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 mankind closes not till the close of time. Now we see, not in dim, distant dream, but in close and clear perception, in direct vision, the immediate contact—nay, the inseparable though mysterious comming- ling, the inalienable and ever-deepening interfusion, of the Master and the servant, the Preceptor and the pupil, the Deity and the devotee, in all the concerns of life. Now wo rejoice—aye, feel almost over-awed—to observe how dear each soul is to its Great Source, even as the promising, darling child to the discerning, loving parent; how. the destiny of every one of us is wisely shaped and lovingly finished by the all-seeing providence and all-cherishing love of our God; and how the active presence of the Eternal Witness and Mentor in every heart is evidenced, not only in the serenity of saintliness and Ihe trust of martyrdom, but also and equally well in the sigh of sorrow for righteousness, in the search of ignorance for truth, in the longing of doubt for faith, and in the yearning of languor for life. Such, in brief, are the