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BEFORE these judges Stephen was made to stand, confronted by his accusers. The eyes of all were fixed upon his countenance, which grew bright, as they gazed on it, with.

STEPHEN is the acknowledged forerunner of the apostle of the Gentiles. He was the first to "look steadfastly to the end of that which is abolished," to sound the death-knell of the Mosaic ordinances and the temple worship, and to claim for the gospel unfettered liberty and universal rights.

DURING the formative period of The Christian Science movement there were many beginnings, developments, and other episodes that are or may be interesting to all whose acquaintance with this mental and spiritual reformation dates from a later time. Some of these incidents have been related in prior articles of this series; more of them constitute the present subject.

THE aim of education should be to raise the standard of daily living, to direct thought toward the contemplation of something better and purer than worldly pleasures or gain, and so fit the individual to achieve a good mental standard rather than merely earn a living. On page 258 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy we find this statement: "God expresses in man the infinite idea forever developing itself, broadening and rising higher and higher from a boundless basis.

IN her practical and helpful article "Improve Your Time" ( Miscellaneous Writings, p. 230 ), Mrs.

IN the business world today one hears more of service than formerly. Indeed, service is being more generally recognized as the keynote of prosperity.

THROUGH the careful and diligent study of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, we inevitably reach the conclusion that the amelioration of physical discord is not the primary mission of Christian Science. Its mission, more than merely the improvement of particular mortal beliefs, is the elimination of the fundamentally erroneous belief that man is material.

AN incident of no small moment occurred on a roadway leading to the city of Damascus in the long ago. A young man of prominence, brilliantly versed in the law of his time, swayed with misdirected zeal and a passionate bigotry, mesmerized with hatred against the Christians and busy in their persecution, was journeying along this road.

THE fifty-fifth chapter of Isaiah includes a clear declaration that God's thoughts are not like those of a mortal. The Christian Scientist, in learning to think spiritually, accepts the definition of God given by Mrs.

OUR beloved Leader writes ( Miscellaneous Writings, p. 185 ), "Self-renunciation of all that constitutes a so-called material man, and the acknowledgment and achievement of his spiritual identity as the child of God, is Science that opens the very flood-gates of heaven; whence good flows into every avenue oi being.