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GOING to my business recently, on the elevated road, with a copy of Science and Health for my companion, I opened the book at "Footsteps of Truth. " This has always been a choice chapter to me, and at each reading I learn something new.

MORE than seven years ago it was my great privilege to bring to the home of my childhood—the home of my ancestors for a century nearly—a copy of that wonderful book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker G. Eddy.

Lecture delivered in Symphony Hall, April 10, 1902, under the auspices of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. , by William P.

First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Oakland, California, expresses gratitude and appreciation to our dear Mother for the great work done in the new revision of our text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. " With love and obedience, Board of Directors, and F.

This familiar Scripture, "And we know that all things work together to good to them that love God," helped me early in my experience in Christian Science to realize the omniaction of Mind,—God. These inspiring words have been the anchor and refuge of earnest Christian hearts in all ages.

In 1893 I became interested in what I heard called "The New Thought. " Everything that was not "Orthodox" I read and listened to with great interest.

Our testimony meetings have been so crowded lately that sometimes there has not been standing room, and people had to remain outside the door, where they could hardly hear anything, while others went away disappointed. To meet this difficulty, until we can move into larger quarters, we have now two testimony meetings in the week, on Wednesday and on Friday.

One of the burning questions of the present day is, How shall we apply Christianity in social relations? What is the true ideal, competition or co–operation, war or fellowship? Tradition has brought down to us a belief in the necessity for war. Men find themselves in the iron grasp of army rules, and must go forth and slay those with whom they have no quarrel.

San Francisco, February 26, 1902. Friend E.

Christian Scientists are often heard to express deep gratitude for the help, the inspiration, and the comfort they receive from the rehearsal of the spiritual experiences of other Christian Scientists. The honest seeker after Truth is sure to find in the experiences of other seekers after Truth many conditions and circumstances directly parelleling or strikingly analogous to his own experiences.