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Preface - Introduction - The New Point of View - Educational Ideals - Equanimity - The Subconscious Mind - The Spiritual Ideal in Childhood - An Experiment in Education - The Expression of the Spirit - An Ideal Summer Conference - The Ministry of the Spirit - The Mystery of Pain and Evil - The Philosophical Ideal - The Criteria of Truth - Organic Perfection - Immortality - Index - p. 247

only it be approached in that childlike attitude of perfect trust which opens the faculties and prepares the way for its coming.

By cultivating peace, serenity, receptivity, by turning day by day to the one source whence all power springs, each of us may become a centre of distribution of spiritual life on that we may carry it to the sorrowing and the afflicted, to the ignorant and the darkened who cannot see, each of us may give that food which nourishes and that water which quenches. But each most say, at least in spirit, as he enters the eternal abode to he filled with this quickening power: Not as I will, but as thou wilt, 0 Father! Of myself I know not. Thou knowest. I leave all. I offer all. I am willing to endure all. Only quicken and guide me, that I may be in deepest truth thy holy messenger.

To possess and to manifest this spiritual power— this, my friends, is the solution of the problems we consider here. There is no need to speculate. It is futile to ask how the churches shall be filled, if you continue to cling to forms and ceremonies. It is of little avail to ask how missionary and charity work shall become truly effectual, so long as you are unwilling to abandon pet theories and methods. There is but one way to meet all the demands of the thousands who are now dissatisfied; and that is, to become ministers of the Spirit. The people are hungry, and must be fed. If you do not abandon all and go where that cometh which feedeth all, you must see your occupations passing from you, while

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