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The pioneer paths which men have trod in a search for the betterment of the human race have not been strewn with flowers, nor were they paths of self-ease and self-indulgence. History furnishes shining examples of those who, because of their deep humility and nobility of character, were willing to lay aside all sense of self, to do battle with the myriad forms of evil, and thus to contribute to the progress of humanity.

An Annual Meeting of The Mother Church provides Christian Scientists with fresh inspiration and renewed energy: inspiration to reach greater heights of spiritual understanding, and energy to carry on the work established so effectively by our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy. The Christian Scientist returns to his home with many new ideas.

The question, Who am I? presents itself to every thinking individual. One's concept of "I," what one admits about himself to himself, does much to determine his possibilities and well-being.

Christ Jesus said to his disciples ( John 16:12 ), "I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. " By this statement, he implied that he himself was able to grasp and utilize many things far in advance of his disciples' present capabilities.

IN the parable of the talents related by Christ Jesus, all three servants accepted the talents given them by their master. But only the two who also accepted the responsibility for the correct use of these talents heard the commendation ( Matt.

" HARMONY is produced by its Principle, is controlled by it and abides with it. Divine Principle is the Life of man.

" GOD is incorporeal, divine, supreme, infinite Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, Love," declares Mary Baker Eddy in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p. 465 ).

AS periods of human history come and go, trends and fashions provide popular topics for conversation. Today, unless those present are very alert, the subject of bodily weight often seems to intrude itself into the conversation of people gathered together informally.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE reveals spiritual man to be not only God's reflection, but also His witness. In the textbook of Christian Science, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy writes ( p.

ALMOST all of us, at some time, seem to be confronted with the question of supply in one form or another. Not many of us reach the desperate point of the widow of Zarephath, who said to Elijah that she was preparing to cook her last bit of food for herself and her son, "that we may eat it, and die" ( I Kings 17: 12 ).