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Rh destruction. It is full of lust and hate, loathing the brightness of divine glory.

Led on by the grossest element of mortal mind, Herod decreed the death of every male child, in order that the

man Jesus (the masculine representative of the spiritual idea) might never hold sway, and so deprive Herod of his crown. The impersonation of the spiritual idea had a brief history in the earthly life of our Master; but “of his kingdom there shall be no end,” for Christ, God's idea, will eventually rule all nations and peoples — imperatively, absolutely, finally — with Divine Science. This immaculate idea, represented first by man and last by woman, will baptize with fire; and the fiery baptism will burn up the chaff of error with the fervent heat of Truth and Love, melting and purifying even the gold of human character. After the stars sang together, and all was harmony, the material lie — or liar, for they are one — made war upon the spiritual idea; but this has impelled this idea to rise to the zenith of demonstration, destroying sin, sickness, and death, and be caught up unto God, — be found in its divine Principle.

As the children of Israel passed triumphantly through the Red Sea, the dark ebbing and flowing tides of human

fear, — as they journeyed through the wilderness, walking wearily through the great desert of human hopes, and anticipating the promised joy,—