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The natural right of a man or a woman is to express God and thus to demonstrate Godlikeness. This is a divine right, and the Christian Scientist is called upon to prove that God's plan of boundless freedom for all His perfect creation is the only plan that truly exists.

In that incomparable compendium of true Christian ethics which our great Master, Jesus the Christ, gave to the world, the Sermon on the Mount, are set forth the qualities of thought which bring God's blessings into our lives. Such a high estimate did Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, place upon this sermon that on one occasion she wrote (Message to The Mother Church for 1901, p.

The life of Mary Baker Eddy is unique in the history of human accomplishments, but her work, concerned with the spiritual regeneration of humanity, has not as yet met with the world-wide acclaim which its grandeur merits. The path of reformers who have sought to bring spiritual enlightenment to the world has never been an easy one.

MRS. EDDY began her work of healing and teaching at Lynn, Massachusetts, and its benign influence was felt in Salem, Ipswich, Amesbury, Stoughton, Haverhill, Newburyport, Boston, and in such environs of Boston as Charlestown, Roxbury, and Cambridge.

" GOD is to be understood, adored, and demonstrated. " In this statement, which may be found in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p.

THE Christian Scientist commencing college life appears to be confronted with an environment in striking contrast with home conditions. How is he going to find the right mental attitude in this new phase of his development? In order to receive a satisfying answer to this question, it is necessary to be clear about the fundamental facts of Christian Science.

OUR beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, in the Church Manual ( Art. VIII, Sect.

THE desire to maintain harmonious relations with others is practically universal; yet individuals often seem engulfed in discord and dissension. We sometimes yearn for a sudden amelioration of discordant conditions, forgetting that they manifest the erring beliefs in a material selfhood.

BEFORE the days of recorded literature, imaginatively gifted people devised and recited fictional tales and adventures to satisfy the human craving for refuge from the dullness and hazards of human experience. Today the printing press facilitates the production of ephemeral literature, similarly inspired to afford a temporary distraction by creating an imaginary world remote from the reader's daily life.

PRAYER in Christian Science and what is known to its followers as treatment are identical. Ordinarily, the prayer of Christians admits the human needs and requests God to supply them, if it is His will to do so.