"A glorious day is dawning,
And o'er the waking earth
The heralds of the morning
Are springing into birth.
"In dark and hidden places
There shines the blessed light;
The beam of truth displaces
The darkness of the night."
So runs the old missionary hymn; and, indeed, the symbol there employed for truth has a mission which appeals very powerfully to the human heart. Jesus the Christ called himself the "light of the world," and Mrs. Eddy uses light again and again as a symbol of truth; nor can we wonder at this, for there is something inexpressibly inspiring about the dawn of a new day, which lends itself very readily to convey spiritual realities. The appeal of morning sunshine is universally acknowledged by most members of the human family as something that is precious and beautiful.
