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The art of teaching has its basis mainly in the teacher's clear understanding of a given subject and the ability to elucidate the fundamentals of the subject to his students without the impress of his own personality. The study of Christian Science advances human thinking beyond the scope of the material branches of learning into the atmosphere of spiritual thought and research.

The walls of Jerusalem were in ruins. More than a hundred years after the capture of the city by Nebuchadnezzar, Nehemiah received from the king of Persia an appointment as governor of Judea.

In Christian Science we learn that resurrection is a gradually ascending state of consciousness rather than a sudden transformation of a material body from death to life. To the inspired thought of Mrs.

Christian Science explains that the nature of one's real being is Godlike, since man is the expression of God. Students of this religion are taught to claim their true nature, identify themselves with it, and demonstrate their real character in thought and conduct.

Despite shorter working hours, the introduction of laborsaving and time-saving appliances, swifter means of trans portation, and longer vacations, mankind still lament that there is insufficient time in which to accomplish necessary tasks. The present generation seems to have accepted the general trend of thought that time has, in some inexplicable way, suffered curtailment.

Two mothers were discussing the heavy responsibilities parents now have in rearing their children. They both agreed that the threats of war and destruction, the high cost of living, the various temptations rampant in the world today, the heavy burden of responsibility, were taking much of the joy out of present-day parenthood.

The satisfaction that Christian Science makes available to mankind is not self-complacence. It is not contentment with the limited, the physical, or the merely personal.

In Science and Health, in a paragraph with the marginal heading, "Death outdone," Mrs. Eddy writes ( p.

In a way every Christian Scientist is a practitioner. He may not be listed in The Christian Science Journal as a practitioner, but the moment he opens Science and Health by Mrs.

Man , according to the teachings of Christian Science, exists at the standpoint of opportunity. There is a divine purpose for each one of God's ideas, a usefulness that contributes to the full expression of God's unlimited abilities and capacities.