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Great benefit may be had from considering particular aspects of the life of her to whom the Science of the Christ has been finally and completely revealed, the beloved Leader of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy. Recently there came vividly to thought the picture of the simple ceremony of her ordination as pastor of her Church.

Paul , yearning to free the Corinthians from pagan entanglements, appealed to them thus ( II Cor. 6:17 ): "Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

Early in the history of the Christian Science movement Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, stressed the necessity for a newspaper published and edited by Christian Scientists to counteract the evil influence of the unscrupulous press of that time. Not until Christian Science had encircled the globe and become a world movement did she found the last of the Christian Science periodicals, The Christian Science Monitor , an international daily newspaper.

Mary Baker Eddy , the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, writes in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p. 392 ): "Stand porter at the door of thought.

" How can I progress most rapidly in the understanding of Christian Science?" is a question Mary Baker Eddy asks in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p. 495 ).

It is helpful to ask ourselves, What does reading and pondering the life and works of Christ Jesus do for us? Does it not inspire us to draw closer to the Father, divine Principle, who governed the man Jesus? In gaining an understanding of the Principle of Jesus' teachings, we also gain an understanding of the Principle of his works. The inspiration of the Master's lifework comes to us in the degree of our receptivity to the spiritual truths he taught.

Which shall be supreme in our affections—divine Principle or human personality? This is the decision which every individual must make who would demonstrate Christ, Truth, in the way of Jesus' appointing. To work out one's own salvation, to become "kings and priests unto God," demands spiritual understanding and steadfastness.

After one becomes interested in the teachings of Christian Science and begins to demonstrate its healing and regenerating power, he naturally looks forward to church membership as the next step of progress. Usually he is imbued with the happy feeling that the Christian Science church is the open door to finding heaven on earth.

Late one Wednesday afternoon a member of a Christian Science branch church entered her home feeling weary and burdened. She had experienced an unusually trying week and thought that it would be too much of an effort to attend church that evening.

The age-old question ( Gen. 4:9 ), "Am I my brother's keeper?" propounded by Cain in his own defense, has recurred periodically and frequently through the centuries.