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recognized that the knowledge of God, which Christ Himself 

 tells us is Everlasting Life, may be gained by the study of the 

 material creation ; his w^ords were sadly overlooked by many 

 who, half a century ago, were afraid that the discoveries of 

 Science were dangerous to belief in the Deity ; he says the 

 unrighteous shall be without excuse because " The invisible things 

 of Him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being 

 perceived through the things that are made, even His everlasting 

 power and divinity " (Romans i, 18 to 20, R.V.). 



We have seen to-night the truth of this wonderful statement, 

 we have traced the reflection of the greatest attribute of the 

 Deity, Divine Love, on the material plane ; what has been the 

 result of our investigation ? We find that throughout the whole 

 of Nature the one great universal power is Sympathy. 



'Tis verily " Love that makes the world go round." What a 

 marvellous conclusion to our investigation, let us see where it 

 leads us : The whole of creation is the materialization of the 

 Thoughts of the Deity, we have, therefore, in the forces of Nature, 

 the impress of the very Essence of God. Our Innermost Self 

 is an emanation from Him, and Prayer which, at the beginning, 

 is only a striving to bring ourselves into harmony with the 

 Deity, must, as the Soul grows in strength and knowledge, become 

 a great power working under the wonderful principle of Sympathy. 

 True prayer, indeed, becomes love in action and, under certain 

 conditions. Prayer may actually be looked upon as the greatest 

 physical force in Nature. But let us carry this one step further : 

 can we by our analogy of Matter praying understand why " The 

 knowledge of God is Everlasting Life ? " Look at the first iron 

 bar and watch how, as long as it keeps on vibrating, the second 

 bar, because it is in sympathy, will be kept in motion ; if it were 

 possible for the first bar to vibrate for ever, the second bar 

 would, speaking materially, have everlasting life, through its 

 being in perfect sympathy with the first bar, without this 

 connection the bar would be lifeless. Now apply this to our 

 Transcendental Personality : it is being nourished — the knowledge 

 of God is increasing — it is at last pulsating in perfect harmony 

 with the Deity, and when, for it, the Material Universe disappears, 

 its affinity to Infinite Love must give it Everlasting Life. 

 Everything that has not that connection is but a shadow which 

 will cease to be manifest when the Great Thought is completed, 

 the volition of the Deity is withdrawn and the Physical 

 Universe ceases to exist ; nothing can then exist except that 

 which is perfected, that which is of the essence of God, namely, 

 the Spiritual. Perfect harmony will then reign supreme, such 



