Steadily we are advancing from sense to Soul. Clouds may rise and shadows fall, but where Love is, there is no lack of spiritual Light to guide us to our home. Our advancement during the past year may be credited to the unity in brotherly love manifested by all the students, with a more earnest desire to suffer with Christ, or for Christ; for all who partake of the Eucharist in the divinely appointed way, shall indeed come off "more than conquerors." Words cannot express our gratitude to God for such a mighty deliverance as we have had since we received our loving orders or counsel, at the convention. Love has been to the front. Materiality has been fought on every hand; and, to-day, we can rejoice in the presence of our risen Lord.
Mortals once thought to rear an earthly structure whereby to escape the ills of material life. Wise in their own conceits, they began its erection; but the confounding of tongues put speedy and effectual end to their vain efforts. Spiritual understanding alone could, and must, obliterate the chasm their blindness attempted to span. This understanding comes to us in Christian Science, which recognizes man as secondary and attributes to God all Substance, which man but reflects. We now claim our one, universal tongue in which, humbly before God, we speak to error, and it goeth. Our structure is founded upon solid masonry. The winds blow, and the waves beat against it, but it moves not. Principle is its Builder; God is the Creator of our blessed oneness, and Love is our perfect shield.
The mother-thought opens unto us the land of the pure in heart. Timidly we pause at its borders; but Mother walks bravely on before, bidding us enter its inner Realities. We fancy lions in the way; but Mother fearlessly advances, keeping pace with the impulse of Love. We become weary of the journey, and look back; but only discord can be seen. We turn and ask: Where is Mother? Have we lost sight of Mother? This we can never do; for the way is straight. Turning our gaze forward, we see her, and speed our footsteps. We have many lessons to learn; but the object of our mission is purity of thought, and we can never go astray,—for Love and Mother are on before.
