seek authority outside himself, for he knew that the spirit of Divine
W i s d o m dwells within each individualized expression of
Itself.
TREATMENT
I seek answers within my own consciousness, for the Infinite W i s d o m that made me in Its own image knows at all
times what I should do, where I should go, whom I should
contact. I myself am a center where Omniscience manifests.
I listen for the voice of Truth at all times, in every place. I
am unique, and so is every man. Everything aids me in my
expression of the God-wisdom and God-understanding
which indwell me. I have a particular purpose and contribution to make, and no one else can do it i n exactly the way
Divine W i s d o m reveals it to me. G o d has given understanding to my heart, and this great gift shall abide forever
unfolding myself to me as I unfold into the Greater Wisdom.
Textbook, Page 442 Wisdom
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INSPIRATION FOR
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER EIGHTH

RESPONSIVENESS
// these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry
out. Luke 19:40

When the Pharisees asked Jesus to rebuke his disciples for

their hosannas on Palm Sunday, his reply was that i f the
people held their peace, the stones would cry out. There was
a recognition of divinity i n him at Cana when the water was
turned to wine. A railroad foreman w i l l tell us that a steel
rail can suffer fatigue from traffic strain, because its molecules get too tired to hold together. Animals are affected by
the moods of their owners. Flowers grow exceptionally well
for those who have the "Green Thumb." Obviously, there is
a responsiveness running through all Nature. The same indwelling spirit, i n many degrees of consciousness, is to be
found i n everything. There is a relationship running through
all that G o d has made for a l l is made from the same substance, i n the same substance, and of it. Certainly, the knowing spirit is aware of its own responsiveness to itself.
TREATMENT
I behold all that G o d made, and know that the same Love
made me. M y loving thought cannot help bringing its loving
answer. I respond to a l l of nature i n its own loving way
ragweed and rose, goldenrod and gardenia, vegetable, mineral, animal, A L L is G o d . A l l is surpassingly beautiful. I
bless the Lord with my whole heart, and welcome a l l manifestations of responsive beauty and ecstasy. I respond to
God's goodness, and the goodness of G o d responds to me.
Textbook, Page 532 / Arise and Go Forth
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E A C H D A Y OF OCTOBER
THURSDAY, OCTOBER N I N T H

ASSURANCE
He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Matthew 7:29

Jesus was not a copier, imitator, repeater of other men's

words. H e had an inner assurance of T r u t h that caused
everyone who heard him to marvel at his authority. H e stated
frequently that his authority was from within, for he had
identified himself with Infinite W i s d o m . H e gave us the
pattern, with the definite statement that what he did, we are
to do and greater things. Therefore, I dedicate myself
to the awareness that

I am not done; God loves me dearly; God is personal,

parental; He is near me. He is always present; He never
leaves me. He is everywhere now; Love is the Way, the Truth.
G o d is spiritual Love; Love is Eternal L i f e ; I have abundant L i f e and love for everybody everywhere. I send it forth.
G o d cares for me and protects me, and I gladly let H i s w i l l
prevail.

TREATMENT
I and the Creator are one. I am, therefore, one with the
eternal creative Substance; the everlasting Supply; the i n finite, unchanging, undiminishing, unceasing Source which
Spirit is. From Spirit, all things are manifest for me now
all my needs are met, a l l my desires satisfied. I share constantly in the unfailing Supply from which I have never been
separate, cannot be separate! K n o w i n g all this with divine
certainty, I attain and sustain my absolute assurance i n a l l
that is good. I participate in the glory of the universe, forever.
Textbook, Page 532 Complete Confidence
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INSPIRATION FOR
FRIDAY, OCTOBER T E N T H

EFFECTIVENESS
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
James 5:16

W e are to D O good from the very nature of our B E I N G

good. Jesus never performed a healing without first commanding the patient to D O something about it himself. "Rise
and w a l k " "Stretch forth thy hand" "Take up thy bed"
all these commands imposed activity, and aroused an i n active faith. W e are to be active also, for faith without works
is dead. W e prove our faith by our manifestation of wholeness and harmony. Lincoln once said that demonstration is
the strongest word in the English language. T o demonstrate
is to prove to make evident to manifest. In order that
my manifestations prove the effectiveness of my prayers, I
constantly affirm my absolute God-likeness; my divine heritage; my individualization of G o d ; my eternal being; my creative supply; my unity with man; my power to heal.
TREATMENT
I live effectively, for I affirm that Spirit is Immortality and
Infinity. I declare that my W i s d o m is the unfoldment of my
understanding and my affirmation of Truth. Because I affirm
all these ideas, I affirm with new conviction that man is the
manifestation of G o d in and through every person, including me. W i t h the very breath of my life I achieve the perfect
balance between matter and Spirit time and eternity
finiteness and Infinity finality and Immortality my individuality and the Great Unity. I am one with G o d who is
in the midst of me, mighty to prevail; and I can do all things
well, through the Christ-consciousness which is the Truth
of my being my assurance of effectivness in my l i f e !
Textbook, Page 543 My Word Comes Back To Me

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EACH D A Y O F OCTOBER
SATURDAY, OCTOBER E L E V E N T H

WORSHIP
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Psalm 29:2

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, but this

does not mean that we are afraid of G o d . In this connection,
fear means reverence. T o worship the Lord, therefore, is to
do so because we are always joyous and grateful for a l l H i s
blessings. A worshipful attitude is cultivated when we look
at the world through the eyes of the Artist, W h o made everything beautiful. It could have been done without color
without music, without bird-songs, flowers, jewels, wings
but that fails to measure up to our best understanding of the
nature of God's Beauty. Being divinely loving, H e made
beauty everywhere. Let us worship with appreciation and reverence the rich expressions of the divine nature. Then shall
our holiness become beautiful within itself, for we shall see
H i m as H e is.
TREATMENT
I w i l l sing praises with my whole heart, for I know what
the Lord does unto me. Patterned perfection, symmetry and
order show forth in everything that G o d has made, and the
Law sustains the perfection. N o matter where I turn my gaze,
in heights or shallows, I see H i s face. Every bush burns with
the mystery of manifested life. Wherever I put my foot is
holy ground. I sing praises to H i s name, for I am filled with
the presence of G o d , as sunshine covers the earth. M y cup
runneth over with blessings. N o matter how large I make
the cup, it is filled to overflowing. I am thankful for the great
good which is mine now and forever.
Textbook, Page 212 Seeing Perfection
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INSPIRATION F O R

SUNDAY, OCTOBER TWELFTH

FAITH
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the
word of God. Hebrews 11:3

Objects which we call material are manifestations of ideas

from the Infinite M i n d , the Sole Creator. There is no other
source. H e made a l l that was made, and made it a l l very
good perfect! Since the real universe is a spiritual creation, everything that exists in it is spiritual. This is the
Truth about it. Everything is a form of spiritual energy;
therefore I conclude that my thought images act upon the
creative medium of the One M i n d to produce i n manifestation what I contemplate i n my thinking. The Law is set i n
motion for me by the faith I have i n God's ability to create.
" I n the beginning was the W o r d , and the W o r d was with
G o d , and the W o r d was G o d . " This is St. John's marvellous
insight into the working of mind itself the same M i n d
that was i n Jesus the same M i n d that is i n us as us the
same M i n d that is all-there-is. O u r own is the use we make
of It.
TREATMENT
Whatever idea I hold, whatever thought I think, sets up
activity. I know it. Therefore, I am established i n good
thoughts, initiating only right action. Every idea is a creative
word within my consciousness, which contacts the infinite
creative storehouse. I think of myself as I want others to
think of me. I think of others as I want them to think of me.
I see all people as children of G o d . M y faith is established
in the goodness of G o d , who made me a spirit of H i s spirit,
and gave me authority to speak the creative word within
and for myself and others. I have the faith O F G o d because
I have complete faith I N G o d .
Textbook, Page 5H My Word Shall Bear Pruit
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M O N D A Y , OCTOBER THIRTEENTH

ACCEPTANCE
Behold I stand at the door and knock; if any man . . . open the door
. . . I will come in. Revelations 3:20

There is no compulsion on us to do anything ours is free

choice. In fact, the basic freedom has always been that of
acceptance. N o one can make us think what we do not want
to think. The mind is impregnable when it shuts the door, so
it might be said that a man's thoughts become his castle.
There comes a time when we find that the only real satisfactions come from choosing to open the door of the heart
to admit the consciousness of G o d . As Hoffman suggested i n
his great painting, the human heart has no knob on the outside, and can be opened only from within. Y o u and I control
our destiny by what we think. Freedom of thought is the
foundation upon which rests the complete world of experience. Freedom of thought is basic inherent i n everyone,
everywhere.
TREATMENT
I accept the divine responsibility of my freedom to choose
what I shall think. I realize that my awareness is the point
from which a l l else flows i n unbreakable succession; that
every man has his own privilege of thought; that none may
think for another; that, therefore, each is master of his own
awareness. I accept the sole responsibility for what I am,
and what I have. I accept with thankful heart the God-intended good. I think better thoughts daily. I accept both the
improved thought, and the resulting improved manifestation with deep thanks, for I know that the G o o d of my
life is as great as my acceptance.
Textbook, Page 555 / Accept The Fullness Of My Own Divine
Well Being
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER F O U R T E E N T H

EXPECTANCY
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him. Psalm

37:7

Jesus said, "I do nothing of myself; but as m y Father hath

taught me, I speak these things." H e never had any doubt
that the L a w was working for him at a l l times. H e had a
perpetual expectancy of good, and good was always brought
into manifestation for him. W e , in like manner, may invoke
and use the same Law of G o o d for ourselves and others. It
never fails. It is "foolproof." According to our faith it is
done unto us. W e can make a great difference in our lives by
learning to expect health, abundance, and success! Take it
easy relax and let G o o d have a clear channel to flow
through us into manifestation. Tension and doubt seem to
tie up the passageways. W h e n we know that the L a w always
works, it is wiser to learn the nature of the Law, so as to work
in harmony with it.
TREATMENT
I have an expectancy of good, for I know that the Power
for G o o d runs the universe, and I can use this Power. There
is only this Power and it is for me to decide on the direction I w i l l have It flow. I know the W o r d in m y mouth is a
blessing or a curse, depending o n the use I make of the
Good Power. A s I expect day to follow night spring to
succeed winter awakening after sleep I expect good to
follow good i n m y life experiences. I decide to speak only
the word o f blessing. I know that I can rest secure i n the
result, for I know the law fulfills precisely and swiftly. " . . .
before they call I w i l l answer; and while they are yet speaking I w i l l hear." I rest i n the Law.
Textbook, Page 542 Waiting On Thee

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER

FIFTEENTH

ENTHUSIASM
Make a joyful noise unto God . . . come before bis presence with
singing. Psalm 66:1; 100:2

T o be enthusiastic is to be filled with the presence of G o d ,

as the old meaning of the word signifies. Religion is a happy
experience; it is a turning back into G o d . It means literally
to bind back to G o d the things that are H i s . There is a quality of hilariousness in holiness, as the similarity of the rootmeanings reveals. W e are to forget the human self and break
the bonds of fearful inhibitions. In the old days the congregations shouted Hallelujahs and Amens whenever the minister made a good point. W h e n we are really happy, we can
at least permit the swift tears of joy to flow. If our religion
doesn't fill our hearts with love toward a l l our fellowmen,
we're using the wrong brand. Let's keep looking t i l l we find
the relationship with G o d which makes us happy enough to
shout Hallelujah! A m e n !
TREATMENT
I acclaim a l l persons everywhere as my relatives, and I
bless them. I am always happy with them, because I love
G o d , and G o d is being their lives! I find good qualities i n
everyone and I am enthusiastic about all the good things I
discover. I know that whatever of good I understand reaches
from me into every part of the universe; and whatever of
good is understood anywhere blesses me. Every man's prosperity blesses a l l men. There is one Peace universally acknowledged and every man shares my enthusiasm for the
wonder of i t ! W e are all one there is one Creator and one
Universe. I am one with every good and I glory in i t !
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER SIXTEENTH

BELIEF
Ye believe in God, believe also in me. John 14:1

If we believe i n G o d , we must also believe in ourselves as

His beloved children; for H e made us in H i s image and after
His likeness. W e are the Spirit of H i s Spirit. M a n has been
told that he is to have dominion over a l l things that have
already been created. This is the Christ-self which has dominion over the household of the self, by divine inheritance.
This true self the Christ-consciousness is the " I A M , "
the eternal, changeless me. A s beloved children of creation,
we are one with the infinite I A M that made us. I dedicate my
understanding to the purpose of becoming aware of this
wondrous relationship.
TREATMENT
I believe, as Jesus the Christ taught, that I am eternal, indestructible, ever-sustained by the Almighty Most H i g h I
A M , which I call G o d . G o d supports, protects, guides, guards
and governs all that I A M and all that I do. In this concept,
practicing my oneness, I am the manifestation of God's opulence; I am one with the Substance of the Universe. I am the
visible presence of the Christ-self. I live and move and have
my being in the perfection and harmony of a son of G o d . I
make manifest every good quality; and every good thing I
can believe truly belongs to the nature of the Creator. I w i l l
be still and know that I A m G o d manifest as me. I am the
active presence of a l l good, expressing through me. I am
the Power Itself acting through me, expressing G O O D .
Textbook, Page 5H O Man, Speak Forth Thy Word
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER S E V E N T E E N T H

GRATITUDE
O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; make known his deeds
among the people. Psalm 107:1; 105:1

Gratitude is the golden key that unlocks the storehouse of

infinite blessings. If we do not thank G o d for what we have
received, why should we expect more? W e know that every
good and perfect gift is from G o d of G o d "with whom
is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." The light of
the Giver is ever turned toward us gifts have already been
assigned to us, which we have not yet even imagined! Let us
rejoice and be exceeding glad, for it is the Father's good
pleasure to give us the kingdom. " N o good thing w i l l H e
withhold from them that walk uprightly." In the old days,
grace was said before meals. Jesus always thanked the Father
before a healing took place the giving of thanks was part
of the process. Can we think of a better technique?
TREATMENT
"I w i l l bless the Lord at all times: H i s praise shall be continually in my mouth." It is H e that hath made us, and not
we ourselves. I thank G o d that H e has always tempered justice with mercy and love. I thank G o d , also, for every person
who has ever done me a kind deed or spoken a kind word
that helped in my advancement toward complete understanding. I am grateful to those whose lives have been good examples for me to follow. I am thankful that in God's design
for living, all paths lead to perfection. I thank G o d that with
His presence, today is a glorious experience which I w i l l recall tomorrow with even greater joy! I enrich life itself by
expressing thanks for the magnificent G O O D that is mine,
now and forever.
Textbook, Page 556 Abundance Is My Inheritance
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PRAISE
Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy
name. Psalm 103:1

The heart that is filled with praise is too f u l l to admit negative thoughts into the consciousness. W h e n we remember our
blessings and thank G o d for them, we cannot be thinking of
lack or limitation. W e are too f u l l of good thoughts to utter
evil. N o matter what experience appears, it reveals some
good for everything that happens to us must happen
through us. From each moment, I distill some added essence
of wisdom. I view sorrow as that which discloses compassion
I view seeming failure as that which awakens my consciousness to patience and perseverance. I open my mind to
a new realization of perfection in all my experiences.
TREATMENT
The mind of man reflects the M i n d of G o d . . . and out of
the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks. I speak of eternal
goodness throughout the universe, for the M i n d of G o d contemplates goodness eternally. Beholding the allness of Good,
I see the light upon every pathway, and every experience
shows forth its harmony with divine poise and power. I know
that " a l l things work together for good to them that love
G o d . " Therefore I declare at all times that Truth is all. G o o d
is a l l ; there is no evil. The mind of G o d is the only M i n d
expressing in me, through me, for me, always. It manifests as
this life which is recognized as my own my own I A M
always.
Textbook, Page 567 Perfect Intelligence Directs My Thought
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER

NINETEENTH

UNITY
/ and my Father are one . . . the Father is in me, and I in him.
John 10:30-38

W e identify ourselves with G o d , our Creator, as Jesus did.

W e are not alone. W e express the Father as Jesus said he did.
It is the creative M i n d i n us that does the work; of ourselves,
if we should seem to feel separate from it, we can do nothing.
In this understanding of our unity with the great creative
force of Life itself, we can do all things w e l l for then we
have the Christ-consciousness. This is the truth about us at
all times, whether we know it or not. But to know the truth
about ourselves is to be free indeed. G o d is the almighty
Most H i g h One, without adversary to oppose H i s divine w i l l .
W e identify ourselves, therefore, with the positive creativeness which we call G o d . It is the Principle of Life itself, manifesting as divine Love. Nothing can defeat It; nothing can
defeat us when we know this.
TREATMENT
I identify myself with the almighty Most H i g h One, acknowledging the greatness of the Power. I claim my heritage
of Good, and refuse to give credence to any counterfeit claim.
I admit no authority but the Divine. I know that nothing can
delay or circumvent, supervene or supersede the working of
Divine W i l l in and through me, for I decree that God's w i l l
is done as my w i l l . I have no w i l l but God's. I w i l l oppose
nothing, for everything flows in channels of Good to bring
my good to me. Right action, planned by Divine Love, provides that I enjoy every good thing, because the Father and
I are one. It is the Father working to do His good pleasure,
and I rejoice in it.
Textbook, Page 549 Unity

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M O N D A Y , OCTOBER TWENTIETH

KINDLINESS
Be kindly affectioned one to mother with brotherly love.
Romans 12:10

Love is exactly what the world needs and wants'. Love

is the solvent for every woe, the healer of every discord. G o d
is the healing-power, for G o d is Love Itself. A soft answer
turneth away wrath, and courtesy is the talisman of love d i vine. W e have the wonderful liberty to initiate any kind of
action we desire, by "doing unto others" only we can be
loving enough to do it first. There is so much unacknowledged kindness in the universe most people are kindly intentioned toward each other. A l l people are doing wonderful things with the God-understanding they now have, and
they are constantly unfolding. Every neighbor should have
our blessing. Everyone deserves the benefit of any doubt that
might seem to arise. Even though one appears guilty, certainly he w i l l be more rapidly cured by kindness.
TREATMENT
I see my neighbor as another self of mine. I w i l l always be
to him as I want him to be to me. As I see him, he is. I accept
him as part of my human family. I accept him as part
of the God-family of nations, realizing that when I honestly
disagree with his point of view, it is my concern for myself
to seek understanding about his point of view. I see that he
has a divine right to his own opinion, i f it is held honestly
in the sight of his God-understanding. I view myself my
neighbor my affairs my life, with God's kindliness.
Textbook, Page 546 7 Behold In Thee His Image
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER TWENTY-FIRST

ADAPTABILITY
Whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Matthew 5:41

H o w often have you planned to do something, only to

have a friend contact you with a request to do something
else? D i d you acquiesce gracefully? Naturally, you might
have good reason to stick to your original plan; but frequently the refusal might be born of the wish not to be disturbed.
The law of circulation requires flexibility. A s we adapt to the
ebb and flow of conditions about us, we can keep receptive
to good suggestions and new ideas that come plentifully from
our associates. It may be a matter of kindness to let a friend's
request supersede a plan previously formed. The only way
to have more love in our lives is to be more loving.
TREATMENT
I thank G o d that I can adapt myself to any situation that
may occur. Since I contact Omnipotence within myself, I have
the unlimited power to do anything I need to do. Since I contact Omniscience, I have the intelligence to know what to do.
Since I am one with Omnipresence, I am always exactly where
G o d is. Solutions and answers appear right along with problems or questions, so everything is finished while I am yet
speaking. M y G o d has supplied all my needs, even before I
become aware of them. Harmonized to H i s infinite riches,
the Christ-consciousness in me is aware of the perfect solution to every problem. I adapt myself graciously and without
strain, circulating through every contingency of living with
calm assurance and the awareness of Good.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER TWENTY-SECOND

SELFLESSNESS
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Matthew 5:8

Let us dare to examine this passage, which has been interpreted to mean "chastity of conduct," and read it with
what was more likely the intent: "single-minded." Blessed
are the single-minded, who have not adulterated the truth
by worshipping Good and E v i l G o d and Mammon. T h e
double-minded man is unstable in all his ways; he is like the
waves of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed. There is no
stability in him. But those who put their reliance on the one
Power have built their house on a Rock; it shall be established; it shall not be moved. Purity of motive is the thing!
Even the law takes cognizance of this. It is for me to give my
f u l l attention to the singleness of Power . . . the oneness of
G o d . . . my unity with the Father. This is the abiding security.
Infinite Goodness, Divine Love, is the supreme authority.
TREATMENT
I believe i n one G o d Father of us all who is above
all, in all. It is H e That hath made us, and not we ourselves.
W e are H i s people all men are brothers. I follow the
True course, giving my allegiance to holiness. I acknowledge
Good as the supreme law of the universe, and M i n d as the
creator of all that is real. The world of form is the divine
manifestation of infinity diversifying as a multitude of ideas.
I put my trust in the power of Light, for the Light shineth
all the time. M y intentions and motives I bring into the
Light I am single-minded. I bear allegiance to G o d , and
live in Good.
Textbook, Page 432 The Single Eye
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER

TWENTY-THIRD

FRIENDLINESS
Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. Matthew 19:19

If you want a friend, be a friend. W e are to maintain a

friendly attitude toward our whole world as well as our immediate neighbor. The world is our home-country, and doing
good in it is our religion. T o love G o d implies that we love
our neighbors not more than, not less than, but equally with
ourselves. W e are to radiate peace and good w i l l to everyone and everything. A s we do, love and friendliness come
flooding back to us from the four corners of the earth. Thus
we establish our universality becoming one with the love
and goodness everywhere-existing. N o t h i n g has power to
hurt us, for good pervades our consciousness guiding,
shielding, protecting. W e throw a band of love around ourselves and the world, transforming all creation into a friendly unity.
TREATMENT
A s G o d is Infinite Love, so I am eternally loving. T o every
creature in the universe I send this impulse to trees, winds,
stones, plants, hills and sea; to birds, neighbors, pets, human
beings; all equal to me in their content of God-spirit! I love
them and friendly love comes back to me from everywhere. I affirm the goodness of all things and people. I know
that kindness is at the heart of a l l , because G o d is at the center. The A l l - G o o d encompasses me. N o i l l can befall me,
for friendliness enfolds me. The universe, being manifest
goodness, enfolds my life, surrounding it with every opportunity to show forth my own increasing friendliness. I thank
G o d that even as I love G o d and my fellow man, I receive
love and friendliness in abundant measure.
Textbook, Page 297 Attracting Friends. Also Page 557
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER T W E N T Y - F O U R T H

PEACE
Peace I leave with you. John 14:27

Peace is a quality of G o d , but peace is not inactive. It does

not mean merely the cessation from strife. Peace is a manifestation of Love, which is the most active force in the world
. . . for G o d is Love. It is Love which created the universe;
for the world would not have been made so beautiful were
it not conceived by the Love divine that excels all other loves.
N o matter what mankind has thought about it, still there is
perfect order, harmony and love i n the universe. The stars
go about their appointed ways the lilies are not distressed
the ant is still wise and there is no panic among the
electrons and atoms. The kingdom of heaven is all about us,
and deep within our hearts, if we did but become aware of it.
"I have been young, and now am o l d ; yet have I not seen the
righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread."
TREATMENT
N o t by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the
Lord. There is an inmost center in me where peace abides in
fullness. N o t h i n g outside has power to disturb this inner
peace, for it is G o d in the midst of me. N o condition or person can influence my security i n the peaceful center, for I
know that is where G o d assures me of H i s presence. I hear
the assurance of Eternal Life. The Eternal Spirit is my protection, and underneath are the Everlasting Arms, sustaining and supporting me, and because of God's comforting
Presence, I abide in perfect awareness of peace.
Textbook, Page 558 Peace Is The Power At The Heart Of God
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER TWENTY-FIFTH

COMPLETENESS
Behold, thou art made whole. John 5:14

Jesus understood that i n the beginning man was made

whole by the Creator. In fact, the correct reading of Genesis
is that "male and female made he each one of them." There
are masculine and feminine attributes i n everyone's character. W e manifest all good qualities, for we are indeed manifestations of G o d ; and every attribute of H i s is also ours.
Every drop of water has within itself a l l the attributes of the
boundless oceans! Every sunbeam manifests the whole nature
of the sun. W e know that man was made in the image and
after the likeness of Infinite Spirit Itself. M a n is therefore
spiritual, perfect, harmonious, joyous, intelligent, loving,
wise and powerful. This understanding heals every appearance of disease, replenishes seeming lack, and fills the heart
with peace and thanksgiving.
TREATMENT
I w i l l praise the Lord at all times for H i s wonderful goodness, knowing that I am made whole because H e made me
so. I cannot lack any good thing, for all divine qualities are
mine. Jesus told us that we also are the Heavenly Father's
children, and that everything he was doing we are capable
of doing. There is, then, no incompleteness in me, for I manifest the wholeness G o d intended. There is no good left out
of my makeup, for I am the beloved of the Heavenly Father.
I know it, and I rejoice in it. " N o good thing w i l l he withhold from them that walk uprightly."
Textbook, Page 531Born of Eternal Day
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INSPIRATION F O R
SUNDAY, OCTOBER TWENTY-SIXTH

MASTERY
And

God said . . . have dominion over . . . the earth. Genesis 1:28

That statement just about covers everything. M a n was

given dominion over a l l that G o d had made. Everything
was fashioned, created, and pronounced perfect then man
was given control. The supply of all Good was prepared,
before man was ready to make even the first demand on it.
Perhaps our economists are wiser than they knew, to use the
sequence supply and demand. G o d made it so man would
have everything over which to take dominion. It is His good
pleasure to give us the kingdom, and no good thing does H e
withhold from them that walk uprightly. T o know G o d as
the source of all that is and to realize that H e made all
that was made, that therefore right use makes everything
good . . . to know that is to enjoy a l l good things. Such enjoyment constitutes true mastery, over ourselves and over our
environment.
TREATMENT
I thank G o d for my realization that I am master of my own
circumstances, that I control my own affairs. I take the dominion that was given me in the beginning. I accept the mastership. I have command of abundant finances. I am slave
to no condition, person, or belief but I cooperate with a l l ,
for the common welfare. I thank G o d for whatever I possess,
knowing that it does not possess me. I am a point of expression for every good thing. I manifest goodness, goods, and
good-will.
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M O N D A Y , OCTOBER

TWENTY-SEVENTH

FREEDOM
Ye shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.
John 8:32

The Truth that sets us free is the understanding that we

have been made free from a l l human sense of limitation
made free, perfect, harmonious, fearless, eternal because
we have been fashioned of the spirit of G o d . W e are spiritual beings using a body not material bodies having a
spirit. W h e n this lesson of life is learned, we shall inevitably
unfold into a happier experience. The old, clumsy mistakes
are not held against us. "There is therefore now no condemnation to them . . . who walk . . . after the spirit." There
is no accumulation of penalties against you. W h e n you know
that Life is Spirit and that there is a Way, in the Light, and
in Truth you know the Truth that reveals your freedom.
TREATMENT
I am a spiritual being, using a body to do my w i l l on earth;
but I am i n command of my body. I always act toward my
body as a loving master acts toward a faithful servant. I
thank G o d for the intricate, self-sustaining machinery, whose
delicate balance is sustained by harmonious use of the Law.
I consider the wonderful God-expression known as body to
be the cathedral of my consciousness at its best. I acknowledge G o d as the Source and Sustainer, knowing that H e has
provided in advance for every need. I am F R E E because
I am freedom, immortal, spiritual, and perfect. G o d made
me so in my personal life, my city, nation, world, and universe.
Textbook, Page 537 Free Spirit Within Me
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER T W E N T Y - E I G H T H

COURAGE
Be of good courage and be shall strengthen thine heart. Psalm 27:14

There is nothing to fear . . . except fear itself. G o d is our

protection at all times. Though a thousand fall at our side
and ten thousand at our right hand, it shall not come nigh
us, for we have put our trust i n the One and only Power.
What is there to be afraid of? W e have gained wisdom from
the past, so what we experienced then has no more power
over us. The future holds no terrors for us, for we have been
promised the kingdom. The present this very moment
is all for which I am to concern myself; and surely I am able
to control my courage for one moment at a time. In my life
I can acknowledge courage i n my steady unfoldment, promotion, transition, and progress. I am made whole, harmonious, perfect, i n the image of the Spirit; and I courageously
honor the wholeness.

TREATMENT
I accept the fact that the Kingdom of Heaven is already
within me. Harmonious consciousness is my assurance, my
courage. I make these affirmations my Truth i n every moment of living. I trust in the Lord. G o d is my refuge and my
fortress. H e does cover me with his protectiveness, as a
mother hen covers her brood with her wings. This truth is
my shield and buckler. The good thoughts of G o d are as
angels keeping me in a l l my ways, and I am of good courage.
A l l is well.
Textbook, Page 542 Thy Strength is Sufficient
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER T W E N T Y - N I N T H

DEVOTION
Tbou sbalt love the Lord tby God with all tby heart . . . soul. . .
might. Deuteronomy 6:5

W e are to love G o d that is, Good supremely, and to

have no other gods before H i m . The proof that we do love
G o d is to be found in the quality of our love for our fellowmen. W e are to love all our neighbors, in honor preferring
one another . . . or giving the preference to the other fellow
but with positive amity toward a l l . In freeing others by
forgiveness, we ourselves are freed. If we say we love G o d
and still do not love our neighbors, we are u n t r u t h f u l . . . for
how can we love H i m when we do not love those H e has created? T o forgive and love our fellowman is the only true
devotion to G o d .
TREATMENT
I worship G o d in my fellowmen, even as I rejoice in the
beauty of the world G o d has made. I devote my time to seeing
the good in all others and in all things, for this alone is true
devotion. M y devotion is made perfect i n love. I love the
Law of Good at all times its praise shall be continually in
my mouth. In this consciousness I think well of all men and
they think well of me. I know that all things work together
for good to them that love goodness. Because I believe that
the good life is what G o d intends for everyone, I devote my
attention and energy to the purpose of comprehending more
about the goodness of the Universe which I love with genuine devotion.
Textbook, Page 547 Love To The World
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INSPIRATION FOR
THURSDAY, OCTOBER THIRTIETH

OPULENCE
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. Proverbs 16:3

When we commit our way unto the Lord, and trust also
in H i m as the worker of unalterable laws, H e does "bring it
to pass." There are no failures i n divine M i n d , no mistakes
with the Almighty. They that seek the L o r d shall not want
any good thing. Let us be strong, then, and of good courage,
for the Lord our G o d still gives us aid. Our faith is the building material from which we erect our blessings. It is the preliminary assurance i n our consciousness that the desires of
our heart shall be fulfilled. Since everything i n the world of
form has come from the same invisible Source, faith is the
actual, fundamental experience that brings the manifestation, the preliminary evidence of the unseen becoming visible.
TREATMENT
I acknowledge my unfailing spiritual resources at all times
. . . my constant access to the one Source of Supply . . . my
willingness to pay . . . my honesty of purpose . . . my faith i n
God's ever-present help, and my expectation of Good. These
are my answer to apparent lack my sure currency stamped
with God's image, better than gold. M y daily supply has
already been abundantly provided. A n unending current
of divine inspirations, satisfying experiences, and good
thoughts sustain me always. I do not hoard yesterday's measure of supply, nor become anxious about tomorrow's. Sufficient unto this day is the greatest I can imagine, and my ability to make use of it. A l l that H e has . . . is M I N E .
Textbook, Page 556 The Gifts of God Are Mine Today
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER THIRTY-FIRST

JOYOUSNESS
Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires
of thine heart. Psalm 37:4

This business of religion should always be a happy experience; not solemn or sour-faced. The word holiness derives
from the parent-word for wholeness and wholesomeness. W e
have been made whole, because we are one with the Maker.
This wholeness is our holiness. A s children of G o d , we are
members of the holy family, and there is royal blood in our
veins. K n o w i n g this more deeply than anyone else, Jesus became Master, Way-Shower, Truth-Teacher. N o man cometh
unto the Father but by the recognition of the I A M within
the real Self. T o understand this fully is to be filled with such
joy that the heart sings and, like David, we dance before
the Lord to express our ecstasy. It is of this joyousness we are
witnesses when we have experienced Cosmic Consciousness
oneness with the Creator and all creation.
TREATMENT
I w i l l sing praises unto my G o d , for he has heard my prayer, and does not leave me comfortless. This understanding
of my oneness with G o d saves me from all gloom and pain.
" A merry heart doeth good like a medicine," so I w i l l sing
unto the Lord a new song all the days of my life. I rest i n the
promises of joy, for I know that I dwell in the house of the
Lord in which every good thing is always present in opulent
abundance. I rejoice greatly in the abundance that is mine.
I cultivate, I invite, I meditate on the conditions of joy which
surround me like a benediction throughout every step of my
unfoldment. I rejoice and sing with God's joy.
Textbook, Page 526 Thanksgiving and Praise
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M . M . , Salzburg, Austria

I am writing concerning treatment for my sister who had lost use of her legs
and arms and was also an alcoholic. After six months in the hospital she is completely well, after the doctors at the hospital told her husband they had little hope
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B. G M . , Toledo, Ohio

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From the Revised Edition, 1939,
" T H E SCIENCE OF MIND," Textbook
Arranged by Special Church Committee
O C T O B E R 5,

OCTOBER

1952

19,

G o d Never Condemns

Jesus Taught Continuous

Progress

October 20 to 25, incl., REFERENCES

Bible:
Luke 14:11-32;
Textbook:
Pages 460-67 and 532:2

October 6 to 11, incl., REFERENCES

Bible: Matthew 9:16-17; Textbook:
Pages 439 and 549:3

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October 27 to November 1, incl., REFERENCES Bible:

James 1:22-23;
Textbook:
Pages 423, 499,
531
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Directory of Religious Science Practitioners

INSTITUTE
LOS

HEADQUARTERS
ANGELES

Anderson, Ruth Of. D U 8-2181; Res. RI

7- 8489.
Armor, Reginald C D U 8-2181; Res. V E
8-4280.
Briggs, Victor York D U 8-2181. Ext. 9.
Chadwidc, Idella M . Of. D U 9-9129;
Res. D U 4-0190.
Flint, Clarence O . Of. D U 4-2006; Res.
D U 4-8707.
Graham, Lucille Of. D U 9-8800; Res.
N O 5405.
Harding, Fletcher A . O f . D U 8-2181.
Keith, Myrtle D U 8-2181.
Lathera, Maude Allison Of. D U 8-2181;
Res. D U 4-9689.
Mayer, Clarence O f . D U 9-9534; Res.
N O 3-5584.
Poulin, Isobel Of. D U 8-2181.
Weaver, Eleanor Elizabeth D U 8-2181;
Ext. 9.
M E T R O P O L I T A N L O S ANGELES
Babbitt, Howard E . 1915 Loganside D r .
T e l . PLymouth 5-3544.
Charles, William Byron 1209 So. Norton
Ave. PArkway 8148.
Chronis, Betty 845 So. Mansfield Ave.
W A 2012; C R 5-9407.
Clark, Agnes M . 117 E . 74th St. T e l . PL
2- 7334.
Clark, Winifred C . 450 So. Western Ave.
T e l . DUnkirk 2-5041.
Collier, Helen H . 207 N o . Mariposa. D U
3- 7220.
Corbin, Floyd H . Park-Wilshire Hotel,
2424 Wilshire Blvd. T e l . D U 2-6910 or
D U 9-2141.
Cotter, May A . 1248 So. Mariposa Ave.
T e l . R E 3-5239.
Currence, Anita Reed 2220 Wellington
R d . T e l . REpublic 7670.
Dedrick, Irma321% So. New Hampshire
Ave. D U 2-0822.
Epstein, Fay 266'/i So. Normandie Ave.
D U 3-7590.
Everett, Alta Turk 170 N o . Highland.
Y O 2592.
Fenn, Elizabeth Shinglcr 701 So. Mariposa Ave. Apt. 102. DUnkirk 2-1635.
Flowers, Sarah 1641 E . 50th PI. A D .
1- 2510. By appointment.
Gilman, Mabel 3307 W . 4th St. D U
4- 9101.
Gilmore, Jack 2808 S. Central Ave. O f .
ADams 4-2238. Res. R E 2-9303.
Grant, Lois White and David D . 716
So. Berendo St. T e l . DUnkirk 3-7334.
Heald, Josiah E . Hotel Figueroa, 939 S.
Figueroa. T R 8971.
Heflin, Nellie Walsh Res. T H 5170.
Jackson, Susie A . 4422 So. Main St. CF.
2- 2307.
Johnson, Homer R. 2330 W . 31st St. T e l .
R E 2-4739 (Evenings and Sundays by
app't).

Kenney, Lillian 3038 Leeward Ave. D U

2- 5025.
Koepp, Zahrah Lee 726 So. Wilton PI.
T e l . DUnkirk 2-8553.
Lefer, Cordelle 3623 6th Ave. R E 2-0890.
Love, Jeanne4306 Maycrest Ave. C A 4941.
MacCaughtry, Grace L.1106 So. Cochran.
Tel. W A 1555 by appointment.
Metty, Eve747 So. Stanley Ave. Y O 4951.
Mieir, Tobias C . 10519 So. Normandie.
PLymouth 6-5482 (by appointment).
Murray, Frankie 3926 Ingraham. D U
3-4936.
Nathhorst, Anna V . 3517 Olympiad D r .
A X 3-4274.
Newlin, Mona L . T e l . Res. DUnkirk
7-5779; Off. DUnkirk 8-2181 (Evenings).
Palmer, Charles H . and Jennie May 1639
E. 40th PI. A D 1-9085.
Phillips, Vivian 2524 - 8th Ave. REpublic 2-0990.
Reynolds, Betty 309 S. Hobart Blvd. D U
4- 3486.
Schmidt, Obelene 1631 W . 20th St. T e l .
RE 8297.
Semmel, Kurt W . Off. 520 So. Kingsley
Dr. D U 9-4702; Res. 1131 So. Bronsoo,
W Y 8466.
Semraell, Linda HarrisOff. 520 So. Kingsley D r . D U 9-4702; Res. 1131 So. Bronsoo, W Y 8466.
Shelhamer, Ivy Crane H E 9512.
Sionott, Mary E . 3300 Canfield Ave. C R .
5- 5151.
Smith, Mary Beatrice D U 9-6220.
Summers, Edna H . 1951 W . 67th St.
T W 2090.
Swanson, Bert 1630% So. Bundy Drive.
ARizooa 3-3766. By appointment.
Thompson, L . R. Towles 1251 East 28t
St. ADams 4-1639.
Walls, Frances Archer 357 So. Curson
Ave. W . T e l . WEbster 8-8752.
Wandre, Miriam 221 E . 103rd StreetPL 5-6637.
Williams, Jennie Frances 1247 So. Windsor Blvd. W H 4190.
W i n n , Eleanor 4256 7th Ave. A X 2-9439.
GREATER L O S ANGELES
Alphabetically Arranged
A c c o r d i n g t o Cities
BEVERLY HILLS
Maxwell, Georgia C . Office 764 N o .
Dobeny D r . , C R 4-3644; Office (Evenings) D U 8-2185.
EAGLE BOCK
Dobbs, Alma A . 4936 May wood Ave.
Tel. CLeveland 7-9661.
Greco, Mar cell 4953 Townsend Ave. T e l .
C L 7-8579.
HIGHLAND PARK
Edward, John Derek and Ellamae3517'/ 2
Fletcher D r . , Los Angeles 65, Calif. TeL
CLeveland 6-3535.

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Weber, Mrs. Henry 116 N o . Avenue 37.
C L 6-3074.
HOLLYWOOD
Bergstrom, Elvera 1837 N o . Alexandria
Ave. T e l . N O 3-3638.
Bitzer, Robert H . 7677 Sunset Blvd. O f .
G R 8033; Res. SUnset 1-3818.
Clark, Harriett2014 N . New Hampshire.
N o . S753.
Fogle, W i l U 4743 Cromwell Ave. N O
3836.
Hainey, Harriette W . 1534 N o . Formosa.
T e l . G L 3246.
Holmes, Charlotte E . 4263 Fountain Ave.
N O 2-3772.
Holtzman. Florence Lee 1556 N . Laurel
Ave. G R 1278.
Richmond, Cathryn 1624'/ N . Kenmore
Ave. N O 8529.
Rose, Mrs. Mason H . 1310 N . Stanley
Ave. H U 2-4422.
Shirley, Evelynne W.6382 Camrosc Drive.
H E 4744.
PALMS
Mathewson, Pauline Huff 3611 Mentone
Ave. T e l . VErmont 8-1581.
WEST LOS ANGELES
Harris, Guy C 10388 Ashton Ave. AR1zona 3-0383.
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GREATER L O S ANGELES
Alphabetically Arranged
According to Citiei
ALHAMBBA, CALIFORNIA
Fowler, Mrs. Rosalie B . 1617 So. 5th St.
A T 2-6777.
Galbreath, Bertha M . 200 E . Grand Ave.
T e l . A T 4-5319.
McPherson, Florence Ruth 30 N o . EI
Molino Ave. T e l . A T 4-8762.
Trowbridge, Carmelita 507 N . Granada.
A T 1-1029.
ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA
Cooper, Grace C 2131 Navarro. SYcamore 8-3772.
MacKenzie, Mabel L.2340 N . E l Molino
Ave. S Y 7-1760.
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
Nelson, Gertrude J . 406'A N o . Lemon
Ave. T e l . 2375.
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA
Schick, Janet Pcaret 493 Walnut Ave.
T e l . D O 7-6917.
BAKEBSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
Coltrin, Walter T . and Eleanor R. 1112
Quincy St. 3-9438.
BLOOMINGTON, CALIFORNIA
Fryer, Irene Dayle 485 So. Cedar St.
(P.O. Box. 255) Colton 8739-J1.
CANOGA PARK, CALIFORNIA
Burtis, Warren D . 8334 Hatillo Avenue.
Diamond 8-1793. Of. S T 0-2707.
CASTBO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Chirm, Katberine Ellis 7736 Lobert St.
Tel. L U 2-0682, O f . T E 6-4030.

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Levens, Ruth E . 19204 Stanton Ave. T e l .

LUcerne 2-6691.
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA
Helgeson, Irma Mell 470 Flower St. T e l .
BEacon 6979-R.
CBESTLINE, CALIFORNIA
Seager, Jidne883 Deer Trail. T e l . CRestline 5778.
EAST PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
Bamhart, Ethel 482 Woodward Blvd.
S Y 3-0848. Church S Y 6-5534.
Molloy, Sr., Maurice Kent 3721 Blanche
St. T e l S Y 3-9622.
E L MONTE, CALIFORNIA
Lambert, Ruth Rea 215 Lexington Ave.
F O 8-5518.
McCormick, Viola 11053 E . Bryant R d .
F O 8-2203.
ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA
Glidden, Gracelynn 145 E . 2nd Ave.
FAIRFAX, CALIFORNIA
Scott, Paula M . 159 Willow Ave. T e l .
San Rafael 6519.
FONTANA, CALIFORNIA
Leslie, Lillian E . 554 S. Alder St. T e l .
3300.
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Jones, Blanche L . 1433 N . V a n Ness.
T e l . 6-3173 or 3-8384.
FTJLLEBTON, CALIFORNIA
Ackerman, Gladys H.127 S. Cornell. T e l .
LAmbert 5-6474.
Nelson, Gertrude321 N o . Pomona Ave.,
Anaheim. Wed. 8 P . M . T e l . 2375.
GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
Collom, Marie 411 Vine Street. T e l .
Citrus 2-0697.
Hewitt, Richard524 Fischer St. CI 3-8188.
Holman, Lora B . Citrus 1-4423 or C I
3-9270.
Keller, Mrs. Gertrude P. 2008 Monteciio Drive. Citrus 2-8444.
Lester, Ruth A . 332'/i Myrtle St. Citrus
3- 1395.
Penland, Maud Speir 345A Salem St. CI
4- 1501. Citrus 1-4423.
Vara, Florence C . 1143 N . Central, A p e
N o . 12. CI 3-6047.
Wilcox, Flaurabelle S. 620 N . Maryland.
Citrus 2-5113.
II A Y W A R D , C A L I F O R N I A
Bassett, Betty 1029 " A " St. Lucerne
1-8603; Res. Pleasanton 4416.
H i l l , Gene1029 " A " Street. T e l . Lucerne
1-8603. Res. Pleasanton 4416.
HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIFORNIA
Hoppe, Frederick L , and Mary 3424 E.
Walnut St. T e l . K I 2635.
Ryerson. Lucille K . 2663 Zoe Ave. T e l .
L O 3634.
Scoficld, Anita 2563 Clarendon Ave. O f .
L A 9517. Res. JE 3068.
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA
Longe, Jesse V . and Hazel C . 1019 E .
Fairview Blvd. T e l . O R 8-2480.
L A CBESCENTA, CALIFORNIA
Chaffee, Sally and Clifford4821 N o . Dunsmore Ave. T e l . C H 9-3766.

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LA HABBA, CALIFORNIA
Bland, Harry G . 1068 Picaacbo D r . O x ford 7-3742.
LAKEWOOD VILLAGE, CALIF.
Prowten, Edna V.4433 Whitewood Ave.
T e l . Long Beach 323-21.
LENNOX, CALIFORNIA
Jamison, E . C . and Muriel E.11005 Buford Ave. O R 7-3135.
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Cameron, May 440 East 9th St. 610-325.
Knoy, John 2699 Caspian Ave. T e l .
4-1843.
LTNWOOD, CALIFORNIA
Challman, Esther F . 3127 Euclid, N E w mark 2-1268.
MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF.
Bowles, La Verne T e l . FR 2-3057. Evenings and Sat.
MONROVIA, CALIF.
Marvin, Grace Ann 120 West Colorado.
MONTEBELLO, CALIFORNIA
Becker, Mrs. Jerry 852 N o . Hendricks
St. T e l . U N i o n 1-4908.
Gregory, Erna L . 1109 Beverly Blvd.
MONTEBET, CALIFORNIA
Rice, Mrs. Elizabeth A . P . O . Box 295.
T e l . 2-7902.
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIF.
Dunbar, Esther Loucetta 12755 Hortense
St. SUnset 2-8875.
Holtz, Bessie Stacy 6325 Bell aire Ave.
S U 3-5509
Scott, Robert T e l . STate 0-3966.
NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA
Morgan, Mildred A . 17267 Parthenia St.
Dickens 3-7830.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
Hopper, Lillian1452 Alice St. T E 6-4030;
12050 Broadway Ter. P L 5-2715-W.
Kintner, Wesley Wayne Ebell Hall, 1440
Harrison St. T W 3-8038. Res. COncord
4792.
OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA
Cameron, Albert H . and Pearl B . R . F . D .
Box 157 A . B . E . , 2435 Dunstan R d . T e l .
Oceanside 6961 or 7144.
ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA
Graves, Hilda B . 1437 So. Euclid. T e l .
64147.
PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA
W o o d ^ M a r y 1047 Iliff St. T e l . EXbrook
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
Borden, Helen C . 159 Kellogg Ave. T e l .
D A 2-2832.
Dodge, Isabel C1101 N o d Drive, Menlo
Park.
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
Brown, Jean McTavisb1218 N . Holliston.
S Y 4-9033.
Gilford, Elmer M . 1668 Garwood D r .
Office SYcamore 2-2893; Res. SYcamore
7-1475.

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McKie, Jeanie Asso. Pract. Metaphysical

Library. 180 So. Euclid Ave. T e l . S Y
2- 2629.
Leonard, Robert C . 1295 Montccito D r .
Los Angeles 31. C A 4365.
Miller, Lettie A . 249 N . Euclid Ave.
S Y 3-5681.
Miller, Marian H . 648 So. Oakland Ave.
SYcamore 3-1557.
Swenson, Carrie M . 1316 New York
Drive.
Tillman, Fay 648 So. Oakland Ave.
SYcamore 3-1557.
PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
Mone, Yvonne 102 Canal St. 359-J.
POMONA, CALIFORNIA
Moore, Pearl Lady 400 N . Gibbs St.
LYcoming 2-4004.
REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Barnum, Earl and Marjorie 3137 Via La
Selva, Palos Verdes Estates. T e l . FRontier
5-3978.
BESEDA, CALIFORNIA
Hoernig, Jerome A . 7042 Zelzah Ave.
Tele. Dickens 3-4852.
BICHMOND, CALIFORNIA
Cantrell, John F. 2333 Garvin Ave. T e l .
BEacon 5-0886.
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
Neal, John M . Off. Lido Theatre, 3843
Seventh St. Res. 10619-W.
Taylor, Wyclif 3864 Ridge Road. By appointment. 1727-J.
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
Hartman, Cora E.3441 W . Country Club
Lane. T e l . I V 9-4755.
Wilkinson, Mabel S. 3535 - 5th Ave. T e l .
HI 6-4674.
SAN BEBNABDINO, CALIFORNIA
Chew, Ruth E . 1268 Arrowhead Ave.
T e l . 833-179.
McNeil, Clyde F.931 Mayfield Ave. T e l .
815-538.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Addington, I. E . 1253 University Ave.
JAckson 1539; Res. BAyview 5979.
Anderson, Laura Kemp 1027 Reed Ave.
HUmboldt 8-3660.
Moore, Louise Lynn Kingston Hotel,
1161 Fifth Ave. T e l . FRanklin 6122.
Van Hise, Elva M . 3947>/ Third Ave.
T e l . Woodcrest 2760.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Avis, Nettie P. 177 Post St. Res. 2
Gonzalez D r . J U 7-0944.
Burrill, Edgar White Of. 177 Post St.,
Suite 608. G A 1-1803. Res. 701 Taylor
St. Suite 211. T U 5-0809.
Chitwood, Dianne M . Res. 2120 Chestnut. T e l . W A 1-3348. Off. 177 Post St.
Rm. 608. T e l . G A 1-1803.
Custer, Dan 177 Post St., Suite 605.
Y U k o n 2-2818.
Gault, Victoria R m . 607, 177 Post St.
Y U k o n 2-3094. Res. 502 Midway, Colma.
T e l . P L 5-0226.
Gregory, Julia Rm. 608, 177 Post St. G A
1-1803; Res. 264) V a n Ness A r e . O R
3- 2488.
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Harris, Catherine K m , 608, 177 Post St.
G A 1-1803; Res. E V 6-1053.
Hayler, Mollie B . Rm. 607, 177 Post St.
T e l . Y U k o n 2-3094. Res. 1686 36th
Ave. T e l . LOmbard 4-4487.
Masters, Marcia Rm. 608, 177 Post St.
G A 1-1803; PR 5-3627.
McElvaney, Ednah L.Room 607, 177 Post
St. T e l . Y U 2-3094; Res. 3075 24th Ave.
O V 1-7833.
Propper, Edith1482 Sutter St., PR 6-0621;
Office 177 Post St., Rm. 608, G A 1-1803.
SAN GABRIEL, CALIFORNIA
Bremermann, Gretchen F. 716 W . Roses
Road. T e l . A T 1-7635.
Schnabel, David C . 143 N o . Mission D r .
T e l . A T 11052.
SAN MABINO, CALLFOBNIA
Schutte, Marion Virginia 1635 Virginia
Rd. T e l . R Y 1-8338.
SAN M A T E O , CALLFOBNIA
Edwards, Blanche A . Res. 421 29th
Ave. Off. 2318 E l Camino Real. Tel. FI
5-3308.
SANTA ANA, CALLFOBNIA
Carter, Craig 20121 S . W . Cypress Ave.
Santa Ana Heights. Tel. KImberly 3-0839.
Off. daily 1 1 - 4 , K I 2-7092.
Curren, Leora 329 Harwood PI. Tele.
K I 2-4177.
Mock, Louise G . 2310 N . Park. T e l . K I
2-4344.
Welch, Geneva121 W . 18th St. KI 2-1392.
SANTA BABBABA, CALIFORNIA
Baird, Thomas B.427 Donze. Res. 2-6506.
Of. 127 W . Ortega. 2-3459.
Woodruff, Dorothy L. 430 Dibblee Ave.
Tel. O f . 2-3459; Res. 2-7149.
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
Hunter, Olive M . 220 San Vicente. E X brook 5-8399.
Lloyd, Ethel B. 2944 16th St. EXbrook
9-6071.
McLean, W . Henry 1235-B Fifth St.
EXbrook 3-2298.
Tumbull, Patricia Allen and W . Alex
950 6th St. T e l . EXbrook 4-7023.
SHEBMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA
Cooke, Mrs. Haydn 4207 Matilija Ave.
STate 4-7939.
Houpt, Rente4412 Stansbury Ave. STate
4-2451.
Spencer, Lester 3900 Ventura Canyon
Ave. T e l . STate 4-0588 by appointment.
SOUTH GATE, CALLFOBNIA
Boyd, Mrs. Dorothy 9228 Dorothy Ave.
Tel. L O 9-0076.
Spruit, Herman A . 8141 San Miguel Ave.
Tele. LUcaj 1768 or DUnkirk 8-2181.
SOUTH PASADENA, CALLFOBNIA
Barber, Beryl T . 1127 Huntington D r . ,
Apt. 3. T e l . CLevel and 6-3672.
VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA
Dowd, Ruth B. 54 Beoham St. T e l .
2-2534.

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VAN NUYS, CALLFOBNIA

Arnold, Paula Swan 14360 Valerio St.
STate 5-8179.
VENTUBA, CALIFORNIA
W i l d , Sid 293 Rancho D r . T e l . Miller
3-7069.
VISTA, CALIFORNIA
Foote, Mabel Rt. 4, Box 2209, Plumosa
Ave. T e l . 9-3671.
WHITTIEB, CALIFORNIA
Crouch, Mrs. Y . 2115 Rose D r . T e l .
OXford 5-0219.
Ferguson, Kathleen A . 417 North Alta
Ave. T e l . OXford 466-291.
Ivanick, Ruth Ann 416'/> W . Hadley St.
T e l . O X f o r d 450-541.
WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA
Stowell, Elaine B . 23703 So. Idabel Ave.
T E 4-3690.
OTHER STATES
Alphabetically Arranged
A c c o r d i n g t o Cities
PHOENIX, ABIZONA
Nichols, Roy E. 834 N o . Third Ave.
Off. 8-5154; Res. 3-3235.
Nichols, Winnifred M . 834 N o . Third
Ave. T e l . 3-3235.
SAFFOBD, ABIZONA
Matthews, Pearl R. Claremoot Hotel.
701 Central Ave. T e l . 883.
TUCSON, ABIZONA
Holloway, Winfield737 North Sixth Ave.
T e l . 3-9132.
DENVER, COLOBADO
Bartlett, Mrs. Madge 1905 Kearney St.
Tel. DExter 6149.
Clark, Betty Jean 637 Pearl St. A L 3183.
Greve, Mrs. Alma J . 1366 Clayton St.
T e l . FR 1742; Off. E A 3444.
Hatfield, Aletha A.637 Pearl St. A L 3183.
Lowell, Helen M . 1960 Bellaire St. E A
2066. E A 3444.
Mayo, Cora B. 109 Franklin St. R A 2952.
Murray, Edith J . 605 Logan St. T e l .
KEystone 7727; Off. EAst 3444.
HABTFOBD, CONNECTICUT
Lent, Gladys Goin 98 Garden St. T e l .
Hartford 2-2450.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
Bean^E. Harry 422 W . Gregory. T e l .
Wall, A . Edward954 N . W . 75th St. (38).
T e l . 7-7755.
HONOLULU, HAWAII
Miyao, Patrick Yoshimaru c/o Paradise
Hotel, 1920 So. Young St.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
Hartmann, Emil Clifford 4024 Lindell
Blvd. TeLJEfferson 7007.
Sinclair, E. Wilma 705 W . Big Bend Rd.
Tel. WEbster 5061.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Allaire, Lee M . 114 N o . Third St. T e l .
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Parsons, Helen Hart 871 First Ave. PLaza
5-6524. By appointment.
Podmore, Lillian 1028 Park Ave. REgent
4-4523.
Richards, Dick and Virginia15 Washington Place. ALgonquin 4-7775.
Roberts, Christine L . 17 West 125th St.
TRafalgar 6-6145.
Wallace, Ethel 410 E . 57th St. T e l . P L
5- 9817.
Wardlaw, Mena Noble225 West 12th St.
CHelsea 3-3136.
Williams, Mary P. 145 E . 49th St. PLaza
5-5253.
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Iograham, E . V . New Thought Temple
Of. W O 6731.
SALEM, OREGON
Stevens, Olive 341 Cbemeketa St. T e l .
3-8636.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Carlton, Nita Kay 4612 Spruce St.
T e l . GRanite 2-0422.
O'Dare, Patricia 4724 Chester Ave.
SAratoga 7-6410.
E L PASO, T E X A S
Kaufman, Aileeo R. 4012 Chester St.
5-0143.
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Lewis, Abbie Cleaver 2401 Claremont
Lane, Apt. N o . 6. Keystone 3-9253.
McALLEN, TEXAS
McLellan, Hattie 418 N o . 11th St.
1464R.
WESLACO, TEXAS
Barbour, Claire Turner 401 Academy
Drive. T e l . 441W.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Allison, George W . 5251 - 12th Ave.
N . E . T e l . VErmont 1478.
Browne, Agnes E . 728 E . Olive St. T e l .
E A 6859Miles, Charles C . Burlingame Hotel, 404
East Howell St. T e l . E A 3434.
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
D'Oyly, Lois 311-312 Eagle Bldg. Riverside 4923; Res. M A 6322.
Hawkes, Emmalee B. (Mrs. J . K . ) Eve
nings and Sunday by appointment. So.
608 Stevens, Apt. 4. T e l . Riverside 7437.
Maxwell, Veva H . 1524 W . Mailon. B R
5589-W. Wed. only 311-312 Eagle Bldg.
R l 4923.
WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON
Van Eaton, Paula A . P . O . Box 1072.

EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY

Cortis. Louise 71 Carlton St. ORange
4-2257.
L A K E HIAWATHA, N. J.
Savarese, John 97 Iroquois Ave. Boonton
8-2642-W.
NUTLET, NEW JERSEY
King, Helen W . 116 Whitford Ave. T e l .
NUtley 2-9275.
TEANECK, NEW JERSEY
Hilbert, Florence 243 Merrison St. TEaneck 6-2673.
BRONX, N E W YORK
Ahies, Elizabeth 1915 Tenbrock Ave.
TAlmadge 3-5447.
Henkel, Gertrude 2100 Eastchester Road.
TAlmadge 9-1063.
Hermanns, Fritz 315 East 167th St.
LUdlow 8-8104.
Stringer, Charles H . 2440 Sedgwick Ave.
T e l . CYpress 5-4521.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Holder, Oscar A . S. 360 Clinton Ave.
M A i n 2-8095.
Kenmore, Barbara 64 Sterling Place.
Peters, Priscilla 37 Brevoort Place, M A i n
2-3397.
Schmitt, Mary A . 171 Eastern Parkway.
N E 8-2927.
LARCH MONT, N E W Y O R K
Hopps, Belle M . 36 Mayhew Ave. L A
2-2734.
White, Ida May R. 21 N o . Chatsworth
Ave. Larchmont 2-5602.
NEW YORK, N E W YORK
Barker, Estelle M . 118 West 57th St.
COlumbus 5-7917.
Barker, R. C O f . Great Northern Hotel,
118 West 57th St. C O 5-7917.
Brownell, James K . 68 William St. R m .
1601. T e l . B O 9-4022. Res. EL 5-4943.
Brunet, Paul M . O f . 33 W . 42nd St. R m .
1701. PEnn 6-4570; Res. BR 9-7925.
Cassard, Rheba 105 W . 55th St. Circle
7- 6625.
Curtis, Donald O f f . 118 West 57th St.
T e l . C O 5-7917. Res. L E 2-1100.
De Salas, Louise P. 101 W . 115th St.
U N 4-7534.
Ebey, Robert 478 Third Ave. MUrray
Hill 9-6096.
Few, Thomas V . 227 E . 69th St. T E
8- 7485.
Fornwalt, Russell I. 207 Fourth Ave.
Rm. 1703. T e l . GRamercy 5-1204.
Graeb, Beatrice M . 1170 Fifth Ave.
A T water 9-0955.
Grey, Jessie M . 40 W . 45th St. M U
2-4390.
Harden, Josephine Off. 118 W . 57th St.
T e l . C O 5-7917; Res. 35-45 78th St., Jackson Heights, N . Y . T e l . H A 4-3800 Ext.
178.
Ingram, Margery L . 76 Bank St. CHelsea
2-4318.
Lansdale, Nancy Henry Hudson Hotel,
353 W . 57th St. C O 5-6100.
Lenington, Norman 475 Fifth Ave. T e l .
M U 3-1093.

OUTSIDE U . S . A .
AliQAIQ, SAUDI A R A B I A
Meadows, Marie Box 432, c/o Arabian
American O i l C o .
CALGARY, CANADA
Baskin, Grace M . 341 - 13th Ave. W .
T e l . Main 7380.
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Brunt, Hester P . O . Box 3553. T e l .
3.0591.
Brunt, Vere P . O . Box 3533. T e l . 3.0591.
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INSTITUTE O F RELIGIOUS SCIENCELOS A N G E L E S

5, C A L I F O R N I A

Daily MeetingsInstitute Headquarters, 3251 West 6th Street

D U 8-2181

H E A D Q U A R T E R S S U N D A Y SERVICES
11:00

A M .

E R N E S T H O L M E S , Minister Fox Beverly Theatre, 206

N o . Beverly Drive at Wilshire Blvd., Beverly H i l l s

Special Healing Service 10:45 AM., conducted by Ernest

Holmes
10:45 A . M .

F L E T C H E R A . H A R D I N G , MinisterFour Star Theatre,

5112 Wilshire Blvd. (2 blocks East of LaBrea), Los Angeles

10:15 A . M .

WILLIAM H . HORNADAY,
ARMOR,

Minister; R E G I N A L D C .

Associate Minister Wiltern Theatre, Corner

of Wilshire Blvd. & Western Ave., Los Angeles.

Special Healing Service, 9:30 A . M .

Metropolitan Los Angeles

E A S T SIDE Charles H . Palmer, M i n isterSun. 11 A . M . , W e d . S P . M . 4801

So. Main Street. A D 14085.

F R E S N O H . A . P. Polite, MinisterSunday 11 A . M . and 7:45 P . M . , Jr. Church

9:30 A . M . ; Wednesday 7:30 P . M . ;
Church and Offices 985 Palm Avenue;
T e l . 2-7786 or 2-6034.
G L E N D ALELots B . Holman, Minister
661 N . Kenilworth (at Patterson), Citrus
1-4423. Sunday and Weekday Services.

H I G H L A N D P A R K J o h n Derek and
EUamae Edward, Ministers Ebell Club,
131 So. Ave. 57. Sun. 1 1 A . M . , W e d . 7:30
P . M . , Fri. 11 A . M . T e l . C L 6-5335.

H A Y W A R D B e t t y Bassett, Minister, Gent

H i l l , Asst. Leader1029 " A " St. Sunday
11 A . M . Friday Healing Meeting 2 P . M .
T e l . LUcerne 1-8603.

H O L L Y W O O D Robert H . Bitter, M i n isterSun. 11 A . M . and W e d . 8 P . M .

7677 Sunset Bird. G R 8033.

H U N T I N G T O N P A R K A n i t a Scofield,
Minister2563 Clarendon, L A 9317, Sunday and Weekday Services.

S O U T H W E S T L O S A N G E L E S Victor
York Briers, MinisterWest Ebell Club
House. 1717 W . 47th St. EXbrook 3-3566.
Sunday 11 A . M . and Thursday 12 Noon
and 8 P . M .

I N G L E W O O D Jesse V . Lodge, Minister

Sun. 11 A . M . Church, Ritz Theatre, 226
So. Market St.; Junior Church, Sun. 11
A . M . , 301 So. Grevillea. Thurs. 8 P . M .
and all week day activities 409 So.LaBrea.
T e l . O R 1-2253; Res. O R 8-2480.

California

ALHAMBRACarmclita Trowbridge, Minister Sun. 11 A . M . San Gabriel Civic

Auditorium, 320 S. Mission Drive, San
Gabriel; Weekday services and all other
activities, 507 N o . Granada, Alhambra;
A T 1-1029.

L A C R E S C E N T A Crescents Valley First

Church Sally and Clifford Chaffee,
Ministers 3604 W . Santa Carlotta (at
Dunsmote Ave. Vi mile above Foothill)
Sun. 11 A . M . W e d . 8 P . M . Thurs. 11
A . M . Phone CHurchill 9-3766.

B A K E R S FIELDEleanor and Walter Coin-in, Ministers Sun. 11 A . M . Thurs.

8 P . M . Women's Club, 2030 18th St.
Office and Tues. 2 P . M . Healing. 1112
Quincy St. Phone 3-9458.
B U R B A N K D o n Bertheau, Minister
3321 West Olive St. Sun. 11 A . M . ;
CHarleston 8-4158.

L O N G BEACHJohn Hefferlin, Minister

Sun. 11 A . M . Ebell Theatre, cor. Cerritos and 3rd. Weekday Meetings, 440 E .
9th St., 610-325.
M O N T E B E L L O 1109 Beverly Blvd.
Erna L . Gregory, Minister Sundays 11
A . M . , Church and Junior Church; W e d .
and Fri. Groups, 8 P . M . U N 1-1631.
M O N T E R E Y Elizabeth Rice, Minister
The House of The Four Winds, Call*
Principal. Sun. 10:45 A . M . Week day
services. T e l . 2-7902. Mailing address Bos
295, Monterey.

E A S T PASADENAEthel Bamhart, M i n ister 778 So. Rosemead Blvd. Sun. 11

A . M . Weekday Services. S Y 6-5534. Res.
S Y 3-0848.
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S A N T A B A R B A R A Thomas B. Baird,
Minister Sun. 11 A . M . Thurs. 8 P . M .
125-127 West Ortega St. T e l . 2-3459.

N O R T H R I D G E West Valley Church,

Warren Burtis, Minister Cor. Gresham
& Baird. Sun. 11 A . M . T e l . Superior
8-1793.
O A K L A N D Wesley Wayne Kintner,
Minister Sun. 11 A . M . and Lectures
W e d . 8 P . M . Ebell Hall, 1440 Harrison.

S A N T A M O N I C A W . Henry McLean,
Minister Sun. 10:45 A . M . Women's
Club, 1210 Fourth St., Hqs. 1235-B Fifth
St. T e l . EXbrook 3-2298.

O C E A N S I D E Albert H . Cameron, M i n isterSun. 11 A . M . , Chapel of the Pines,

716 First St., Junior church and all weekly activities at headquarters, 315 Topeka
at Freeman. T e l . 7144.

V A N N U Y S Rente Houpt, Minister

Sun. 11 A . M . and all other activities,
5939 Van Nuys Blvd. T e l . STate 4-2451.

O X N A R D G u e s t SpeakerSun. 11 A . M .
871 W . 7th St. Wed. 8 P . M . Community
Center, Ralph Fallis, Res. 137 Date St.
P A L O A L T O D o d a W . Morris. Minister
Sun. 11 A . M . and Wed. 8 P . M . 301
Hamilton Ave. T e l . Off. D A 2-0270; Res.
D A 2-6736.
P A S A D E N A E l m e r M . Gilford, Minister
Sun. 11 A . M . : Tues. 11 A . M . ; Wed.
8 P . M . A l l meetings 277 N . E l Molino.
SYcamore 2-2893; Res. SYcamore 7-147S.
P O M O N A V A L L E Y FIRST C H U R C H
Pearl Lady Moore, Minister Sun. 11
A . M . . United Artists Theatre, 233 W .
Third St.; Weekdays, 400 N . Gibbs St.,
Pomona. LYcoming 2-4004.

V E N T U R A Lambert J . Case, Minister

Sun. 11 A . M . Alice Bartlett Clubhouse,
902 E . Main. Weekday activities, St. Francis Book Center. 755 E . Santa Clara. T e l .
Miller 3-1933.

Arizona
P H O E N I X R o y E . Nichols, Guest Speake r S u n . 11 A . M . and Wed. 8 P . M .
1001 N o . First St. T e l . 8-5154.
T U C S O N W i n f i e l d HoIIoway, Minister
737 North Sixth Ave. Sunday 11 A . M .
Sunday Forum 8 P . M . W e d . 8 P . M .
Thurs. 2 P . M . T e l . 3-9132.

Colorado
D E N V E R Orlando Wanvig, Minister,
Sun. 11 A . M . Aladdin Theatre; Study,
659 Williams; O f . E A 3444.

R E D O N D O B E A C H Earl D . Barnum,
Minister Sun. 11 A . M . Masonic Hall,
116 Ruby St. Headquarters 503 So. CataUna St. 10 A . M . to 4 P . M . Tues., Thurs.,
I-'ri. T e l . FRontier 4-8331.

S E C O N D C H U R C H Stanley W . Bartlett,
Minister Sun. 11 A . M . , 901 East Seventeenth A v e . ; Office and Study, 1905
Kearney, Denver 7, Colo.

R I C H M O N D J o h n F. Cantrell, Minister
Sun. 11 A . M . Civic Memorial Auditorium, Nevin Ave. entrance. Daily activities 2333 Garvin Ave. Tel. BEacon 5-0886.

Idaho

RIVERSIDE John M . Neal, Minister

Sun. 10:43 A . M . Lido Theatre, 3843 Seventh St. also offices and all activities.

BOISE Gertrude McFarland. Minister

Sun. Services 11:30 A . M . , Owyhee Hotel,
Blue Room; Classes 2:30 P . M . , Tues. 8
P . M . W e d . Hdqs. 401 Bannock St. 3151-M.

S A N ANSELMOPaula Scott, M i n i s t e r Sun. 11 A . M . Thurs. 8 P . M . Women's

Improvement Club, 167 Tunstead Ave.
Res. San Rafael 6519.

Minnesota
M I N N E A P O L I S Laurel B . Bowren, M i n ister 252 Plymouth Bldg. cor. Sixth
St. and Hennepin Ave. Sim. 11:00 A . M .
T e l . KEnwood 2141.

S A N B E R N A R D I N O Ruth E . Chew,
Minister Sun. 11 A . M . , Y . W . C . A . ,
Arrowhead Ave. at 5th. Weekdays 1268
Arrowhead Ave. T e l . 833-179.
S A N DIEGOJack Addington, M i n i s t e r Sun. 11 A . M . , San Diego Woman's Club,
3rd and Maple. A l l other activities at 1253
University Ave. JAckson 1339.

Missouri
ST. LOUISEmil Clifford Hartmann, M i n isterSunday At Weekday Services, 402440 Lindell Blvd.

S A N F R A N C I S C O D a n Custer, Minister
Sun. 11 A . M . Curran Theatre, 445
Geary Street, between Mason and Taylor.
Weekdays, 177 Post St. Y U k o n 2-2818.

New York

S A N T A A N A C r a i g Carter, Minister
Sun. 11 A . M . , W e d . 8:00 P . M . and daily
activities 1209 Spurgeon St. T e l . K l m berly 2-7092.
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N E W Y O R K Raymond C . Barker, M i n isterTown Hall, 123 West 43rd St. Sun.

11 A . M . ; Hdqrs. and Weekday Services,
Great Northern Hotel, 118 West 57th
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S E C O N D C H U R C H P a u l Martin Brunei,
Minister Hotel Gotham, Ball Room,
35th St. and Fifth Ave. Sun. 11 A . M .
and Thurs. Eve. lectures 8 P . M . at Gotham Hotel. Hdqrs. 33 W . 42nd St. PEnn.

Sun. 11 A . M . Concert Hall, Fischer Studio

B i d * . , 1519 Third A v e . ; Sunday School
11 A . M . 700 Fischer Studio B l d g . ; Fri.
8 P . M . in Church Office, Room 609, same
building; Agnes E. Browne. Ass't. Leader.

'
Science of Mind Reading Room
1028 Park Ave. at 85th Street, N . Y . C .
Lillian Podmore, B.R.S.
Hours 10 to 5 Phone REgent 4-4523
Auspices Second Church Religious Science

S P O K A N E L o i s D'Oyly, MinisterSon.
A . M . , 4th and Stevens Sts., O f . 311
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Canada

MONTREALHenrietta Lewis, Minister

I " Chester R d . , Town of M t . Royal. E X

Texas

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Washington

SEATTLEGeorge W . Allison. Minister

C A P E TOWNHester Brunt, Minister

Suite 705 Grand Parade Center, Castle St.
Mail Address P . O . Box 3553.

AUTHORIZED
PRE-CHURCH

STUDY

GROUPS

CALIFORNIA
B U R L I N G A M E Mollie Hayler, Res. 1686-36th Ave., San Francisco, Calif.; Thurs. 8 P.M. Burlingame Women's Club, 217 Park
Rd., Burlingame
F O N T A N A Lillian Leslie, 554 Alder St. So. Telephone 3300; guest
speaker; Sunday Services 7:30 P.M., American Legion Hall, 100
E. Arrow Blvd.
F U L L E R T O N Gertrude Nelson W e d . 8 P.M.321 N . Pomona
St. Tel. Anaheim 2375
M O N R O V I A Grace A . Marvin120 West Colorado; Wed. 8
P.M.; Tel. E L 8-6197
N O R T H H O L L Y W O O D Robert ScottSun. 11:00 A . M . Masonic
Temple, 11307 Weddington St. at Bakman. For further information
telephone STate 0-3966
P A L M S Pauline Mathewson, Metaphysical Workshop, 3611 Mentone, L . A . 34, Sun. 7:30 P.M. T e l . V E 8-1581
S A C R A M E N T O Cora Hartman, 3441 W . Country Club Lane
Wed. 8 P.M. T e l . IV 9-4755
V A L L E J O Catherine Harris (Home address 2554 McAllister St.,
San Francisco) Sun. 11 A . M . Vallejo Women's Club; Tues. 8 P . M .
Ruth Dowd, 54 Benham St.
W H I T T I E R Wallace Strait, Sun. 10:45 A . M . 315 West Broadway;
Wed. 7:30 P . M . 226 No. Bright, Tel. OXford 410-125; Hdqtrs.
office c/o Mrs. Fred Kiemele, Sec'y, 1131 Lucia, Tel. OXford
6-8588
OTHER STATES
H O N O L U L U , T . H . M i d a Ludlow Fisher, Beach Walk Inn, 2161
Kalakaua Ave., Tel. 915401

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Faith That Works

Mabel Corll Thome
C T ^ F T E R reading Margaret
I \
Lee Runbeck's book,

loaV^iil Answer

bury the faith w h i c h should be

uplifting and strengthening us.
W e take food a n d , by a
marvelous process, if we do not
upset it by tension and wrong
t h i n k i n g , it nourishes our
bodies. If we used our innate
faith by mentally, thoughtfully,
and prayerfully dwelling upon
what G o d can do for us, we
should, by a similar marvelous
process, transform God's spiritual energy into vibrant power
for o v e r c o m i n g the negative
conditions w h i c h we have permitted to take hold of our lives.

Without

Ceasing, I pondered some time

on w h y faith d i d such wonders
i n the cases she cited. W e fully
r e a l i z e it was f a i t h w h i c h
brought about such amazing results. T h e n we are puzzled as
to what is the trouble w i t h our
faith, for we certainly believe
that G o d is all-powerful.
T h e conclusion must be that
the trouble is not w i t h our belief, but w i t h how we put that
belief to work. Faith i n being is
implanted i n all of us. In animals we call it instinct. Suppose
the animals did not follow their
instincts; they w o u l d not m i grate w i t h the c h a n g e of
seasons; they would not follow
trails to food or water, nor care
for t h e i r y o u n g ; so we w e l l
know the result they would
vanish from the earth.

W e are aware that m a n y

times we have learned the true
way of life by suffering for our
m i s t a k e s ; b u t that was not
God's way for us to learn. W e
just chose the hard way; and we
continue to do so whenever we
fail to harmonize our lives and
thoughts and feelings w i t h G o d
and H i s laws.
T h e Bible tells us that " F a i t h
w i t h o u t w o r k s is d e a d " ; the

W e have faith implanted i n

us, but we also have the power
of choice. W e turn most of our
attention to the reports coming
from our senses and to what we
read and hear, so naturally we

book Answer Without Ceasing

is filled w i t h examples of how
faith w i t h a belief w h i c h works
creates miracles.
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Dr. Lora B. Holman, President

Mr. E. J. Fostinis, Vice President

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Mr. Robert C. Leonard, Treasurer

Rev. Jack E. Addington

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Dr. Fletcher A . Harding

Dr. John Hefferlin

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Rev. Earl D . Barnum
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Dr. Cora B. Mayo

Mr. William Schutte
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