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Nathaniel Hawthorne in "The Great Stone Face" tells the legend of the profile on the mountainside, which was like a great and good man who would some day come to benefit the struggling villagers near by. A lowly lad spent many hours of his youth gazing at the profile and thinking of the goodness of the man who was to come.

No better counsel as to a method of effective prayer can be found than in the eleventh chapter of Mark's Gospel, wherein is recorded the earnest appeal of the Master to his disciples for greater steadfastness, faith in God, and forgiveness, if there be "ought against any. " As a fitting climax to his admonition for unwavering faith, he promised, "What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Much is heard of the questionings of youth as to life, its meaning and purpose. Youth is said to be unsettled, doubtful, viewing the future as a sea of uncertainty with no port of destination and no compass of reason or revelation with which to steer the ship of life.

Life, discerned spiritually, is splendidly worth living. Regarded materially, life is neither secure nor satisfying.

Christian Scientists know that man, the image and likeness of God, has no creative intelligence of his own, because intelligence is inherent in God, the creative Mind. "Intelligence," says Mary Baker Eddy in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p.

Jerusalem is no match for Shechem in fertility or convenience of site. The whole plateau stands aloof, waterless, on the road to nowhere.

Altogether , Jerusalem covered, at its greatest, about three hundred acres. As of old there were still the same narrow streets in the business quarters; but in close contiguity to bazaars and shops rose stately mansions of wealthy merchants, and palaces of princes.

Prophets of all times undoubtedly have foreseen, to a degree at least, the receptivity which awaits the heralding or proclamation of Truth. And within the literature of any movement may be found a very vital influence for good or evil.

He who is anxiously concerned about his daily supply will find practical aid through God's abundant grace and mercy, if he will wake to realize God's provision for all His creation. Think what it means to a person who is believing that he has come to the end of his resources, to find that reserved for him is an inexhaustible supply which is his to draw upon unstintingly.

To the student of Christian Science, church work is an important part of his demonstration of divine law. In order to enjoy the privileges and to fulfill the obligations relating to this holy service, it is necessary to understand what constitutes church work in the Church of Christ, Scientist.