thy words thou art condemned, and by thy words thou art justified." The moment we begin to criticise or condemn another we prove ourselves guilty of the same fault we are giving recognizance to.

All condemnation springs from looking at personality. Personality (Latin, persona, a mask) is the outward appearance, not the real self. That any of us utters a word of condemnation of another is the surest proof that we ourselves are yet living largely in the external of our being, the personality; that we have not yet risen at all beyond the plane of those to whom the pure Nazarene said, "Let him who is without sin among you cast the first stone.” Just in proportion as we return unto God, as we withdraw from the external to the within of ourselves, keeping our thoughts centered on Him who is perfect, will we lose sight of personality, of divisions and differences, and become conscious of our oneness with each other and with God.

We are one always and forever, whether we realize it or not. Knowing this, do you not see a new meaning in the words, "Judge not, that

ye be not judged; for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged"?

"God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that through him the world might be saved." And yet when Philip said to Jesus, "Show us the Father," Jesus replied, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father." Then, if God does not condemn, shall we, dare we, even in the smallest things? To each of us the Master says, “What is that to thee? Follow thou me."

It is not while we are looking at the imperfect either in ourselves or our brother, but while we are "beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, we are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."

IN HIS NAME

Did it ever occur to you that you are almost daily taking God's name in vain? Unless are very watchful, very careful, you are doing

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When God called Moses to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt, “Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

"And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT IAM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto

"This is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations."

I AM, then, is God's name. Every time you say I am sick, I am weak, I am discouraged, are you not speaking God's name in vain, falsely?

I AM cannot be sick; I AM cannot be weary, or faint, or powerless; for I AM is AllLife, All-Power, All-Good.

"I Am," spoken with a downward tendency, is always false, always "in vain." The seventh commandment says, "Take not the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.' And Jesus said, "By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."

If you speak the "I Am" falsely, you will get the result of false speaking. If you say, "I am sick," you will get sickness; "I am poor," you will get poverty; for the law is, "Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.' "I Am," spoken upward, toward the good, the true, is sure to outpicture in visible good, in success, in happiness.

Does all this sound foolish to you? Do you doubt that such power goes with the speaking of that name? If so, just go alone, close your eyes, and in the depth of your own soul say over and over the words, "I AM." Soon you will find your whole being filled with a sense

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power which you never had before-power to overcome, power to accomplish, power to do all things.

I am, because Thou art. I am what Thou art. I am one with Thee, O Thou Infinite I AM! I am good. I am holy. I am well. I am, because Thou art.

Says the Psalmist, "The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runneth into it and are safe." They who think rightly about the power of the I Am, spoken upward, just simply have to run into it, as into a strong tower or fortress, and they are safe.

Did you ever go into a meeting where the drift of all the "testimonies" given was the I Am spoken upward "I am happy to be here," "I am glad I am a Christian," "I am hoping and trusting in God," etc.? Attend such a gathering, and almost before you know it, you will find yourself lifted entirely above all your troubles and anxieties. You leave such a meeting with a feeling of joy and lightness, and a consciousness that you have the power to overcome all the home troubles and worries; and you go, singing and confident, toward the very