Mother's Voice

No Nation can rise above the level of its womanhood.

Edited by Maria Rose Ruth Hilton

THE WAY OF HOLINESS

"But the woman being deceived was in the transgression; notwithstanding, she shall bring salvation by child-bearing, if continued in Holiness." 1 Timothy 2:14-15.

Madame Sanger and other advocates of Birth-Control may find in this text the gist of a subject now considered in Eugenics. "She shall bring salvation." Deny her the knowledge due her and there will be no salvation unto humankind. She was deceived. Therein lies the summa summaris of the male member among us. Deceived. But if she will continue in holiness, wholeness of knowledge, completeness of understanding, there is hope for the world. Ah, yes, if she will continue in holiness; if she will once for all follow the leading of her own divine Spirit, she will walk in the light; in the way of truth, and the Truth will make her free.

Woman has exercised so much anxiety; ever eager to help and uphold those near and dear to her; ever reaching out her hand lest they stumble and fall; her daily life becomes

a living sacrifice. To give thought and consideration to herself has never occurred to her mind. In a thousand ways responsibilities have been laid upon her; yet she seems equal to it all, not even conscious of the fact. Such is due to the ever-emanating love-nature of a natural woman. For the artificial woman we have no time. The women of our thought and concept are those who have not been corrupted by the glimmering tinsels of sham and hypocrisy. We appeal to the good, earnest, noble women of our country, of whom there are thousands and tens of thousands-women whose lives have reached the "grand finale" where at last she comes to herself, and, like the Prodigal Son, she, too, decides to arise. Here she turns the searchlight of her spiritual gaze inward and for the first time in all her existence she beholds her own true self. With lightning rapidity the scroll of life is unrolled before her and the glory of a great light a wondrous revelation-opens before her, unveiling possibilities never conceived of. New courage, strength and power are awakened within her, and on the wings of an inspiration that transcends all clouds and shadows, she arises, her heart filled with the joys of a new birth. She has touched the well-pring of her own inner fount, and, oh, the unspeakable bliss, the glad sweet Song of Life-pure life-flows forth as from a harp of ten thousand strings. The mountains of

superstition as well as those of imposition have been brought low; the crooked paths have been made straight; the rough ways have been made smooth. She rejoices with exceeding joy in the day of her salvation. Henceforth she will serve her Lord in the beauty of holiness; she will reign, not with a rod of iron, but through loving counsel, wisdom and understanding; she will lead forth the intellectual armies and the pathway wherein her feet walk, they will all safely follow.

Holiness means wholeness. A whole and perfect womanhood is the only possible solution to the greatest problem confronting the world's redemption. The hope of the world lies in the upliftment of woman. God has laid in the hands of woman the most precious gift of gifts-motherhood. Redeemed motherhood means a redeemed world.

The way is being paved, may she arise and walk therein.

WHAT IS meant by "children of light"? We take it to mean those that are conceived through thought and concentration, whose coming has been arranged for with understanding and a perfect knowledge of creative and generative laws-children thus born are the children of intelligence, and they shall walk in the light.

"I CONFIDE IN THE POWER OF GOD"

As the body becomes purified and the mind polarized, consciousness brakes thru the veil of obscurity, flooding the entire being with a sense of wondrous light and assurance, and in the fulness of perfected faith there comes the joy of realized hopes and ideals-a precious state where the ideal has become the real.

In this state is exercised the completeness of perfected faith and in the sense of a new found freedom is experienced the profundity of those words, "I confide in the power of God." No longer tossed by the waves of doubt and misgiving; no longer harrassed by fear and anxiety; the soul rises shorn of limitation, at one with the powers and forces of the higher, holier realms, where reigns the Omnipotent Good whom men call God.

I confide in the power of God; I confide in the power of Good; therefore evil no longer has a hold upon me; henceforth I look forward and not backward; I am no longer concerned in the trifling littlenesses that are but the result of the undeveloped, the immatured, the lack of understanding. A new world is mine; a great joy fills my heart; a divine impetus guides. I confide in the power of God. In all things about me there is beauty; and in the countenance of those about

me, I see the radiance of the inglowing light. Ah, yes! I confide in the power of God, in Him I trust; in Him I have planted my faith; I shall never be confounded. The Lord, He is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want. He leadeth me in green pastures and beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: I confide in the power of God. It is my heavenborn right. All the days of my life, I shall bless His Name, His most Holy Name. A new song has He placed upon my lips, even the song of praise and adoration and with all the joy of my heart I will laud and praise Him for His unspeakable goodness.

I confide in the power of God, therefore His wisdom illumines the mind; His love inspires the heart; His life renews and rejuvenates my being; while His peace reigns within and without me, around and about me, and all is well-the clouds have dispersed; the shadows have flown; sorrows are no more; for "I Confide in the Power of God."

WHERE two souls, inspired by love, unite in harmonious accord for the solemn purpose of consecrated parenthood, they at once become the magnet for attracting the higher and nobler entities for re-embodiment. Only the highest and noblest beings can call forth their corresponding equals, hence it was written: "And there shall come forth Saviors upon Mount Zion."