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The eager student, as he progresses in his demonstration of Christian Science, is sometimes prone to feel pride in his successful proving rather than gratitude for divine guidance. It is mortal mind which prompts such elation, and not the spirit of Truth.

God, Spirit, divine Principle, is the source of all true government. This government is made available to individuals by right ideas which have been revealed through the ages as they were importunately sought.

The sacred writings which constitute the Bible are referred to in the first tenet of Christian Science, where the Discoverer and Founder of this Science, Mary Baker Eddy, writes, "As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired Word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal Life" (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 497 ).

During a conversation on Christian Science, two students recalled the experience of a woman who fancied she had locked herself in her closet. Upon investigation it was found that the door could readily have been opened from the inside by turning the blunt end of some hardware which took the place of a knob.

The appearance of the atomic bomb, with its hitherto unexplored possibilities for good and evil, draws humanity's attention renewedly to that strange phenomenon termed matter. Matter, though in some ways familiar to us, nevertheless baffles those who attempt to investigate its nature.

" The allness of Deity is His oneness," writes Mary Baker Eddy in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p. 267 ).

Lecture Information For some years it has been the custom for members of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship, after several years of service thereon, to reserve some time to be devoted particularly to the study and practice of Christian Science. In accordance with this procedure, the following will have such a period, beginning July 1, 1946: Mr.

Who is the happy Warrior? Who is he That every man in arms would wish to be? Many of us have either read or learned by heart these stirring lines from Wordsworth's poem, "Character of the Happy Warrior. " The title, however, presents a paradox, for it seems to be a contradiction in terms.

" We must look deep into realism instead of accepting only the outward sense of things. " This authoritative statement, which is a challenge to thinkers and a rule for would-be reformers, is given by Mary Baker Eddy on page 129 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.

According to Christian Science, infinite Love and its idea, man, coexist in all harmonious perfection. There is no God sent affliction, or evil.