Beloved Brethren:—People coming from a distance [5]

expecting to hear me speak in The Mother Church,

are frequently disappointed. To avoid this, I may here-

after notify the Directors when I shall be present to

address this congregation, and the Clerk of the church

can inform correspondents. Your dual and impersonal [10]

pastor, the Bible, and “Science and Health with Key to

the Scriptures,” is with you; and the Life these give, the

Truth they illustrate, the Love they demonstrate, is

the great Shepherd that feedeth my flock, and leadeth

them “beside the still waters.” By any personal pres- [15]

ence, or word of mine, your thought must not be diverted

or diverged, your senses satisfied, or self be justified.

Therefore, beloved, my often-coming is unnecessary;

for, though I be present or absent, it is God that feed-

eth the hungry heart, that giveth grace for grace, that [20]

healeth the sick and cleanseth the sinner. For this

consummation He hath given you Christian Science,

and my past poor labors and love. He hath shown you

the amplitude of His mercy, the justice of His judgment,

the omnipotence of His love; and this, to compensate [25]

your zealous affection for seeking good, and for labor-

ing in its widening grooves from the infinitesimal to the

infinite.