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WHEN a certain man addressed Jesus as "Good Master," the Master gently reproved him with these words ( Matt. 19: 17 ): "Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

IN a message sent to a Christian Science branch church on the occasion of its dedication, our revered Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, says (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, pp. 182, 183 ), "May this beloved church adhere to its tenets, abound in the righteousness of Love, honor the name of Christian Science, prove the practicality of perfection, and press on to the infinite uses of Christ's creed, namely, —'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

WHEN word was brought to Jesus that his friend Lazarus was sick, he said ( John 11:4 ), "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. " He gave no thought to what the demonstration of God's power might do to exalt himself as a human person.

FRIENDSHIP is precious and should be cherished, for to have a friend is to be rich indeed. True friendship goes beyond all human frailties and misunderstandings.

PROBABLY two of the greatest problems confronting mankind today are those of income and outgo. The view which sees income as something that must be earned by the sweat of the brow or by mere human smartness has not brought lasting security or success to anyone, and none may know this better than the employer and employee.

WHY should this happen to me? Why should I have to suffer so? Why should I have so much to meet? These and similar questions are often raised by those seeking an answer to the puzzles of daily living. Oddly enough, one seldom hears the questions: Why does so much good come to me? Why am I so greatly blessed? Mankind's questions usually have to do with the frustrations and not the benefactions of life.

WITHOUT a doubt Christ Jesus was the most successful Christianly scientific practitioner the world has ever known. Since the Master told his disciples that it was possible for them to follow his example as a healer, a demonstrator of spiritual law and its supremacy over matter, it will be helpful for us to ponder some of the reasons for his success and strive to apply them in our own lives.

AN allegory presents a story or moral lesson more graphically than it could be conveyed by literal terms. Mary Baker Eddy tells us that the teaching of spiritual truths must always be by symbols.

FOR a long period of time theories have been entertained by natural scientists regarding the atom and the possibility of smashing it, thereby releasing untold physical force. Almost fifty years before attempts to split the atom found expression in the atomic bomb, Mary Baker Eddy gave to the world the subjects of twenty-six Bible Lessons.

Old Testament The Old Testament was written in Hebrew, with the exception of a few parts, namely, Ezra 4:7 to 6:18, 7:12-16, and Daniel 2:5 to 7: 28, which were in Aramaic. Hebrew, the language of the children of Israel down to the fifth century B.