17 The man returned and told the priests and ruler of the synagogue what Jesus said,
18 The ruler was amazed, and with the priests went to the market place where Jesus was.
19 And when he saw them, Jesus said, Behold the honored men of all Samaria! the men ordained to lead the people in the way of right.
20 And I am come to help, and not to hinder in their work.
21 There are two classes of the sons of men; they who would build the human race upon the sure foundation stones of justice, truth, equality and right,
22 And they who would destroy the holy temple where the Spirit dwells and bring their fellows down to beggary and crime.
23 The holy brotherhood of right must stand united in the stirring conflicts of the hour.
24 No matter whether they be Jews, Samaritans, Assyrians or Greeks, they must tramp down beneath their feet all strife, all discord, jealousy and hate, and demonstrate the brotherhood of man.
25 Then to the ruler of the synagogue he spoke: he said, United in the cause of right we stand; divided we will fall.
26 And then he took the ruler by the hand; a love light filled their souls; and all the people were amazed.
_The Christines resume their journey. They tarry a while in the city of Samaria. Jesus speaks in the synagogue. Heals a woman by mental power. He disappears, but later joins his disciples as they journey toward Nazareth._
The Christines turned their faces toward the land of Galilee; but when they reached the city of Samaria, the multitudes pressed hard about them, begging them to tarry in their city for a while.
2 And then they went up to the synagogue, and Jesus opened up the book of Moses, and he read:
3 In thee and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blest.
4 And then he closed the book and said, These words were spoken by the Lord of hosts unto our father Abraham, and Israel has been blessedness to all the world.
5 We are his seed; but not a tithe of the great work that we were called to do has yet been done.
6 The Lord of hosts has set apart the Israelites to teach the unity of God and man; but one can never teach that which he does not demonstrate in life.
7 Our God is Spirit, and in him all wisdom, love and strength abide.
8 In every man these sacred attributes are budding forth, and in due time they will unfold; the demonstration will completed be, and man will comprehend the fact of unity.