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Mary Baker Eddy in setting forth her teaching has declared God to be divine Mind, and man, His creation, the idea of divine Mind. Upon page 115 of her textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," man is defined as "God's spiritual idea, individual, perfect, eternal.

Who has not felt the stimulating and fruitful effects of attacking individual and community tasks with quick decision and courage? And who has not experienced the blighting, demoralizing results of the negative, obstructive attitude, the unwillingness to blend one's efforts with others in the accomplishment of some common good? The latter tendency, due to a rapidly shrinking world, appears to be assuming the proportions of a major problem—for the individual, the nation, and the world. Literally millions of people are beginning to sense the situation and are asking what can be done about it.

As is well known, the book of Revelation is often termed "the Apocalypse," and is rightly so called when we realize that this is simply a brief way of referring to the Apocalypse of John. "Apocalypse" (which derives from the Greek word "Apokalupsis" —meaning "revelation") was a name given to a specific type of literature consisting largely of the visions of the narrator.

All students of Christian Science have much to learn from the example of the centurion who many years ago, according to the Gospel story, sought the Master and pleaded with him to heal his servant, humbly saying: "Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man.

One who for many years has been a student of Christian Science and has experienced many healings and much good as a result, when first attracted to this subject was told that Christian Science teaches and proves that God is Love; that He is infinite, ever-present divine Love, caring for, protecting, supplying, and healing all who turn to Him for help; and that man is created in God's image and likeness, existing eternally as His idea, reflecting and expressing God's qualities and attributes. Incredulous and doubting, but interested, he slowly took up the study of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.

Numbers in the world today have come to accept the healing power of Christian Science without question, and many also are turning to this Science for the healing of sick businesses. For them the popular rules in business upon which people have relied are being proved to be as houses built "upon the sand," and in their place the rules expressive of omnipotent Principle are being recognized.

The Bible records the successes of those who chose to trust in God and proved His power. God told Moses to return and take up the serpent when he fled before it.

After Mary Baker Eddy discovered Christian Science she devoted years of the most patient work to testing and proving its efficacy in the healing of all manner of evil. Sickness, disease, sin, sorrow, and lack yielded to the healing power of God through her unfolding spiritual understanding of the Science she discovered.

" Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. " The Psalmist here expressed a desire men sometimes feel for a way of escape, a refuge.

In the 1908 edition of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mary Baker Eddy added a paragraph at the end of the chapter, "Christian Science Practice," which she considered of sufficient importance to have it brought to the special attention of her followers through a notice in the Christian Science Sentinel, asking them to give it their daily consideration. ( See The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p.