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Anyone who finds himself tempted to be cast down by reports coming in from today's scattered theaters of war may recover his peace of mind and his assurance of the final outcome if he will stop to consider, in the light of Christian Science, the true nature of the conflict which seems at present to be drawing the whole world into a maelstrom of senseless destruction. What we are beholding is not merely an attack of dictatorship upon democracy, carried on by the aggressors with mechanized brute force and cunning devices of human psychology.

Not only in national or world affairs is it necessary vigorously and persistently to be assured that victory must be and always will be, in the long view, on the side of right. That same confident and courageous mental attitude must be maintained by the Christian Science warrior through all his own human experience, if that experience is to be kept out of darkness and in the light.

The words found on page 468 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" in what is known as "the scientific statement of being" have revolutionized human thought in a major degree. This statement presents a new concept of Deity and of the universe of reality, and accordingly has revolutionized the basis of the world's religions.

These two brief epistles are here considered together, since it is generally held that their authors were brothers, who also were numbered among those who are described as "the brethren of the Lord. " We learn from Matthew's Gospel ( 13:55 ) that Jesus had four brothers—who may have been, as many suppose, children of Joseph by a former marriage, being thus more strictly "half-brothers" of the Master.

The philosophy of Christ Jesus involved a practical idealism. So effective was the Master's spiritual deliberation that he could permanently heal all manner of sickness, sin, disease, and physical impairment.

Today air-line pilots fly their planes from point to point in accordance with a radio direction beam. This may be taken to illustrate the light of Christian Science, by means of which material discords, such as sin, sickness, lack, and so forth, attempting to separate us from the one Mind, are avoided.

In the first chapter of Genesis it is recorded: "The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Students of Christian Science regard their obligations not as burdens, but as opportunities to demonstrate Christian Science. They recognize that each problem presents an opportunity for spiritual unfoldment Knowing that the infinite resources of divine Mind are ever present, they confidently expect to discern the right ideas which will enable them to fulfill their moral, financial, and spiritual obligations.

There are many today who are looking for a refuge from the tempest of present world events. They are groping in the darkness for someone or something that will lead them out and plant their feet on a firm foundation.

One of the vital concerns of the business man—be he engineer, executive, or salesman—is production. Production must be kept up or there will be stagnation in the business cycle, with resulting unemployment and distress.