he perfectibility of man. This purpose is immense,
and it must begin with individual growth, a "consum-
mation devoutly to be wished." The lives of all re-
formers attest the authenticity of their mission, and call
the world to acknowledge its divine Principle. Truly [25]
is it written:--

"Thou must be true thyself, if thou the truth would'st teach;
Thy heart must overflow, if thou another's heart would'st reach."

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Science is absolute and final. It is revolutionary in [1]
its very nature; for it upsets all that is not upright.
It annuls false evidence, and saith to the five material
senses, "Having eyes ye see not, and ears ye hear not;
neither can you understand." To weave one thread of [5]
Science through the looms of time, is a miracle in itself.
The risk is stupendous. It cost Galileo, what? This
awful price: the temporary loss of his self-respect. His
fear overcame his loyalty; the courage of his convictions
fell before it. Fear is the weapon in the hands of [10]
tyrants.

Men and women of the nineteenth century, are you
called to voice a higher order of Science? Then obey
this call. Go, if you must, to the dungeon or the scaf-
fold, but take not back the words of Truth. How many [15]
are there ready to suffer for a righteous cause, to stand
a long siege, take the front rank, face the foe, and be
in the battle every day?

In no other one thing seemed Jesus of Nazareth more
divine than in his faith in the immortality of his words. [20]
He said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my
words shall not pass away;" and they have not. The
winds of time sweep clean the centuries, but they can
never bear into oblivion his words. They still live, and
to-morrow speak louder than to-day. They are to-day [25]
as the voice of one crying in the wilderness, "Make
straight God's paths; make way for health, holiness,
universal harmony, and come up hither." The gran-
deur of the word, the power of Truth, is again casting
out evils and healing the sick; and it is whispered, "This [30]
is Science."

Jesus taught by the wayside, in humble homes. He

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spake of Truth and Love to artless listeners and dull [1]
disciples. His immortal words were articulated in a
decaying language, and then left to the providence of
God. Christian Science was to interpret them; and
woman, "last at the cross," was to awaken the dull senses, [5]
intoxicated with pleasure or pain, to the infinite meaning
of those w