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ALCHEMY, a medieval chemical science, had as its great objects the transmutation of base metals into gold and the discovery of a universal remedy for diseases and the means of indefinitely prolonging life. The attempts to attain these objectives ended in failure.

INDIVIDUALS occasionally perceive through spiritual sense the universe of Spirit. In this moment they become aware of an endless perfection of movement, of ideas circling divinity in a vast expression of harmony, of an irradiance of light which knows no darkness.

THE Gospel of Matthew tells us that Jesus took Peter, James, and John up "into an high mountain apart" ( 17:1 ) and was there transfigured before them. It goes on to say that after they saw Jesus talking to Moses and Elias, Peter proposed making three tabernacles, one for his Master, one for Moses, and one for Elias.

IN the latter half of the nineteenth century there occurred a disclosure of universal reality which has no parallel in human history. This was the revelation of the Science of the infinite to Mary Baker Eddy, a devout follower of the teachings of Christ Jesus.

Christianly scientific healing is the result of an affirmed and acknowledged understanding that the real man is the perfect image and likeness of God. Christian Science healing asserts nowness, positiveness, completeness.

The human yearning for good causes mortals to seek something higher than the materiality which seems to surround them. Then with sincerity the human individual often turns to God in prayerful petition for a light to guide his footsteps.

The words of Christ Jesus ( John 14: 12 ), "He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also," imply that the power of God conferred on man is without limit. One needs only to comply with the conditions determining this power in order to demonstrate it.

A Student of Christian Science was a passenger on a transcontinental plane. He was resting, half asleep, when he was awakened by the voice of the pilot, announcing over the loud-speaker that if the passengers would look down to their left, they would see Memphis, Tennessee, on the banks of the Mississippi River.

Many of the ancient worthies glimpsed the fact that they could not carry out God's orders without His help. When God called Moses to bring forth the children of Israel from bondage to the Egyptians, Moses questioned his ability to fulfill God's requirements, but God assured him that He would be with him.

It is a holy thing to heal the sick and the sinning through prayer as Christ Jesus did. And there are men, women, and children in many parts of the world who are doing this through their understanding of Christian Science.