New England's last Thanksgiving Day of this century signifies, to the minds of men: The Bible better understood and truth and love made more practical; the first commandment of the DecalogueEx 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. more imperative; and, "loving thy neighbor as thyself,"Lev 19:18 ¶Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord. Mark 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. more possible and pleasurable. That love, unselfed, knocks more loudly than ever before at the heart of humanity, and finds admittance. That revelation, spiritual voice and vision, are less subordinate to material sight and sound, and more apparent to reason. That evil flourishes less, invests less in trusts, loses capital, and is bought at par value. That the Christ spirit will cleanse the earth of human gore. That civilization, peace between nations, and the brotherhood of man should be established, , and justice plead not vainly in behalf of the sacred rights of individuals, peoples, and nations. That the Science of Christianity has dawned upon human thought to appear full-orbed in millennial As Written: millenial glory. That scientific religion; and scientific therapeutics, are improving the morals, and increasing the longevity of mankind,-- mitigating and destroying sin, disease, and death. That religion, and materia medica be no longer tyrannical and proscriptive. That divine Love, understood in divine Science, impartial and universal, forms the coincidence of the human and Divine which fulfills the saying of our great MasterEditorial Note: Jesus Christ : "The kingdom of heaven is already within you"Luke 17:20 ¶And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. . That the atmosphere of the human mind, when cleansed of self and permeated with divine Love will – reflect its subjective state in clearer skies, less thunderboltsAs Written:thunder bolts, tornadoes, and extremes of heat and cold. That agriculture, manufacture, commerce, and wealth should be governed by honesty, industry, and justice reaching out to all classes and peoples.
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