U n i t y B u i l d i n g , 9 1 3 T r a c y A v e n u e

V O L . I I K A N S A S C I T \ , M O . , T H U R S D A Y , A U G U S T 2 5 , 1910 N O . 16

NOTES FROM THE UNITY MEETINGS

A t the W ednesday afternoon m eeting on A ugust 10th, M rs. P rie stly , the leader, gave voice to m any h e lp fu l tru th s . She has been aw ay from us fo r nine years, do­ing a good w ork in Springfield , M issouri, and from her rich store of experience gives out blessings to all, so th a t her re ­tu rn is doubly welcome. M rs. P rie s tly said in p a r t:

“ T he seed of D ivine L ife , D ivine T ru th , is sown in the soil of the m ind, and though it m ay lie do rm an t fo r years i t is only aw aiting an oppo rtun ity to sp rin g fo rth and fru it. A nd w hen we reach out and send our m essages,to the d ea r ones, w her­ever they are , even though they are in the next room, we are le tting the seed sp ring fo rth , and it w ill f ru it in due season.

“O ur F a th e r w orketh h itherto , and we work. W e are the ch ild ren of a w orking F a th e r, and we are a d isgrace to th a t F a ­th e r when we know th is T ru th and yet lie quietly and le t th ings glide along in a m ateria l way. W e w ant to be up and do­ing, and we are up and doing, m any tim es, before we know it. You are w orking along th is line ofttim es when you do not realize it. T he leaven is w orking even when the housewife is asleep.

“W e feel so p leasan t, we feel so sweet and harm onious, w hen we know th a t we have pleased the F a th e r, when we know th a t we have been good h ild re n !”

A t the healing m eeting on W ednesday evening, A ugust 10th, M r. F illm ore sa id :

“ I t has been said th a t T ru th is a p a ra ­dox. T he statem ent of T ru th in the A b­solute is followed by alm ost an exact op­posite in the relative. T he reason of this

is th a t the M ind conceives ideas in their perfection— th a t is, the M ind of the S p ir­it— and the only w ay th a t it can m anifest perfection is to hold the perfec t m ental im age as the p a tte rn of th a t which is to appear. In our teach ing of th is T ru th we are often criticised because we hold to the sinlessness of m an, when, as people say, ‘A nybody can see th a t a ll men are sin­ners .’

“ W hy th is paradox? F o r the very rea­son th a t I have ju s t s ta ted : th a t we must, in o rder to b ring fo rth the sinless man, form for him a sinless concept of himself. B eing acquainted w ith the form ative pow­er of thought, we can see how, believing in m an as sinless, we clothe him w ith th a t pow er, w ith the pow er of p u rity , w ith the pow er of p e rfec tion ; while if we should continue to hold th a t he is a sinner, th a t it is his n a tu re to be a sinner, we would clothe him w ith th a t quality , and he would m an ifest th a t character.

“ So we see how necessary it is to hold, regard less of appearances, to the sinless­ness, the perfection , the absolute goodness of m an, the absolute perfection of the real Self. ‘Be ye perfec t, even as your F ather in heaven is p e rfec t.’

“ T hen again , people say th a t this leads to a continuation of sin. I t is tru e th a t some people get into th e le tte r of the law and become w hited sepulchers by cover­ing over, by oft-repeated affirmations of perfection , th e ir secret sins; but this is the exception. In the Sunday-school les­son la s t S unday was the story of the so- called rich young m an who came to Jesus and asked w hat good th ing he had le ft out of his life , th a t he was not ye t in the con­sciousness of the Kingdom. A nd Jesus asked, ‘H ave you k ep t a ll the command­m ents?’ H e w ent on to describe the com-

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m andm ents, and the young m an said, ‘A ll these have I k ep t from my youth u p ; w hat good th ing do I still la ck ?’

“ Now, it doesn’t say th a t he was a rich young m an, bu t he had g rea t possessions. I t m ay be th a t those g rea t possessions were his in the charac ter o f w hat he thought g rea t in the observance of those commandments. H e k ep t the le tte r of the law exactly. H e had gone over i t in his mind and, like the P harisee , had observed a ll the little details of his relig ion ; bu t he had not gotten the S p irit. Jesus saw his idea of g rea t possessions in personal v ir­tue, personal perfection , personal observ­ance of the le tte r of the law , and th a t they are ex ternal and not tru ly sp iritua l, and told him to sell them a ll and ‘come, follow me.’ ”

BOARD MEETINGThe regu lar m onthly m eeting of the

B oard of D irectors of the U n ity Society of P rac tica l C hristian ity w ill be held on M onday evening, A ugust 29th , a t 8 o’clock.

A t this m eeting applications fo r mem­bership w ill be received. A ll persons re ­siding in th e vicinity of K ansas C ity who are interested in the U nity w ork are in ­vited to become members and show the ir w illingness to help th e good w ork along. One jo in ing the Society does no t subscribe to any creed or agree to pay church dues. H e jo in s in o rder to come into a closer un ity w ith those who are ca rry in g on the good work, and to lend his m oral and sp ir­itual support to it.

A ll app lications should be m ade in w rit­ing , giving fu ll nam e and address o f ap ­p lican t to the speaker or the lib ra rian be­fore M onday evening.

UNITY SUNDAY SCHOOL ITEMSA new fea tu re has been institu ted by

the S uperin tenden t, which is p roving most successful in increasing the attendance and in causing the pupils to be on tim e. A ll who are in the ir places ten m inutes be­fore the school begins a re told a b rig h t N ew T hough t sto ry by an adult, usually the S uperin tenden t, and to a ll who are not la te is given an “O n-tim e” tag . E very m em ber who receives twelve of these tags is then given a U nity Sunday-school b u t­ton, and when tw elve of these buttons are earned , a finer bu tton is aw arded. M uch in terest is being aroused by these methods, and the benefit to the Sjunday-school is very m arked.

FROM BERKELEY, CAL.W e note w ith p leasu re th a t M rs. K atie

Sw eaney is conducting the T ru th C enter in B erkeley, C al., which was organized by M rs. C ora Thom as. M rs. Svfeaney is a form er K ansas C ityan and a m em ber of U n ity Society, as was also M rs. Thom as. M rs. Sweaney is an ea rnest w orker fo r the T ru th , and we congra tu la te her upon the success which is sure to a ttend her efforts.

C a l l e r s a t U n i t y H e a d q u a r t e r s D u r i n g t h e W e e k

M r. and M rs. J . M orton, Spokane, W ash. M iss L. S. Seals, C edar F a lls , Iowa. M rs. D o ra S. A very, H om er, 111.

B uttons w ere aw arded Adus Cline and V era LaC oss la s t S unday m orning fo r re ­ceiving tw elve “On T im e” tags.

T he speaker’s collection la st S unday m orning am ounted to $12.09, and the in­ciden ta l collection in envelopes was $6.25.

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T hrough Je su s C hrist I am poised in th e pow er, m astery , and dominion of S p irit.

A ll th ings are w orking together fo r my good, and I am w orking w ith them in the wrisdom and pow er of the S p irit.

T he pow er to accom plish th a t which I purpose is mine th rough the indw elling C hrist M ind.

I can of mine own se lf do nothing. I can do a ll th ings th rough C hrist which s tre n g th e n e d me.

In th e nam e and pow er of Je su s C hrist I am free.

I am established in the unfailing streng th of the L ord Jehovah.

I am strengthened w ith a ll m ight by the pow er of the S p irit in the inner man.

G od hath not given me the sp irit of fea r, bu t of pow er, and of love, and of a sound mind.

I am no t deceived by any m ortal thought, and its assum ption of pow er does not move me. T here is only One P resence and O ne Pow er, the Good Om­nipotent.

I am strong , positive, pow erful, fe a r­less, free S p irit.

A Louisville m an who has had m any negroes in his em ploy m et one of his fo r­m er workm en on the s tree t recen tly , and, a f te r the custom ary questions as to the old m an’s w elfare , asked:

“W here is your b ro ther G eorge now ?” “W hy, M istah B row n, suh, G eorge am

dead. Y essah, he was found dead in his bed .”

“ P assed aw ay suddenly, I take it.” “ Y essah, M istah B row n; but then G eorge

he alw ays was m ighty im pulsive.”— H a r­per’s W eekly .

WHAT GOOD DID IT DO?W hat good d id it do

W hen you frow ned? L e t me ask,D id it help you a t all

To accom plish your task?D id it ligh ten your burden

O r help you along.D id the frow n th a t you wore

M ake a rig h t out o f w rong?

W hat good did it do To be grouchy today?

D id your surliness drive A ny trouble aw ay ?

D id you cover m ore ground T han you usually do

Because of the grouchT h a t you carried w ith you?

I f not, w hat’s the use O f a grouch or a frow n.

I f it w on’t smooth a p a th O r a grim trouble down?

I f it doesn’t assist you,I t isn ’t w orth w hile;Y our w ork m ay be hard ,B u t ju s t do it— and smile.

— D etro it Free Press.

THINGS TO BE REMEMBEREDRem em ber th a t you m ight read about

sm iling for a hundred years, hu t if you d idn’t smile a little b it yourself it w ouldn’t do you any good.

Rem em ber to spend more tim e in sp irit­ual thoughts and less tim e in w orry , if you w ish to prosper.

Rem em ber th a t you should be sure you w an t a th in g before you p ray fo r it.

Rem em ber th a t nothing comes to you bu t that* w hich you have invited.

Rem em ber th a t the re is a guiding sp irit w ith in you w hich when consulted in the silence w ill solve your problem s. I t is th e “ F a th e r w ith in .”

Rem em ber th a t a ll comers a t U nity are invited to jo in the U nity Society of P ra c ­tica l C h ristian ity . T his can be done by

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Rem em ber th a t th ree vegetarian meals are served a t U n ity In n each day. F re e ­w ill offerings are received in com pensa­tion.

Remember th a t a class of instruction in C hristian L iving and H ea lin g by C harles F illm ore will begin on M onday evening, Septem ber 19th. A ll desiring to a ttend the class w ill p lease h and th e ir nam es to M r. or M rs. F illm ore before th a t time.

WHERE TROUBLE COMES FROMT he m an who w rote S ilen t U n ity , “ M y

w ife and I don’t get along together h a r­m oniously— please tre a t her,” w ell illus­tra tes the tendency to a ttr ib u te our tro u ­bles to causes outside of self. T his ten ­dency is also am usingly illu stra ted in the following case:

A lady unusually nervous and irritab le on account of a com plication of ailm ents, thought the stree t cars w ere unusually noisy, her husband “cran k ier” th a n usual, and things in general ac ting strange ly con­tra ry . A ttem pted consolation by her hus­band seemed only to hasten the rap id ly approaching household storm , and the tears began to flow— m atching in m inia­tu re the rain-storm out of d o o rs ; fo r the outside sky was d a rk w ith clouds, the ra in was falling in to rren ts , and ju s t then it thundered— deep and long— and the lady stopped long enough to say, te a rfu lly : “ T here, hear th a t! I t don’t even thunder r ig h t!”

T he husband sym pathetically offered to see the “w eather-m an” about i t and have the thunder fixed before th e next rain-storm — and ju s t then the skies ( in ­doors) began to c lea r; and ever since, when “everything goes dead w rong,” some subtle rem ark about thunder w ill usually s ta r t a sm ile and clear th e darken ­ing sky.

I t ’s aw ful to get ou t-o f tune, so le t us keep tuned up to th e key of “ love, jo y , peace, gentleness, meekness and patience,”

Unity Auditorium,U N IT Y B L D G ., 913 T R A C Y A V E.

Sunday, Au&. 28, 1910S u n d a y S c h o o l at 10:00 A. u .

A d d r e s s b y C h a r l e s F i l l m o r e

11 a. m.S u b j e c t : T he D om inion and Pow er o f

the H igher S e lf.

T h e C o n c e n t r a t i o n C l a s s a t 3:30

and we w on’t have to ask th e “ w eather­m an” to “ fix the th u n d er.”

“ Oh, m other,” exclaim ed little Raym ond upon his re tu rn from S unday school, “ the superin tenden t said som ething aw ful nice about me in his p ray e r th is m o rn in g !”

“ T h a t was splendid , Raym ond. W hat did me say ?”

“ H e said , ‘O L ord , we th an k thee for food and R aym ond.’ ”— E ve ryb o d y ’s.

R E G U L A R M E E T I N G S I n U n i t y A u d i t o r i u m

SUNDAY Sunday School, io a . m.

M rs . W. G. B a se ltin e , S u p erin ten d en t. R egu lar ssrv ice, i i a. m. C harles F illm ore.

T h e C oncentration Class 3:3c p. m. MONDAY

High Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15. L esson in H ealth and Harm ony, 2:30 p. m.

TUESDAY H igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15.

Lesson in H ealth and Harm ony, 2:30 p. m, WEDNESDAY

H igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15. M id-W eek M eeting, 2:30 p. m.

H ealing M eeting 8 p. m. THURSDAY

H igh Noon S ilence, 12 to 12:15. Lesson in H ealth and H arm ony, 2:30 p m

FRIDAYH igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15.

Lesson in H ealth and H arm ony, 2:30 p. m. SATURDAY

H igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12-15 Lesson in H ealth and Harm ony. 2:30 p. m.