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The position of Isaac in the narrative is not so conspicuous .

THE tranquil life which Isaac had led from the age of three to, probably, that of about twenty, was suddenly broken in upon by a strange and terrible trial. Early one spring morning he was summoned to sally forth with his father from the patriarchal tent, still pitched at Beersheba, on a journey of which the object was at first wholly unknown to him.

MULTITUDES of mortals are seeking and longing for a more abundant and satisfying life, a life freed from fear, suffering, lack, unhappiness, and war. In the clear teachings of Christian Science all may find the way to gain this limitless good.

THE Latin word for the verb "to educate" is educare, related to the verb educere, to lead or draw out. True education, then, brings out and develops an understanding of the real and the good.

THE relationship of parent and child is generally considered to be the one which expresses the highest sense of human love. It calls for the cultivation of many splendid qualities on both sides.

CHRIST JESUS said, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. " In this truth which Christian Science reveals is found the way of complete freedom from all that seems to hold mankind in bondage.

THE continued growth of the Christian Science movement in all parts of the world, and the undeniable proofs of its healing power in the destruction of all manner of sin and disease, are rapidly dispelling the doubt, prejudice, and criticism which attended its earlier reception. At the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church, held in Washington a few years ago, a report from a joint commission of bishops and deputies, appointed to make a study of spiritual healing, was read.

THE natural tendency of most human beings is to desire reformed lives and bettered circumstances, wherever the need for such may be apparent, whether in one's own or in another's experience. Throughout time, untiring effort has been expended in the endeavor to reform and redeem mankind, and some success has rewarded this honest effort.

THROUGH the understanding and utilization of the ever-present power of Life, God, the master Christian, Jesus of Nazareth, burst the bonds of belief termed death, and presented himself to his disciples, including the doubting Thomas, as the same loving Way-shower and friend they had known and trusted before the crucifixion. Jesus then gave them loving counsel and instruction relative to their future activities.

FOR centuries philosophers, savants, and economists have had much to say about the equality of supply and demand, and many theories have been offered as solutions for the glaring disparity between supply and demand in human experience. The present period is no exception.