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personal leadership. Divine Science has protested against individual authority, seeing that no one has a monopoly of Truth; it recognizes equal rights, possibilities and privileges for all individuals and all books. This harmonizes with Bible teaching: "Neither be ye called Masters. While one saith I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not yet carnal." No personal name will be attached to the true leader: he will simply point the way, and stepping aside himself bid each take of the "water of life" freely. This is evidently what Jesus meant when he said, "It is best for you that I go away."

Science reveals that the Infinite can not choose "channels" for its expression. That which is Omnipresence can not flow in channels nor be contained within limits. The "chosen" of God is he (every one) who chooses to acknowledge the good and its manifestation as the "fullness that filleth all."

Poor human opinion has ever tried to exalt one individual above others, that it might have something to lean upon. Carlyle affirms that there needs to be a world almost. vacant of scientific ideas if men in their loving wonder are to fancy their fellow men either a god or one speaking with the voice of a god.

The Mormons had Brigham Young and their sacred book, divinely revealed, they claimed. The Shakers saw in Ann Lee their "Mother," who received "gifts" and "revelations." In her, they asserted, was the second appearing of the Christ Spirit.