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The entrance of Thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple. Psalm cxix.

As the cause of Christian Science is extending rapidly all over our country, and the Christian Scientists' Association, of Boston, is exclusively a society of the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, I deem it advisable that an organization be formed on a broader basis, by which all Christian Scientists and their students may come together; and I would recommend that steps be taken by my students, throughout the United States, to organize a National Christian Scientists' Association.

The experience of to-day differs not essentially from that of past ages, in point of Truth's betrayals. If this grave charge attaches to parties who may have received, from our most worthy teacher, special fitness for the sacred trusts committed to their care, I do solemnly urge upon them to beware of misusing these unprecedented favors, lest by so doing they sharpen the weapons of their own destruction.

One of the squarest confirmations of the correctness of the theories maintained by this Journal, is to be found in the opinions of Al Watts, the famous animal-fancier and physician, as recently given by him to an interviewer. He says he has been bitten over and over again, by all sorts of animals, and has never had a touch of anything that resembles hydrophobia.

The peace, the rest, the sure strength, that he finds who "dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High," can never be known or appreciated by one who has not that abiding sense of security from the "terror by night" and the "arrow that flieth by day. " Neither "the pestilence that walketh in darkness," nor "the destruction that wasteth at noonday," approaches him, except to depart, for God is both refuge and fortress.

Attention is called to this volume. It s worth the notice, not only of Christian Scientists, but of all who are interested in the progress of truth.

At the last meeting of the French Academy of Medicine, Dr. Brown-Sequard related a very remarkable instance of the power of sympathy, which came within his recent observation.

After a thorough investigation, I gladly reply to the question, "What are your views of Christian Science? " To me it is the one great Truth; the understanding of God, with all His loving attributes; the understanding of man; the understanding of the relation existing between God and man,—how He works in and through those who accept His truth understandingly, and faithfully abide in it. If Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches, as Scripture declares, must we not partake of His Substance, and our heritage be harmony, love, and peace? God spoke not more audibly to Adam, in the garden, than He calls to man in this the nineteenth century.

This period is big with events. Fraught with history, it repeats the past and portends much for the future.

In Christian Science, "we take no note of time," except for the convenience of external earthly life. That is, in eternity there are no time-divisions; just as in one planet the year may be ten times our twelve months, while in another the year will not equal three of our months.