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Exploring in depth what Christian Science is and how it heals.

PRAYER

In every human breast there is an instinctive tendency to worship some one or something; a looking up to higher Power. The more material the people, the more material the God they worship.

THE LESSON OF THE BELLS

A trinity of sweet words; for where love is, there is rest and home. There is no true home where love and rest are not.

Rev. Dr.

"IT IS TOO RADICAL."

"I like some things about Christian Science," said a lady to a Scientist recently; "but it is too radical. " "Take away its radical part and there is nothing left;" was the reply.

PRAYER AND HEALING

The article of Prof. Townsend having the above caption, published in Zion's Herald , Dec.

A few months ago, the Journal of Christian Science , through its columns, answered this question, "Has Mrs. M.

A pretentious little publication, called "The Mind Cure," has appeared in Chicago, and copies of the same are freely circulating in other cities. Its editor, while yet not disclaiming Spiritualism, mediumship, mesmerism, etc.

From the cautions dabbling of the great Boston dailies, to the wholesale dipping of the imitative smaller cities' publications, the newspaper world seems to be alert to get mis informed on Christian Science— Metaphysical Healing, Mind Cure. At hand is the Worcester Evening Gazette of Jan.

The new pamphlet, "Historical Sketch of Metaphysical Healing," advertised on page 7 of the Journal , is winning for itself wide favor for its timely appearance just now when the subject of the origination of scientific metaphysical healing is paramount to the former one, Are cures really effected by the Christian metaphysicians? Mrs Eddy, the author of the work, runs concisely, but definitely, over the beautiful history of her "divine leadings" to the discovery that "all physical effects are traceable to mental causes," and that "the remedy for all discordant, physical manifestations lies in harmonizing mental processes," thence to the section on "Faith Cure," where understanding, which with our getting we are above all enjoined to get, ( Prov. iv 7 ), is shown to be more desirable than "blind belief, (mental blindness,) admitting Truth without understanding it.

HUMOR

"How much did you say this was?" "Oh, a dollar and a half. " "That's a big price, isn't it?" "No, I assure you; the drugs are very costly.