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We are daily gaining our object lessons from the little ones; and to show how quick they are to grasp the Spiritual interpretation, I enclose a few thoughts. One day, our little Walter seemed unusually affectionate, wanting to kiss me every few moments.

I have just seen the appeal in the May Journal for contributions to the Home and Children's Dept. and hasten to tell the Little Scientists what I have long hail in my heart to say to them about a band of very different children, to mortal sense, who are "Shut-in" from the bright world, by the belief of pain and disease, often combined with great poverty.

An eminent New York physician, who was fond of experimenting, told a friend that he had compounded some wonderful pills, a single one of which would cause certain described symptoms. His friend volunteered to take one.

Pernicious mental practice does more harm to the young students than does the opposition of hypnotism. They start out buoyantly with their consciousness of a new power, that fills them with greater beauty of life.

I am delighted to hear that this added means of leading all to Science and Health, through the wide circulation of the Journal, is offered at this time. I am ready to do as much as I can towards that end, and what little service I can render will be with a heart full of love and gratitude to our dear Mother.

In a remote Canadian province I heard, for the first time, the words Christian and Science used con-jointly, and at the same time saw a copy of the book Science and Health. A few questions elicited the statement: "It is founded upon Christ and the Bible," which was all that was needed to bring me, at the end of two weeks, to the "Athens of America" to learn more about this "more excellent way.

Much has been said in our Journals of late, in regard to the circulation of Christian Science literature. While our heart goes out in gratitude and praise for the blessings its teachings have brought, and are still bringing to us, and while we are earnestly desiring for ourselves a fuller, broader, higher realization of Life, Truth and Love, our thought reaches out to those still a little way behind, to draw them to the same fount of supply, the knowledge of God, the Father, our All in all.

So much has been said and written on the question of the relation of Science and Health to the Bible, and also as to its authority as absolute Truth, that I have decided to present some thoughts which have greatly aided my students and church to a clearer understanding of this all-important subject. All who teach Christian Science are aware of the existence of the belief in mortal mind, that with the last book of the New Testament revelation ceased.

Recently , at a dinner-table, the subject of Christian Science was introduced by a child, which led to the discussion of, or rather, opposition to the idea with much vehemence, by one who sat at the table. This seemed occasioned, largely, by the child's acceptance, in sweet simplicity, of the idea as true.

In  a Sunday-School class, a few weeks ago, the question was asked, "How do we know we are learning of God? One little lad answered, Know you have to do right, know it. You have only one Mind, and you have to think it.