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IN her article "Youth and Young Manhood," Mrs. Eddy writes, "Dear reader, right thinking, right feeling, and right acting—honesty, purity, unselfishness—in youth tend to success, intellectuality, and happiness in manhood" (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p.

THAT the sweeping dominion assured in the first chapter of Genesis to man as God's likeness—dominion over all the earth—is demonstrable in human experience is shown beyond question in the life and teaching of Christ Jesus. According to the Scriptural record, no condition presented to him in his public career which he considered properly his to deal with was beyond his control.

"Anciently the followers of Christ, or Truth, measured Christianity by its power over sickness, sin, and death; but modern religions generally omit all but one of these powers,—the power over sin. We must seek the undivided garment, the whole Christ, as our first proof of Christianity, for Christ, Truth, alone can furnish us with absolute evidence.

Throughout Jesus' ministry we find love underlying all his teachings. It was a love which reflected God and transcended human affection.

What joy, what blessings Christian Scientists find in praying daily for peace! And they pray in conformity with the words of their beloved Leader, Mrs. Eddy, which are found on page 220 of Miscellany.

Every earnest student of Christian Science is learning day by day something more of the nature and availability of infinite power. Whether he grasps the value of this phenomenon quickly or slowly or whether his development appears to be great or small, his thought is necessarily becoming increasingly clear on a vital point.

Today , amid world upheavals, humanity is asking these vital questions: Where is there any permanent security or stability? How can civilization survive the destructive forces of our times? Indeed, mankind at grips with the world, the flesh, and the devil cries out, "Save, or we perish. " What, then, is the great need of the hour? What is the power which provides an unshakable foundation for the reign and rule of divine righteousness, for the demonstration of peace and unity on earth? The meekest and mightiest man who ever lived, Christ Jesus, revealed the perfect solution to the problems of humanity.

The color and formation of some growing hyacinths were so symbolical of divine perfection that a Christian Scientist felt impelled to ponder on the raiment of Spirit. She saw the pleasant symbols of the earth as pointers to the loveliness of all God's handiwork, reminding her of the substance of Spirit and the glory of God's spiritual creation, including man in His image and likeness.

God is All-in-all. He is omnipotent, omnipresent Mind, and man, His idea, is His expression.

An important element in the redemptive and healing work of Christian Science is shown in the following passage found in Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy.