together in a covenant of permanent fellowship. In the
temple of the Lord, in the house of God, man must be submissive to God. He
must enter into a covenant with his Lord in order that he shall obey the
divine commands and become unified with his fellowman. He must not
consider divergence of races nor difference of nationalities; he must not
view variation in denomination and creed, nor should he take into account
the differing degrees of thoughts; nay, rather, he should look upon all as
mankind and realize that all must become united and agreed. He must
recognize all as one family, one race, one native land; he must see all as
the servants of one God, dwelling beneath the shelter of His mercy. The
purport of this is that the church is a collective center. Temples are
symbols of the reality and divinity of God--the collective center of
mankind. Consider how within a temple every race and people is seen and
represented--all in the presence of the Lord, covenanting together in a
covenant of love and fellowship, all offering the same melody, prayer and
supplication to God. Therefore, it is evident that the church is a
collective center for mankind. For this reason there have been churches
and temples in all the divine religions; but the real Collective Centers
are the Manifestations of God, of Whom the church or temple is a symbol
and expression. That is to say, the Manifestation of God is the real
divine temple and Collective Center of which the outer church is but a
symbol.

Recall the statement of Jesus Christ in the Gospel. Addressing Peter, He
said, "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church." It is
evident, therefore, that the church of God is the law of God and that the
actual edifice is but one symbol thereof. For the law of God is a
collective center which unites various peoples, native lands, tongues and
opinions. All find shelter in its protection and become attracted by it.
For example, Moses and the Mosaic law were the unifying center for the
scattered sheep of Israel. He united these wandering flocks, brought them
under control of divine law, educated and unified them, caused them to
agree and uplifted them to a superlative degree of development. At a time
when they were debased, they became glorified; ignorant, they were made
knowing; in the bonds of captivity, they were given freedom; in short,
they were unified. Day by day they advanced until they attained the
highest degree of progress wit