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Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. — Matthew, v.

A Scientist tells me that Jesus was in every way unlike us except that he was in human form; that we must not think of him as ever having the same to overcome that we have; that he was full grown mentally, morally and spiritually while yet a child in stature, like other children born of woman, and so was never taught, and never obeyed a human mother, or bore any of the discipline so necessary for us to bear to become Christian Scientists, his true followers. This has troubled me for some time.

ONE morning, a few weeks ago, I awoke repeating the above significant words— significant, indeed, to all Christian Scientists. I had even forgotten the location of the material structure bearing the name, but it seemed so typical of our Cause, that I felt it had come to me for some good purpose.

HOW often with wistful thought and yearning desire have these words been read, in some communication to the Journal, and with wonderment as to how it is possible for anyone— especially with such apparent ease as indicated in these reports — to realize Harmony in the midst of seeming discord! Thinking it not unlikely that there may be many who need a "reason for the hope that is in them," who seem unable, however willing and desirous they may be, to attain such a blessed condition as the realization of Harmony, these thoughts are offered to our common medium, the Journal; together with the hope that they may carry to others the blessed light which shone through them in a waking moment of the night, and grew clearer as day advanced. One who has imbibed even the letter of Christian Science, has reached the point of assent, if not the clear understanding, that all is Mind.

The loftiest test of friendship —understood as companionship —is the power to do without it. And in this world of external confusions and separations, there is often such need.

THEN took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.

LONG , long ago, there lived a saint so good that the astonished angels came down from heaven to see how a mortal could be so godly. He simply went about his daily life, diffusing virtue as the star diffuses light, and the flower perfume, without even being aware of it.

KNOW thyself" is an aphorism that every Scientist should most religiously adopt as his own, and apply it to every day life. It is easy to see errors in others, but very hard to detect our own faults.

FROM the first I heard of Christian Science, I was sure that there was a great deal of truth in the system; but it was months after its first mention to mo that I was led to Science AND Health, and convinced of its absolute goodness. When I have thought of the gentle guidance which led me all this time, it has shown to me the error of trying to force others into the understanding of genuine Christian Science.

WE had never heard of there being such a compassionate power as Christian Science in the world, until nearly six years ago, when one of our family lay at the point of death. Then it was introduced to us through a kind friend, and resulted in the complete restoration of the dying one.