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TO one of an orderly, law-abiding nature definite rules of procedure from an accepted, authoritative source are restful and comforting. Students of music and of mathematics do not find definite rules to be restrictive or irksome in the work which they have chosen.

IN a figure of speech Christ Jesus spoke of "the bread which cometh down from heaven. " This expression, with slight variations, may be found several times in the sixth chapter of John's Gospel.

A SHORT time ago two men were talking on the subject of astrology, and the supposed influence of the planets on individual lives, prospects, and destinies. One of these men said to his friend: "You were born under the planet Venus.

ST. JOHN the Divine records this message to the angel of the church in Smyrna: "Ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

I can still quite vividly remember my emotions the morning I first set eyes on Palestine.

There is the Lake of Galilee as you see it from Gadara, with the hills of Naphtali above it, and Hermon filling all the north. There is the perspective of the Jordan Valley as you look up from over Jericho, between the bare ranges of Gilead and Ephraim, with the winding ribbon of the river's jungle, and the top of Hermon like a white cloud in the infinite distance.

Recently in a medical magazine there appeared an interesting article on faith-healing written by a well-known physician, who described in detail the healing of three so-called incurable organic diseases, brought about solely by the faith of the patients in the doctors treating them. He said that "faith is the most potent remedy.

That there is a definite upward trend of human thought is evident today. This is specially seen in the changed attitude toward individual activity.

The young man or young woman who is grounded in an understanding of Christian Science has within his or her grasp the accomplishment of great good. The most satisfying of human activities in which we can engage is work in the Christian Science movement.

No greater privilege awaits the young student of Christian Science than that of church membership, because this step requires spiritual preparation and makes constant and increasing demands for spiritual growth and the demonstration of divine ability. Being a member of a Christian Science church may be likened to being a pupil in a school in which the pupils are at different stages of progress, yet all are pursuing the same line of development.