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IN a museum in New York there hangs a painting of two whistling swans in graceful flight, flying away from a somewhat dark background toward the sunshine. They appear to be going higher and higher, with apparently nothing to hinder their ascent, no power to hold them back.

THE Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, in her textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," makes the following arresting statement ( p. 506 ): "Through divine Science, Spirit, God, unites understanding to eternal harmony.

THE Christian Scientist's deep desire is to contribute by his scientific prayers and Christian living to the great cause of world peace. He has learned through Christian Science that peace is already established, and that it is revealed to the individual as he awakens to the spiritual sense of being.

MARY BAKER EDDY , the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, writes on pages 332 and 333 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures": "Into the real and ideal man the fleshly element cannot enter. Thus it is that Christ illustrates the coincidence, or spiritual agreement, between God and man in His image.

FOR millions of people belonging to the present warring nations, the future seems so laden with evil portent, with the threat of privation, danger, and death, that one of the greatest questions occupying thought at the present time must be, Is there no way of escape from all of this evil? There are many who feel themselves being driven forward to certain doom without the power to resist. But is this inevitable? Biblical history indicates that it is not inevitable, and that men have the right and power of appeal to God against injustice.

THE allegorical court trial in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy (pp. 430-442) is replete with meaning.

THROUGHOUT all history men have tenaciously contended for the attainment of power. This struggle has gained in intensity, until today it is assuming unprecedented proportions.

BECAUSE man is created in the image and likeness of God, as is stated in the first chapter of Genesis, his status is that of immortal perfection. But, in general, humanity is not aware of this truth.

TODAY many are asking, "Where may I find the health, peace, supply, which are not subject to chance, change, depletion, loss?" Christian Science reveals the answer to this question to the satisfaction of all earnest seekers for Truth. The teachings of Christian Science, applied and practiced in individual experience, bring into consciousness the joy that stays, the peace that endures, the understanding of substance that is secure, because these are based on the fact of God's allness and of man's spiritual likeness to and oneness with God.

WHILE stress is rightly laid upon the foundation which the Old Testament and its writers provided for the New Testament, all too little attention has been paid to the preparation which can be traced in Jewish religious books which do not form part of our Old Testament, but which nevertheless helped to make ready the thoughts of the people for the teachings of Christ Jesus. Especially is this true of the Judaic literature which appeared just prior to the New Testament period.