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The increase or decrease of members is sometimes used as a basis for determining the strength or weakness of a church. A By-Law entitled "Numbering the People" in the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy reads as follows ( Art.

Homer's legend of the Greek warrior Achilles, whose body, with the exception of his heel, was incapable of injury, has resulted in the often-used expression, "Achilles' heel," meaning "vulnerable point. " The study of Christian Science reveals that the real man, the man of God's creating, has no vulnerable spot, no weakness, by which evil or error can reach him, because he is completely spiritual.

The genius of Christian Science as revealed to Mary Baker Eddy is to inspire human thought with the grand possibilities of demonstrating now the absolute healing power of God. Mrs.

Students of Christian Science, like all Christians, love and revere Christ Jesus. They honor him as the great Metaphysician, Teacher, Way-shower, and Exemplar, and they strive to follow him in his ministry of love.

The storms of materialism seem to rage strongly today as physically scientific achievements advance in speed and scope. In the fields of communication and transport, changes are rapidly occurring; but the development of atomic power and ballistic missiles, even if at present chiefly along the lines of destructive weapons, is opening up great possibilities of economic development and space travel.

The current interest in do-it-yourself projects appealed to me in a new light the other day when I realized how surely Christian Science enables the student of this Science to rely progressively on himself as he learns of his true relation to God. He finds that inventiveness, inspiration, originality, belong to him as the spiritual expression of omniscient Mind, and he begins to enjoy new skills and fresh viewpoints he did not know were his.

Suddenly , at the height of a storm, our house lights went out. We stumbled around in the darkness till we found a small candle.

During the Reformation a godly man poured forth his acknowledgment of the mighty power of Deity in a hymn that has come down through the centuries with a message of comfort and courage to all Christians. It adjures them to a stronger tenure on divinity, especially in time of trouble.

" Nothing is more inevitable than the truth. It may be challenged, denied, derided, and rejected, but it cannot be reversed.

Mary Baker Eddy , the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, has given to the world a practical, demonstrable religion. Through divine inspiration, Mrs.