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In 1908 a new blessing came to the world in the appearing of The Christian Science Monitor . The Monitor has made its way successfully in spite of the many prophecies, especially from the journalistic world, that a newspaper with its high Christian ideals and purpose would never be a success.

A Dictionary definition of "standard" is, in part, "that which is set up and established by authority as a rule for the measure of .

An unwavering conviction that victory for Truth is inevitable is a necessity in spiritual warfare. It gives one moral courage.

Hosea admonished the Israelites to break up their fallow ground, that mental state which, if left uncultivated and unproductive of spiritual activity, brings forth only weeds and rubbish. This admonition was pronounced some five centuries before Christ Jesus, and today we find public speakers and high ecclesiastical authorities repeating the message.

Christian Science requires that those espousing this religion shall do something constructive about whatever engages their attention. There should never be any occasion for doubt or confusion regarding what they are to do, for this Science has revealed to them that everything unlike divine good is forever barred from the true consciousness of man, which is the reflection of perfect and holy Mind.

At the precise moment when one is tempted to believe that a particular assignment to duty is beyond his capacity or wish to fulfill, he may find himself standing at the threshold of Christianity. This fact is a comfort today when many an individual seems forced by events into unaccustomed work, not of his own choosing.

Yes , God has "loved thee. " God always has and always will love us.

" As you journey, and betimes sigh for rest 'beside the still waters,' ponder this lesson of love. Learn its purpose; and in hope and faith, where heart meets heart reciprocally blest, drink with me the living waters of the spirit of my life-purpose,— to impress humanity with the genuine recognition of practical, operative Christian Science.

Despite Paul's outspoken and often stern references to women in general, the Bible records bear witness to the fact that several women gave him aid which he not only accepted but appreciated. One of the most outstanding of these helpers was a certain Lydia, who appears to have been Paul's first convert on the continent of Europe.

In a dearly loved article by our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, entitled "Voices of Spring," we find these heartening words ( Miscellaneous Writings, p. 332 ): "Spring is here! and doors that closed on Christian Science in 'the long winter of our discontent,' are open flung.