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Christian Science has come to the world to dissolve all evil. It may be said to be the "pure river of water of life" of which John speaks in Revelation (22:1) and which he describes as "proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb"; it is divine Love's remedy for adamantine error.

For centuries men have believed and taught that the wonderful works of healing which Christ Jesus did were miracles. Christian Science teaches that they were not miracles at all, but the natural and necessary outcome of divine law in human experience.

God is infinitely individual. He is the wholly good divine Mind and cause of all that exists.

God is eternally good. His goodness is ever available to all.

" The truest art of Christian Science is to be a Christian Scientist; and it demands more than a Raphael to delineate this art," says Mary Baker Eddy on page 375 of "Miscellaneous Writings. " Comparing the practice of this Science with the practice of art is most illuminating.

In these perilous and turbulent times it is well to realize that the individual has an invulnerable and impregnable armor available, which the assaults of evil cannot penetrate. Through the study of Christian Science we can prove this.

One of the most comforting facts which we learn in our study of Christian Science is the permanency of spiritual good. An old proverb, expressing the general view of mankind, says, "Times change and we change with them.

The pursuit of knowledge concerning matter—the effort to utilize and control it and especially to find a remedy for its ills—has ever been of absorbing interest to thinkers. Most of this research has been from the standpoint that matter is self-sustaining, substantial, and real.

Of the many requirements which are necessary in order to be an active Christian Scientist, love, joy, and gratitude seem to stand out as qualities enabling us really to live our religion at all times. Expressed in this order, these qualities bring out our Christlikeness and prove man's inseparability from his Father-Mother, God.

When first attracted to Christian Science, perhaps through physical healing or by obtaining freedom from some sinful indulgence or simply by having caught a glimpse of the truth, we long to understand what has brought these blessings into our lives. However worthy our desire, the ability to discern that which lifts demonstration out of the category of guesswork and places it on a sure basis must be attained by orderly, steady growth.