cumscribe your universe, fill it with just such things as you desire. Think love, joy, peace, prosperity and good will to all mankind, and all these things shall be added unto you.

Next we have the letter "V." Place a bar across the top and we have an exact triangle — used for all perfect measurements. A triangle represents the statement of Jesus, "As you mete to others, it shall be measured to you again." What we measure out is measured back to us again. If in speaking of persons we say they are strong and well, health and strength returns to us. If we say they look sick, sallow or debilitated, we tap the current of disease and it rushes in upon us like a mighty maelstrom. If we speak of success and prosperity, straightway the flood gates of plenty are opened to us.

Now comes the last letter, "E," which represents a level, and which is an indispensable instrument with all mechanics. It is also an indispensable thing in our every-day lives. We must meet men on the "level," we must part upon the " square. "The Lord loveth an upright man." The question is, Are you a level-headed man? If you are one-sided or in any way deficient in physical or mental symmetry you are not an upright man. Bring the physical and mental into harmonious adjustment, and give the Spirit expression.

As I have been requested to give my experience in the study of medicine today, I will tell you briefly what I went through to find out that materia medica, so far as the drugs are concerned, is all illusion.

My husband was a registered pharmacist for years. We were devoted to the work, because we believed we were doing God's service. But my husband's health failed and we were compelled to spend much of our time on the ranch. For this reason we decided to take up the study of medicine and enter into general practice, thinking out-door exercise would benefit him.

Having finished our course and passed our examination before the State Board of Texas, we practiced for several years in that state and elsewhere. As there was no improvement in my husband's health we decided to try change of climate, and went to California. Here we found we were not allowed to give even a pill without a diploma from the State Medical School. So we entered the Medical School and put all our mind and energies into our study and “burned the midnight oil." It was too expensive to lose any part of it, and we never missed a lecture or an opportunity to add to our knowledge. When we left that school we could almost recite Gray's Anatomy word for word. And as for the human body, its nerves and muscles, bones and flesh and all its parts were as household words to me. The professor could not call for a single point that I could not touch with my finger. Imagine, then, what was my astonishment and indignation when in his closing lecture on mental therapeutics the professor said:

“My dear students, you are now going out into the world to enter upon one of the noblest and grandest and most God-like of all professions known and practiced by mankind. This will be the closing lecture. A few private instructions are necessary. You have learned much about drugs and diseases and bodies, but you have yet to learn the most wonderful truth ever revealed to man, viz.: That mind governs all. There is no potency whatever in the drug. When you are called to see the sick you must have the confidence of your patient, nurse and attending friends. If you cannot establish this faith and confidence call in counsel and continue to call in help until this faith is established, for, I repeat it, there is no potency in the drug, the mind governs all. Every thorough graduated physician knows that this statement is true.”

Mrs. Eddy claims to be the discoverer and founder

of mental therapeutics, but she is only the promoter of it; and the real graduate of medicine "smiles in his sleeves" at her presumption. This truth is as old as time itself. They crucified Jesus of Nazareth because he taught mental therapeutics to the people. When I had opportunity I asked the professor who delivered this closing lecture, "What do you doctors do with your conscience? Here we have studied our heads off and spent our time and money to learn how to humbug people."

He laughed and said, "Conscience! As for me, I have none in this case; the world wants to be humbugged; they like it. Why, if I were to go on the streets tomorrow and proclaim the truth to the people that they have all power within themselves, they would hoot at me and call me a crank and crazy, and I would be ostracized from society. Now, be a good, sensible woman, and give the people what they want."

This was our first lesson in Mental Science, and it goes to prove that back of all the display of materia medica the M. D.'s only hope of success depends upon the faith of his patient.

January 22, 1908

LED BY MRS. HASELTINE

We came here today for a purpose.

We came to

be glad and to give gladness. If you are sorrowful, and want to be glad instead, think of gladness, dwell upon it, repeat glad thoughts and words over and over, and you will find the corners of your mouth turning up instead of being drawn down. Look glad, whether you feel so or not, and before you know it you will feel a change for the better. This is one time when it is excusable to appear as you do not feel. We are all seeking satisfaction in all ways, and to find it we must seek in new ways. To me there is great satisfaction in being able to take the words of Jesus.