Article October 5, 1940 Issue

"The glory that excelleth"

ETHEL DANIELS HUBBARD

There is nothing like acquaintance with the original to enable one to detect the imitative or spurious. The United States Secret Service issues instructions for recognizing counterfeit bills and coins, of which the first requirements are: "Know your money. Compare the suspected bill with a genuine of the same type and denomination."

Connoisseurs of antiques are not deceived by reproductions; jewelers accustomed to handling precious stones can distinguish between them and the imitations. In every phase of human endeavor, familiarity with the authorized and authentic uncovers shams and defects.

To measure human character aright one must be acquainted not with the counterfeit, material man, but with the genuine spiritual man who bears the stamp of God's own workmanship. The incongruities and futilities of material existence become visible to those who understand something of the eternal beauty and harmony of God's creation.

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