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DenialsE x trac ts from M r. F illm ore’s Sunday

m orning ta lk in U nity A uditorium , D e­cember 4, 1910.

In the In te rn a tio n a l S unday school les­son fo r today we have the denial of Jesus by P e te r ju s t a f te r the tr ia l of Jesus. T h is suggests to us the place in our ph il­osophy of th a t attitude of m ind w hich is called “denial.” T here is quite a differ­ence of opinion am ong m etaphysicians as to w hether specific denials are necessary, some say ing th a t everything is included in the affirmation. I t is well to analyze these opinions. W hen we a ll get into S p irit we w ill be of one m ind on a ll these m atte rs, because the S p irit reveals the T ruth.

W e get our very best lessons from the S crip tu re studies, provided we have the sp iritu a l in te rp re ta tion . T he S crip tures are not like other books. T hey have an enduring life because of the sp iritua l quality given them by the w riters, and are profitable for instruction in righteousness.

In the denial of Jesus by P e te r there is m ore th a n the m ere h isto rical account con­veys. I t seems th a t on th a t fa te fu l n igh t a ll of the disciples denied h im ; they fo r­sook him and tied. A ll th is took place in th e m ind of Jesu s, and rep resen ts the action of every m ind under certa in con­ditions. In passing th rough the regenera­tion the I a m gets separated , in a w ay, from the w orking mind. In generation , when men are living under the natu ra l thought, the I a m becomes en tangled in its thoughts and the ir resu lts and loses its pow er of discernm ent. In such a case the m an should begin to affirm his sp ir­itua l iden tity , his oneness w ith C hrist. T h is will establish him in his D ivine au ­tho rity and he can en ter in , see how the

m ind acts, and separa te the tru th from the e rro r. H e can te ll how a certain proposition w ill w ork out in mind and follow the steps along which it works in consciousness.' T here a re two very definite movements

of m ind in the en trance into consciousness of knowledge. F irs t is perception. This is the intellect, Jo h n the B ap tis t p reparing the way. M any get a perception of T ru th and they say, “ I accept th is as true. I know it is tru e .” B ut a tim e of testing comes and they find they m ust go deeper. T here m ust be a com plete change of base. I f the ir understand ing is founded on w hat some m an says or w hat they have read in a book, they m ust le t go and lay hold for them selves. Jesu s le ft no au thority but the S p irit of T ru th , therefore if you are build ing a belief on w hat the Bible or any other book says, you have aw aiting you a g rea t change, fo r every ex ternal th ing as au tho rity m ust be sw ept aw ay and C hrist Jesu s, your indw elling L ord , be m ade the foundation. T he B ible is a w onderful book, bu t a ll the insp ira tion in it came from th e S p irit of T ru th and you must get back to the Source.

P eople sometimes say to me, “ You are such a help and streng th to me. I could not get along w ithout your sustaining pow er.” I know rig h t then the time will come when they w ill deny me. T he great Law w orking in men for the ir redem ption moves them steadily on, and they will all reach 'the place w here they will stand alone in S p irit. T hey will le t go of— that is, deny— all the helps along the way as these helps fulfill th e ir mission. H ave no reg re ts as these changes come, and do not condemn yourself. You are ready for the second step , which is the founding of your understand ing in faith . P e te r, the waver-

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ing, denying one, is in rea lity fa ith , a rock. U nderstanding , when it is m erely of the in tellect, is sub jec t to all the winds and waves of m orta l though t; but when it goes down into consciousness and lays hold of Substance, “ the gates of hell shall not prevail against it .”

A denial is a relinquishm ent, and it should not be m ade w ith too much ve­hemence. Poise yourself in D ivine M ind and your affirmations and denials w ill be made in righ t relation. You will know ju s t when to le t go w ith th e m ind and when to lay hold. I t is not necessary to weep b itte rly over your denials. T he new day, the new perception , is ju s t before you. T he disciples had bu ilt g rea t hopes on the w ork they believed Jesus came to do, and when his w ork seemed about to end in a sudden trag ic w ay they were all pan ic-stricken ; they did not understand the situation. B ut when the resurrection of the ir L ord came they were filled w ith new jo y and zeal and courage. So it is in the experience of all who have entered the regeneration : A deep, far-reach ing denial is sometimes m ade w ith bitterness and w eeping, bu t when they find them ­selves raised to a h igher sp iritua l con­sciousness, jo y follows.

The Unity Building FundThis fund continues to grow, and it will

continue to grow, because it has a trem en­dous power of p ro sperity though t back of it. Since last w eek’s repo rt the sum of $141 has been added to it, which makes a to tal of $2,641.

Things to Be RememberedRem em ber th a t if you can ’t smile you

had better learn how, before it is too late.Remember, when you have m ade up

your m ind to prove the Law , not to be sw itched off too easily by the opinions of men.

Rem em ber th a t all is not tru th th a t g litters.

Rem em ber th a t a person’s thought a t­m osphere is more rea l than his clothes, and th a t if it grows ragged it is well to change it.

Rem em ber th a t a m erry h eart doeth good like medicine.

Rem em ber th a t sp iritua l enthusiasm is a t the root of success in sp iritu a l things.

Rem em ber th a t vegetarian m eals are served th ree tim es a day a t U n ity Inn .

Rem em ber the C hristm as books and mottoes in U nity L ib rary .

Rem em ber the U n ity G uild post cards in the L ib rary .

M r. W illiam W hitw orth , who has been in charge of the U nity p rin tin g office for the p ast eighteen m onths, has gone to jo in his wife and children in C alifornia. M r. W hitw orth has been a fa ith fu l w orker for the cause and has helped to pusli U nity lite ra tu re out to the hungering souls. W e feel sure th a t w hatever his field of w ork m ay be in the fu tu re , he w ill continue to send forth the w ord of tru th .

M r. Jno . L. C hesnutt, wrho has taken charge of the U n ity p rin tin g office, has been a student of the U n ity teachings for a num ber of years, and we feel confident th a t he w ill continue to make the lite ra ­tu re pour fo rth from the p rin tin g office in an ever-increasing stream of helpfulness.

“ T h a t woman tried to beat me down on the price of quinine.”

“W hat did she say ?”“ She said I ought to m ake it ten cents

cheaper because she had to pay her little boy to take it.”

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Sunday, December 11W hat does the life of Jesus C hrist, as

given in the New T estam ent, p ic ture?T he experiences th rough which a ll pass

who are giving up the sense consciousness and pu ttin g on the C hrist consciousness. “ I am crucified w ith C hrist: nevertheless I live; yet not I , but C hrist liveth in m e.”

How does m an b ring about changes in consciousness ?

B y affirmations of T ru th and denials of error. “H o ld fast the form of sound w ords.”

W hat is one of the fundam ental affirma­tions necessary to success ?

T h a t m an is inheren tly endued w ith dominion, pow er, and au thority over all realm s of consciousness. “A nd God said, L e t us make m an in our im age, a f te r our likeness: and let them have dom inion.”

W hen was th is brought out in the life of J esus ?

W hen he affirmed th a t he was k ing of the Jew s.

W hat is the resu lt of such an affirma­tion ?

T he states of m ind th a t have had pos­session rise up in opposition to the sp ir­itual kingdom . “ I deligh t in the law of God a f te r the inw ard m an: B ut I see an ­other law in my members, w arring against the law of my m ind.”

W hat follows ?T he crossing out of the old ideas in

o rder th a t the new m ay renew the body. “ Be ye transfo rm ed by the renew ing of your m ind.”

W here does this take place?In the in te llect; “A place called G ol­

gotha, th a t is to say, T he place of a sku ll” (M att. 2 7 :3 3 ) . -

W hat does the p a rtin g of the garm ents mean ?

T he separation from the body of its ex­te rn a l m ateria l thoughts.

W ho are the two robbers who were cru ­cified with Jesus?

T he P ast, on the le ft, and the F uture , on the right.

How did he take one of them into “P a r ­ad ise” ? (the garden of m ind.)

By affirming the F u tu re to be the now. “T his day slialt thou be w ith me in P a ra ­dise.”

W hat caused the darkness from the sixth to the n in th hour?

T he erro r thoughts had tem porary pos­session of the consciousness. I t was d u r­ing th is period th a t Jesus exclaimed, “ My God. my God, why hast thou forsaken m e?”

W hat of the final yield ing up of the ghost by Jesus?

T his means the final su rrender of per­sonality and all th a t perta in s to sense con­sciousness, th a t th e S p irit may be su­prem e. “ Ye have pu t off the old man w ith his d ee d s; A nd have p u t on the new m an, which is renewed in knowledge afte r the image of him th a t created him .”

Guild HappeningsS everal th ings came to pass at the

U n ity G uild m eeting la st Tuesday even­ing.

One of them came about in th is w ay: A fter the trea su re r had reported a bal­ance on hand of $95.71, a member rose and said th a t the W om an’s A uxiliary had not only pledged $50 to the U nity B uild­ing Fund , but they had a lready paid the am ount into the trea su ry , to help pay off the obligation against the U nity Building. “ Now, can the U nity G uild be outdone by the W om an’s A uxiliary in m aking demon­strations ?” T he answ er came from all presen t, “ N o.”

A motion was then made th a t the treas­u re r be instruc ted to pay $100 to the U nity B uild ing F und at once. T he mo­tion was carried , am id much enthusiasm . T here being but $95.74 in the treasu ry , it was necessary th a t som ething be done. So, the “ law of increase” was set into ac­tiv ity , and soon the trea su re r began to receive. T he “ shower of p len ty ” was

WEEKLY UNITYcounted and was found to be, in term s of the world, $9.76. Here; was enough to make up the deficiency and leave a nice little nest egg for a second $100.

A fter the regu lar o rder of business, a quarte r of an hour was spen t in a healing meeting. A strong healing atm osphere was established, into w hich nam es w ere spoken. D im es w ere then blessed and given to the members p resen t, a f te r which the m eeting ad jo u rn ed for a tw o-m inute recess. Follow ing the recess a short p ro ­gram was given, th e fea tu re of which was a ta lk by C harles F illm ore. M r. F illm ore began by te lling the young folks th a t th is was his first opportun ity to scold them , but he decided instead to spend his tim e in p raise and com m endation, mixed w ith good, p rac tica l advice.

GUILD REPORTT reasu re r’s R eport m ade a t the m onth­

ly m eeting held T uesday evening, D ecem ­ber 6 th , in U nity A uditorium :Balance on hand" Nov. 1 s t.$ 7 8 .84- P ost C ards sold during the

m onth ..................................... 13.13U nity P in s so ld .................... 1.50Love O ffering re c e iv e d .. . 5.00Building-seed Increase . . . . 5.45

Balance and to ta l re c e ip ts ............ $103.92P aid for P ost C a rd s ..........$ 6.68Used for B uild ing S e e d .. 1.50

T ota l e x p e n se s ................................... . 8.18

Balance on hand D ecem ber 6 th . . $ 95.74L e n n a C h r i s t a l , T reas.

A Pious WishI t was in a city hosp ital th a t a m an re ­

fused to undergo an operation for ap p en ­dicitis un til his m inister could be present.

“W hat do you w an t the m inister here fo r?” asked, the surgeon.

“Because I w an t to be opened w ith p ray e r,” was the rep ly .— N e w Y ork T rib ­une.

Unity Auditorium,U N IT Y B L D G .. 913 T R A C Y A V E.

Sunday, Dec. II, 1910

S u n d a y S c h o o l a t 1 0 : 0 0 a . m .

A ddress b y C h a r l e s F i l l m o r e

1 1 a . m .S u b j e c t : Sym bology o f the Crucifixion.

T h e C o n c e n t r a t i o n C lass a t 3 : 3 0

I desire to rad ia te health , calm courage, cheerfulness and good w ill.— F ra E lber- tus.

Callers at Unity Headquarters During the Week

M rs. Lucia O. Case, T opeka, Kans. H arlow H ew ett, S an F rancisco , Cal.N . C. W oods, W eston, Mo.M rs. M ary M atth ies, O m aha, N ebr.

R E G U L A R M E E T I N G S

I n U n i t y A u d i t o r i u m

SUNDAY Sunday School, io a . m.

M rs . IV. G. H a se ltin e , S u p erin ten d en t. R egu lar service, i i a. m. C harles F illm ore.

T h e C oncentration Class 3:3c p. m. MONDAY

H igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15. Lesson in H ealth and Harm ony, 2:30 p. m.

TUESDAY H igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15.

Lesson in H ealth and Harm ony, 2:30 p. m, WEDNESDAY

High Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15. M id-W eek M eeting, 2:30 p. m.

H ealing M eeting 8 p. m. THURSDAY

i lig h Noon S ilence, 12 to 12:15. Lesson in H ealth and H arm ony, 2:30 p. m.

FRIDAYH igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15.

Lesson in H ealth and Harm ony, 2:30 p. m. SATURDAY

H igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12-15.Lesson in H ealth and Harm ony. 2:30 p. m.