DEDICATION.

DEDICATED TO EVERY ONE, WHO DESIRES TO "KNOW THE TRUTH" AND APPLY ITS PRECEPTS, BRINGING INTO EXPRESSION THE COMPLETENESS OF GOD'S MESSAGE TO MAN, THAT THEY MAY STEP FORTH CONSCIOUS REDEEMED SONS OF GOD.

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CHAPTER I

DIVINE CONVICTION

AN may read the deep Truth, he may believe it; this is not sufficient, as there is more for man than reading and believing; although it is true that man will believe before he receives the fullness of that Light which the scriptures say is, "That Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world."

When man awakens from the Adam-sleep, he begins to see things differently. Before he awoke, he saw only the carnal man, living the carnal life and weaving the web of carnality; and saw the earth around him expressing in the carnal law, believing this the reality of man and the universe and that God is far away.

When man's reason is touched by a flash-light from the God-mind within him-his Ego-it being the infinite mind individualized, then man reasons as he moves along the path of life and is daily "halting between two opinions."

The reason touched by a flash-light from the Divine Mind would have him consider as he meets experience upon his path, and learn a lesson. The carnal mind calls his attention to those things of the sense-world which he sees taking place around him, which history records as having taken place since history has a record.

The reason may whisper "what has humanity gained in this stupendous panorama?" but the sense thunders make such noises about him that he cannot hear the Truth of the "Still Small Voice." He still believes that the carnal man is the man and the Soul a Divine spark which

will escape in some mysterious way at the death of his body.

There comes a time, however, when the Father-MotherGod will speak so clear and strong the words of Truth, that man will distinctly hear the call to him "Adam, where art thou?"-"Man, who art thou and whither dost thou journey?" This voice, Infinite Love and Intelligence, speaks to every man, when he awakens sufficiently to hear this challenge of Destiny. Then Divine Conviction stirs within man and he endeavors to heed the guidance of the Divine Voice.

Man, pushed onward by the inner urge of the Soul, through the Divine Conviction which has taken place within him, will not be content again to drouse and slumber in the mists of sense-illusions.

The Infinite is the Father of man. This is the Truth whether man knows it or not, whether he believes it or not. What man believes or does not believe, what man understand or does not understand concerning the Father-Hood of God and the son-ship of man does not alter the truth of it, does not change the Truth that "God, the Absolute, is the One, made manifest in the

many.

Truth is so vital that to know it, makes man free.

The Father, through the light in reason causes man to look with wonder and interest at those things to which he had not before given a passing thought.

While man is in the attitude of listening attention, the Father touches a deeper note of his being, when Divine Conviction takes place within him so completely that he faces about and follows the music of that sweet-calling Voice.

Divine Conviction is that stirring within man, which causes him to desire to know God. As man endeavors to know God, he will learn to know himself and all men.

Divine Conviction is that change which in the teachings of the second dispensation is called repentance.