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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.

Some of the necessary qualifications for serving mankind as a Christian Science nurse are given by our revered Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, in Science and Health (p. 395) , where she writes: "An ill-tempered, complaining, or deceitful person should not be a nurse.

The neophyte in Christian Science whose thought becomes arrested by Paul's exhortation to the Thessalonians: "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.

" The Christlike understanding of scientific being and divine healing includes a perfect Principle and idea,—perfect God and perfect man, —as the basis of thought and demonstration" ( Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 259 ).

Amidst the changing conditions in this age, with unfamiliar goals being sought by untrod paths, the Christian Scientist is assured of the stability of the democratic form of government in his church organization. In some instances civil governments are changing form; while the spirit as well as the letter of democracy appears to be at low ebb, with little apparent concern in the thought of some over its decline.

In a recent tribute to Abraham Lincoln, it was said, "He stepped out of the environment which shut him in. " Though reared in lowly circumstances and for the most part faced by an antagonistic world, Lincoln, through his humanity, humility, simplicity, and integrity, and his courageous, confident perseverance in a righteous cause based on an unwavering trust in God, made his life an inspiration to all who long to aid their fellow men.

People who look long in the same direction cannot remain strangers. This truism is often illustrated when a number of tourists otherwise unknown to one another find themselves talkative and friendly as they contemplate together some spot of beauty or point of historic interest.

The Students' Associations, provided for by our Leader in her Church Manual, are very important factors in church organization, powerful levers for raising the thought and work of their membership. To associate means to come together; to unite in purpose, aim, and object.