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IN the 5th chapter of John's Gospel we read that Jesus said to a man whom he had healed, "Sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. " This admonition of Jesus provided all mankind with an unfailing prescription for the prevention and cure of disease.

WEBSTER defines obedience as "the submission to rightful restraint; a proper submission to control. " A little reflection shows us that obedience to divine Principle, to lawful authority, both human and divine, is a universal requisite, and applies to mankind in all ages and under all conditions.

WHEN we contemplate the conditions under which mankind have been living for centuries past, along social, moral, and physical lines, and the unsatisfying results which have so often attended the highest efforts put forth in these directions, the wonder is that in general they have been so stupidly willing to permit obviously wrong methods of thinking and living to govern them. In business matters the necessity for progressiveness has been recognized far more than in dealing with those vital questions which concern our social and moral welfare.

THE commonly accepted definition of the word superstition is this: an excessive reverence for or fear of the unknown or mysterious. It has become a fact that unknown and mysterious are words popularly applied to any phenomenon supposedly beyond or outside of the material.

JESUS said, "Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein," and the futility of earthly wisdom as a preparation for the enjoyment of heaven, now or hereafter, is thus unmistakably set forth. A thorough knowledge of the world and the ways of its people, gained from long and perhaps painful experience, the study of physical phenomena in its many different phases, and research as to the material origin of these phenomena,—all these are inadequate to teach us what God's kingdom is and how we may attain it.

EXPERIENCE teaches mortals that merely to pray does not of itself bring the desired blessing, although their petitions may be fervent and sincere. The fact that some realize distinct and marked benefits from prayer, while others who are apparently as earnest in their petitions do not, proves that there is a vital condition or element needed to make prayer effective.

THERE is a story of the apostle John, recorded by Jerome, which may possibly be apocryphal, though both the external and internal evidence in support of it seems to be irrefragable. It relates to the days subsequent to his release from imprisonment on the rock of Patmos, when he had returned to Ephesus.

The nineteenth century in America produced two extraordinary women —world characters and time conquerors — Frances E. Willard and Mary Baker Eddy.

Whatever you do, keep out of debt and confide in me. If you ever find yourself on the verge of any perplexity or difficulty, come to me.

IN the Christian Science text-book we read that "as light destroys darkness and in the place of darkness all is light, so (in absolute Science) Soul, or God, is the only truth-giver to man. Truth destroys mortality, and brings to light immortality" (Science and Health, p.