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WHEN Simon Peter declared that Jesus was the Christ, the Master promptly forestalled any assumption that Peter's declaration might come from an emotional impulse by his immediate reply, "Flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. " On that spiritual recognition of the Christ, Jesus proposed to build his church.

CHAPTERS 56 to 66 of the book of Isaiah appear to date from about 460 B. C.

OUR branch churches at times are confronted with various problems. One problem that may seem to be difficult to solve is that of supply; and this may be due in part to the fact that mortals look upon money as substance.

AT some period during one's growth out of material beliefs to a fuller realization of spiritual existence, there may appear conflicting experiences which confuse and depress thought. One may wonder why he does not receive his healing, or why he is faced with some trying experience, or is in some other condition of discord.

TODAY it is generally admitted that one's progress should be gauged not by a comparison of his work with that of another, but by what he himself has done. The tendency to recognize honest effort serves not only to discourage such undesirable qualities as envy, jealousy, false pride, self-pity, self-righteousness, and self-condemnation, but.

THANKSGIVING always includes joy and peace. One's thought is always at rest when one's giving of thanks is heartfelt and sincere.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE heals. This is attested by the fact of the Christian Science movement itself—by the testimonies given in its churches and periodicals, and by steady growth.

AS we observe the present condition of the world, it is apparent that material methods have failed to bring order out of chaos. There can be little doubt that efforts to adjust world affairs have too frequently been based upon motives that have not been free from selfishness and domination, from ways of thinking that are not straight.

WHEN , according to the Gospel of Mark, Jesus addressed the faithful eleven just before he "was received up into heaven," he said, "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents;.

THE inclination to worship a deity of some sort is inherent in mankind. Many regard this tendency as the higher nature in mortals struggling against the lower.