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of believing, as one of living. Whoever lives Basis of 

 the Godly life will come to know that God is. Coo& ^ <x ' 

 Whoever becomes honest, pure, and upright in 

 character will come to believe in himself ; in pro- 

 portion as he does so, will he have faith in his 

 fellow man. 



The cultivation of reverence and faith requires 

 their daily, nay, hourly expression. Prospective 

 parents, even more than all others, should open 

 the windows of the soul heavenward that the Light, 

 light from above may fall upon them. They 

 should show due respect for whatever is worthy 

 and cultivate an abiding faith in each other, in 

 humanity, in nature and in nature's God. They 

 should let their souls go out in worship, prayer 

 and adoration to the Infinite Being. It is seri- 

 ous business this, starting a soul voyaging toward 

 eternity's shore! 



The Galilean prophet made faith the dynamic 



power of the spirit, the illimitable force of the 



T ^ ,, r . Faith a Dynamic 



unseen. Its exercise on the part of prospective p ow cr. 



parents will not only lift them above the many 

 little cares and worries incident to parentage, but 

 will endow their child with this supreme psychic 

 power. 



Among the suggestions helpful to the cultiva- 

 tion of reverence and faith are these : "I believe 

 in God." "He is ever-present." "Divinity is 

 here." "I live and move in Him, from Him I Faith, 

 draw my life." ' "My soul is continually filled with 

 His spirit." "I am free from all the baser ap- 

 petites, for I am at one with God." "I shall be, 

 I am holy, because He is holy ; my faith has made 

 me so." "I have all faith in men, because they 



