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Notwithstanding a sincere desire to overcome the pernicious habit of faultfinding, one is sometimes humiliated on giving way to an impulsive denunciation of another's seeming shortcomings. Though the lapse may be instantly regretted, only the wholesome and stabilizing influence of Christian Science can restore in one's consciousness the spiritual perception of the man whom God created in His own likeness, thereby nullifying the disappointing sense-impressions which seemed so obvious and real.

" DESIRE is prayer," writes Mary Baker Eddy on page 1 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. " It gives one pause to note that no qualifying words are used in this simple statement.

WHEN Peter asked whether one should forgive a brother seven times, Jesus said, "I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. " The Master voiced the great truth that the human sense of forgiveness must pattern the divine forgiveness, which is unlimited because God, good, is infinite, recognizing no place where sin can be found.

THE central point of the teaching of Christian Science is the supremacy of spiritual reality. And it is by proving the reality of good that we learn the unreality of evil.

A CERTAIN story in the Bible is apt to be passed by because at first sight it appears to be a terrible one, but when carefully read in the light of divine metaphysics, which apprehends things as thoughts, an unusually useful and interesting lesson may be learned from it. In the seventh chapter of the book of Joshua it is related that the children of Israel suffered a severe defeat at the hands of the people of Ai.

THE command of the Master, "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment," is compulsory upon his followers, and especially upon Christian Scientists, who understand Mrs. Eddy's fundamental instruction in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p.

NO system of religion has ever emphasized the word "demonstration" as has Christian Science. In fact, without demonstration the organization founded by Mary Baker Eddy might be regarded as without claim to the world's recognition as differing from other religious movements.

THE questions are often asked: What is the attitude of Christian Science towards modern inventions? Does it hold aloof from the progressive conditions of the day, or pass them by? In view of the recognized teaching of Christian Science as to the nature of matter and materialism, these are not unreasonable questions, and it is interesting to note that Mrs. Eddy herself foresaw the situation and met it unequivocally.

HOW many times our Leader warns us against voicing error! In "Miscellaneous Writings" ( pp. 220, 221 ) she makes this point very clear, showing its effects on the individual, and also showing how to reverse this effect, where she says, "If with the certainty of Science he knows that an error of belief has not the power of Truth, and cannot, does not, produce the slightest effect, it has no power over him.

THE saying of our Master, as recorded in the twenty-fifth chapter of Matthew's Gospel, "Unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath," may have caused questioning to those unenlightened by the study of Christian Science. Luke's version of the second half of the saying is, "And whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have," a rendering which makes it clear that we cannot lose anything that we really possess, but only that which we may seem to possess.