To-day I pray that divine Love, the life-giving Prin- ciple of Christianity, shall speedily wake the long night [30] of materialism, and the universal dawn shall break upon the spire of this temple. The Church, more than any [Page 145.] other institution, at present is the cement of society, and [1] it should be the bulwark of civil and religious liberty. But the time cometh when the religious element, or Church of Christ, shall exist alone in the affections, and need no organization to express it. Till then, this form of godli- [5] ness seems as requisite to manifest its spirit, as individ- uality to express Soul and substance. Does a single bosom burn for fame and power? Then when that person shall possess these, let him ask him- self, and answer to his name in this corner-stone of our [10] temple: Am I greater for them? And if he thinks that he is, then is he less than man to whom God gave “do- minion over all the earth,” less than the meek who “in- herit the earth.” Even vanity forbids man to be vain; and pride is a hooded hawk which flies in darkness. Over [15] a wounded sense of its own error, let not mortal thought resuscitate too soon. In our rock-bound friendship, delicate as dear, our names may melt into one, and common dust, and their modest sign be nothingness. Be this as it may, the visible [20] unity of spirit remains, to quicken even dust into sweet memorial such as Isaiah prophesied: “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.” [25] When the _hearts_ of Christian Scientists are woven to- gether as are their names in the web of history, earth will float majestically heaven’s heraldry, and echo the song of angels: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” [30] To The Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, and to the dear children that my heart folds within it, let me [Page 146.] say, ’Tis sweet to remember thee, and God’s Zion, with [1] healing on her wings. May her walls be vocal with sal- vation; and her gates with praise! To The First Church Of Christ, Scientist, Boston _My Beloved Students_:—I cannot conscientiously lend my counsel to direct your action on receiving or dismiss- ing candidates. To do this, I should need to be with you. I cannot accept hearsay, and would need to know the circumstances and facts regarding both sides of the [10] subject, to form a proper judgment. This is not my present province; hence I have hitherto declined to be consulted on these subjects, and still maintain this position. These are matters of grave import; and you cannot [15] be indifferent to this, but will give them immediate at- tention, and be governed therein by the spirit and the letter of this Scripture: “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”