The divinity of St. John's Gospel brings to view over- [1]

whelming tides of revelation, and its spirit is baptismal;

he chronicles this teaching, “A new commandment I

give unto you, That ye love one another.” [5]

Jesus, who so loved the world that he gave his life

(in the flesh) for it, saw that Love had a new command-

ment even for him. What was it?

It must have been a rare revelation of infinite Love, a

new tone on the scale ascending, such as eternity is ever [10]

sounding. Could I impart to the student the higher

sense I entertain of Love, it would partly illustrate the

divine energy that brings to human weakness might and

majesty. Divine Love eventually causes mortals to turn

away from the open sepulchres of sin, and look no more [15]

into them as realities. It calls loudly on them to bury

the dead out of sight; to forgive and forget whatever is

unlike the risen, immortal Love; and to shut out all op-

posite sense. Christ enjoins it upon man to help those

who know not what he is doing in their behalf, and there- [20]

fore curse him; enjoins taking them by the hand and

leading them, if possible, to Christ, by loving words and

deeds. Charity thus serves as admonition and instruc-

tion, and works out the purposes of Love.

Christian Science, full of grace and truth, is accom- [25]

plishing great good, both seen and unseen; but have

mortals, with the penetration of Soul, searched the secret

chambers of sense? I never knew a student who fully

understood my instructions on this point of handling

evil,—as to just how this should be done,—and carried [30]