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In a simple but moving ceremony held on the morning of May 23, the white, blue, and red flag of Russia was unfurled in the Lobby of the Christian Science Publishing House in Boston. This signified the reestablishment of a branch of the Church of Christ, Scientist, in Russia.

" The fact remains, that the textbook of Christian Science is transforming the universe," Mis . , p.

I was teaching a class of five-year-old girls in Sunday School, and one of them, a stranger to the group, began to cry. Suddenly another left her seat and went to her, whispering something in her ear.

Employed by God. Think of it! You and I called of God to fulfill His purpose.

Communion in most Christian churches is a sacred ceremony of eating bread and drinking wine in loving commemoration of Christ Jesus' last supper before the crucifixion. Communion in the Christian Science Church is sacred, silent prayer commemorating the morning breakfast of Jesus and a few of his disciples after the resurrection.

Have you ever gazed at the heavens on a clear night, drinking in the beauty and wonder of the stars, contemplating the infinitude of God's universe? Did you catch the rhythm and order of the cosmos? Have you pondered the unfolding of a seed as it develops into shrub, plant, or tree? Naturalists and biochemists describe this phenomenon in methodical detail, but often are so absorbed in what they see as a physical process that they fail to grasp the spiritual law underlying such growth. The burgeoning of a creative idea into a worthwhile, productive enterprise, the transformation of an architectural concept into a house or skyscraper, the conversion of useful observations into a book, the translation of mental melodies into a symphony—all are manifestations in human experience of a marvelous law of God.

Getting out the message of Christianity challenges each new generation of the followers of Christ Jesus. Our works— the living of the message—reach out to those looking for answers.

The Christian Science textbook, Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy, at one point asks readers this arresting question: "If thought is startled at the strong claim of Science for the supremacy of God, or Truth, and doubts the supremacy of good, ought we not, contrariwise, to be astounded at the vigorous claims of evil and doubt them, and no longer think it natural to love sin and unnatural to forsake it,—no longer imagine evil to be ever-present and good absent?" The book goes on to state, "Truth should not seem so surprising and unnatural as error, and error should not seem so real as truth. Sickness should not seem so real as health.

A friend and I had gone out for supper one night, and after an enjoyable meal we were driving to our next destination. By the time we were a couple of miles down the road I was in such pain that the bumps in the road had become unbearable, and I asked my friend to pull over.

At the back of this magazine, a directory lists names of individuals engaged in the public healing ministry of Christian Science. While any sincere student of this Science may practice spiritual healing, individuals advertising in The Christian Science Journal are those who are engaged in no other vocation, have an established record of healing, and have met the standards required for listing.