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human, brotherly conditions of life would be established for which Christendom—weary of suffering, exhausted by deceit, and lost in insolvable contradictions—is longing. Only let every man without any intricate or sophisticated arguments accomplish that which to-day his conscience unfailingly bids him do, and he will recognize the truth of the Gospel words:—

"If any man will do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself."[1]

1899.

  1. John vii. 17.