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In today's critical stage of humanity's warfare against aggressive evil, Christian Science has given to the world a trained and experienced army, the army of Christian Scientists who have already had victorious experience in annulling the attacks of evil in their own lives and in the lives of others. Loud among error's claims today is the claim of lack in its various phases: lack of food, freedom, security, and the human necessities of living in the overrun countries; lack of true government and of purity on the part of the peoples in the aggressor nations; lack of foresight, of energy, of supplies, and above all, lack of weapons on the part of the democracies.

The Sermon on the Mount has been accepted by millions as an outstanding utterance of spiritual truths. Christ Jesus begins his incomparable sermon with the statement, "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.

With what comfort do all the miracles of the Bible, both in the Old and in the New Testament, come to us at this time! A thoughtful survey of them reveals practically every type of mortal discord overcome, and in each is the vital fact demonstrated of the supremacy of good over evil. As we study and restudy them in the light of Christian Science, a new breath from heaven fans these familiar narratives into living messages of truth to meet the problems in the world today.

It was in Antioch, anciently a large and important city in Syria, that the followers of the teachings of Christ Jesus first were called Christians. The city was exceedingly paganistic and corrupt, and the term "Christian" probably was used with some measure of opprobrium.

March we forth in the strength of God With the banner of Christ unfurled, That the light of the glorious Gospel of truth May shine throughout the world. (Christian Science Hymnal, No.

One may look at a high mountain and think about the wonderful view to be obtained from its summit, but if that view is to be gained, the mountain must be climbed. This cannot be done by merely reading the guidebook, though the information in it will be of great value once the climb has started.

Simon Peter has left for us a literary legacy remarkable for its brevity. It is true that the Gospel of Mark may be in effect the memoirs of Peter, as tradition asserts, in that he doubtless provided the basic anecdotes there recorded by his young friend, but beyond that we have only two brief letters which are attributed to him.

To a great many people daily life is a rather drab, uninteresting round of tasks and duties. In other words they are living in a mental rut, expressive of a mistaken concept of life.

Today , to the outward eye, looking only at the material picture, the world revolution would appear to be a gigantic struggle taking place between nations holding ideals of freedom and justice and others swayed by greed, lust for power, and a false sense of government. Even from the human standpoint we can see the struggle as being between that which is good and desirable and that which is evil and undesirable.

" The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. " When evil comes in like a flood, bringing in its wake destruction and desolation, these words from the ninety-third Psalm are indeed a comforting assurance.