THE great need of humanity is answer to prayer—fulfilment of promise. This need must be met, not by a more loving God or by the nearer approach of an extraneous millennium, but by an apprehension in consciousness of the law of activity emanating from God and governing man.
This law of activity is already apprehended in some lines of thought. In mathematics it is recognized that in order to reach a perfect result there must be an active and exact knowledge of principle and rule governing the facts, and no other mental method is allowed.
What would be thought of a teacher who, in commenting to a pupil upon a problem incorrectly solved, said, "The answer is not true, but you have honestly done the best you know, so we can be sure that the Principle of mathematics will pardon your mistakes and give you a perfect reward. Your standing in this class will be judged by your honesty of purpose rather than by your knowledge of the Truth."
