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" Oh ! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may our heaven-rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just, And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.

The futility of human endeavor without the direction and protection of God is clearly outlined in a familiar hymn: "Vainly, through night's weary hours, Keep we watch, lest foes alarm; Vain our bulwarks and our towers, But for God's protecting arm. " Before considering how to attain security, and before we can even hope to establish this desirable condition in our lives, we must first know clearly what is meant by security, and where it is to be found.

A midwestern farmer, who had been a Bible student from his early Sunday school days, built a barn, and according to custom had a weathervane placed on the top of it. It was the same kind of vane all barns had in the community, with the exception that it bore the Scriptural quotation, "God is love.

Vital statements concerning God and His creation are found in the first chapter of Genesis. Into God's creation no evil or darkness enters.

News of important missions appears with greater and greater frequency as those who head their governments, or their highest ranking diplomatic representatives, meet to deal with questions pertaining to the pursuit of the conflict which has enveloped the world. These deputations are not only shaping the present activities of our armed forces, but planning for a united world when the war is over.

In the twentieth chapter of II Samuel there is the account of Sheba, a man of Belial, who attempted a rebellion against King David. After disclaiming any loyalty to David or any inheritance with his forefathers, Sheba advised those who heeded him to revolt with him, saying, "Every man to his tents, O Israel.

It is a wonderful thing to be able to discern ideas that constitute reality. This is foundational in demonstrating Christian Science and all that we claim for it.

" Throughout the history of civilization mankind generally has had the firmly established conviction that circumstances, either good or bad, are something over which men have no control; that the condition in which one seems to be involved must be endured, regardless of the consequences to himself. Furthermore, many times such circumstances have been declared to be the inevitable will of God.

In the familiar story of David and Goliath the words, "David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine," show with what unhesitating assurance David undertook the deliverance of the armies of Israel. Was it not assurance gained from previous demonstration, when as a shepherd he found strength to defend his flock from attack? In his own words: "The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.

With a mental vision so discerning and a love so universal that he fully comprehended every urgent human need, Christ Jesus by deed and word sought to still the oft-recurring fear of insufficient food. How profoundly we need the Master's certainty of omnipresent abundance just now! His understanding that God is the source of all real substance must be ours also.