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The names Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science are indissolubly woven in the annals of history. To think of either of them is to think of healing.

Following the settlement of Canaan, brilliantly outlined and executed by Joshua, Moses' associate and successor, plans had to be made for the government of the loosely knit Israelite tribes, which at this stage of their development were still largely family units, bearing allegiance to the memory and leadership of the patriarch Jacob. During the wilderness period, Moses had encouraged them, but also held them in check, establishing their basic laws and recalling them constantly to loyalty toward their God.

Christ Jesus taught and sent out groups of disciples to heal sickness and sin. Not only were there the twelve disciples about whom we know a certain amount from the Bible records, but there were also the "other seventy.

At the Wednesday meetings held in Christian Science churches those who have experienced the blessings of healing in Christian Science are given an opportunity to be witnesses to Truth. God declared through Isaiah, "Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord.

Customary belief distinguishes one's individuality by physical appearance and personal talents. Accepting this false belief, we are penalized by confining individuality to certain sets of physical features and a few mortal faculties or capabilities.

The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews says, "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. " He then goes on to recount instances in which Old Testament characters walked by faith to a promised goal.

To be satisfied, dissatisfied, or unsatisfied depends upon the thoughts that we entertain, whether they are material or spiritual, human or divine. We may be unsatisfied because our material personal yearnings remain unsatisfied.

A branch Church of Christ, Scientist, does not exist alone; it is not merely a church, large or small, in a certain locality made up of a group of people who are students of Christian Science. A branch of a tree grows out from the trunk and cannot exist in any other way.

Harmony is a quality of God, Soul, which man possesses by reflection and which everyone can see objectified in his experience through the study and application of Christian Science. How can one demonstrate harmony? One must put himself under the government of Soul and express the qualities of Soul in his daily life.

What a glorious opportunity awaits the Christian Scientist! With Mrs. Eddy's writings, which set forth the healing method of Christ Jesus in an understandable way; with the periodicals; with the opportunity for class instruction and participation in annual association meetings; and with the church organization, which stands to support us in our progress Spiritward, surely the Christian Scientist is well equipped to fulfill the prophecy, "These signs shall follow them that believe;.