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The following amendments to the Church By-laws have been made:— ARTICLE XXX Officers. —Section I.

Did you ever find yourself in the position that you thought it was your duty to love one because he was your Father's child, and with whom you were thrown constantly, and yet who seemed to treat you very unjustly, and, try as hard as you might, you could not force yourself to love this individual? I doubt not but you have analyzed the whole thing out many and many a time, and thought that if he were not so selfish you might get along better with him, but it does seem an awful hard thing to have to love one who is selfish, unkind, and unjust. I had been fighting with these thoughts for months and months, and seemed to make no progress whatsoever, until one day as I was very despondently thinking over the matter a still small voice said to me, "Why don't you draw on the Bank of Love; you have a deposit there, and why not use it?" The idea was a new one and I sat seriously thinking over the matter for a while and replied, "I will, I know I have this love, and I am going to use it," and the suggestion brought me peace, but for a while I was puzzled how I was to go to work, until the problem seemed to be made clear.

As we progress in Christian Science, all of us find out the truth of the words in our text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," that "the vital part, the heart and soul of Christian Science is Love. " When I was a youth I joined the Presbyterian Church, and tried to lead a Christian life.

On a dark, chilly morning when the frost was painting cold window panes, wheels went creaking over the rough roads, and newsboys shivered in unfriendly breezes with caps closely drawn over their faces, there came over me a wave of thankfulness for the warmth and cheer within the home. This thought began to unfold in a very natural way from the human sense of harmony, when a message from above called it higher.

Through a better understanding of the inspired teachings of our revered Leader we are gaining a clearer realization of the sublime reality of Life. No work published since the first translation of the New Testament has done so much to enlighten mankind as has "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker G.

One of the most frequent objections of the opponents of Christian Science is, that Christian Scientists are narrow because they are trying to live according to a definite rule; but is it narrow to follow a principle in any given work, avoiding all such things as must necessarily conflict with that principle? In working out a problem in mathematics one must follow rules which are as inflexible as the laws of the Medes and Persians, but no one seems to object to this. The navigator of a vessel follows the indications of his compass absolutely if he be an honest man and truly desirous of bringing his charge safely to her destination.

The annual Communion service of the Mother Church was observed on Sunday, June 3, 1900. With the exception of the Mother's visits, this service was the most important event since the dedication of the Mother Church, January 6, 1895, and was the occasion of the assembling of the largest number of Christian Scientists that ever visited Boston at one time.

Only the Christian Science Board of Directors and the First Reader of the Mother Church, shall be present at meetings for the examination of complaints against Church members. Only the Board of Directors and the First Reader shall confer or vote on cases of complaints and church discipline.

"Where there is no vision, the people perish. " So we read in Scripture.

About ten years ago I had a severe attack of fever, known as malarial or breakbone fever, which was contracted in Northern Louisiana, while traveling in that section. I never fully recovered from this sickness.