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WITH the coming of the New Year there arises a desire in the thought of mortals to lay aside undesirable habits and practices and adopt a better mode of living. A resolve based upon an honest desire to be better is always helpful and commendable.

IT makes little difference how long or how short a period of time one may have been interested in this new-old religion of divine Love, Christian Science, as taught and demonstrated by Christ Jesus, and discovered again and founded in our day by our revered Leader, Mary Baker Eddy. To the beginner and the advanced student alike, apply the all-important questions: How much of Truth am I putting into practice? Am I proving, by holding steadfastly to the understanding of the omniactivity of Mind, God, that divine Love is really demonstrable in the removing of seeming obstacles, in healing want and woe, in destroying sin? Or am I going along from day to day with a self-satisfied feeling that I have already gained a sufficient understanding of Science to enable me to cope with the many and varied problems which may present themselves, without, perhaps, a thought for the brother who may be wondering if I have a really worth-while religion? Unless we are making the understanding we have gained of practical value in everyday life,—unless we are actually applying our understanding of the omnipotence of divine Principle to the so-called problems that arise on our mental horizons,— we are indeed doing little or nothing in the way of proving that God, intelligent good, is the only power, the only presence, and therefore always available to meet every need of mankind.

IN the time of Christ Jesus, the mount of Olives commanded a sweeping view of the city of Jerusalem, with its walls, terraced gardens, magnificent palaces, and architectural monuments of shining marble and glittering gold. And from it may be seen the river Jordan, which Elisha parted with the mantle of Elijah, and in which Jesus was baptized by John.

ALL of humanity seems to be victimized more or less by a belief in a thing called the past. What we seem to be to-day is more or less a result of this false claim; for there is in each human consciousness a belief of human parentage with its supposedly inherited tendencies, either good or bad, of a childhood either happy or unhappy, of an education either thorough or superficial, of a home environment either helpful or pernicious—of all sorts of experiences, some uplifting, some debasing, through which we are constantly seeming to pass, and which claim to leave their indelible impression upon us.

THE most casual observer cannot fail to appreciate the fact that the call to help the world is urgent. No one in this age has seen the world's need as did Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science; and she made ample provision to meet it.

About a year ago, The Christian Science Board of Directors announced that there would be established, under the auspices of The Mother Church, a permanent home for elderly persons whose length of service in the Cause of Christian Science, good works, and other circumstances would furnish special reasons for generous provision by Christian Scientists. It was also stated that this institution would be located near Concord, New Hampshire, at the beautiful spot called Pleasant View, where Mrs.

IN "A Rule for Motives and Acts" on page 40 of the Manual of The Mother Church, our beloved Leader, Mrs. Eddy, has given to the students of Christian Science a comprehensive guide for Christian conduct in the words, "In Science, divine Love alone governs man; and a Christian Scientist reflects the sweet amenities of Love, in rebuking sin, in true brotherliness, charitableness, and forgiveness.

" Infinite progression is concrete being, which finite mortals see and comprehend only as abstract glory;" so we read on page 82 of "Miscellaneous Writings" by Mary Baker Eddy. A realization of the Science of being as wholly progressive so stimulates and refreshes us that to be really alive becomes a wonderful thing.

TWO students of Christian Science who undertook a vacation trip in an automobile, when but a short distance from their starting point found that something was wrong with the car they were driving. Turning into a garage, they were told that certain repairs were needed which would entail considerable expense and an ill-afforded delay.

THERE was a time not so many years ago when, if one asked the reason for some so-called act of God, he was told that it was wrong to ask such a question, for no one could presume to understand a Being so great and mysterious as God. If the question were pushed, and it were asked, "How then did Jesus understand God?" the answer was that Jesus himself was Deity! To-day, men everywhere are learning to rejoice in the fact that Christ Jesus, as the most perfect man who ever walked the earth, did indeed understand his Father; and that whatever was possible to him is possible to us —that we also, as God's image and likeness, may understand God.