the teaching of the true law, happy is the devotion of those who are at peace."

For then one is instructed when to use the stars, when to use food, when to use material instruments, and how to have dominion over the earth and subdue it, here or elsewhere. C. J. B.

Light.

IGHT! cries the seed as it pushes its way
Along through the dark, cold ground,
Upward, and ever upward to where
The light is to be found.

Light! cries the soul that is stumbling along

O'er a pathway hard and dark,

Impatient because it cannot at once
Mount up and soar with the lark.

But neither the seed nor soul can obtain
Unto perfect light in a day,

For growth is the law of nature, and law

Is the showing of God's own good way.

The lark did not soar to the heavens when first
He tried his wings in flight,

And the patient earth waited in darkness until
God said "Let there be light."

But through the day as we work or wait,

Like sound of sweet songs in the night,

Comes the message, "Be faithful, be brave, dear heart,

'AT EVENTIDE THERE SHALL BE LIGHT.' FANNIE HERRON WINGATE.

"If I have been working very hard, I always feel

rested when THE LIFE comes."

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AM much interested in your answer to Olive C. Hawley in THE LIFE for November and my experi ence is identical with yours and hers.

"But I wish to deserve and pay for what I receive, and therefore your answer draws forth another question. I am wondering why the terrible workers are often found in poverty, while the easy ones reap the harvest. Your article partially answers my query, that is, so far as superiority of brain over muscle is concerned. But that is not what always seems to control the conditions." MISS E. E. B.

Answer:-While in most cases it is the planning of a good, astute mind that makes the accumulation of money easy without strenuous physical exertion, and the one who depends on doing the drudgery for his gains usually has not that power of planning and systematizing, it is not always the case. The lady who sends this question says she has always worked hard and accumulated little. Yet I know her to have a bright mind and good soul. She is a writer of books. There are others of the same class.

count for these apparent exceptions.

So we must ac

1. We know that many talented writers, painters, inventors and geniuses in other lines have been utterly destitute of business tact. Some of them could not even make money, that is, did not understand the commercial value of their powers sufficiently to turn the product into money. Sometimes they have in their own estimation exalted their gifts so highly that they felt it a degradation to use it for making money, selling it

for lucre.

It seemed like selling their soul or their virtue. Sometimes it was simply because they lacked the tact of business, were born wanting in that respect. In other cases, they could make money all right, but could not keep it. There are plenty of people who can make money, but very few who can save it, keep it from slipping through their fingers. I know a talented preacher who gets $5,000 a year besides what he gets for lectures outside his church, which is considerable, and yet he is always hard up.

2. Now for a more metaphysical explanation. It is true that we make things hard to get by magnifying their importance. As they grow bigger in our estimation, our fear and consciousness of our inability to get them grow greater. Magnify the dollar, and you make it harder to procure. This lessens your confidence in your ability to win it. You deem it an arduous achievement to get that big dollar. So it is so to you. You belittle yourself before the wagon wheel dollar. This can be cured by proper thought action.

3. Then, there are those who have been born into narrow spheres and cramped circumstances, or have drifted into such state through misfortune or bereavement. Such are women who have no way of making money except by poorly requited kinds of work, such as sewing, etc.; and have others dependent upon them. What shall we say of these?

It seems hard to suggest a way of relief. Yet, much might be done by the use of success thoughts, bringing buoyancy of spirits and mastery over money. This will, in some way open up better ways and bring better remuneration if faithfully adhered to.

"How would you define love? Does it really cover a multitude of mistakes? It seems to be a much

abused word, for it is said that a woman will love a man, cling to him and follow him to the ends of the earth, while his conduct is such that she cannot respect him. To my mind, true respect is of greater value than love in the present acceptation of the term." OLIVE C. HAWLEY.

Answer:-Love is attraction between affinitive persons or things. It is more-it is, in the universal sense, God or the Power of Cohesion and Unity in the universe. Gravity is love.

As ordinarily used, it is attraction between two congenial souls, or a sense of oneness felt by one or both.

A mother loves her child. It is her own flesh and blood. She would sacrifice herself for its safety and welfare. Even after it grows up to be a wayward and erring son and outwardly spurns her or misuses her, she still loves him just the same. Is this the highest human love? It has been called a selfish love, because she would not so love the child of another woman, even though her husband be the father.

Often what is called love is not love at all, but a sort of hypnotic influence worked up by constant association. A case in point has just come to light. A man and his wife living in Chicago kept boarders. The man was at the head of the money order department of the Postal Telegraph office there and consequently was not at home except at night. One of the boarders began to work his wiles upon the woman. Through constant association she came to believe that she was madly in love with the fellow and never did love her husband. So he came to Kansas City and she followed, leaving her husband and three little children. The husband followed them here, found them living together, had them arrested and put into jail. But, it