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The question which titles this article is answered by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, in "Unity of Good" ( p. 51 ): "Woman is the highest species of man, and this word is the generic term for all women; but not one of all these individualities is an Eve or an Adam.

" What shall I do?" is the troubled query of those at a crossroad of experience where a choice of action seems imperative. Is there a practical way to make the right choice? Yes, through Christian Science teachings one can find neverfailing guidance.

The spiritual identity of man as God's expression, brought to light through the discovery of Christian Science, presents the one adequate, wholly satisfying answer to the age-old questions, "Who am I? Who created me? Why am I?" This divine revelation of man's true selfhood, revolutionary in its effect upon human thought, is becoming widely accepted by those seeking spiritual values. As its deep significance is more clearly perceived in relation to human affairs, it is found to be the saving Christ, furnishing positive means for the destruction of inharmonious conditions.

To solve the problems in the world today the active participation of every individual is required. No one can be excused from making his daily contribution to the cause of peace, progress, and universal salvation.

A lovely and graceful statue stood in the park of a large city. It was the likeness of a beautiful young woman.

In the illustrated poem, "Christ and Christmas" by Mary Baker Eddy, is a picture of two angels without wings, moving gracefully and swiftly through space. May they not illustrate something of the activity of the spiritual idea, something of the heavenly motive power of divine grace, quickening and arousing thought with the impetus of inspiration and divine intelligence? Such thought activity is described figuratively by Ezekiel in his vision of the cherubim, where we read ( Ezek.

Freedom is native to man because it is God-derived. This is why men, throughout the ages, have worked and lived, fought and died, for their ideals of freedom.

A Missionary came upon an Armenian who recited to him the entire Sermon on the Mount. To the Armenian this was a natural achievement; for he had memorized it one verse at a time, then lived it among his neighbors until he had proved it as his own.

Much has been said about freedom, and many efforts have been and are still being made to obtain for mankind relief from various forms of bondage. Such efforts are commendable so far as they go; but as belief in material existence is the basis of bondage, complete and permanent freedom can come only with the full recognition of Spirit and spiritual man.

A SUCCESSFUL-APPEARING man arose at a testimony meeting in a Christian Science church and expressed his gratitude for Christian Science. He said that he had recently visited the small town where he had attended the Christian Science Sunday School, and it had brought vividly to his thought how very much that training had meant to him and how grateful he was for the privilege of passing along the same sort of instruction now as a teacher in the Sunday school.