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 height of presumption to talk such stuff; but man can dedicate, or consecrate, or devote himself to "The Church," if he chooses to repent of his bad habits, and is willing to seek and find wisdom inside of God's fixed laws of life and health both of body and soul.

Knowing, therefore, what "The Church of God" is, we can soon behold what split this hallowed natural institution, namely:

"Reading the Bible, without first understanding the science of human life, or laws of nature, hence not being able to cypher out the meaning of God and nature."

One must understand the multiplication table before he can use the arithmetic to advantage; so also one must comprehend a true anatomy and physiology before he can understand that the Bible and fixed laws of nature and nature's God agree.

Beloved friends, having given you the key to the Bible, namely, a knowledge of the science of life; and having shown that God's kingdom suffers violence through ignorance of his fixed laws of life; therefore this ignorance is the "Rock upon which 'The Church' Split."

Let me reiterate, that the bigoted sectarian and partisan spirit is given pre-eminence over God and nature. God makes the beautiful natural country, but sinful man makes the city; the latter is composed of the abuse of the Creator's goodness, is a heap of brick-and-mortar, like the sectarian brick-and-mortar churches, but has no keen conception of Christ-like sympathy for the poor, the fallen and the leprous. No, those who should be cared for, who should be raised, healed and saved, are made the tools and serfs of the lucre kings, who, pharisee-like, can ride to their gilded brick-and-mortar churches, or anywhere else, in handsome coaches on Sunday; but the poor laborer, who is the bone and sinew of the city, is not allowed to have his carriage run through the streets of this immense city on the only day of rest; I say the street cars shall be made to run on Sunday in this great heap of brick-and-mortar.