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UNDER the marginal heading "Real and unreal identity," on page 70 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy writes, "The divine Mind maintains all identities, from a blade of grass to a star, as distinct and eternal. " Real identity and spiritual law relate exclusively to the realm of God's spiritual creation, wherein everything is good.

THE question is sometimes asked, "Is Christianity fulfilling its purpose?" Many centuries have passed since the followers of Christ Jesus were designated as Christians in Antioch. It is noteworthy that the early Christians demonstrated the truth of their religion by healing sickness and disease of every nature, in obedience to the admonition of its great Founder.

WHAT is it that, sweeping down the centuries, seekers for Truth hear? It is the voice of Love. When David played on the harp, love caused "the evil spirit" to depart from King Saul.

HEALING in Christian Science is more than anything else a process of awakening. This awakening is brought about in different ways— through reading the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," and other writings by Mary Baker Eddy; through treatment from a Christian Science practitioner; through listening to a lecture on Christian Science; through reading an article or articles in the Christian Science periodicals.

THE daily life of many would appear to be a constant struggle to ward off the attacks of evil. From the cradle to the grave mortals, un-instructed in the Science of being, appear to be involved in a continual fight to protect themselves from the ills of poor health, sin, poverty, disappointment, unhappiness, and the like, only finally to succumb to the supposedly unavoidable enemy, death.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE teaches that absolute facts are eternal realities, and may be recognized as the solution for the problems of daily life. Mrs.

INASMUCH as many people need help towards reformation, it were well that attention be given by each of us to reforming his own habits. We should strive to walk in the right way till it becomes habitual.

For nearly three quarters of a century Christian Science has been giving to the world such convincing proof of its authenticity that, generally speaking, it now is being accepted in a more appreciable degree than formerly. Its true acceptance and proof, however, begin with individual demonstration, wherein the evidence accumulates to show that it is based upon the unalterable law of God.

As distinct from the Revised Version and the American Standard Version of the Bible, which are admittedly revisions of the familiar Authorized Version, there have since appeared several translations whose background is somewhat different. Those who prepared them make no particular effort to adhere to the phraseology of the King James rendering, or to revise it.

Balak , king of the Moabites, was uneasy about the Israelites who had lately come out of Egypt, and were encamping on the plains of Moab. Twice he had sent for Balaam of Pethor to come and curse this vast array of people, so that he might drive them out of the land.