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Christian Science is lifting Christendom's concept of Scriptural prophecy from the level of what is more or less mystical to the position of the foretelling of the natural operation of divine law. Our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, has given us this definition of "prophet" in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p.

The Christian Scientist is proving that God's beneficence is never absent, never held in abeyance; that His goodness is never reserved for a convenient time or season. On the contrary, prayer—communion with God—lifting thought to the height of spiritual consciousness, brings prompt results, manifested by healing, joyousness, and sustained peace—man's eternal possessions.

The first instantaneous healing experienced by a student of Christian Science through the application of this Science is a sacred experience indeed. Not alone is he grateful for the physical easement, but the healing often represents to him a monumental event in his spiritual progress.

IN a world of widely differing interests and pursuits there is one quest which always has been and still is common to all mankind—the quest for health and continuity of life. For centuries this search has proved largely unfruitful because health has been sought in matter, where it cannot be found.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT and acceptance of man's perfection and wholeness as the basis of thought and action are warranty of harmony, success, and health in human experience. But whatever is untrue about God and His representative, man, must be mentally retracted — in other words, unsaid — -lest it adulterate consciousness.

EACH student of Christian Science should ask himself occasionally, What is my attitude toward this Science of Christianity? If one regards Science solely as a means by which human desires can be satisfied, he is far from being a genuine Christian Scientist. If one's attitude toward it is mainly a selfish one, that is, if his aim is simply to further his own human interests, he has failed to understand this Science.

THE very word pioneers brings up a picture of courage, devotion, faith, and hope. Gratefully the world pays tribute to those pioneers who through the centuries have launched into deep and uncharted seas.

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THE century and a half following the completion of Wycliffe's Bible about 1382 were years of remarkable progress in England in many spheres of life. The explorations of John and Sebastian Cabot, following Columbus' discovery of America, are indicative of the progressive thought of this period.

THE notable acceleration of natural science through the discovery of atomic energy may prompt us to ask, What is the outlook for greater advancement of the Cause of Christian Science in the world today? This is a question of tremendous import, for it is equivalent to the query, "What is the outlook for humanity's genuine peace, happiness, and progress?" The answer lies in the vision of individual Christian Scientists. Each one can further the advancement of our Cause, and thus make the most progress for himself and all mankind; in proportion as he gains and maintains the scientific view of God's allness, the viewpoint held and upheld by our dauntless Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, who literally proved by her remarkable achievements that "one on God's side is a majority.