special directions as to the killings-off of the Hitites, and the Jebusites and all the other ites.  There weren’t to be any Ites or any other “furriners” left alive to pester his chosen people.  He went right on giving directions as to how these people were to be disposed of, making such awful suggestions, specially as to the women, that if He had not been known to be God, He might have been recognized as the Head-up Devil.  It has been written:  “By their fruits ye shall know them.”  What are the results, the “fruits,” of the Jehovian dispensation?  They are just exactly such as must naturally follow the teachings and influences of the spirit of hate and vengeance; the suppression of reason, holding back the progress of the race, fettering the brains of men with bonds of ignorance and superstition, a network of lies and myths.  Through the dominance of selfishness and greed, the boasted freedom of men has been lost—­they are slaves to a man-made religion.  So science has served the highest interest of humanity in doing all it can to drive out this sort of a God, with his hell and eternal punishment, from the world.  The reasoning, thinking world has outgrown such a wicked, despotic God, and is demanding quite another sort of Deity.  Humanity has to be taught what it must have to equip it for its higher, nobler destiny.  Justice to all in equal measure; Reason and Love must abide and work out their results, their “fruits,” in human lives.  The unanimous refusal of the framers of the “Constitution” of the United States to set forth therein the will of God, and his commands was wise and farseeing.  It has raised up a barrier against the encroachments of every form of popular religion and has given a semblance to freedom of thought and speech.

All along the way, seers and prophets—­inspired mediums—­have wrought and sung of the days to come when all the earth should rejoice in peace and good will.  The magnificence of their inspired and inspiring words, their immortal melodies of praise of the Creator will stand while this world lasts.  The fact that his people had diviner instincts than had He whom they worshipped as God, showed that “Yahweh” was only the guardian spirit of the great and wonderful Hebrew race.

The greatest discovery of the past century, far greater than any revelation of science or knowledge of past ages, revealed by modern research is the discovery of a God of Love.  Not of that sentimental expression of maudlin emotion that soon evaporates in hypocritical make-believe; but the profound recognition of the rightful consideration of every human being, regardless of race, color or belongings.

OF JESUS.

The knowledge we have gained through the study and research of earnest, truth-seeking souls who have found that all known religions have a common root—­have the same basis of truth—­is a proof of the value of the revelations given to the world through the teachings of our Christ.