As Chants the StorkGEORGE EDWIN BURNELL

j]HUS far a mongrel message Of the poet chanting westward, Westward through the Golden Gate,

Chanting to the gods that set;And the man of blood and crudeness, Full of blur and honest rudeness,Don Quixote of the stork.

But now the men of vision,By whom must live the people—Men of argumental fire, Consciousness-coercers all,Rapt saints of the vak siddhi,Heroes of vitalityChant the folk-song of the stork.

Overtures of enchantment,Beautiful on the mountains,March of illumination,Chanting drinking-songs of strength; Birth and death are threadbare dreams, Nothing is that merely seems,Symphony of cosmic stork.

Think you truth must borrow birth,Pay its tributage to death,Chanting dirges to changelings— Mazurkas to gods that set;

Wouldst believe light must deceive And with shadows interweave By knells and bells of the stork?

Marriage bells and fun’ral knells, Curfew, tocsin, angelus—Are these as the angels are,Are these the vision kingdom? Listen at the lips of seers,Chanting freedom from all tears, Chanting the etemic stork.

Is the kingdom of the truth But a state of god-glamour,But a pipe-dream of ecstatics, Psycho-logics for fanatics?Chant innocent perception, Immaculate conception,Transubstantiated stork.

Not celibate nor married,Not licentious but virgin,Mysticly immaculate,Virtue remaineth in us.Deem this not monkish preachment, Chanting for over reachment,But the gift-chant of the stork.

CHRISTIAN

ITEM S AND IDEAS.

H ealingIs th e key-noteOf C h ris t Science.I t is th e proof of S p ir it Presence.I t w as th e one em phatic w ord of

Jesus C hrist.T he h ea ling of sickness w as the only

c reden tia l ca rried hy th e apostles of Jesus C hrist.

3?## T he only au th o r ity m an ifest in a p reach er of th e T ru th is h is pow er to heal a ll k in d s of sickness.

T he re su rrec tio n of th is au th o r ity in th e p resen t day is th e g rea te s t even t of the cen tury . I t is th e second com ing of the C hrist.

B u t le t us rem em ber th a t th is is first m en ta l re su rrec tion , a p rep a ra tio n of th e m ind fo r th e recep tion of th e T ru th . I t m u s t he in a business way, fo r th is age is com m ercial.

L e t u s rem em ber th a t th e Jew s, and even th e R om ans, w ere p repared fo r th e m an ifesta tio n s of pow er by th e d irec t and personal com m and of Jesus. They had been tra in e d in m etaphysics and w ere used to h ea rin g ab o u t w onders. T hey w ere believ­e rs in S p irit.

B u t th is is an age of m ateria lism . The m inds of m en have sw ung aw ay from th e occult and m ystica l to skep tic ism and m atter-of-fact business. T herefore , th e S p ir it comes to m en in th is age by slow unfo ldm ent of T ru th . T he healing w ill be perm anen t, and th e ones w ho a re ra ised from th e dead w ill die no m ore forever. These a re g rea te r th in g s th a n Jesus did, because they a re ever­lasting .

“My w ife, w ho happens to be your ‘dear Ju lia ,’ sends th is do llar to pay h e r sub­scrip tion to C h r i s t i a n . If i t w ill no t dam pen your a rdor, I w ill te ll you th a t your 'd e a r J u l ia ’ w as 71 years of age a t h e r la s t b ir th d ay .”

I t w ill ta k e som eth ing m ore th a n th is to p u t a dam per on m y ardor. My sw eethearts range in age a ll th e w ay from one to one hundred , and som e of them go below and som e of them above th is figure.

D on’t send m e C anadian money. The paper is d iscounted and th e coin is n o t w orth any th ing . Send an In te rn a tio n a l posta l or­der, o r an E xpress m oney order. Don’t send te legram s. A lw ays send a m en ta l message. T he w ire is useless, else th e p rin c ip le on w hich we w ork is false. Besides, M ental H ealing is a m en ta l unfoldm ent. Send a self-addressed envelope, or be su re to w rite your address p la in ly in every le tte r. One le tte r a m onth is sufficient, and th a t should be b rie f and to th e point. D on’t send ad­v ertisem en ts o r con tribu tions. I f you w an t books or subscrip tions, say so, or I w ill c red it your do llars to th e free list.

I d islike to publish testim on ia ls, it sounds so m uch like p a te n t m edicine puffing. S till th e re a re hund reds of cases com ing un­der m y tre a tm e n t th a t a lm ost dem and pub­lication . You m ust also rem em ber th a t nine- ten th s of p a tien ts who come to me do so as the la s t resort. They have tr ied every th ing

on th e face of th e e a r th and failed . M any of them have been to a ll th e o th e r m en ta l hea l­ers, and la s t of a ll th ey a re persuaded to give m e a tr ia l . E ven w ith all of th is h an d i­cap, th e re is n o t one le t te r o u t of a h u n d red w hich com plains of fa ilu re . T here is no doubt th a t M ental H ealing is y e t to be th e m eans of ra is in g m en ou t of m orta lity .

B u rn e ll’s “Book of H e a lth ” can be had fo r 50 cen ts by ad d ressing Illu m in a tio n P ub lish ing Com pany, Dowagiac, M ichigan. The 75 cen t ed ition is exhausted and th e re a re only a few h u nd red of th e o th e rs left. T h is book w ill n o t be republished , so get a copy now. You w ill find th e book fu ll of axiom s. If you a re n o t w ell up in M eta­physics, i t w ill puzzle you a t th e firs t read ­ing. B u t keep on s tudy ing i t u n ti l you come in to v ib ra tio n w ith th e m ind of th e au tho r. I t is fu ll to th e b rim of condensed s ta te ­m ents of T ru th . You can send you r 50 cents h e re if w ritin g on o th e r m a tte rs ; if no t, send to the publishers.

i®#* T he follow ing w ords a re from a lone widow, who is s tru g g lin g h a rd to suppo rt h erse lf and fam ily :

"I am aw fully sh o rt on funds and w as k ind of dow n in sp irits . C h r i s t i a n cam e w hile I w as busy sw eeping, and I dropped every th ing , as I alw ays do, to look i t over; and th en p u t i t in side m y dress, fo r safe keeping. In a li t t le w hile I found m yself s ing ing and feeling ligh t-hearted and fo r­ge ttin g how h a rd up I was. I w ondered why I had changed in so sh o r t a tim e. T hen I rem em bered th a t C h r i s t i a n w as n ex t m y h ea rt, and th a t accounted fo r th e feeling of depression leav ing m e.”

I t m akes m e glad to know th a t C h r i s t i a n is reach ing th o u san d s and ten s of thousands of people w ho need its cheer, and can feel its v ib ra tions.

D r. W. P . Phelon, of San F rancisco , w rites th e follow ing c u r t and po in ted le t te r :

“D eader of those w orthy to follow : Im ust speak a few w ords to you. Septem ber C h r i s t i a n is a t hand. You ce rta in ly w rote th a t num ber from YOUR Isle of Patm os, w here you w ere spending a L o rd ’s Day. L ike th e topaz—n in th foundation-stone of th e com ing H oly C ity—its polished facets and clear-cut edges gleam , sp a rk le and flash w ith th e tru th , unveiled and unm antled . YOU A RE ONE OF A KIND. I inclose a dollar. P u t me in th e ‘F ig h tin g B rigade of th e Success D ivision.’ ”

All r ig h t, D octor, I know th a t you know , and you know th a t I know. By th e way, Dr. Phelon is doing a g rand w ork in h is own way. H is address is 509 V an N ess ave­nue.

A s tra y copy of C h r i s t i a n fell in to th e hands of an orthodox re lig ion ist, and she w rites me a scorch ing le tte r . H ere is an ex trac t:

“You call yourse lf God. T h is is th e v ile st blasphem y, and i t is a w onder to m e th a t you a re n o t s tru ck dead fo r your im puden t a ssertio n s.”

D on’t be too su re abou t m y iden tity . T he o th e r day I to ld th a t w ife of m ine to go to th e devil. She delibera te ly arose from h e r cha ir , w alked over to m y desk, placed h e r hands on m y shoulder, and sa id : “ I d id n ’thave fa r to go.” So, you see, m y orthodox friend , you had b e tte r be cock-sure of m y id en tity before you call fo r th e lig h tn in g .

I t is sa id th a t th e “o th e r fellow ” controls th e lig h tn in g .

■af*# T he p reach e rs have rev ived the old sub jec t of w om an’s p lace in th e w orld. The aw fu l question is befo re th em as to w hether a w om an sha ll w ear a h a t in th e church, or ta k e i t off a s she does a t th e th e a tre . They a re quo ting St. P au l to th e effect th a t a wo­m an should w ear h e r h a t in chu rch . Paul w as n o t ta lk in g ab o u t a n y th in g of th e kind. He said th a t a w om an o u g h t n o t to shingle h e r h a ir , and th a t a m an o u g h t n o t wear long h a ir . I t is a s p la in a s can be th a t he w as ta lk in g abou t th e n a tu ra l covering of a w om an’s head and n o t h e r a rtif ic ia l head- gear. I f these p reach ers keep fooling with w om en abou t th e i r h a ts , th e y w ill soon be p reach in g to em pty pew s. I w ould like to know w h a t a w om an goes to ch u rch fo r if i t is n ’t to show h e r h a t!

"So you en joy Mr. B u rn e ll’s Hedonic- verse, do you? How can you? I t is as un­even as a co rduroy road. T he veh icle of ex­p ression m ay be a ll r ig h t, and th e sam e to th e ho rse th a t pu lls it. B u t th e bumpty, bum p, bum p, is agon iz ing .”

So w rite s one of m y gen tle g irls . I t is my opinion th a t th e bum p in g is good fo r the body and th e m ind. I t w as n o t th e m etre b u t th e m ind th a t I w as p ra is in g . I f you w an t sm oothness, th e re is n o th in g lik e :“H ey diddle, d idd le;

T he ca t’s in th e fiddle,T he cow jum ped over th e m oon;

T he li tt le dog laughed to see such sport, A nd th e d ish ra n aw ay w ith th e spoon.”

W alt W h itm an cou ldn’t tak e tim e to meas­u re h is lines, and so s lu n g th em to g e th e r any old w ay. ’ H e s t il l lives!

My books a re g iv ing g en era l sa tis­fac tion and I am glad to g ive th em away w ith th e healing , o r g ive th e trea tm en ts aw ay w ith th e books. I t is a g ift, anyway you w an t to p u t it. T he l i s t of C h r i s t i a n is g row ing in th e sam e w ay, and m y healing tre a tm e n ts a re b e tte r fo r th is g rac ious giv-

.in g and receiv ing . D on’t expect too much in a sh o r t tim e. G et in to th e v ibration .

. Y our nam e is called every day in th e heal­ing room fo r H ea lth , H app iness and Pros­perity . I t tak es tim e to g e t in to th is fel­low ship of th e S p ir it. T h ere a re hundreds of people w hose nam es have been called in tre a tm e n ts fo r th e p a s t seven and te n years. T hey a re th e ones th a t a re now in the v ib ra tio n s of th e R esu rrec tio n . New peo­ple w ill o ften g e t o u t o f h e a r t if th e y don’t g e t re lie f in one m onth .

■X-tf-iC- George E dw in B u rn e ll is alw ays a su rp rise . You n ev er know w h a t he is going to say o r how he is go ing to say it. “As C han ts th e S to rk ,” in th is issu e of C h r i s ­t i a n , w ill sh u t h im o u t of R oosevelt’s cabi­net. R oosevelt h a s been c h a n tin g th e praises of th e s to rk , and , w hen he read s B urne ll’s poem, he w ou ldn’t ap p o in t th e a u th o r to the poorest job in th e go v ern m en t service. Well, w hen I to ld George E d w in to w rite poetry, he sa id h e w ould do a n y th in g I suggested, even to w alk in g th e e a r th a s U n iversa l Em ­peror. I lik e th is poem , b u t i t isn ’t ortho­dox. O rthodoxy believes in th e “gods th a t se t,” lik e old hens, and h a tc h o u t w arrio rs to be food fo r th e bu lle ts of o th e r w arrio rs. I t is abou t tim e to scare such gods off the

C H R I S T I A N 3

nest. The p resen t ad d ress of B u rn e ll is 463 Canon Road, Ogden, U tah .

Speaking of people w ho s tic k to me year a fte r y ear rem in d s m e of a m an over in Pennsylvania. As fa r b ack as 1895 he began tre a tm en ts fo r success to g e t o u t of debt. He k ep t com ing y e a r a f te r y e a r and would send m e h is ta x s ta te m e n ts , th e notices to pay in te re s t on m ortgages, and all the o ther docum ents th a t keep p ilin g on a man heavily in debt. I to ld h im to qu it. In plain w ords on paper, I to ld h im I d id n ’t w ant h is case and w ished he w ould stop sending me m oney. I m oved to D enver, b u t he kept r ig h t on w ith h is d o lla r a m on th . I turned him over to m y w ife. She took up his case. A nd one day la s t y e a r she called out to me:

“W hat do you th in k ? M— is o u t of d e b t!”“P raise th e L ord of M— fo r p u llin g h im

out of the c lu tches of th e dev il.”

This m an had go t th e re E li in sp ite of me. He ju s t held on u n ti l h e go t in to th e vibrations of Success.

T here w as a m an o u t in C alifo rn ia , a dealer in rea l e s ta te , cam e to m e ab o u t five years ago fo r tre a tm e n t. H e used to w rite letters once a w eek and send h is do llar, b u t all the tim e he seem ed to be g iv in g m e t r e a t­ments in stead of rece iv in g tr e a tm e n ts from me. He w ould te ll m e a ll of h is schem es, and how m any b ig th in g s he h ad on hand and then o rder m e to do so an d so. I lo s t faith in th e m an, and w an ted h im to qu it. I got tired of w rit in g h im le tte rs because I couldn’t th in k of a n y th in g new to say on the subject. B u t ju s t a s soon as he go t one of my le tte rs , h e w ould s i t r ig h t down and w rite an an sw er to i t an d enclose a dol­lar. He passed th ro u g h D enver th e o th e r day, bu t d idn ’t call. H e w as on h is w ay to W ashington. H e had c a rr ie d th ro u g h a b ig scheme and h as ju s t le f t W ash in g to n fo r a trip to Europe. T h a t m an h ad m ore fa i th in me th an I had in m yself. S uch is th e philosophy of M ental H ealing!

If you w an t in fo rm a tio n ab o u t m y healing, read the e ig h th page of th i s paper. Carefully read u n d e r th e h ead in g “H eaven ly Healing,” and you w ill g e t a ll th e in fo rm a­tion necessary. I g ive m y tw o books, c lo th bound (fifty cen ts e a c h ) , o r a y e a r’s sub­scription to C h r i s t i a n , fo r every d o lla r sen t to me for trea tm en ts . If you h av e th e books, and your subscrip tion is p a id in advance, you may send th e nam e of a fr ien d , and I will give c red it on th e p a id l i s t fo r a year. Always notify y o u r fr ien d th a t you have Paid th e subscrip tion in advance. You m ay also have th e books se n t to y o u r fr ien d s In the same way. B u t if you h ave no frien d s to whom you w ish to send books o r C h r i s ­t ia n , let your do llars app ly on th e free list.

verybody seem s pleased w ith th is free lis t, and I w an t to m ake i t a s la rg e a s possible.

ames on th is free l i s t a re liab le to be j Topped a t any tim e. B u t I w ill send a t east three num bers before le t tin g th e nam e roP. I would lik e ten th o u san d fresh

^ames for the free l i s t ^ In send ing these ames, please w rite on a sep a ra te sh ee t of aper, so th a t th e l i s t can be g iven to th e a ng clerk, w ith o u t recopying.

Mrs. E ddy h as issued o rders to her follow ers w hich sounds lik e a resu rrec tio n from th e dead. She has to ld them to q u it so m uch m a te ria l w ork, b u ild in g houses of w orsh ip and o th e r th in g s of th e k ind , and to g ive th e ir a tte n tio n to healing . H er dec la ra ­tion is th a t th e w orld is ca lling fo r m ore sp ir­itu a l help in th e w ay of h ea ling d iseases and re liev in g suffering . She h as aw akened to th e fac t th a t h ea lin g is th e only proof of a d iv ine m in is try . A nybody can bu ild tem ples o u t of stones and b rick s, b u t i t tak es S p ir it P resence to heal th e sick , cast o u t devils and ra ise th e dead. I am glad to see h e r com ing to th e fro n t w ith hea lin g and leav ing the church-houses to ta k e care of them selves. T he h ea lin g of one sick m an o r w om an or ch ild is w o rth m ore to th e T ru th th a n all th e tem p les of stone o r b rick th a t m oney can bu ild . I s t il l h av e fa ith in th e R egenera tion and R esu rrec tio n of M ary B ak er Eddy. T h ere is one th in g su re , C h ris tian Science is h ere to stay . I t w ill un fo ld in to a rea l science and lop off its re lig ious fea tu res. T he tendency of m o rta ls is to im ita te . So C h ris tia n Science had to im ita te th e churches an d th e doctors in s tead of going fo r th as in ­dep en d en t evangels of th e T ru th .

T h ere is to be a New T h o u g h t Con­ven tion th is m onth . I t is qu eer th a t peo­p le can ’t ca tch th e “new th o u g h t” th a t S p ir i t is om n ip resen t. L e t th e G rand A rm y jo u rn ey across th e co n tin en t in o rd e r to get to g e th er. L e t th e ch u rch es hold conferences and conventions. B ut, fo r heaven ’s sake, don’t a sk m e to m eet you in a “new th o u g h t” convention . You had as w ell ta lk of a new th o u g h t bap tism . S p ir it is o m n ip resen t and does n o t need to ru n to and fro on th e e a rth in o rd e r to “m ee t” in convention. W h a t w en t ye o u t to see? A reed sh ak en in th e w ind. T h a t is a ll you w ould see. You w ould see, n o t a m en ta l convention, b u t an assem ­bly of m o rta l bodies. These bodies w ould fo rm a v a rieg a ted bouquet of baldheads, g reyheads, bespectacled eyes, deaf ears, b lanched cheeks, pa le faces, w ith a b esp rink ­lin g of y ou th and beau ty . W hy should you pay ra ilro a d fa re to C hicago to see an as­sem bly of hu m an bodies? W hy n o t save you r m oney and s tan d on th e s tre e t co rner and w atch th e crow d? New th o u g h t people a re ju s t lik e o th e r people. L e t us hold a convention of m inds. I have n o t seen th e faces of Mr. and Mrs. B u rnell fo r m any years an d have no desire to see th em ; yet, I hold converse w ith th e i r th o u g h t every day. A w ay w ith th e old th o u g h t of o rgan ization , conference, convention, etc., etc., on the m o rta l p lane! T h is is said in a ll k indness tow ards those who a re g e ttin g up th is con­vention . T hey w ill le a rn be tte r.

T here a re people w ho constan tly send me te leg ram s to t r e a t people who are dying. M any of these te leg ram s come from persons who a re sim ply contro lled by sym ­pathy . I t is n o t th e ir own friends or fam ­ily, b u t som e one in th e neighborhood in w hom they a re in te rested . Stop it! D on’t go a round and h u n t up every old chronic

case you can h ea r of and send to m e fo r tre a tm en ts w ith o u t th e ir consent. I could tak e you r m oney and p a t you on th e back, b u t I w on’t do it. J u s t le t th e dead bu ry th e ir dead. W hen you s ta r t ou t to save th e whole w orld you w ill find th a t you w ill lose yourself u n d er th e bu rden of your job. F o r in stance , a young lady w as very anxious fo r h e r b ro th e r and sen t me m oney fo r h is tre a tm en ts . W hen she told h im about it, he sneered a t her. She w en t off in a corner and cried. L et them alone! Save yourself, and le t th e T ru th in you rad ia te from your own C entre! You can do m uch m ore good th is w ay th a n you can by try in g to bear th e sorrow s and sin s and sufferings of o th­ers. I t m ay sound selfish, b u t i t is scien­tific. A person in th e calm ness and seren­ity of th e i r own being can do m ore good th a n th ey can by fussing and f re ttin g over th e fau lts and fa ilings of o thers. I t would be m oney in m y pocket if I to ld you th a t I could t r e a t o thers w ith o u t th e ir consent, and so w ork on you r sym pathy to get you to send fo r everybody. B u t i t w ould be a b ig lie, and in th e end a fa ilu re . In a case of w ife and husband , m o ther and child, tre a tm e n ts m ay be given th ro u g h others. B u t in every case th e re m u s t be a close con­ju n c tio n betw een th e one applying fo r tre a t­m en ts and th e p a tien t.

Shelton says “ea t an y th in g you w an t,” b u t even he can’t keep h is own baby from “a l i t t le ind igestion” w hen i t follows h is m axim . I should say to a cub or a wild cat, “ea t w h a t you w an t,” because I ’d know th e cub o r w ild ca t w ould have to w ork for w hat i t got. B u t such an in ju n c tio n is un ­w ise fo r civilized babies, big o r little , who a re con tinually tem pted to w an t m ore th a n is good fo r ’em. Baby B lanche ea ts “w hat she w an ts” and L ady B lanche calls the doc­to r! Ye gods, T hom as Jefferson, th e re ’s a screw loose e ith e r in you r doctrine or your p rac tic e !— The N au tilu s.

B etsey Towne, hold up your r ig h t hand! Do you solem nly sw ear before God and all th e p in-feathered angels on e a rth th a t no th ­in g ever ge ts th e m a tte r w ith your “in ­n a rd s?” A nd did you never feel anx ie ty enough to call in a physician for one of your ch ild ren? My screw s a re a ll tig h t. The tig h te s t one is th a t I w ill never set up a creed. T he w hole how ling mob is m ade up of people w ho have se t up a fa lse stan d ard of au th o rity . W hen we ge t a ll of th e T ru th i t w ill be tim e enough fo r us to d ism iss doc­to rs and healers. You m u st rem em ber th a t th e heale rs w ill have to go w hen th e doctors depart. The though t-pedd ler and th e pill- peddler w ill pull ou t in th e sam e boat. You need n o t th in k th a t you a re going to se t up a lo t of professional hea le rs in th e place of th e physician . T here is som eth ing in th e Old Book w hich says: “A nd they shallno t teach every m an h is neighbor, and every m an h is b ro ther, saying, K now th e L ord: fo r all shall know me, from th e leas t to the g rea test.” I t w ill be a g lorious tim e w hen we can d ispense w ith h o t a ir a long w ith d rugs and doctors. The law yer, th e p reach­er, th e doctor, th e healer, w ill all lose th e ir jobs.

4 C HR I S T I A N

WOMAN IN THE W ILDERNESS.

“A nd th e w om an fled in to the w ilderness.” —R evelation .

I like adverse c ritic ism if g iven in the r ig h t sp irit. I t h e lp s one on th e w ay. The le tte r w as ty p ew ritten and is from an au th o r and teacher. I w ill n o t give h is nam e, a l­though he is w illing th a t I should do so. To give h is nam e w ould reduce th e d iscussion to th e level of controversy . In defense of h is nam e he w ould come hack w ith an answ er, and so open th e colum ns of C h r i s t i a n to endless debate. I w ill ta lk to th e le t te r and no t to th e m an. I t is from Chicago and you w ill see th a t th e au th o r h a s m ade a place fo r h im self in th e m en ta l w orld.

“My D ear B ro th e r—T he Septem ber issue of your Jo u rn a l is ro tten . Why, th e re is no m ore of th e good unction ab o u t i t th an th e re is ab o u t an alm anac. A ugust issue is a ll r ig h t yet, b u t Septem ber issue is nil.

“Say, d id th a t m a tte r abou t a baby tak in g a fever cause a ll th is troub le? If i t d id , it is too bad.

“A no ther th in g , I notice in you r Septem ­ber issue you say in rep ly to those people w ho k icked about th e baby’s fever and the m o th er’s tre a tm en t, o r ra th e r th a t of call­ing th e Doctor, you said you could do as you pleased, etc. T h a t is, you m ade a whole lo t of wall-eyed s ta tem en ts ju s t lik e a rea l A narch is t. I am su rp rised th a t a m an of you r in te llec tu a l ab ility and seem ingly broad u n d e rs tan d in g of life w ill unload h im ­self of such hog w ash. You do as you please! You can do n o th in g of th e sort. You are an ab jec t slave to th e forces of n a tu re in the first place, and then you had n o t o ugh t to do as you please, a s you owe som eth ing to society and your fellow-men.

“ I am n o t ro a s tin g you a t a ll; I am no t angry . No, indeed, n o t th e le a s t b it angry . The fac t is I feel very k ind ly , b u t I know I am a s tick le r fo r t r u th and all those good th ings. Now, I to ld you a w hile ago th a t you had m ore w hea t; th a t is, m ore rea l h a rd t r u th in your head, o r u n d er you r vest, o r som ew here, th a n any o th e r m an o r w om an I ever cam e across, b u t you w ill reco llect I also to ld you you w ere aw ay off on th ree po in ts. I did n o t m ention them a t th a t tim e, b u t I w ill call y o u r a tte n tio n to them now.

“T he firs t po in t is, w h a t business have you to call y o u r pap er ‘T h e C h r i s t i a n ?’ You and y o u r w hole m ethods a re no m ore C hrist-like th a n w ere th e m ethods of N a­poleon. A C h ris tian is w hat? One who is C hrist-like, and C h ris t did n o t accum ulate m oney and live on E asy S tree t. He had no s tenog raphers o r se rv an t g ir ls and could n o t send h is w ife to M ichigan on a long tr ip . I guess he did no t have a w ife, could no t afford th e luxury .

“T he second p o in t is, you r claim s to im ­m o rta lity re s t on th in a ir . T here is no foundation . Of course, I know You a re up in the Seventh H eaven now w ith th a t dream y-eyed affinity. Yes, she h as dream y eyes, too. B est I ever saw, b u t enjoying life w ith an affinity, though i t m akes you feel m igh ty good, is no proof of im m o rta lity a t all. W ait ti ll you have lived 75 y ea rs longer, you w ill then be 125 y ea rs old ap­prox im ately , and then people w ill say, I guess th a t fellow is going to live forever. Those w ho like you w ill say th a t, and those w ho do n o t like you w ill say i t is about tim e you a re dead. No, m y dear boy, an affinity, enjoying life, h as n o th ing to do w ith im ­m orta lity . No, bless you, no, n o t a b it of it. I am speaking from experience. I, too, have affinities. Yes, I have sipped th e n ec ta r from H igh Olympus, and, fu rth erm o re , I loved so h ard I rea lly heard th e ru s tlin g of the A ngel’s w ings; can send and receive love v ib ra tio n s a t a d istance of 2,000 m iles; bu t w hat has th a t to do w ith im m orta lity? How

do you know I am going to keep th is loving up a f te r I am dead? Can no t you see th a t w hen th e pow er-house is b roken th a t th e elec tric s tre e t c a r can n o t ru n ; and tw o te le­g raph offices can n o t com m unicate w ith each o th e r a f te r th ey a re bo th bu rned to the ground?

“F u rth e rm o re , th e th ird po in t, I have a l­ready sta ted , you a re a m oney g ru b b er and p reach ing success; th a t is, you a re going to m ake people successful; w h a t nonsense. You a re lik e th e old lady who had fo u r sons. A m an asked her, How a re th ey g e ttin g along? Old lady said , fine. In d ry w ea th e r they w ork in th e field, an d w hen i t r a in s they p lay card s and th ey w in ten d o lla rs a piece from each o th e r every tim e th ey play . If you succeed in m ak in g one of your p a tie n ts successful, th a t m eans som ebody else is go­ing to be unsuccessfu l. Do n o t believe it? R ead m y “P u re Econom y,” if you ever get tim e. I t te lls a ll abou t i t from A to Z.

“U nderstand I am n o t com plain ing, n o t a t all. You owe m e no th ing . Money is n o th in g to m e; I have fou rteen d ifferen t k in d s of it.I am m erely a f te r th e tru th fu ln e s s of your claim s.

“ I am now on y o u r free lis t ; have been so since June . You got m y nam e from th e B oston P ress A ssociation , of w hich I am a m em ber. I he rew ith enclose you 70c, w hich pays fo r you r Jo u rn a l up to and inc lud ing D ecem ber of th is y ear—w ould m ake i t an even dollar, b u t a ll m y p apers ru n by th e even year, i t is s im p ler th a n to have them expire a t d iffe ren t periods.

“Now, do no t le t th is m a tte r blow th e top of y o u r head off. I m ean i t well. You a re a royal good fellow . T he fac t is, too good to m ake such w ild c laim s as you do som e­tim es. P u rsu e you m oney g rubb ing m ethods, stay on E asy S tree t, b u t fo r Je su s’ sake change th e nam e of y o u r pap er and q u it call­in g you rse lf im m o rta l fo r th e n ex t 75 years . A no ther th ing , w hile you can cu re by d ru g ­less healing , I know you can, you can ’t cure a ll d iseases. W e s til l need d ru g s in some cases, and you a s a d rug less hea le r, to g e th e r w ith th e d ru g heale rs, can n ev er cu re a ll diseases, c e rta in ly not. W hy, you see disease and hea lth a re evenly balanced, a lw ays w ere, a lw ays w ill be. Do you u n d e rs tan d th a t? If you do no t, you w an t to tak e a course in O rien ta l Philosophy, and do n o t se t too m uch stock by th a t affinity th a t you a re now en­joying. I am a p ro fesso r of Sexual Science, besides I have experiences th a t cover a pe­riod of 30 years, and I know th a t these red h o t love m atches very often do b u rn out. Once in a g re a t w hile one la s ts fo r life ; th a t ’s th e exception. T he fac t is, th e g rea te r th e love th e g re a te r th e danger of i t b u rn ­in g itse lf o u t quickly .”

I can and w ill do as I please, b u t i t is m y p leasu re n o t to in te rfe re w ith th e free­dom of any o th e r ind iv idual. I am n o t th e “ab jec t slave of th e forces of n a tu re ,” b u t am learn ing , day by day, to com m and th e forces of n a tu re . I AM healing all m an n er of sickness and m ak ing obedien t se rv an ts ou t of all th e forces of n a tu re . M an is m ind and m ind is th e m as te r of m a tte r . Go to, thou tru ck lin g slave of th e “ forces of n a ­tu r e ! ” A wake, and a rise in th e m a jesty of m ind, and be a Man. Only th e savage sku lk s and h ides from th e lig h tn in g . Mind chains i t to h is chario t.

I do n o t call m y pap er th e C h ris tian , no r a C h ris tian , b u t C h r i s t i a n . I t is C h ris tian , and is becom ing m ore and m ore C h ris tian every m onth . Y our poppycock abou t C h ris t is th e ve rie st ro t of relig ion . Je su s w as a Man. You a re try in g to m ake him a m onk, a p riest, or a p reacher. You m ake h im a w hin ing , w h im pering re lig ion ist. H e w as a M an! T here w as alw ays p len ty of m oney in h is purse, no t only fo r h im self, b u t to give

to the poor. H e w ore such costly garments th a t th e so ld iers th rew dice fo r h is vesture, th a t w as w oven w ith o u t seam . I t is true he did n o t accu m u la te m oney and live on E asy S tree t, b u t “he m ade h is g rave with th e r ic h ” and w alked on velvet. Then, you m u s t rem em ber th a t th ey hanged him at 33, and I am 54— a t 33 I had th e sam e fool­ish n o tions abou t Jesu s, an d so w as picking th e bones of poverty . B u t a t 40 th e real C h ris t appeared to m e an d show ed how he had been ca ric a tu red by re lig ion .

W hy, m an , no one ev er m ade such prom­ises of w ea lth a s Je su s m ade to h is disciples. He prom ised th em th e w hole e a rth , and he is able to keep h is p rom ises. C h ris tian s will y e t possess th e p lane t. T h is is one reason w hy I am a C h ris tian . I w a n t everything in sigh t. C h ris t never, n ev e r p rom ised any­body poverty an d m isery . H e gives the ea rth , and in th e la s t book of th e New Tes­ta m e n t he g ives aw ay s ta rs a s souvenirs of sa lvation . M aybe you th in k I h ad better call m y p a p e r th e M ethodist. You a re away off if you th in k Je su s C h ris t a m endican t, a tram p , o r a m em ber of th e chu rch . There isn ’t a chu rch on e a r th th a t w ould receive Jesus, th e rea l Je su s , in to i ts fellow ship , not even th e C h ris tia n Science C hurch . They w ould tu rn h im o u t q u ick e r th a n you could b a t y o u r eye. T he scarecrow w hich they call Je su s is no a k in to th e M an who sits th e W hite H orse and leads th e m arch of T ru th .

C h ris t is a ll r ig h t, m y d ear boy. H e is not only able to send h is w ife to M ichigan for a vacation , b u t he h a s m oney to b u rn . His w ife is th e m odel fo r a ll th e o thers. He describes h e r as th e H oly C ity. She is, in­deed, Je ru sa lem th e Golden. H e gives her every th ing . She descends from heaven as a B ride adorned fo r h e r H usband . Such a p ic tu re of opulence h as n ev er been w ritten by h u m an pen. S tree ts of gold, w alls of jasp e r, g a tes of pearl! T he r iv e r of the w a te r of life, c lea r a s c ry s ta l, flowing from th e th ro n e of God. T he tre e of L ife , yield­ing tw elve m an n er of f r u i ts m on th ly . All th is to describe th e g lo ry of th e B ride whom he sen t to M ichigan! Say, C h ris tia n is the nam e of m y paper! I t is n o t th e o rgan of th e S alvation A rm y. My w ife is n o t beat­ing th e d rum on th e s t re e t co rn e r o r te lling fo rtu n es in a w igw am . My nam e is C hris­tian . “A nd they sh a ll s i t on tw elve th ro n es .” “A nd I w ill give h im th e m o rn in g s ta r .”

You see, your p ic tu re of C h ris t lacks per­spective. Sw ing from Je ru sa lem below to Je ru sa lem above and you w ill have the w hole p ic tu re . T he dead th in g w hich you see in theology is n o t th e C h ris t of reality . “ I AM he w ho w as, and is, and is to be, the L iv ing One.”

W hy should I w a it 75 y ea rs before I say an y th in g ab o u t m y im m o rta lity ? My fa th e r and g ra n d fa th e r s ta r te d o u t on th a t line— and th ey a re dead. I have no desire to re­pea t th e i r folly. T he tre e does n o t w ait u n til i t is a g ia n t of th e fo re s t before i t pro­claim s itse lf a tree . T he firs t m ovem ent of life in th e acorn procla im s th e com ing of the tree . T he firs t qu icken ing of m y new life by th e S p ir it of T ru th m ade me conscious of regenera tion . I sa id so. I have been say­ing so fo r a dozen years. I am say in g i t to

CHRISTIAN 0

myself. C h r i s t i a n I s ed ited fo r m e. I t is a revelation to m e of m y ow n unfo ldm en t. It is all w ritten fo r me. My God is w o rk in g in me, and so C h r i s t i a n h as been used as a blackboard to teach m e th e lessons of life. You people, w ho w atch m e a t w ork , th in k I am doing i t fo r you. I ’m no t. I do n ’t care whether you u n d e rs ta n d me, o r no t. I don’t understand i t a ll m yself. B u t I know th a t my Teacher know s, and in due tim e I w ill know the t r u th and th e t r u th w ill se t me free. My claim s to im m o rta lity r e s t on th e promises of th e L ord A lm ighty .

Why should I he d iscouraged , d ish e a rt­ened, and tu rn e d aside from m y purpose, because you and o th e rs have loved and lost? Is th is th e Only W ay? If so, th e fa ilu re s b u t serve to prove th e t r u th of reg en era tio n . The first s tum b ling b lock I m e t w as th e old slippery stone w here o th e rs h ad fallen . They said, W hy h a sn ’t som e m an found th is Way? I le ft th e m ob and w en t aw ay in to the w ilderness. God m ade w ith m e th e cove­nant of regenera tion . To confirm th is cove­nant th e re appeared to m e th e face of a woman. I looked in to h e r eyes. I saw h e r face. I fe lt h e r v ib ra tio n s . Jeh o v ah sa id : "This woman w ill com e to you in D enver, and You w ill w ork o u t th e fu lln ess of re­generation.” I had n ev er been in D enver. I didn’t have m oney enough to g e t to D en­ver. I was led by th e S p ir it fo r e ig h t years of w andering and w ondering , and one day in Denver th is id en tica l w om an w alked in to my house. T he sam e face, th e sam e eyes, and the sam e v ib ra tio n of th e w onderfu l vision. The odor of sw ee t v io le ts and the music of “Sw eet V io le ts” w ere p re se n t in the vision. W hen I touched h e r gloved hand a t the u n ion depot in D enver th e re was th a t sam e fa in t odor of v io le ts , and th e invisible band began p lay in g “Sw eet Vio­lets.” W hen we stepped u n d e r th e e lec tric lights I looked in to th e sam e g lo rious eyes I had seen in th e w om an of th e v is ion . And, yet, th e m orta l w om an an d I w ere to ta l strangers.

We were m arried . T he baby cam e, and everything looked on th e su rface lik e old- fashioned genera tion . Below th e su rface there w as a tra n s fo rm a tio n go ing on w orthy of the I AM. I t w as a m e n ta l re su rrec tio n preparing th e w ay fo r im m o rta lity . E very Prenatal condition slow ly d isap p ea red from my mind, and I becam e conscious of th e New B irth . T h ere w as no m ore re s tle ss seeking for sa tis fac tio n . I h ad found it. I was a new m ind. T h is is a ll th a t is neces­sary for a new body. In m y m ind th e re w as a complete re su rrec tio n from th e dead. I will not a ttem p t to te ll you th e process of this unfoldm ent o r tra ce th e m e n ta l m ap. You w ant resu lts . I w ill b r in g ev e ry th in g UP to date.

In June I to ld m y w ife to ta k e h e r baby and go to h e r m o th e r in M ich igan and I would w ork a t th e p roblem alone in th e si ence of th e H ea lin g R oom . T h in g s w ere not moving fa s t enough to s u i t m e and I must find the h in d e r in g cause.

words- **a y *n ^ e ~ S ilence I h ea rd these

fo r^ n ^ ou*" th e bond w om an an d h e r soiheir w itw v , 0f th e fi°ndw om an sh a ll n o t i

h the son of th e freew om an .”

T he w ords ran g in m y e a rs w ith th e force of a d ire c t com m andm ent. I had preached m an y a serm on on th is a llegory and th e fo u r th ch ap te r of G ala tian s w as fa m ilia r to m y m ind. A ll th e covenan ts of God came befo re m e and I knew th a t th ey w ere as new and fre sh now a s th e day they w ere spoken, and as old on th a t day as they ever w ill be. T ru th is th e sam e yesterday , to ­day, and fo rever. I saw H ag a r th e slave w om an and S a ra h th e princess. T hen th is d ialogue began betw een S p ir it and m yself:

“S et h e r free! A ll th e w om en of m o rta l­ity a re legal slaves, and a re a s H ag ar th e bondw om an.”

“W h at sh a ll I do to m ake h e r fre e?” “B reak th e bonds of m a trim o n y .”T h is sounds tam e on paper, b u t th e w ords

w en t th ro u g h m y h e a r t lik e a two-edged sw ord.

“G reat God! Do you m ean a d ivorce?” “No, no, only b reak th e bonds of m a tr i­

m ony. M orta ls ta lk of th e holy bonds of m a trim o n y a s if bondage could ever be holy .”

“B u t she is m y w ife and th is m akes h e r one w ith m e in ev e ry th in g .”

“ If you a re deceived by th is husband-and- w ife-are-one nonsense i t is tim e you learned th e tru th . M ortal m a trim o n y w as m ade by m en to deceive w om en. Y our w ife h as no p a r t in y o u r bu sin ess and is n o t a p a r tn e r w ith you in an y th in g . By th e law s of Colo­rado you can sell th is house and ev e ry th in g in i t and sk ip o u t to p a r ts unknow n w ith th e m oney. She does n o t even have to sign th e deed.”

“T he d ev il!”“Yes, m y boy, th e devil is do ing business

a t th e sam e old stand . You have se t the o th e r w om an free and deeded to h e r and h e r ch ild ren a ll th e p ro p erty you ever owned. T h is th a t you now have is m ine. Set th e w om an of th e v ision f re e and reg en era tio n w ill com e in due season.”

“ I give h e r an allow ance of $100 a m onth and th is is a ll and m ore th a n she a sk s .”

“You boasted in C h r i s t i a n abou t th a t a l­low ance. Suppose she gave you an allow ­ance? In th e reg en era tio n th ey n e ith e r m a rry n o r a re g iven in m arriag e , b u t a re as an g e ls of God. Do you th in k one angel is boss w hile h is m ate receives an allow ance? I te ll you th a t in m o rta l m ind w om an is th e legal slave of m an. S e t th e w om an of the v ision f re e !”

“ I don’t u n d e rs tan d y o u r m ean ing and can ’t see how such a sm all m a tte r can affect reg en era tio n .”

“R egenera tion , m y boy, is betw een a w hole m an and a w hole w om an, a free m an and a free w om an, an ind iv idua lized m an and an ind iv idualized w om an. I t is n o t tw o halves, b u t tw o w hole in d iv id u a ls . You m ay call these sm all m a tte rs , b u t i t is th e p rinc ip le of th e th ing . You can n o t en te r in to life w hile ig n o rin g or v io la tin g princip le . Set th e w om an of th e v ision f re e !”

In a so rt of dazed w ay I w en t to th e ab les t law y er in D enver, and he confirm ed all th a t th e L ord C h ris t had said, and w en t in to every detail. H e said th a t m y w ife did no t own h a lf of one of th e books in m y bookcase. I to ld 'h im to give h e r an und iv ided h a lf of ev e ry th in g I owned. In th ree hou rs she owned, in h e r own ind iv idua l r ig h t, h a lf of th is hom e, h a lf of C h r i s t i a n , h a lf of my m in in g claim s, and h a lf of th e nam e “T hom as J. Shelton .” The legal firm re­m a in s “T hom as J. Shelton ,” b u t h a lf of th a t nam e—an und iv ided h a lf—belongs legally to her. She ow ns i t as an ind iv idua l and no t a s a m arrie d n onen tity . She w as as m uch su rp rised w hen th e legal deeds and docu­m en ts fell in to h e r lap in M ichigan as I w as w hen th e o rd e r cam e to se t h e r free. I had

no t g iven h e r th e s lig h tes t h in t, fo r I had none to give.

T he occult m eaning of i t a ll is un fo ld ing since h e r home-coming.

T u rn to you r New T estam en t and read the record of th e resu rrec tion . “A nd th e re w as M ary M agdalene and th e o th e r M ary, s ittin g over a g a in s t th e sepulchre.” The M agdalene and th e M adonna a re side by side a t the resu rrec tion . H ag ar is m ade a princess, in th e regenera tion , and s its in th e sovereignty of h e r w om anhood along side of h e r s is te r Sarah . W om an m u s t be redeem ed in the fu llness of h e r own ind iv iduality . T he Ma­donna and the M agdalene a re found in the sam e w om an. Bonds m ake th e M agdalene, freedom b rin g s th e M adonna.

How shall we m ake th e e a rth blossom as a rose w hile w om en a re in bondage? W omen have tak en up th is New T hought. W omen in au g u ra ted C h ris tian Science. W om en are seek ing freedom to ac t as ind iv iduals. T his m igh ty m etaphysica l m ovem ent is W om an clothed w ith th e sun.

I have broken a ll th e bonds, and have a m ate indeed and in tru th . My p a rtn e r! T his p a rtn e rsh ip ex tends in to th e dom ain of S p irit, fo r God is m ale and fem ale. I t is so fu ll of m ean ing to u s th a t th e p roperty and b usiness p a r t of i t seem s like ch ild ’s play. W e a re p a rtn e rs in every atom of th e u n i­verse. E ach ow ns an undiv ided h a lf of the whole. The o th e r day, w hile on th e fro n t veranda, a red leaf blew down from the vines. W e both exclaim ed: “H a lf of th a t leaf ism in e !” T hen th e th o u g h t cam e to u s th a t th e re could n o t be a d iv ision w ith o u t spoil­in g th e beau ty of th e leaf. A nd so i t is w ith th e m o rn in g s ta r w hich L ord C h ris t gave us in th e g lo ry of o u r new union as ind iv iduals. H alf of th e m orn ing s ta r w ould n o t sa tisfy e ith e r of us, and so w e le t ou r un iverse re­m ain undivided.

“Blessed and holy a re th ey th a t have p a rt in th e firs t re su rrec tio n .”

I ’m as fa r from being a “m oney g rubber” a s any m an on ea rth . W hen one is in the t r u th he does n o t have to grub. Money comes to h im by th e law of a ttrac tio n . I t is n o t a g rubb ing o r a g rabbing, b u t a healthy grow th. W hen I t r e a t one m an fo r success i t is n o t th a t som e o th er m an m ay fa il. I do no t t r e a t fo r stock speculation, lo tteries, or an y form of gam bling. The w ord I speak is to b race a m an up and give h im courage to dem and h is own in any leg itim ate busi­n ess o r ca lling in th e w orld ’s w ork. T h is la s t m on th I pa tron ized the p a in te r, paper hanger, fu rn itu re dealer, and upho lsterer. How did I do it? B ecause people bought m y books and subscribed fo r C h r i s t i a n . I could have patron ized th e gam bling houses and saloons, b u t I d id n ’t. A policem an in an easte rn c ity got hold of C h r i s t i a n and sen t me a dollar, a sk in g how he could practice non-resistance and gain success. I to ld h im to hold onto h is job, and do violence to no m an ; to a c t a s a g u a rd ian of w om en and ch ild ren ; to p reserve the peace and hold h is m ind in th e tru th . I to ld h im to avoid the use of tobacco and liquors, and save a p a r t of h is sa la ry every m onth . H e took m y ad ­vice and is en te r in g in to th e joy of living. H is w ife’s face is fu ll of happ iness and h is

6 CHRISTIAN

ch ild ren a re joyous. Success of one does no t m ean th e fa ilu re of ano ther. C h ris tian s do no t g e t up by p u llin g o th e rs down. They a re tr e a tin g th e i r w hole w orld fo r hea lth , happ iness and p ro sperity .

My frien d ly c r itic w an ts me to stu d y th a t O rien tal P h ilosophy w hich m akes disease and dea th e te rna l. I know b e tte r. I said som eth ing m ore w holesom e to m y se rv an t Jo h n on th e Is le of Patm os.

“A nd I saw a new heaven and a new e a rth : fo r th e firs t heaven and th e first e a rth w ere passed aw ay; and th e re w as no m ore sea.

“A nd I John saw th e holy city , new Je ru ­salem , com ing down from God ou t of heaven, p repared as a b ride adorned fo r h e r husband .

“A nd I heard a g re a t voice o u t of heaven saying, Behold, th e tabernac le of God is w ith m en, and he w ill dw ell w ith them , and they shall be h is people, and God h im se lf sh a ll be w ith them , and be th e i r God.

“A nd God shall w ipe aw ay a ll te a rs from th e ir eyes; and th e re shall be no m ore death , n e ith e r sorrow , n o r crying, n e ith e r sh a ll th e re be any m ore pa in : fo r th e fo rm er th in g s a re passed aw ay. ■

“A nd he th a t sa t upon th e th ro n e said, Behold, I m ake all th in g s new . And he said u n to me, W rite : fo r these w ords a re tru e and fa ith fu l.

“And he said u n to me, I t is done. I am A lpha and Omega, th e beg inn ing and th e end. I w ill give un to h im th a t is a th i r s t of th e fo u n ta in of th e w a te r of life freely.

“H e th a t overcom eth sha ll in h e r it all th in g s ; and I w ill be h is God, and he shall be m y son.”

T h is is th e tru th . Y our O rien tal Philoso­phy is a lie. T ears w ill n o t alw ays flow. D isease and dea th a re n o t in th e tru th . Only t r u th is everlasting . I AM th e resu rrec tio n and th e life. I AM n o t disease and death . I AM n o t te a rs and sorrow s and suffering. I AM th e tru th . A t m y r ig h t h an d th e re is fu llness of joy.

Do you th in k th is is th e w orld of tru th ? I t is no t. I t is th e w orld of chance, of acci­den t. I t is B abylon, th e C ity of C onfusion. In m y H oly C ity th e re is no pain , sickness, o r death . T here is n o th in g in Jeru sa lem , th e B eau tifu l, to offend th e eye o r th e ear. N ot a sound th a t is n o t m usica l and n o t a s ig h t th a t is n o t beau tifu l. T he v ib ra tio n s are from th e Sun C en ter and a re fu ll of th e Joy of L iving. T h is m o rta l shall p u t on im m or­ta lity and th e re sh a ll be no m ore death . In th is m orta l w orld ev e ry th in g is by chance. H ere, close to w here I w rite , w as a young husband and w ife w ho had saved m oney and b u il t a lovely hom e. T he husband w as a t h is business and th e w ife m e rrily sing ing to h e r two-year-old babe. An in sane w om an called h e r to th e door and fired a b u lle t in to h e r h ea rt. She fell dead and th e babe crep t up to th e dead m o ther and began p lay ing in th e pools of blood. T he husband w en t m ad w ith g rief. A no ther m an cam e from th e E a s t and bough t th e house w here I used to live. H e fu rn ished i t in good ta s te and hastened back E a s t to b rin g h is w ife and ch ild ren to th e ir new home. A ra ilro a d acci­d e n t k illed h im in s tan tly before he could get to h is fam ily . T h is m o rn in g I saw a sign offering house and fu rn itu re fo r sale. J u s t on th e n ex t s tre e t a litt le child w as p lay ing in th e w indow and fell to th e pavem ent below and w as ta k e n up dead. A beau tifu l g irl leaves h e r desk to re tu rn to h e r widowed

m o th er and th e ir l i t t le hom e. A n e lec tric ca r crushes h e r to dea th and th e w h ite-haired invalid m other is le f t w ith o u t any m eans of suppo rt in th e loneliness of h e r grief. T h is is only a day and a h in t. Oh, b less you, th is is n o t m y w orld!

T here a re no acciden ts in m y w orld. L ife in th e H oly C ity is n o t a h i t o r m iss ex is t­ence. And do you know, m y friend , th a t th e H oly C ity is a w om an? The C hurch of th e L iv ing God, th e p il la r and su p p o rt of th e T ru th , is W om an. In h e r we cam e in to gen­e ra tio n And in h e r we w ill come in to reg en ­era tion . N a tu re does no t m ake new law s, b u t proceeds along th e sam e lines from gen­e ra tio n to regenera tion , from m o rta lity to im m orta lity .

T h is leads me up to a question going th e rounds of th e p ress as to w h e th e r women sha ll w ear h a ts in chu rch or tak e th em off as th ey do in th ea te rs . I quote one m an :

“T he Rev. J . N. B lackburn , a s s is ta n t a t th e C hurch of th e S tran g ers , New Y ork:

“In m y opinion St. P a u l’s idea is correct, and you’ll find h is v iew s upheld by a ll of th e churches of th e South . W e believe th a t St. P au l knew w h a t he w as ta lk in g abou t w hen he said th a t women should n o t appear in chu rch w ith uncovered heads. I t is a question th a t goes aw ay back in to th e an c ien t h is to ry of C h ris tian ity . T he fu n d a­m en ta l objection to th e uncovering of a w om an’s head in chu rch is th a t i t is a v io la­tion of sc r ip tu ra l in junction .

“T here a re women, and m en, too, who w ould have a new gospel and a new re lig ion and ev e ry th in g up to date , as they call it. B u t I believe in th e en fo rcem en t of th e doc­tr in e s of th e B ible am ong a ll C h ris tian s. W hatsoever those w ho desire to change m ay say they m u s t first d isprove these passages in w hich th e apostle show s th a t w om an is in ­fe r io r by crea tion . I t is declared by God— n o t by m an. T herefo re i t is no d ishonor to th e w om an and she is n o t to be looked down upon because of it. I t is sim ply a fa c t in crea tion and she is no m ore accountable for th e fac t of h e r in fe r io r ity to m an, in a cer­ta in w ay, th a n she is fo r h e r sex.

“If P au l has th u s m arked w om an’s position by defining how she should be a tt ire d fo r w orsh ip in th e house of God, th en C h ris tian w om en w ould do w ell to abide by th e in ju n c ­tion. P au l w as w ritin g to C h ris tian s for th e edification of th e church , and th e re fo re he spoke w ith au th o rity , and he undoubted ly had good reason fo r say ing th a t w om en should cover th e i r heads d u rin g d iv ine w or­sh ip .”

W hat a s lan d er on Pau l! H ere is w h a t he said :

“D oth n o t n a tu re itse lf teach you, th a t , if a m an have long h a ir , i t is a sham e unto h im ? B u t if a w om an have long h a ir , i t is a glory to h e r: fo r h e r h a ir is g iven h e r for a covering.”

Then, fo r th e sake of h e r glory , le t her tak e off the G ainsborough and show th e cov­e rin g n a tu re gave her. P au l w as n o t ta lk ­ing about a n y th in g except th e hea th en cus­tom of sh in g lin g th e ha ir . W ill som e of th e long-haired m en tak e P au l’s advice and get a ha ir-cu t?

B u t th e idea of th is p reach er quo ting P au l to show th e in fe rio r ity of w om an! H e never said it, o r even h in ted a t such an ab su rd ity . P au l exalts w om an and com m ands m en to love th e i r w ives, even as C h ris t loved th e C hurch. If these m en belonged to th e S ecret B rotherhood th ey would know th a t w om an is the C hurch. T h is is w h a t P au l teaches, betw een th e lines, in every one of h is epis­

tles. T h ere is no su ch th in g as a church o rg an iza tio n in th e tru th . T he priests and p reach ers a re b u ild in g cobhouses. In the t r u th every m an is a C h ris t and every w om an a C hurch . My p a r tn e r is the Church of m y C hris t, th e B rid e of m y Love, the pillar and su p p o rt of th e T ru th in me. T his union is ev e rla s tin g an d th e O nly W ay to immortal­ity and e te rn a l life . T he L o rd ’s Supper is a rea lity , b u t only tw o can p a rta k e of it and th e y m u s t be ’’tw a in in one flesh”—and this is th e H oly C om m union. I know . Eye see. In th e t r u th th e re a re no in fe rio rs and su­perio rs. God is One an d H is N am e is One.

St. P au l w as th e P la to of th e early Chris­tian s . T h ere w as n o th in g of th e “old bach­e lo r” o r a n y th in g o f the. k ind in him . The m is in te rp re ta tio n of P au l h a s been almost as bad as th a t of Jesu s. L is ten to these words from th is S ec re t B ro th e r in th e Kingdom of T ru th :

“H usbands, love y o u r w ives, even as Christ a lso loved th e ch u rch , and gave him self for it.

“T h a t he m ig h t sa n c tify and cleanse it w ith th e w ash in g of w a te r by th e word.

“T h a t he m ig h t p re se n t i t to him self a g lorious church , n o t h a v in g spot, o r wrinkle o r any such th in g ; b u t th a t i t should be holy and w ith o u t b lem ish .

“So o u g h t m en to love th e ir w ives as their own bodies. H e th a t love th h is w ife, loveth h im self.

“F o r no m an ev er y e t h a te d h is own flesh; b u t n o u rish e th an d c h e rish e th it, even as the L ord th e chu rch :

“F o r w e a re m em bers o f h is body, of his flesh, and of h is bones.

“F o r th is cause sh a ll a m an leave his fa th e r and m o ther, and sh a ll be jo ined unto h is w ife, and th e y tw o sh a ll be one flesh.

“T h is is a g re a t m y s te ry : b u t I speak con­cern in g C h ris t and th e chu rch .

“N everthe less le t every one of you in par­tic u la r so love h is w ife, even as him self: and th e w ife see th a t sh e reverence h e r hus­band .”

W h a t is th e G rea t M ystery? I t is woman. T he g re a te s t m y s te ry in c rea tio n is woman. Do you suppose a ll th is ta lk of th e B ride of th e C h ris t h a s to do w ith an organization , an in s titu tio n , a s e c t o r th e v a rio u s sects in re lig ion? F id d les tick s! W om en have been go ing to ch u rch w hen th e y them selves a re th e C hurch. T hey h ave been seeking sa lva tion a t th e h an d s of m en w hen they, th e w om en, a re th e sav io u rs and redeem ers of m en. W om en have been seek ing fo r the secre ts, th e m ysteries, a t a l ta rs p res ided over by m en, w hile these sam e m en a re as stupid a s owls concern ing th e G rea t M ystery of W om anhood. Oh, ye b lind guides! Get down on y o u r knees an d w orsh ip a t th e true a lta r , th e sh r in e of S acred W om an.

T he tab e rn ac le in th e w ilderness w as made to rep re sen t a w om an’s body, th e only sacred tem ple on ea rth . T he sec re t d o c trin e of the S p ir it of T ru th reveals b u t one g re a t mys­te ry , th e W om an. How m en have desecrated th is H oly C ity an d despoiled th is sacred Tem ple of th e H oly S p irit!

S e t th e w om an of th e v is ion free!My b ro ther, do you know th e w om an of the

v is ion? Look in to y o u r soul and see if her face does n o t illu m in e th e v e ry d ep th s of you r d iv in ity . H ow you h ave been m ocked in y o u r search fo r her! Look up, m y lad, she is n o t f a r aw ay. All c rea tio n g roaneth and tra v a ile th in p a in u n til now , w a itin g for

CHRISTIANher coming. She was clothed with the sun, the moon was beneath her feet, and a crown of twelve stars encircled her head. But she fled into the wilderness, in her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. She is ready to return to the earth as the Re­deemer of men. Did you see her in the dreams of your young manhood? Then keep on dreaming, O Son of Man, for you will awake and learn the meaning of the Great Mystery concerning Christ and the Church. When the Christ is formed in you a Church, a Bride will be formed for you. When you know Woman you will know all tha t can be known of creation. She is the one Great Mystery. Woman is the least known of any­thing in the domain of man. Concerning her he is a fool. The stupid' preachers and priests to speak of the inferiority of women! They have walked by the Open Door of St. Paul and missed the whole revelation of Spirit. Inferiority! Why, she is the Su­preme Spirit of the Universe. In the Divine Feminine we live and move and have our being.

Madonna, Mother of Gods!

SPIRIT DOES NOT HURRY.

“Is this matter of improvement in any one particular line a gradua l thing, rather than instantaneous? That is, need one be a t all discouraged if help does not seem to come right away?”

Such questions as the above are coming to me every day. I t is certainly gradual, else I would not be giving treatm ents by the month. It is a mental unfoldment. I started out with the idea tha t the work of Jesus must be repeated. I thought tha t the Men­tal Healer could walk up to a man and command him to arise and walk. The para­lytic was to arise by Word of commandment. The blind man m ust be healed by a touch or a word. I soon learned better. I t is not a work like that of Jesus. He said emphat­ically that it was necessary for him to go away. The Spirit of T ruth was to come and take up a new kind of work.

The work of the Spirit of Truth is ‘alto­gether different from the work of the prophet. Jesus was a prophet, and made proclamation concerning the coming of the Spirit; as a proof of his prophet power he healed diseases and did in a small way what the Spirit is to do in a large way. God is not going to have men going around here opening the eyes of the blind and un­stopping the ears of the deaf and causing the lame to walk. I t is the work of Spirit to do away entirely with diseases and all kinds of deformity. There is to be a new heaven and a new earth. No man or woman *s to be dependent on any other man or "oman. Spirit is to come to all alike and raise them out of mortality into the King­dom of Truth; therefore, we should not ex­pect a repetition of the work of the prophets.

A careful reading of the Gospel of John "ill teach one the whole scope of Spiritual

nfoldment. I t is a growth from within nnd a manifestation in your own body. The "hole work is gradual. The new mind is not made in a day. You can not expect a

mental unfoldment by an instantaneous word or commandment. In the very nature of the case it is a growth. The old mind holds on to its place until it is replaced by the new. Let us not be discouraged in this unfoldment. When the work is finished it will be permanent. The work of Jesus was temporary. The eyes he opened were liable to become blinded again, and the ears he unstopped would grow deaf with age. Even the persons he raised from the dead were subject to death; so his work was simply a proof of his prophecy. He was proclaiming a New Age. All that our mental healing can do now is to prepare the minds of the people for the full awakening of the Spirit.

Another thing you must take into con­sideration, and tha t is, the freedom of the individual; if you have to depend upon a Healer for your unfoldment you are almost in as bad a condition as you were under the domination of the drug doctor. The I AM in you is just as mighty as the I AM in me. Spirit comes as a universal life, regeneration and resurrection, and is not confined to any person or party. No man or sect can get a corner on God. The gifts of the Spirit are as free to one as they are to another. The time is drawing near when every one will breathe in this breath of the Spirit as freely as they now breathe the air. The light of the knowledge of the glory of God will be as universal as the light of the sun. This is the work of the Spirit of Truth, and you must not localize it in Jesus or any other person. The whole trou­ble has been the localization of thought. The Jew has been looking towards Jerusalem. Roman Catholics turn their eyes towards Rome. So with all sects that have arisen on the earth; they have localized their thought, but when the Spirit of Truth comes the whole horizon is as wide as the uni­verse. You begin to look out from the cen­ter of your own being and take in the uni­versal life. This is getting away from isola­tion and localization into the freedom of the sons of God.

How much are we to expect? An entirely new mind, and with it a new body. Instead of looking for the healing of your stomach, or lungs, or legs, you must look for the re­building of the whole body. It means new eyes for new vision. I t means new ears for new hearing. I t means the cutting of new teeth and the changing of every atom and nerve and drop of blood in the body. It is to be a body fashioned like unto the glorious body of a Son of God. I not only expect to grow new hair on my head, but to grow a new head for the hair. The brain that I am now using is filled with cells which contain a lot of rubbish that I do not need in my new life. I expect a new brain with new cells. Instead of treating to throw away my glasses, the Word is now being spoken for new vision for that eternal and everlasting light which knows no dark­ness. This is the only thing that will satisfy Spirit. When the Lord Christ says that he will make all things new, he means exactly what he says. There will be a new heaven and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteous­ness.

The new heaven means a new mind, and the new earth means a new body. Yes, it will be like this body in the sense that you will not lose your identity. The vibrations of Spirit will take the place of the moon and earth vibrations. There is a vast difference between the vibrations of light from the sun and the vibrations from the moon and the earth. The new vision or new mind will be in conjunction with the sun, and the new body will correspond to the new mind. It is not some phantom or ghost, but a real flesh and blood body, like unto that glorious body that came up from the grave of Jesus. He was not a ghost. When his disciples were scared, and thought that he might be a phantom, he asked them if they had any­thing to eat? They gave him a honey comb and some broiled fish, and he ate it with a relish, thus showing that he was a man. The new body with the new mind will be more glorious in its vibrations than anything you have ever thought of in your dreams; but you will be a real woman and a real man; you will be able to walk along in this world among mortals and appear as one of them, so far as the objective appearance is con­cerned; but within you there will be a foun­tain of life unknown to the mortal.

I t is the time of the resurrection! The Spirit of Truth is now vibrating with all minds ready to receive the Truth. The quickening process. is going on over the whole planet. This quickening of the Spirit will cause mental distress and much mad­ness among mortals. I t is the fire that tries every man’s work of what sort it is. This is the burning of the world with that invisi­ble fire which does not consume. It is like the flame in the burning bush of Moses. It looks like fire and it illuminates, but it does not consume. It is the glorious light that shone in the body of Jesus at the transfigura­tion. —

The list is closed on the 20th of each month. Changes and credits must then wait until the next month. It costs three cents to change your address, so in a tem­porary absence it is better not to change, but have an extra paper sent you. Don’t take a fit if you get another paper after you have said stop. Your order did not get here in time for that month.

Credit on the free list means in a lump sum. When individual names are given credit they are transferred to the paid list. You can have every name you give credited with a year’s subscription for every dollar you send for treatments. But if you don’t send the name I will give credit to the free list in a general way. All persons on the free list are liable to be dropped at any time. If there is not a credit mark after your name you may know you are on the free list.

ig-iS# If you don’t want C h r i s t i a n after a few months’ reading, drop me a card to stop it. You don’t owe anything, for somebody is paying for the copies you receive, and if you don’t want to get on the paid list by sending your dollar, it will be a favor if you will say so. All you have to do is to write your ad­dress on a card with the word stop. Ex­planations are not necessary.

8 CH RISTIAN

'*'P reaching th e g o s p e l o f th e k in g d o m , a n d h ea lin g a l l m a n n er o f s ic k n e s s a n d a l l m a n n e r o f d is e a s e am o n g th e p e o p l e . " — M a tt* 4:23.

EAVENLY HEALINGThe only proof of Spirit Presence is the healing of all manner of sickness,

including that dire disease called poverty. Spirit is free from all kinds of bondage. I AM speaking this Word of Freedom in my Healing Room every day. I make no promises in any given case; but give faithful treatments and leave results to the Spirit. I could fill whole volumes with testimonials which come to me unsought. But the vibrations speak for themselves, and all that is needed is for you to give me a fair trial.

In order to make the way plain and easy for everybody, I submit this

P R O P O S IT IO NFor every dollar sent me for treatments, I will give one month (thirty days) of

healing vibrations and mail you my two books. These books retail for 50 cents each, therefore, I give you dollar for dollar, making the healing free.

Or for every dollar sent me for treatments, I will give a yearly subscription to CHRISTIAN. A s CHRISTIAN is one dollar a year, this also gives you dollar for dollar and makes your treatments absolutely free.

Can you ask anything better? Let us freely give that we may freely receive. In accepting this proposition, you at once place yourself in vibration with this Center and join the procession of Christians who are on their way to the promised land of Peace and Plenty.

If you already have the books and are a subscriber to CHRISTIAN, you can let vour dollars go towards paying the expenses of my Free List, which contains the names of those who are receiving the paper on trial. In this way your money is talking to others while you are receiving the treatments.

My work is done in the silence through the Law of Vibrations. I write only a brief letter in answer to your communications. Words on paper have no power to heal the sick or to change conditions. The vibrations are going forth from this Center all the time; therefore, I do not ask you to keep any particular hour or say over any “words.”

Write a brief statement, enclose a self-addressed and stamped envelope, and send your money in any way you think proper. This is a cash transaction. I never keep accounts or send bills.

Here is a description of the two books:THE LAW OF VIBRATIONS. By Thomas ] . Shelton. This is a book of

twelve lessons in Christian Science. They are short cuts to the study of metaphysics. The first edition is exhausted and the new and revised edition has been printed on good paper, and bound in vellum. Price, postpaid, 50 cents.

I AM SERMONS. By Thomas J . Shelton. This is a much larger book than VIBRATIONS but is sold at the same price. It is also bound in Yankee vellum and con­tains a good likeness of the author as a mortal. The young fellow who is to be will not look like this picture. This book is twelve sermons along Bible lines, but full of inspira­tional interpretations of old themes. Price, postpaid, 50 cents.

The above proposition holds good so long as I have books to sell or CHRISTIAN to publish. Send money any old way, so that your envelope is legibly addressed, carefully sealed and stamped, with your own name and address in the upper left-hand comer.

Address, T . J . Shelton, 1 6 5 7 Clarkson S t., Denver, Colo.