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explain the phenomenon of this world . As in nature , so in morals , there are two forces working in us—the good and the evil . As rational beings pre-eminently superior to all the rest of God ' s creatures , he has endowed us with the faculty of

distinguishing right from wrong . Unlike all the rest of the animals , we are not endowed with mere instinct from our birth to recognise what is good and what is bad . This requires to be taught to human beings from the volume of the sacred law . But our Raven sometimes does not feel inclined to listen to the voice

of Spena Mino , turns refractory , and yields himself to the promptings and insidious spell of the evil agency—of Ahriman in fact . Whatever a Raven does to destroy , comes from evil inspiration ; whatever he does to advance the welfare

of his fellow-creatures , comes from good inspiration . So Spena Mino and Ghana Mino are at work within us as actively as they are without us . We are passing a probationary life , and as we actively engage ourselves in benevolence , benevocenceand beneficencewe accord with

, , Spena Mino and deserve the smile of Ahura Mazda . A contrary life accords with Ghana Mino and merits the wrath of Ahura Mazda . The blazing star refers us to that grand luminary the sun , which enlightens the earth and all that is upon

it , and dispenses its blessings to mankind in general by its benign influence . The sun as the source and the cause of all vitality on the face of the earth . He represents light , heat , and purity . He is

the eye of Ahura Mazda . By his rising , all the noxious vapours accumulated during the dark and cold hours of the night are dissipated , and all the vile and pernicious creatures return to their dismal dens . Without the sun there would be no existenceand hence his glory is sung b

, y millions of tongues mornin g , noon , and evening . He is the noblest of God ' s handiwork , and , in terms of the Khorshed Yasht , whoever discovers and glorifies his benign influences on this sublunary creationdiscovers and glorifies Ahura Mazda

, , his maker . He is the best material emblem of Ahura Mazda on which our material eyes could rest , and consequently he is one and the chief of the Zoroastrian Keblas or emblems . The indented or

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tesselated border refers us to checquered life on this earth . Whilst we find a heavy cloud of adversity hanging imminentl y over our heads , it must encourage us to nerve ourselves with fortitude , and to prepare ourselves to bravely withstand the to-be-bursting stormwith the stimulating

, hope glimmering in the distance of our soon being enabled to reach the white cube by perseverance and patience . A righteous man never trembles in adversit y if he rightly understands the wholesome effects it leaves after it . He puts his faith

in Ahura Mazda , and relies on the innumerable promises given in the Avesta to come to the succour of all those who call upon him with the words "Jas me avanghe Mazda" constantly on their lips and in their mouths .

A sumptuous banquet followed the lecture ; and Mr . Manockjee Oursetjee , in proposing the toasts of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Hi ghness the Prince of Wales , alluded to the kind manner in which the Prince had patronised the Parsee institution called after Her Royal

Highness the Princess , vis , the Alexandra School . During the evening , some high classical music was performed , and the way in which selections from Verdi , Bishop , Donizetti , and other masters , were executed , as well as a clever imitation of the Scotch bag-pipes , showed that the Parsee Masons were proficient in music . Altogether a most pleasant evening was spent .

Social Problems And Their Peaceful Solution.

SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND THEIR PEACEFUL SOLUTION .

BY BRO . REV . W . TEBBS . V . —AMUSEMENTS . " Neither as being lords . . " hut being ensamples . '' " ENGLISHMEN take their pleasures sadly , "

so rightly or wrongly declare our volatile neighbours across " the silver streak . " Are they right or are they wrong ? It would assuredly be almost au honour to us if right , for from the time that our great poet made lago say— " in England , they are most potent in potting , "—our country-