he mortal man. Hence, spiritual evolution, is a natural
growth, a crowning part of physical and intellectual evolution. The
body, as an associated colony of more or less intelligent cells, is an
important part of the thinking machine. Body, brain and intellect, in
their dual existence on the material plane, form an important trinity,
which enables the Spirit to accumulate knowledge, and also to retain
that knowledge, after the passing of the physical. To dispute this
postulate, would be manifestly absurd, as the spiritual man is the
conscious Ego, the real gleaner and possessor of knowledge. It follows
then, that to be engaged in any kind of educational work, is to be
engaged in a religious work of great spiritual importance. That, through
proper intellectual training, we may obtain spiritual growth, rebuild
the moral character, exterminate vice, and unfold the graces of virtue,
purity, honesty and goodness. These are spiritual attributes, which
embrace all there is in the domain of morals.

"In appealing to the new religion, for a broader, truer definition of
the term, Soul, we learn that Soul, as a cosmic unit of the larger
cosmos, is the repository of infinite possibilities: That evolution is
the law, by which these possibilities are unfolded: That it inherits
immortality as a birthright, from the Great Over Soul, the source and
center of all life: That, in fulfilling the law of life, by sojourning
in the flesh for a brief period, it cannot be lost, or become totally
depraved; although the body, which is but its earthly expression, may
become so debased by poverty, selfishness and sin, as to momentarily
thwart the Divine purpose of life.

"From the same source, and by the same authority, in response to a
sincere desire for a better definition of the word Sin; we are taught,
that the object and purpose of the existence of this planet, is the
evolution and perfection of the human race. Human life, then, is the
flower and fruit of the planet. As such, it is the direct expression of
a Divine purpose. At the command of a higher law, this life must at all
times, be treated as sacred. From this high rock of observation, we
perceive that all acts, by society or individuals, which tend to
promote, protect and purify this life, are helpful along lines of
evolution; therefore, righteous and good. In their doing, these acts
become the highest expression of a religious duty. On the contrary, all
acts, by society or individuals,