ephemeral wisdom of human science--and,
poor fool! remains no wiser than before. And the women? Well, how
often nowadays do you hear the name of God on their lips? Is He
discussed in society? Is He ever the topic of conversation at
receptions and balls? No; that person was right who said that
religion 'does not rise to the height of successful gossip.' It
stands no show with the latest cabaret dance, the slashed skirt,
and the daringly salacious drama as a theme of discourse. Oh, yes,
we still maintain our innumerable churches. And, though religion is
the most vital thing in the world to us, we hire a preacher to talk
to us once a week about it! Would we hire men to talk once a week to
us about business? Hardly! But religion is far, far less important to
human thought than business--for the latter means automobiles and
increased opportunities for physical sensation."

"Well, Mr. Hitt," objected Doctor Siler, "I am sure this is not such a
godless era as you would make out."

"No," returned Hitt. "We have many gods, chief of whom is matter. The
world's acknowledged god is not spirit, despite the inescapable fact
that the motive-power of the universe is spiritual, and the only
action is the expression of thought.

"But now," he continued, "we have in our previous discussions made
some startling deductions, and we came to the conclusion that there is
a First Cause, and that it is infinite mind. But, having agreed upon
that, are we now ready to admit the logical corollary, namely, that
there can be but _one_ real mind? For that follows from the premise
that there is but one God who is infinite."

"Then we do not have individual minds?" queried Miss Wall.

"We have but the one mind, God," he replied. "There are not minds
many. The real man reflects God. Human men reflect the communal mortal
mind, which is the suppositional opposite of the divine mind that is
God. I repeat, the so-called human mind knows not God. It never sees
even His manifestations. It sees only its own interpretations of Him
and His manifestations. And these it sees as mental concepts. For all
things are mental. Could anything be plainer?"

"Well, they might be," suggested Doctor Siler.

Hitt laughed. "Well then," he said, "if you will not admit that all
things are mental--including the entire universe--you certainly are
forced to admit that your comprehension of things is mental."

"Agreed," returned the doctor.

"Then you will likewise have to