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THE present age is essentially practical and scientific. Many today are yearning to prove the teachings of Christ Jesus practical in daily experience.

PEOPLE want to be normal. They want their children, their health, their living conditions, their businesses, their human relationships, to be normal.

WHEN one becomes a member of a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, he does so as an expression of gratitude. Through Christian Science he has felt the healing touch of the Christ, either in the overcoming of physical disease or in the correction of some other inharmonious condition, and wishes to share with the community and with the world the fruits of this Science of Christianity.

THE teachings of Christian Science show us that the whole of God's universe is wrapped in perfect peace. No accusing power, be it called hatred, sin, disease, or other discord, can possibly enter this spiritual realm.

" AND God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.

HUMANITY today is working to maintain what is often termed a state of well-being. Individuals strive for a normal state of health, a balanced budget, a secure and respected place in the community, and perhaps, most of all, for a congenial and happy relationship within the home.

SO powerful were the words of Christ Jesus in their effect upon the sick, the sinning, and even upon the dying that people said in amazement ( Luke 4:36 ), "What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. " Jesus spoke as he was moved by the Word of God.

IN a world of contending mental forces, these words of Mary Baker Eddy on page 104 of "Miscellaneous Writings" point the way to protection, freedom, and peace: "Clothed, and in its right Mind, man's individuality is sinless, deathless, harmonious, eternal. " The understanding of man's God-given individuality provides effective defense against the aggressive mental influences so apparent in today's world.

MANY persons who are not yet students of Christian Science and some who have begun to study its teachings ask, "What constitutes a Christian Science treatment?" Unillumined human consciousness longs for a formula or ritual, but just as each idea in God, infinite divine Mind, is completely individual, so no formula or ritual could possibly comprehend the infinite ways in which divine Love meets the human need. Each treatment in Christian Science is an original prayer and never follows a formula.

A WOMAN , obviously disturbed in thought, telephoned a Christian Science practitioner, saying: "I need help. I have an upset stomach.