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In absolute Christian Science there is only one dominion, and that is the dominion of God, divine Principle. Principle governs all that exists in the harmony of its perfect law, the law of Spirit, divine Love.

During the latter half of the last century, a keen English observer of nature was recording his findings and used a unique method of developing his subject. When giving a lecture at a certain place, he began by recalling a visit to that town as a boy, when he noticed the stain on the marble fountain in the public park.

It appears from the Gospel narratives that Peter and his wife lived in Capernaum, and that they shared their home with his mother-in-law, for it is recorded that Jesus healed her of a severe case of fever—a cure so swift and so complete that she at once arose from her bed and proceeded to minister to the needs of the Master and those who accompanied him (Mark 1:21, 29-31). Although he did not travel as constantly as did the Apostle Paul, Peter journeyed to various parts of Palestine and Syria, while an ancient tradition credits him with having visited Rome itself.

One of the great lessons resulting from the war is obedience. Our young men and women in military service find it their first lesson in discipline.

As a new day dawns and the sky begins to lighten, the change at first is barely perceptible. But soon one notices that he can see farther— his horizon is being pushed back by the revealing light and he can discern 'silhouettes of near-by objects.

Two friends sat at luncheon one day. One of them was a Christian Scientist.

How beautifully does nature teach us all to sing new songs of gratitude to our Father-Mother God! Although no two sunsets spread their gorgeous coloring over the western sky exactly alike, no two roses unfold their hidden beauty precisely the same, no two bluebirds fill the air with the same exactness of melody, yet all are sending forth their psalms of thanksgiving to the Giver of all good, thereby teaching mankind the buoyancy, the joy, the beauty, and the inspiration of His creation. When one begins to "sing unto the Lord a new song" in words of praise, in smiles of thanksgiving, in acts of unselfed love, the mesmerism of fear, discouragement, self-pity, resentment, quickly disappears.

Through her discovery of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy revealed the fact that mortal mind is the one and only liar, and for this she deserves endless gratitude. In countless ways, throughout all ages, the false mentality, which Paul calls "the carnal mind," has befooled and betrayed men.

One might perhaps say that there have been almost as many designs for living as there have been people to live them, for everyone has some kind of plan upon which his existence is based, whether the design is sketched out consciously or unconsciously, carefully filled in with detail or roughly indicated by vague lines. Some, indeed, there are who are content to let others design their lives; some drift along in the general thought currents of the day, while others design boldly and try strongly to influence many of their contemporaries' lives for good or evil.

Much has been said recently about postwar planning. Discussions have been directed to the economic adjustments which will follow the long period of war activity, to reconversion, and to the broader phases of the peace plans which will succeed the cessation of hostilities.