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ST. PAUL , in his epistle to them, assures the Ephesians that he prays for them, that they may "be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith;.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE is the complete and final revelation of Truth. We have in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" and the other writings of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, a complete, understandable, and demonstrable statement of the omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience of God.

Wherever the English language is spoken, the word "now," as indicating the actual moment, or present time, is in constant use. In a larger, spiritual significance, however, the word has not been duly considered by mankind in general.

Why do Christian Scientists organize churches and engage in varied church activities? What is the purpose of The Mother Church and its branches? Is not that purpose to separate men gently and effectively from the world, and to lead them into unity with God? One qualification for membership is that the applicant should believe in the doctrines of Christian Science. To believe in the doctrines of Christian Science, we must believe in God and the supremacy of His transcendent power.

Following the passing of Solomon, and the breaking up of his empire, there came a period of political unrest, with continued rivalry between Israel and Judah, accompanied by an insidious laxity in religious affairs, and when, at length, Ahab ascended the throne of Israel he "did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him" ( I Kings 16:30 ), while his wife, Jezebel, a militant devotee of Baal-worship, easily persuaded her husband to support her pagan practices. If ever the people of Israel needed a true prophet to recall them to their senses, they needed him now, and the need was met in the coming of Elijah.

Independence is the right of all, and is desired and sought by all mankind. Individuals may work long and faithfully, but in vain, to attain independence through material means.

Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, discerned the subjective nature of human experience and stated in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p. 86 ): "Mortal mind sees what it believes as certainly as it believes what it sees.

Christian Scientists are especially grateful that, through the teachings of their Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, the utterances of our Master, Christ Jesus, can be understood in their spiritual meaning. It is spiritual sense which illumines the Word and reveals its true meaning.

The Lesson-Sermons in the Christian Science Quarterly provide a unique and most profitable course of study for anyone who will diligently read and ponder the citations day by day. Furthermore, it is study, available and beneficial to all, to young and old, to the beginner as well as to the more seasoned worker.

Recently the nations of the earth have been classified in public thought as the "haves" and the "have nots," the first being credited with abundant resources and some measure of self-sufficiency, the second being subject to lack and dependence. This difference is supposed to result in economic disturbance, and to be a spur to certain movements which threaten world peace.