A TEMPLE OF LOVE - stands supremely - Alone. Densely embedded in banks of flowers, this building of spotless white surpasses all conception of beauty. Its stately grandeur, and impressive individuality points to the - "Kingdom of God." Within this temple set apart for sacred worship, the light of glory shines through a starry firmament, touching the wondrous painted walls like a canopy of heaven. In this holy of all holy realm, music is played to "the song of the soul." Hungry hearts are "welcome" and fed with the bread of life, and all can feel the presence of God. In this "Temple of Love" untainted by the breath of Mammon, the pure, unselfish doctrine of Jesus is preached. The "CHRIST" - without human dogma. At His sacred shrine all souls awakened, worship the Creator "in spirit and in truth."

On that great night, the tenth anniversary of the City of Truth, silver-toned bells were solemnly chiming the sweet strains of "The Holy City." At the hour of seven, Adoni Bourdalone, the founder of the City of Light, was to proclaim in the Temple of Love, "A Religion of Joy."

As the stately form appeared upon the rostrum and came forward in the "Spirit of his own Light," the vast assembly arose to their feet. With the tremble of organ notes, each voice sang in harmony divine, "Nearer My God to Thee."

The grand anthem, diminished into an awed stillness. Adoni Bourdalone was transformed to an inspired prophet. The prayer of thanks he offered for this sacred festival breathed deep reverence, in which he held the mass of people that came to hear his message - in strained silence.

Christ said: "This generation shall not pass away until all my words are fulfilled"

The spirit of the time, indicates a great corruption in the destiny of man.

Throughout the universe souls are being awakened, and are standing before the Great Consciousness in the dawn of the awakening. In the "Cosmic World9 we learn that 'man can command all things save love.' 'Love must be born in the soul and of the soul.' To awaken this love of the soul is to place into action, the highest power in the universe. Love is not what we feel for a person, but that strong spiritual feeling that makes every atom in your being thrill with purest sympathy and kindness for every creature in existence. To feel the interior presence of this love with its strong invincible power, lifts you into a world that is fairer than we ever imagined heaven to be.

The intellectual man, thinks many times that this is only sentiment and therefore has no value for the material life. But too often the practical mind looks for his treasures in the realm of cause and in consequence finds but little joy and value anywhere in life.

"The cause of so many failures of those who think they have found the true principle of life may be found in the tendency to depend wholly upon their intellect as the power that does things in the visible, and their lives result many times in failure.

We all come to places at times, when the sea of life is tempest-tossed and the winds of adversity are mercilessly raging about us; we fear and tremble that our ship may become wrecked and we perish. When the soul becomes awakened by the Light of Truth, conscious of Christ principle and supreme power, one with God, the waves in our mind will be stilled, the billows upon the sea of thought are tossing no more, the dark clouds have vanished; the storm has ceased and all is still; there comes a beautiful calm. The peaceful waters seem radiant with joy, as they glisten in the sunbeam from the smile of God. And so becomes our lives, when the spirit of Christ dwells in us, and man reigns as Master, - enthrones the power of the soul in every thought and deed, puts its entire force into realization, and thus gains emancipation, and the salvation we seek.

Millions are living artificial lives - not understanding the law of being, depend upon their little personal selves, and thus become weaklings; they achieve nothing from a sustaining existence.

When man - "the image and likeness of God" begins to live the soul-life, that moment he will receive divine power and become stronger in all the elements of his being, rising ever in the scale, passing from victory to victory. Living continually in the ideal, man gets into the current of mighty forces; great minds and illumined souls in this, an invisible world, will work in harmony with you; you will become a living part and chief element upon which depends the future generation.

"The Kingdom of God" is at hand now, abundantly supplied with everything that can beautify life, and there is not a living soul today that cannot enter the lost Paradise - the promised land of Eden. Jesus taught the existence of a spiritual realm within man and emphasized again and again the necessity of living in this higher state, if we would receive what love and life can give. In this age, the entering of this secret place, the inner chamber of the soul, has been called the silence. It is the prayer that is uttered in the silence that is answered; it is truth that is realized in the silence that gives freedom, peace and wholeness to man. The purpose of the silence is to unite the world of things with the world of spirit, and thus give the fairest life in all the world to body, mind and soul.

"To him who hath faith all things are possible. Faith is the Master Mind that opens the limitless powers of the soul. Faith is the hidden secret through which the prophets gained their wisdom and power through which all miracles were wrought. True faith is a spiritual state of mind, beautiful beyond description, and does not work apart from intellect, but gives soul and wisdom to intellect that mind cannot measure. Faith penetrates the great unknown and makes it known. Through the action of faith new mental worlds are discovered and we stand on the verge of rare genius, superior talent and intelligence that knows no bounds in wisdom."