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AFTER he had brought the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage into the promised land, recognizing that without purity his people could not progress, Moses gave them laws of purification such as they could understand and practice. The spiritual significance of purification was kept aglow by the prophets, but to the Jews of Jesus' time this light had become almost extinct.

EARLY in her experience as a student of Christian Science, one was freed from lung trouble by her awakening to exalted purpose, and by the realization of the healing power and protection of selfless desires and holy aims. While her thought was still unawakened to God's purpose for her, she had drifted into the current of self-seeking, and had become disappointed, discouraged, and diseased.

OUR beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, points out in her textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," and also in her other writings, that, although to human sense there appear to be two ways of going about anything, there is but one true way. This is in accord with the teaching of Christ Jesus, who spoke of the strait gate and narrow way as contrasted with the broad way leading to destruction.

THERE are certain fundamental propositions taught in Christian Science which, when understood and applied, serve to clarify the mental atmosphere and dispel the illusions of material sense testimony. In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy we read ( p.

" Her priests are all God's faithful sons, To serve the world raised up. " In regard to talent one reads and hears much; and a definition given by Webster of this term, so frequently used, reads as follows: "Faculty for effective performance along certain lines.

IN his beautiful letter to the Philippians, Paul seems to have attained to such an altitude of spiritual vision, inspiration, and love that out of the fullness of his loyal and redeemed affection he can declare: "What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.

IN her Message to The Mother Church for 1900 Mrs. Eddy says ( p.

AS they are published by The Christian Science Publishing Society, The Christian Science Journal, the Christian Science Sentinel, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Heralds of Christian Science, all may be regarded as gifts from God, through Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science. Gracious and precious gifts they are, for they afford a rightly ordered way by which the students of Christian Science may voice something of their growing knowledge of Christian Science, and express their gratitude for what it is bringing to mankind.

FOR many years the writer, while living on a country estate, had the opportunity of watching the efforts of young storks to fly. With a frightened fluttering of the wings they ventured at first just a little above the nest, each day increasing their efforts and flying somewhat higher; but it was only after several days that they ventured to fly beyond the edge of the nest.

THE Master's humility, his dependence on infinite intelligence, his perfect realization that God ever expresses Himself through His idea, and his pure desire to be ever obedient to God's directing, were expressed in his words: "I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.