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A Christian Science lecture lasts an hour, but its value far transcends this short time. It is not merely one of many civic events, but is of unique importance to any community in which it is given.

The Bible tells us how to obtain harmony Christ Jesus said ( Matt. 6:33 ), "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

What a beautiful world we might have if every child, man, and woman were convinced that every good thing he undertook would succeed. At present this is not the case, partly because of the inactivity of mortals and partly because of beliefs in defects, heredity, or lack of opportunity.

Each annual association meeting of class-taught students of Christian Science shows the fruitage of Mind's unfoldment. What a worthy occasion! We should come to Love's feast with Open hearts and willing hands, Eager ears, expectant, joyful, Ready for Thy right commands, as we read in Hymn No.

The pattern for triumphant living was set by Jesus, who not only understood but proved that Life is God, divine and eternal. His purely spiritual perception enabled him to see perfection in all God's creation.

" The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it" ( Prov. 10:22 ).

Christian Science shows the great importance of watching our thinking so that our thoughts and deeds are always in perfect agreement with the law of God. By casting the weight of our thinking on the side of God, we find that there is no other side in God's scale, for He, Mind, is All, and there is no matter.

What a great blessing it would be if we might awake to find ourselves free from the false sense of self to which each of us refers as "I. " We should no longer bind ourselves with such thoughts as, "I am overburdened; I am growing old; I am a mortal sinner.

Many students of Christian Science have found helpful comparisons in mathematics, that exact science to which De Quincey referred as having "not a foot to stand upon which is not purely metaphysical. " In the Science of Christianity, as in the science of numbers, positive and negative are never blurred, the rules are invariable, explicit, and eternally demonstrable.

The realization and application of the truths of man's spiritual origin, as taught in Christian Science, inevitably result in healing. The following instance illustrates this.