23 And Jesus grew to manhood and was subject unto all the trials and temptations of the sons of men, that he might know the loads that men must bear, and know the way to succor them. 24 In distant lands he lived and by the sacred Word he healed the sick, threw prison doors ajar, and set the prisoners free, and everywhere he was proclaimed, Immanuel. 25 But wicked men despised him and rejected him, and by bribed men they proved him guilty of a score of crimes; 26 And in the presence of a multitude of men who hear me now, they nailed him to a cross; 27 They sealed him with the seal of death; but death was all too weak to hold him in the tomb and when immortal masters said, Adon mashich cumi, he burst the bands of death, and rose again to life. 28 He showed himself alive, not only to the rulers in Jerusalem, but to the many in the distant parts of earth; 29 And then, before the wondering eyes of many who now hear me speak, attended by a retinue of courtiers of the angel world, he ascended to the throne of God. 30 And being now exalted high, and having breathed to full the Holy Breath, he breathes again on us, and thus sheds forth what you now see and hear. 31 You men of Israel, know that God has made this man from Galilee whom you abused and crucified, both Lord and Christ. 32 And then the people said, What shall we do? 33 And Peter said, This Christine Lord has sent us forth to open up the gates of dawn. Through Christ all men may enter into light and life. 34 The Christine Church stands on the postulates that Jesus is the love of God made manifest; that love is savior of the sons of men. 35 This Christine Church is but the kingdom of the Holy One within the soul, made manifest. 36 This day the Christine Church is opened up, and whosoever will may enter in, and, by the boundless grace of Christ, be saved. 37 Again the people said, How may we enter in that we may share the boundless grace of Christ? 38 And Peter said, Reform and be baptized, and turn away from sin and lead the life deep hid with Christ in God, and you shall enter in and be redeemed. 39 Three thousand people turned away from sin and were baptized and sought to lead the life deep hid with Christ in God. 40 And in one day the Christine Church became a mighty power; and Christ became a mighty word that thrilled the multitudes in many lands. [Illustration] Transcriber's Notes: Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed. Simple typographical errors were corrected; occasional unbalanced quotation marks retained. Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained. Alphabetization errors in the Index have not been changed. Text uses both “rythm” and “rhythm”; “fleshy” and “fleshly”. Page 9: Paragraph beginning “Jesus was the name of the man" has no closing quotation mark.