en your
aspirations are centered in the Kingdom, there is no doubt whatever that
you will become the recipients of the bounty and good pleasure of God.

This meeting is, verily, the noblest and most worthy of all meetings in
the world because of these underlying spiritual and universal purposes.
Such a banquet and assemblage command the sincere devotion of all present
and invite the downpouring of the blessings of God. Therefore, be ye
assured and confident that the confirmations of God are descending upon
you, the assistance of God will be given unto you, the breaths of the Holy
Spirit will quicken you with a new life, the Sun of Reality will shine
gloriously upon you, and the fragrant breezes of the rose gardens of
divine mercy will waft through the windows of your souls. Be ye confident
and steadfast; your services are confirmed by the powers of heaven, for
your intentions are lofty, your purposes pure and worthy. God is the
helper of those souls whose aim is to serve humanity and whose efforts and
endeavors are devoted to the good and betterment of all mankind.

29 November 1912
Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Kinney
780 West End Avenue, New York

Notes by Esther Foster

This evening I wish to speak to you concerning the mystery of sacrifice.
There are two kinds of sacrifice: the physical and the spiritual. The
explanation made by the churches concerning this subject is, in reality,
superstition. For instance, it is recorded in the Gospel that Christ said,
"I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this
bread, he shall live for ever." He also said, "This [wine] is my blood ...
which is shed for many for the remission of sins." These verses have been
interpreted by the churches in such a superstitious way that it is
impossible for human reason to understand or accept the explanation.

They say that Adam disobeyed the command of God and partook of the fruit
of the forbidden tree, thereby committing a sin which was transmitted as a
heritage to His posterity. They teach that because of Adam's sin all His
descendants have, likewise, committed transgression and have become
responsible through inheritance; that, consequently, all mankind deserves
punishment and must make retribution; and that God sent forth His Son as a
sacrifice in order that man might be forgiven and the human race delivered
from the consequences of Adam's transgression.

We wish to consider these statement