e," interrupted Hitt, "that the Bible states that God
created the heavens and earth in seven days. But numbers, we must
remember, were mystical things to the ancient Hebrews, and were
largely used symbolically. The number seven, for example, was used to
express wholeness, completeness. So we must remember that its use in
Genesis has a much wider meaning than its absurd theological
interpretation into seven solar days. As Carmen says, the infinite
creative mind can never cease to express itself; creation can never
cease; and creation is but the whole, complete revelation or
unfoldment of infinite mind's ideas."

"And infinite mind," continued Carmen, "requires infinite time in
which to completely express itself. So time ceases to be, and we find
that all real things exist now, in an endless present. Now, the ideas
of infinite mind range throughout the realm of infinity, but the
greatest idea that the creative mind can have is the idea of itself.
That idea is the image and likeness of the infinite creative mind. It
is the perfect reflection of that mind--its perfect expression. That
idea is what the man Jesus always saw back of the human concept of
man. _That idea is the real man_!"

"Well!" exclaimed Haynerd. "That's quite a different proposition from
the mud-men that I do business with daily. What are they? Children of
God?"

"If they were real," said Carmen, "they would have to be children of
God. But then they would not be 'mud-men.' Now I have just spoken of
the real, the spiritual creation. That is the creation mentioned in
the first chapter of Genesis, where all was created--revealed,
unfolded--by God, and He saw that it was perfect, good. 'In the
beginning,' says the commentator. That is, 'To begin with--God.'
Everything begins with God in the realm of the real. The creative mind
is first. And the creation, or unfoldment, is like its creative
principle, eternal and good."

"But," persisted Haynerd, "how about the material man?"

"Having created all things spiritually," continued the girl, "was it
necessary that the creative mind should repeat its work, do it over
again, and produce the man of dust described in the second chapter of
Genesis? Is that second account of the creation an inspiration of
truth--or a human comment?"

"Call it what you will," said the cynical Haynerd; "the fact remains
that the mud-man exists and has to be reckoned with."

"Both of your premises are wholly incorrect," returned the