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Does a human problem seem like a ball of snarls, with no apparent place to begin to unravel it? An earnest student of Christian Science had tried, seemingly in vain, to find what needed to be handled in a problem confronting her in order to bring out harmony. After she had prayed earnestly for guidance, her eyes fell on the first words in the Bible ( Gen.

From the early years of the Christian era to the year 1866 the healing power of Christ Jesus' teaching had disappeared from human history. During this long period many brilliant philosophers and teachers, not unversed in metaphysics, endeavored to penetrate the veil which was indeed spread over all nations.

The father of a family who were students of Christian Science was troubled because an expected and much-needed raise in salary was not forthcoming long after the time it had been promised. After prayerful thought a member of the family assured the father that if he would remind his employer of the promise, it would be kept.

It is significant that the word wealth originally signified welfare, well-being, and even happiness. Through the discovery of Christian Science by Mary Baker Eddy a wholly spiritual approach has been found to the question of how to demonstrate true wealth.

As the time approaches for the election of Readers in branch Churches of Christ, Scientist, members are called upon to do prayerful and consecrated metaphysical work. Alert students will have their lamp of spiritual discernment filled with the oil of heavenly inspiration.

" God is the Principle of man, and man is the idea of God," writes Mary Baker Eddy on page 476 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. " Mrs.

The first tenet of Christian Science is given in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy as follows ( p. 497 ): "As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired Word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal Life.

The question of time and timing attracts a great deal of attention in human experience; and properly so, since human things need to be done in reasonable order and sequence. Considered scientifically, however, this subject opens up much more than is at first apparent, because Science brings forth the underlying fact that God, divine Spirit, creates and governs man, including the universe, according to His own Mind, which is sinless, harmonious, perfect, and eternal.

Can God and His Christ be first in the affections of men while hope of security is placed in the inventions of men? Has matter within itself any life-giving or life-saving properties? Today material science faithfully pursues its unprecedented effort to find within its realm devices offering some legitimate assurance of security. There is, however, growing awareness of the fact that all such inventions must of necessity reflect the limitations of the human mind.

Christian Scientists deeply appreciate Mary Baker Eddy's definition of "Church" in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," which reads in part ( p. 583 ), "The structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle.