toward the imaginary light, we shall perish; if we follow the road, we shall surely arrive at a haven of safety.

What, then, must I do if I alone understand the doctrine of Jesus, and I alone have trust in it among a people who neither understand it nor obey it? What ought I to do to live like the rest of the world, or to live according to the doctrine of Jesus? I understood the doctrine of Jesus as expressed in his commandments, and I believed that the practice of these commandments would bring happiness to me and to all men. I understood that the fulfilment of these commandments is the will of God, the source of life. More than this, I saw that I should die like a brute after a farcical existence if I did not fulfil the will of God, and that the only chance of salvation lay in the fulfilment of His will. In following the example of the world about me, I should unques tionably act contrary to the welfare of all men, and, above all, contrary to the will of the Giver of Life; I should surely forfeit the sole possibility of better ing my desperate condition. In following the doc trine of Jesus, I should continue the work common to all men who had lived before me; I should con tribute to the welfare of my fellows, and of those who were to live after me; I should obey the com mand of the Giver of Life; I should seize upon the only hope of salvation.

The circus at Berditchef 1 is in flames. A crowd of people are struggling before the only place of

1 A city in Russia become famous by a recent catastrophe.