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The Bible tells us that "Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, and desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. " Acts 9:1, 2; As Saul journeyed on the road to Damascus, a light from heaven appeared to him, and he fell to the earth.

How beautifully the prophet Isaiah portrayed the healing and regenerative mission of Christian Science and of Christian Scientists in these words which God spoke to him: "Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?" Isa. 58:6; Mrs.

In one of the more dramatic Old Testament stories found in Genesis is an account of family discord which had a happy ending. The story contains a healing message that can be profitably applied to modern homelife.

The English poet Thomas Gray caught a glimpse of the divine nature and origin of true friendship when he wrote, "He gain'd from Heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. " Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard; And Mrs.

In establishing her system of scientific Mind-healing, Mrs. Eddy developed a method of orderly, systematic argument, whereby the specific claims of mortal mind are dealt with through the utilization of specific spiritual truths.

As Christians we have had prescribed for us by the great Master, Christ Jesus, a nontransferable responsibility. It is clearly stated in a command of Jesus to his disciples.

Micawber, that embodiment of empty, unreasoning optimism, is probably one of the better known of Dickens' characters, doubtless because the habit of always expecting to find the longed-for good around the next corner is a state of mind with which most of us are familiar. "I shall be better off next month, next year; one fine day my ship will come home and I shall know security; I shall feel better tomorrow"; and so forth.

During a course in world affairs at a college in the United States, ambassadors and representatives of many of the new nations of the world presented by invitation the story of their country's resources, capabilities, outlooks, needs, and aspirations. The basic desire expressed was deeply arousing.

A clear statement of this spiritual method of healing in Christian Science is found in these two sentences from Science and Health, where Mrs. Eddy writes of the Master's way: "Jesus beheld in Science the perfect man, who appeared to him where sinning mortal man appears to mortals.

As God directed Moses to speak to the children of Israel that they go forward, so today the same divine voice is impelling His people to go forward into the second century of the Christian Science movement. Armed with the conviction that God is impelling, we are equipped to act in demonstration of His power, following the Christ as our Leader did.