I WANT to tell you of a vision I had on Good Friday morning. I had awakened and was thinking about it being Good Friday, what the day meant, etc., when I saw the following vision:

If you can imagine a beautiful starry night, when the sky is inky black and the stars glistening and sparkling like diamonds; then to see standing out in this sky an arch like a triumphal arch and see a procession of beings robed in white, headed by the Master also in white, marching through it; you can realize how it impressed me. It was a glorious sight, and as I gazed at those wonderful beings marching slowly and following the Master, I was amazed to see flanking both sides of the procession hundreds of white ducks marching along following the others. It was beautiful to see them, as they waddled along quacking and keeping close to the Master and His followers.

I wondered what it could mean, when suddenly I understood. Does this not symbolize the great majority of humanity, their status at the present time? They are following along life’s highway blindly, like ducks; not knowing what it is all about; but because of the great Law and the great Plan are kept marching forward in spite of themselves. Their Higher Selves are keeping them close at hand and like the Shepherd with His sheep are watching over them until they “awaken.” Would this not symbolize the many who go to their respective churches on Sundays, who are faithful to this observance but who do not really understand, and allow their ministers to do their thinking for them?

Then I watched the procession until it came to a beautiful church; it looked like the Cathedral at Rheims, with a large rose window of stained glass, which stood out in a blaze of light. Then saw the interior of the church; it was so brilliantly lighted it fairly dazzled. The Master was in the pulpit, and as I looked about I was surprised to see that with His exception the church was empty!

Soon, however, I heard the words, “The Battle Cry of the Republic,” and suddenly saw in the middle of the church our