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In thousands of hearts in countless places over the known world an upsurging of praise rises in fuller and fuller volume to certify the might, wisdom, and presence of God as revealed in Christian Science. That this revelation of assurance is finding further acceptance and practical fruition is given acknowledgment repeatedly by those whom it has blessed, through the earnest assertion, "I am grateful for Christian Science.

In contrast with the elements involved in the practice of material chemistry, those which are primal to Deity exist forever in perfect agreement. These elements, or spiritual qualities, are reflected by God's man in perfect harmony and never result in discordant or destructive complications.

The law of God is as operative in the world today as it was centuries ago, and it is being demonstrated by Christian Scientists in healing, protection, and regeneration. The miracles which the Bible records are understood in Christian Science to be natural, not supernatural, and to evidence the constant operation of divine law.

The dawning of the morning comes in varying ways. In most parts of the world it is gradual, while in other places it appears swiftly, as described in the words of the well-known ballad, ".

Although Christian Science deals with profound basic truths relating to God and man, Spirit and matter, its teachings are not mysterious or difficult to understand. Just as the science of mathematics or the science of music has a principle and rules, so Christian Science has a divine principle and rules.

In "Unity of Good" Mary Baker Eddy makes this interesting statement ( p. 46 ): "We do not see much of the real man here, for he is God's man; while ours is man's man.

" Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts.

Paul's statement ( I Cor. 3:6 ), "I have planted.

" The two largest words in the vocabulary of thought are 'Christian' and 'Science. ' The former is the highest style of man; the latter reveals and interprets God and man; it aggregates, amplifies, unfolds, and expresses the All-God.

Moses , the great Hebrew Lawgiver, was aware that error would probably attempt to absorb the seekers after the one God in the heathen nation with which they were to dwell. Realizing the distinction which must be made between spiritual worship and material idolatry, he told the children of Israel ( Deut.