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THROUGHOUT the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, there is recognizable a consistent effort to lift thought above the evidence of the physical senses and guide it in the solution of the problem of true being. Our Leader frequently uses the word "problem," as, for example, in the following statement from "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" ( p.

AS we read from time to time the precious Beatitudes with which Jesus began his wonderful Sermon on the Mount, we naturally consider the many virtues there extolled, and their rewards to those who manifest them. And perhaps we search our thoughts and weigh our actions to see whether we may indeed be worthy of some of the blessedness there promised.

ON the shore of the Galilean Sea, in the early dawn of a new day, Christ Jesus waited for his disciples. As they drew near, he called, "Children, have ye any meat?" But through the long night they had toiled in vain.

THROUGH the blackness and the silence of the night the clear, sweet song of the sedge warbler may be heard. His instant song bursts forth in joyous ecstasy.

ALTHOUGH the majority of persons believe that existence continues after what is called death, comparatively few believe they have lived before birth; yet nothing is more conclusive than Mrs. Eddy's statement, on page 429 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures": "If man did not exist before the material organization began, he could not exist after the body is disintegrated.

A WELL-KNOWN writer once characterized time in these words: "Time, the foe of man's dominion. " So long as mortal mind is believed to exercise its illegitimate prerogative of measuring, weighing, outlining, and limiting all things, humanity may seem to be cheated of opportunity and defeated in achievement; for this fallacy will continue to rob mankind until its false representations are challenged and their annihilation is begun.

NOT all prayers are answered. When, for example, one asks for some specific thing, such as the appointment to a certain position of trust or the success of a particular business venture, he may be asking amiss, and it might not be well either for him or for the community to have the petition granted.

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!" sang the Psalmist. Continuing, he asked concerning the nature of man, "What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?" and summarized the real man's character and being thus: "Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet.

In his injunction to the Thessalonians, "Pray without ceasing," Paul made no reservations. He evidently looked upon it as a rule of conduct to be observed at all times and under all conditions.

" Your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. " Many times since Christ Jesus uttered these words have they brought a measure of rest and comfort to humanity in time of need, as have also the following words written centuries later by Mary Baker Eddy in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p.