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In the following incident we see a simple example of organization and how it serves to increase the effectiveness of individual effort. One day there was a sudden shift in the wind with an accompanying drop in temperature.

Before the science of astronomy was generally understood, it must have been a tremendous task to explain to the unenlightened that the sun does not move around the earth, that day and night are caused by the rotation of the earth and not by the movement of the sun. The unenlightened found this difficult to understand, because they saw everything from the evidence presented by the physical senses.

" Atomic action is Mind, not matter. " What a revolutionary concept this is! What power is here indicated, what an infinitude of possibilities! There is no hesitation, no compromise in this statement by Mary Baker Eddy, which is found on page 190 of "Miscellaneous Writings.

For those who teach or contemplate teaching in the Christian Science Sunday School, some statements by Mary Baker Eddy on page 454 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," will serve as a source of increasing guidance and helpfulness in this work. One of the sentences reads, "Love for God and man is the true incentive in both healing and teaching.

Every day one is confronted with the problem of making decisions. One frequently hears someone say, "I can't come to a decision concerning this problem," or, "I don't know which is the right step to take.

The beginner in Christian Science sometimes thinks of this Science simply as a panacea, which when brought to bear upon a discordant condition in human experience changes that condition to one of ease in his body and satisfaction in his affairs. That Christian Science does heal all manner of human ills has been proved many times; but the exchange of disease in matter for ease in matter is not the primary object nor the modus operandi of Christian Science treatment.

How many times has anyone reading this article heard someone say, "Well, I'll believe it when I see it. " When the nobleman came to Christ Jesus to ask him to heal his child, the Master said ( John 4:48 ), "Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

Mary Baker Eddy states in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p. 2 ), "Goodness attains the demonstration of Truth.

If someone were to ask, "How large is your income?" one would perhaps think the question presumptuous and too personal. But when considered in the light of Christian Science, the question, "How large is your income?" demands a simple, direct answer.

Since the dawn of civilization, one of the strongest human desires has been to achieve personal greatness. In all ages men and women dominated by self-will and selfish ambition have relentlessly striven to thrust themselves into the pages of history as among the greatest.