the unity society
U n ity B u ild in g , 913 T r a c y A v e n u e
VOL. I
KANSAS CITY, MO., SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1909
NO. 8
THE UNITY SOCIETY
01 Kansas City, Missouri The Unity Society is not the off shoot of any organization but is an original and independent movement in religious study. It teaches that the Bible, and espec ially the New Testament, is a record of Truth, and “ profitable for instruction,” but that the “ Spirit of Truth who will lead you into all Truth,” is the greatest Teacher. It is believed that the Christian reli gion is a science and that it can be applied to every department of human life and
solve all the problems that perplex men. It teaches that everything that men have done in any age can be done now. Jesus and his followers healed the sick, and using the same law, the members of this Society are daily healing the sick. Healing the sick is thejfirst step in Chris tian regeneration. The Unity Society has been in exis tence here in Kansas City where it originated, over twenty years. It pub lishes U n i t y , a monthly magazine $1.00 per year; T h e S i g n s t h a t F o l l o w , a
WEEKLY UNITY
WEEKLY
UNI T Y.
P U B L IS H E D W E E K L Y BY
Unit?
UTract
U N IT Y B U IL D IN G , 913 T R A C Y ,
g>ociet|>
U N ITY B LD G . 9 1 3 TRACY AVE.
$ 1 .0 0
p e r year,
2
cts. p e r copy
J u ly
4,
1909.
L ec tu re by C h arles F illm o re at n .
L O W E L L F IL L M O R E . M a n a g in g E d ito r 1
Sunday.
Sunday School a t io.
KANSAS C IT Y , MO.
V o l.
UNITY AUDITORIUM,
N o. 8
S u b je ct 11A D e cla ra tio n o f Independence H e alth and H arm ony Class a t 3:30 L e c tu re by Jennie H . C ro ft a t 8 S ubject: T he M in is tr y o f R econciliation
Notes From the Woman’s Auxil= iary.
bi-monthly paper giving special attention to the healing work ; W e e W i s d o m , a monthly magazine for children, 50 cents per year ; The W e e k l y U n i t y , devoted to the local work, #1.00 per year. In addition to these periodicals many tracts and books are issued annually. Inquirers will find full instruction in “ Lessons in Truth,” by H. Emilie Cady, $1.00 ; or “ Lessons in Christian Healing,” by Charles Fillmore, paper 60 cents ; cloth, $1.25. Call at the Unity Building, 913-915 Tracy Ave, for full information.
New Members. Ai the B oard m eeting M onday night a p p lic a tion from the follow ing nam ed persons w ere re ceived and unanim ously a cc ep te d : Mrs. E v a D. S artin, G eneva F . B row n, M a rcellen e W ebb B u rbridge, M rs. M am ie G reenw ell, M r. F . L. M ahan, Mrs. J. L. M ahan, Mrs. A. M. W illiam s, Mrs. M aud M. H ow es.
C a lle r s at U n ity H e a d q u a r t e r s D uring t h e W ee k M r. and Mrs. Geo. E ic h e r, B elleville. 111. Mrs. M ary N uetzel, B elleville, 111. M iss L a u ra G regg, G arn ett, Kan.
The regular monthly meeting of the Woman’s Auxiliary was held Friday at 3 p. m. in the parlors of Unity Building. After the usual routine of reports, etc., the parlor committee stated that steps were being taken to place portieres at the entrance to the parlor from the stairs, that the room might be shut off from the other rooms when necessary. The estimate for the grill and curtains was about forty dollars. The committee reported that the mission writing desk for the parlor was ordered and would be here in a few days. The work of repairing the ceiling in parlor and touching up the walls in Auditorium where leaks had defaced the decorations has been done by the Auxil iary, and the work is very satisfactory. The picnic for the Sunday School on July 5th is interesting the members of the Auxiliary and committees . were ap pointed to look after the supper and to receive and welcome all who attend the picnic. The women also volunteered to make bean-bags for the entertainment of the children. T r u e to H is S e c t “ T h ey tell me, U ncle Mose, that you a re an o c to g e n aria n .” “ No, suh! Ise a M effodis', suh!''
WEEKLY UNITY
SCKIPTUKE READING
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES I. o. s.
Unity
Society Assem bly, 4th, 1909
July
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE S p e a k e r ; W e hold these tru th s to be selfevident, th a t a ll m en a re c re a te d equal; th at they a re endow ed by th e ir C re a to r w ith c e rta in in alie n ab le rights; th at am ong these a re life, liberty, and the p u rsu it of happiness. C o n g r e g a tio n : Ye shall know the tru th and the tru th shall m ake you free. If th e re fo re the Son shall m ake you free , ye shall be fre e indeed. S p e a k e r : W h en ev er any form of governm ent becom es destru ctiv e . . . it is the right of the people to a lta r o r to abolish it, and to institute a new governm ent. C o n g re g a tio n : Lei not sin th e re fo re reig n in your m ortal body, th a t ye should obey the lusts th e re o f. F o r sin shall not have dom inion over you: for ye a re not u n d e r law , b u t u n d e r grace. S p e a k e r a n d C o n g r e g a tio n ; W e, th ere fo re , the R e p resen tativ es of the w hole H um an R ace, in G en eral Assembly, appealing to the S uprem e Judge of the w orld for the re c titu d e of o u r intenions, do, in the nam e and by the a uthority of good p eople everyw here, solem nly publish and d e clare , T h a t all m en a re a n d of right ought to be fre e and in d ependent; th a t they a re absolved from a ll alleg ian ce to sin, sickness, poverty or death, a n d th a t they a re joint h e irs w ith Jesus C h rist to health, happiness, p ro sp e rity and im m ortal life h e re and now . “ And, fo r the support of this D eclaratio n , w ith a firm re lian c e on D ivine P rovidence, we m entally pledge to each other, o u r lives, o u r fortunes, a n d our sa c re d h onor."
W e hold these tru th s to be se lf-e v id e n t: T h a t m an, being c rea te d in the image, a fte r the likeness of God, is of the sam e n a tu re , quality and a ttrib u te s as his C reator. T h a t a ll things being c re a te d very good a re now very good, a n d that it only re q u ire s recognition of goodness to b rin g us into relatio n w ith goodness. T h a t life exists in the A bsolute and m anifests in the visible. “ P ra y to thy F a th e r w hich is in secret; and thy F a th e r w hich seeth in se c re t shall re w ard th ee openly." T h a t m an, having been given dom inion over all the earth , still possesses th at dom inion. “ F o r I am th e L ord, I change n o t.” T h a t m an, being the child of D iety, is h e ir to all th a t G od has c rea te d , “ A ll th a t the F a th e r h a th is m in e .1' •
REGULAR
M EET IN G S
SU NDAY
Sunday School, t o a . m. R e g u la r service, n a. m. C harles F illm ore. L esson in H e alth and H arm ony, 3:30 p. m. 8 p. m ., le c tu re by Jennie H . C roft. MONDAY
H ig h N oon Silence, 12 to 12:15. M y r tle F illm o re TU E SD A Y
H igh N oon Silence, 12 to 12:15. L esson in H e a lth and H arm ony, 3:30 p. m, WEDNESDAY
H ig h N oon S ilence, 12 to 12:15. M id-W eek M eeting, 2:30 p. m. H ealin g M eeting 8 p. m. T H U R SD A Y
H igh N oon S ilen ce, 12 to 12:15. L esson in H e a lth and H arm ony, 3:30 p m. FRIDAY
H igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15. L esson in H e a lth and H arm ony, 3:30 p. m. M a rio n A u s tin D r a k e SATURDAY
H igh N oon Silence, 12 to 12-15. L esson in H e a lth a n d H arm ony. 3:30 p. m. M r s . A n n a H . R a y.
Wi I M
1' ^ i ' i 6th.
M e n ’s race, a first prize.
4 o’clock the c h ild re n ’s F ire w orks gam e, a first prize. IN T E R M I S S I O N
4:30. P re sid e n ts and S tates gam e for “ grow n u p s ,” a first p rize . 5:00. F ish in g fo r P re sid e n ts—a gam e for the c h ild ren , a first prize. 5:30.
Picnic at Budd Park T h e annual U nity P ic n ic w ill be held in the w estern p a rt of B u d d P a rk on the afternoon of July 5th. T h e crow d w ill begin to g ath er at 2 o ’clock and the gam es w ill sta rt a t 3 o ’clock. A com m ittee of w om en w ill look a fte r the lunch baskets and the spreading and setting of the table. S u p p e r Com m ittee: M rs. R. N. E aton, c h a ir m an, assisted by Mrs. J. I. W allace. All the other women of the reception com m ittee a re to act as h e lp e rs to these two m anagers. Mrs. Yancy is to be on th e grounds e arly and take charge of the baskets until the su p p e r com m ittee a re re ad y to set the tables. A large com m ittee on rece p tio n w ill g re et all com ers and m ake stra n g ers w elcom e. T h e m em b ers of the com m ittee will w ear badges. T h e com m ittee is as follows: Mrs. R. N. E aton, M rs. J. I. W allace, Mrs. C. H . G ates, Mrs. D aniel H oagland, M rs. W a lte r Davis, M rs. M. A. Fyke, Mrs. M ary G . F illm ore, M rs. E m m a H ay, Mrs. E d ith H aseltin e, M rs. M yrtle F illm ore, Mrs. Jen n ie H . C roft, M iss H . A. Lew is. T h e tea ch e rs of the Sunday School will pin U nity badges on the c h ild ren of the School and th eir friends. T h e badges w ill entitle the w e are rs to e n te r the gam es, drin k lem onade and sit at the su p p er table. At 3 o ’clock the gam es w ill start. T h e first 15 m inutes will be devoted to bean bag games. AT
3:15
THE
RACES
1st. Boys’ one h u n d re d y a rd dash (ages 8 to 14 years), a first p riz e will be given. 2d.
F o u rth of Ju ly serv ice a n d supper.
T h e b a lan ce of the aftern o o n and evening w ill be spent by having a good sociable tim e.
G irls’ ra ce (ages.8 to 14), a first prize.
O ffic e r s o f U n ity S o c ie t y o f P r a c tic a l C h r is tia n ity BOARD
OF
D a n ie l H o a g la n d , P res. T. I. W allace, T rea s.
D IR E C T O R S C. H . G ates. Vice Pres. L o w e ll F illm o re, Sedy.
B U IL D IN G C O M M I T T E E J . I. W allace, C. H . Gates, C harles F illm o re
FI N A N C E C O M M I T T E E D a n ie l H o a g la n d . J . M . Gille, C a rl Gleeser
PROGRAM
C O M M IT T E E
Lunvcll F illm o re, M rs. J . I. Slo a n G. E . Gleason
RECEPTION
C O M M ITTEE
M r s. W a lte r D a vis, M r s. Soj>hia V a n M a r te r F. M . D ra k e
A u x ilia ries W O M A N ’S M r s. E d i th H a se ltin e, Pres. M r s. M . C. O 'N e il, Sec.
U N IT Y M iss Iren e G aylord, Pres. F r a n k L ynch, Sec.
AUXILIARY M r s. J . I . W a lla c e Vice-Pres. M rs. J e n n ie H . C ro ft, T reas.
G U IL D M iss A u g u s ta Luke, Vice-Pres. L e n n a C h rista l, T re a s ,
UN ITY LIBRARY J e n n ie H . C roft, L ib r a r ia n
U N IT Y INN M r s. A n n a Flow ers. S u p e rin te n d e n t.
U N IT Y SU NDAY S C H O O L OFFICERS M r s. E d ith H a seltin e, Supt. M r s. B la n ch e E v elyn S a g e H a se ltin e, A s s t. S u p t. M iss Tessie W allace. S ecretary. M r . F r a n k H a r lin g , T re a su r e r .
3rd.
L ittle boys' ra c e (ages 5 to 7), a first p rize.
TEACHERS
4th.
L ittle g irls’ ra c e (ages 5 to 7), a first prize.
5th.
L ad ies' race, a first prize.
L ittle Folks, M r s. H a se ltin e: C h ild ren , B la n cn e Sa g e H a se ltin e: Y o u n g L a d ies, M iss G a ylo rd : Y o u n g Folks, M r s. C r o ft: B ible Class, M r . H o a g la n d .
VOL. I
KANSAS CITY, MO., SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1909
NO. 8
THE UNITY SOCIETY
01 Kansas City, Missouri The Unity Society is not the off shoot of any organization but is an original and independent movement in religious study. It teaches that the Bible, and espec ially the New Testament, is a record of Truth, and “ profitable for instruction,” but that the “ Spirit of Truth who will lead you into all Truth,” is the greatest Teacher. It is believed that the Christian reli gion is a science and that it can be applied to every department of human life and
solve all the problems that perplex men. It teaches that everything that men have done in any age can be done now. Jesus and his followers healed the sick, and using the same law, the members of this Society are daily healing the sick. Healing the sick is thejfirst step in Chris tian regeneration. The Unity Society has been in exis tence here in Kansas City where it originated, over twenty years. It pub lishes U n i t y , a monthly magazine $1.00 per year; T h e S i g n s t h a t F o l l o w , a
WEEKLY UNITY
WEEKLY
UNI T Y.
P U B L IS H E D W E E K L Y BY
Unit?
UTract
U N IT Y B U IL D IN G , 913 T R A C Y ,
g>ociet|>
U N ITY B LD G . 9 1 3 TRACY AVE.
$ 1 .0 0
p e r year,
2
cts. p e r copy
J u ly
4,
1909.
L ec tu re by C h arles F illm o re at n .
L O W E L L F IL L M O R E . M a n a g in g E d ito r 1
Sunday.
Sunday School a t io.
KANSAS C IT Y , MO.
V o l.
UNITY AUDITORIUM,
N o. 8
S u b je ct 11A D e cla ra tio n o f Independence H e alth and H arm ony Class a t 3:30 L e c tu re by Jennie H . C ro ft a t 8 S ubject: T he M in is tr y o f R econciliation
Notes From the Woman’s Auxil= iary.
bi-monthly paper giving special attention to the healing work ; W e e W i s d o m , a monthly magazine for children, 50 cents per year ; The W e e k l y U n i t y , devoted to the local work, #1.00 per year. In addition to these periodicals many tracts and books are issued annually. Inquirers will find full instruction in “ Lessons in Truth,” by H. Emilie Cady, $1.00 ; or “ Lessons in Christian Healing,” by Charles Fillmore, paper 60 cents ; cloth, $1.25. Call at the Unity Building, 913-915 Tracy Ave, for full information.
New Members. Ai the B oard m eeting M onday night a p p lic a tion from the follow ing nam ed persons w ere re ceived and unanim ously a cc ep te d : Mrs. E v a D. S artin, G eneva F . B row n, M a rcellen e W ebb B u rbridge, M rs. M am ie G reenw ell, M r. F . L. M ahan, Mrs. J. L. M ahan, Mrs. A. M. W illiam s, Mrs. M aud M. H ow es.
C a lle r s at U n ity H e a d q u a r t e r s D uring t h e W ee k M r. and Mrs. Geo. E ic h e r, B elleville. 111. Mrs. M ary N uetzel, B elleville, 111. M iss L a u ra G regg, G arn ett, Kan.
The regular monthly meeting of the Woman’s Auxiliary was held Friday at 3 p. m. in the parlors of Unity Building. After the usual routine of reports, etc., the parlor committee stated that steps were being taken to place portieres at the entrance to the parlor from the stairs, that the room might be shut off from the other rooms when necessary. The estimate for the grill and curtains was about forty dollars. The committee reported that the mission writing desk for the parlor was ordered and would be here in a few days. The work of repairing the ceiling in parlor and touching up the walls in Auditorium where leaks had defaced the decorations has been done by the Auxil iary, and the work is very satisfactory. The picnic for the Sunday School on July 5th is interesting the members of the Auxiliary and committees . were ap pointed to look after the supper and to receive and welcome all who attend the picnic. The women also volunteered to make bean-bags for the entertainment of the children. T r u e to H is S e c t “ T h ey tell me, U ncle Mose, that you a re an o c to g e n aria n .” “ No, suh! Ise a M effodis', suh!''
WEEKLY UNITY
SCKIPTUKE READING
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES I. o. s.
Unity
Society Assem bly, 4th, 1909
July
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE S p e a k e r ; W e hold these tru th s to be selfevident, th a t a ll m en a re c re a te d equal; th at they a re endow ed by th e ir C re a to r w ith c e rta in in alie n ab le rights; th at am ong these a re life, liberty, and the p u rsu it of happiness. C o n g r e g a tio n : Ye shall know the tru th and the tru th shall m ake you free. If th e re fo re the Son shall m ake you free , ye shall be fre e indeed. S p e a k e r : W h en ev er any form of governm ent becom es destru ctiv e . . . it is the right of the people to a lta r o r to abolish it, and to institute a new governm ent. C o n g re g a tio n : Lei not sin th e re fo re reig n in your m ortal body, th a t ye should obey the lusts th e re o f. F o r sin shall not have dom inion over you: for ye a re not u n d e r law , b u t u n d e r grace. S p e a k e r a n d C o n g r e g a tio n ; W e, th ere fo re , the R e p resen tativ es of the w hole H um an R ace, in G en eral Assembly, appealing to the S uprem e Judge of the w orld for the re c titu d e of o u r intenions, do, in the nam e and by the a uthority of good p eople everyw here, solem nly publish and d e clare , T h a t all m en a re a n d of right ought to be fre e and in d ependent; th a t they a re absolved from a ll alleg ian ce to sin, sickness, poverty or death, a n d th a t they a re joint h e irs w ith Jesus C h rist to health, happiness, p ro sp e rity and im m ortal life h e re and now . “ And, fo r the support of this D eclaratio n , w ith a firm re lian c e on D ivine P rovidence, we m entally pledge to each other, o u r lives, o u r fortunes, a n d our sa c re d h onor."
W e hold these tru th s to be se lf-e v id e n t: T h a t m an, being c rea te d in the image, a fte r the likeness of God, is of the sam e n a tu re , quality and a ttrib u te s as his C reator. T h a t a ll things being c re a te d very good a re now very good, a n d that it only re q u ire s recognition of goodness to b rin g us into relatio n w ith goodness. T h a t life exists in the A bsolute and m anifests in the visible. “ P ra y to thy F a th e r w hich is in secret; and thy F a th e r w hich seeth in se c re t shall re w ard th ee openly." T h a t m an, having been given dom inion over all the earth , still possesses th at dom inion. “ F o r I am th e L ord, I change n o t.” T h a t m an, being the child of D iety, is h e ir to all th a t G od has c rea te d , “ A ll th a t the F a th e r h a th is m in e .1' •
REGULAR
M EET IN G S
SU NDAY
Sunday School, t o a . m. R e g u la r service, n a. m. C harles F illm ore. L esson in H e alth and H arm ony, 3:30 p. m. 8 p. m ., le c tu re by Jennie H . C roft. MONDAY
H ig h N oon Silence, 12 to 12:15. M y r tle F illm o re TU E SD A Y
H igh N oon Silence, 12 to 12:15. L esson in H e a lth and H arm ony, 3:30 p. m, WEDNESDAY
H ig h N oon S ilence, 12 to 12:15. M id-W eek M eeting, 2:30 p. m. H ealin g M eeting 8 p. m. T H U R SD A Y
H igh N oon S ilen ce, 12 to 12:15. L esson in H e a lth and H arm ony, 3:30 p m. FRIDAY
H igh Noon Silence, 12 to 12:15. L esson in H e a lth and H arm ony, 3:30 p. m. M a rio n A u s tin D r a k e SATURDAY
H igh N oon Silence, 12 to 12-15. L esson in H e a lth a n d H arm ony. 3:30 p. m. M r s . A n n a H . R a y.
Wi I M
1' ^ i ' i 6th.
M e n ’s race, a first prize.
4 o’clock the c h ild re n ’s F ire w orks gam e, a first prize. IN T E R M I S S I O N
4:30. P re sid e n ts and S tates gam e for “ grow n u p s ,” a first p rize . 5:00. F ish in g fo r P re sid e n ts—a gam e for the c h ild ren , a first prize. 5:30.
Picnic at Budd Park T h e annual U nity P ic n ic w ill be held in the w estern p a rt of B u d d P a rk on the afternoon of July 5th. T h e crow d w ill begin to g ath er at 2 o ’clock and the gam es w ill sta rt a t 3 o ’clock. A com m ittee of w om en w ill look a fte r the lunch baskets and the spreading and setting of the table. S u p p e r Com m ittee: M rs. R. N. E aton, c h a ir m an, assisted by Mrs. J. I. W allace. All the other women of the reception com m ittee a re to act as h e lp e rs to these two m anagers. Mrs. Yancy is to be on th e grounds e arly and take charge of the baskets until the su p p e r com m ittee a re re ad y to set the tables. A large com m ittee on rece p tio n w ill g re et all com ers and m ake stra n g ers w elcom e. T h e m em b ers of the com m ittee will w ear badges. T h e com m ittee is as follows: Mrs. R. N. E aton, M rs. J. I. W allace, Mrs. C. H . G ates, Mrs. D aniel H oagland, M rs. W a lte r Davis, M rs. M. A. Fyke, Mrs. M ary G . F illm ore, M rs. E m m a H ay, Mrs. E d ith H aseltin e, M rs. M yrtle F illm ore, Mrs. Jen n ie H . C roft, M iss H . A. Lew is. T h e tea ch e rs of the Sunday School will pin U nity badges on the c h ild ren of the School and th eir friends. T h e badges w ill entitle the w e are rs to e n te r the gam es, drin k lem onade and sit at the su p p er table. At 3 o ’clock the gam es w ill start. T h e first 15 m inutes will be devoted to bean bag games. AT
3:15
THE
RACES
1st. Boys’ one h u n d re d y a rd dash (ages 8 to 14 years), a first p riz e will be given. 2d.
F o u rth of Ju ly serv ice a n d supper.
T h e b a lan ce of the aftern o o n and evening w ill be spent by having a good sociable tim e.
G irls’ ra ce (ages.8 to 14), a first prize.
O ffic e r s o f U n ity S o c ie t y o f P r a c tic a l C h r is tia n ity BOARD
OF
D a n ie l H o a g la n d , P res. T. I. W allace, T rea s.
D IR E C T O R S C. H . G ates. Vice Pres. L o w e ll F illm o re, Sedy.
B U IL D IN G C O M M I T T E E J . I. W allace, C. H . Gates, C harles F illm o re
FI N A N C E C O M M I T T E E D a n ie l H o a g la n d . J . M . Gille, C a rl Gleeser
PROGRAM
C O M M IT T E E
Lunvcll F illm o re, M rs. J . I. Slo a n G. E . Gleason
RECEPTION
C O M M ITTEE
M r s. W a lte r D a vis, M r s. Soj>hia V a n M a r te r F. M . D ra k e
A u x ilia ries W O M A N ’S M r s. E d i th H a se ltin e, Pres. M r s. M . C. O 'N e il, Sec.
U N IT Y M iss Iren e G aylord, Pres. F r a n k L ynch, Sec.
AUXILIARY M r s. J . I . W a lla c e Vice-Pres. M rs. J e n n ie H . C ro ft, T reas.
G U IL D M iss A u g u s ta Luke, Vice-Pres. L e n n a C h rista l, T re a s ,
UN ITY LIBRARY J e n n ie H . C roft, L ib r a r ia n
U N IT Y INN M r s. A n n a Flow ers. S u p e rin te n d e n t.
U N IT Y SU NDAY S C H O O L OFFICERS M r s. E d ith H a seltin e, Supt. M r s. B la n ch e E v elyn S a g e H a se ltin e, A s s t. S u p t. M iss Tessie W allace. S ecretary. M r . F r a n k H a r lin g , T re a su r e r .
3rd.
L ittle boys' ra c e (ages 5 to 7), a first p rize.
TEACHERS
4th.
L ittle g irls’ ra c e (ages 5 to 7), a first prize.
5th.
L ad ies' race, a first prize.
L ittle Folks, M r s. H a se ltin e: C h ild ren , B la n cn e Sa g e H a se ltin e: Y o u n g L a d ies, M iss G a ylo rd : Y o u n g Folks, M r s. C r o ft: B ible Class, M r . H o a g la n d .
