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Those who are interested in ships and the method used in guiding them along the desired course, know that the helmsman does not steer by guessing, but by a chart which has grown familiar to him through much study. The Apostle James, in pointing to the tongue as a very powerful instrument for good or evil, vividly likens it to a helm: "Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.

In the wilderness, Christ Jesus thrice overcame the temptation to believe that the purpose of his ministry was other than spiritual. His mission was to reveal and glorify God.

The world has seen many militant conquerors come and go; history is interwoven with their names. A few have sought and achieved what in their day was considered world conquest.

One of the many arresting statements in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" is the following ( p. 560 ): "The grand necessity of existence is to gain the true idea of what constitutes the kingdom of heaven in man.

As Christian Scientists we are engaged in the effort to bring forth more of the "fruit of the Spirit. " In that endeavor we turn to "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, and find the true and only method whereby the desired end may be accomplished.

The Christian ideal presented in the words of Christ Jesus, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect," is generally regarded as too transcendental for present attainment. Yet, systems of religion and philosophy, ancient and modern, have considered perfection to be the ultimate goal of the race, and have devoted earnest effort toward the furtherance of that end.

Mrs. Eddy , in her book "Unity of Good," writes ( p.

Christ Jesus came teaching and demonstrating the power of God to heal the world's ills, including sickness and sin. This was the Master's mission, and for about three hundred years his followers practiced Christian healing until, through a decline in spiritual understanding, the healing power was lost sight of.

It is almost a quarter of a century since many nations engaged in a great war "to make the world safe for democracy. " Yet, today, the suggestion is insistently presented that democracy is in greater danger than ever—that it has failed and has proved unable to cope with current social and political problems.

How powerful has been the message which the Christian Science periodicals have carried to many a sick, discouraged mortal! Through them many have received their first intimation that there is an understanding of God and man so potent and true that it will establish for them the true sense of ability, abundance, health, and happiness. When the message which Christian Science has for a receptive heart is accepted, its revelation is "as when a lion roareth," and its effect on human thinking and living is revolutionary and regenerating.