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ONE of the great changes being wrought through the study of Christian Science is in the human concept of prayer. When the thought of prayer as intercession or supplication is supplemented by the sense of prayer as righteous desire, manifested in goodness, purity, and love, we see that true prayer is expressed not so much in words as in righteous thinking and doing.

"THERE should be no blot on the escutcheon of our Christliness when we offer our gift upon the altar. " So Mrs.

IT is recorded in the Scriptures that when Jesus came to his disciples walking on the water, Peter said unto him, "Lord, .

TO the faithful student of Christian Science the fact soon becomes evident that human suffering and misery are the result of belief in and submission to laws, so called, which are totally devoid of existence or reality, and which are therefore powerless. This illumination of thought includes the awakening to the allness and oneness of divine law, as well as to the deception under which the human race at large is laboring.

WHEN, some years ago, the writer had the privilege of visiting for the first time The Mother Church in Boston, she was very much struck by the kind words, "You are very welcome. " The spirit of brotherly love that lay behind the words gave her such a warm feeling of being at home, of being made welcome in the big family of fellow workers, that fresh inspiration and a better understanding of universal brotherhood were gained.

MARK records that Jesus, shortly before the completion of his earthly ministry, instructed his disciples to be watchful against evil, in the words, "And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. " While recognizing the importance of such qualities as wisdom, purity, spiritual understanding, truthfulness, and love, the master Christian did not ignore or neglect alertness or watchfulness, a quality which helps to bring out the fundamentals of Christian character.

WHEN in need of comfort, many turn to certain books of the Bible, notably to the Psalms, to Isaiah, and particularly to the New Testament; but perhaps they may not realize how wonderfully comforting is the book of Job. There is comfort in the very fact that the supposititious cause of Job's sufferings was nothing but Satan, a purely imaginary personality, and that his faith in God was being tested in the face of seeming physical suffering and material loss.

AN underlying attraction of worthwhile things is simplicity, the inherent charm and beauty of which appeals legitimately to thought. The influence and strength of that which is tangible and secure is largely based upon simplicity.

ONE of the many interesting signs of these interesting and changing times is the evident stir going on in the consciousness of youth, observable in its struggle to express its high hopes, to define them to itself and to the world, and to translate them into achievement. This stir is manifesting itself in the organizing of the activities of youth in many lands and in many forms.

WITH Christ Jesus buried in the tomb, the aim of materiality seemingly had been accomplished, and to those who, mocking and rejecting the spiritual idea, had crucified its human representative, the spiritual teachings of the great Master undoubtedly appeared a failure. Few in those days saw beyond the evidence of the senses and understood what really took place in the tomb.