Evening star., 1921-07-03

Only with thine eyes shalt thou
behold and see the reward Of the
wicked
Because thou hast made the Lord
which is my refuge. even the most
High. thy habltation,
There shall no evil befall thee,
neither shall any plague come nigh
thy dwelling.
For He shall give His angels
charge over thee. to keep thee In all
thy ways.
They shall bear thee up in their
hands. lest thou dash thy foot
against stone.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion
and the adder: the young zion and
the dragon shalt thol trample under
feet.
Because he hath set his love upon
Me. therefore will I deliver him; ]
will set him on high, because ne
hath known Ny name.
He shall call upon Me. and ] will
answer him: will be with him In
trouble: l will deliver him. and
honour him. ....
was irresistibly moved by spiritual
impulsion. when conceived this
shield. and as 1t unfolded its siguifi-
canoe to me. was convinced that it
was divine concept. which must be
embodied. and that God would speak
to the people through this shield. Or
banner-that the operation of Gods
law was as manifest in this escutcheon.
as in the Handwriting on the WALL"
which only Daniel could interpret for
Belshazzar. 1 stoutly resisted the
suggestion Of the criticism which this
banner would call forth. from those
who do not understand that God
speaks to-day, as aforetime, through
hieroglyphics and symbolism. and I
strengthened my faith and under
standing with the fourth verse Of the
sixtieth Psalm:
Thou hast given a banner to them
that fear Thee. that 1t may be dis
played because Of the truth.
Mrs. Eddy states, in Science and
Health With Key to the scripturcs:
The time for thinkers has come
Truth. Independent Of doctrines and
time-honored systems. knocks at the
portal Of humanity. Though
empires fall. "the Lord shall reign
forever" (p, vii)
As this conception developed, I
called upon Omnipotent Omnipresence,
God and His Christ. to protect me
from the lawless and the opposers Of
the flag Of Great Britain, our mother
country. and placed the shield on the
facade Of my house, under the shadow
Of the Almighty. have prayed that
its silent language would enlighten
all who are ready to advance from
darkness to light.-from a material, to
a spiritual Interpretation Of God, man.
and the universe. In fulfilment of the
law Of God. the unity Of Great Britain
and America must be effected.
As the people pass. pause and gaze
upon the words Of the shield, their
expressions have revealed to me the
good and evil elements which the
human face mirrors. Some read every
word. from the top to the last line on
the shield and seem to desire to grasp
its import. Others glance quickly at
the flags and noting that England and
America are clasping hands. as
brothers Ephraim and Manasseh, the
two sons of Joseph, they show their
approval or disapproval. by q smile.
or a frown. or an expression Of hatred.
which reveals tho satanic characters,
who would, II It were not impossible,
destroy both pskteas and set up q
kingdom of NWiessness and destruc-
ton.
Every Bible student knows the his
tory Of Joseph. His father. Jacob. had
been blessed Of God. and renamed
Israel: "and God said unto him. ..
Be fruitful and multiply; a nation ana
a company Of nations shall bs pS thee