In the domain of humanity, historic advance is variously chronicled, in the growth of empires, the succession of dynasties, the completion of conquests, the extension of trades, and the achievements of science and art; but in the kingdom of God among men, progress is marked solely by the unfoldment of Truth.
To this all Christian ambition is directed, all right desire linked, all unselfish effort consecrated. In the endeavor to effect in human consciousness the universal reign of righteousness, men and methods come and go, and in their place and time they each may serve an end; for the highway of holiness is cast up by human hands. The wise words and the loving sympathies of guides and teachers have opened the gates for us all, and yet, as it ever has been, so will it ever be that Truth, like the high-priest of yore, must enter the holy place of every heart unattended and alone.
With fragrant garments Truth comes to assert its legitimate and eternal right until all ignorance is dispelled, all error banished by those progressive self-disclosures which test our spiritual responsiveness, and measure our spiritual growth.
