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To bring in the kingdom, right at hand, yet so far from the unrepentant heart, Jesus knew he must have helpers. And he began to gather to him disciples.

The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, with its far-flung branches, comprising the Christian Science organization, is the means which God revealed to our revered Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, to ensure the permanency of pure Christian Science, as discovered and founded by her. The government of The Mother Church is forever outlined in the Manual of The Mother Church by Mrs.

When Christ Jesus declared himself to be the light of the world, he was not directing thought to his human personality, but rather to the spiritual enlightenment which came from his creator, divine Mind. Man he saw as reflecting all sufficiency, power, and satisfaction from God.

When Christian Scientists truly desire to glorify God and bless others by audible expressions of gratitude at Wednesday testimony meetings in a Church of Christ, Scientist, this desire can be unfailingly fulfilled. We need not accept the same subtle suggestions which aroused doubt and fear in Moses many centuries ago when God, the great I AM, commanded him to deliver the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage.

In this age of critical analysis, many intelligent people demand proof before they accept a radical change of thought. Mary Baker Eddy has proved to the world, and through her writings has provided the means by which we can prove for ourselves, the healing efficacy of the teachings of Christian Science.

In his second letter to the church at Corinth, Paul, eager to convey to his readers their true spiritual identity, wrote ( II Cor. 3:3 ), "Ye are.

Among the many tender qualities which characterize the thought of the true Christian is the quality of forgiveness. To the Christian Scientist, however, forgiveness is more than a Christian virtue; to those who seek to know the love of God, it is also a scientific necessity.

To promote the joyous millennial state of all mankind living together in harmony as brothers requires a lifting rather than a leveling of human thought, for this ultimate can be achieved only when all men acknowledge one Father, God, as supreme, governing all impartially. Mary Baker Eddy, the inspired Leader of the Christian Science movement, through her devotion to Truth and her love for all mankind was enabled to envision this state.

Christian Science treatment is the epitome of prayer, the absolute knowing of the presence and power of God, and the specific handling, or denying, of error or evil. Christian Science treatment acknowledges God's unchangeable, divine law.

The newspapers of today, together with the radio and television, report from time to time the frequency of storms and threatened hurricanes. Such reports oft-times foretell pending disasters, and the people become fearful.