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Men believe, almost universally, that they are subject to age; that they begin as mortals and pass through the restrictive stages of so-called infancy, youth, maturity, and decay. Christian Science is setting aside this false concept with its teaching that in reality man is the perfect idea of God, divine Principle, and that since Principle does not change or age, man, the reflection of Principle, does not change or age.

When spiritual truth, as revealed in Christian Science, begins to illumine the thought and experience of one who is receptive, he comes gradually into a realization of Paul's assurance ( II Cor. 5:17 ), "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Today many are struggling with what appear to be insuperable problems of lack, hunger, and distress. Is relief from fear and uncertainty to be found? Is there something that will restore a sense of plenty in place of scarcity? Is there balm for the world's heartache? Assuredly there is.

One college professor giving instruction in writing begins each new course with the challenging statement, "If you can think, you can learn to write. " A magazine editor, seeking new material to publish, tells prospective contributors, "It is the idea that counts.

Those who have been called upon to be Readers in our churches may rightfully be regarded as ambassadors of Truth. To give utterance to the Word of God which sets free the captives of sin, disease, and all trouble is a sacred task.

A Student of Christian Science was troubled with a problem that did not readily yield to the spiritual truth, which he had learned in Christian Science, that perfect God creates perfect man. He prayed earnestly that God would reveal to him the spiritual lesson he needed to learn and was led to study carefully the Lord's Prayer (Matt.

THE privilege of reading in a Christian Science church is a sacred one, for this is an important means by which the truth goes forth from the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, to heal and regenerate the human consciousness. Therefore, the selection of those persons best prepared to serve as Readers should be preceded by prayerful consideration on the part of each member of a branch church.

MAN is not a physical personality placed or displaced in a material world. He is the spiritual idea of the infinite Mind, God, forever embraced in that Mind.

CHURCH is spiritually defined in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy ( p. 583 ), as "the structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle.

IN "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy we find this statement ( p. 518 ): "Love giveth to the least spiritual idea might, immortality, and goodness, which shine through all as the blossom shines through the bud.