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IN the eleventh chapter of II Corinthians, Paul gives us a vivid summary of the many trials encountered in his Christian ministry. He writes: "Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

ONE of the cardinal points which Christian Science demands we accept is the unreality of matter. This, as any one may readily perceive, is tantamount to saying that the evidence before the physical senses is unreal, and therefore should not be accepted as a basis for right reasoning.

ALL who honestly pursue the study and practice of Christian Science discover that a great transformation is required on their part. However far from, or near to, the kingdom of God they may have appeared to be, they will sooner or later be rewarded by the conviction that the evil ways of the world must be wholly abandoned and God must be everywhere obeyed.

IN the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mrs. Eddy writes (p.

GOD'S perfect law is expressed in His activities. Creation is the effect of perfect cause,—God.

THERE are many to whom the word "obedience" conveys a disciplinary and stern meaning. They maintain that the term implies restriction, curtailment of complete freedom of action; and that to be free to do as one pleases is more to be desired, even though the allurement may be but some whim or fancy, offering an illusory pathway to a garden of uncertain happiness.

IF mankind could be convinced that there is a practical, definite, and provable way out of sickness, out of the ills which they believe must go along with material living, they would certainly hasten to find out what that way is, and no longer depend upon human ways and means for liberation from the burdens imposed by a belief of existence in matter. Indeed, even the so-called mortal mind, which claims to assume a directing hand over the destiny of humanity, and which thinks so much of itself and what it can do in the affairs of men, is not satisfied with its past achievements in relieving itself and the immediate object of its care and solicitude—the mortal body —from its pains and heartaches.

INASMUCH as the word "ambition" is often used, it is well to consider closely the qualities of thought which it represents. Since much that is active in the affairs of the world of material sense, resulting from ambition, is dangerous to public weal and individual peace, we may profitably look into the subject and choose the higher sense of it as alone conducive to happiness.

IN "The Pilgrim's Progress," Christian, when in the House of the Interpreter, saw "a Fire burning against a Wall, and one [the Devil] standing by it always, casting much Water upon it to quench it. " At the back of the wall stood the Christ "with a Vessel of Oil in his hand, of the which he did also continually cast, but secretly, into the fire;" and it was impossible for the evil one to comprehend the reason why the fire continually burned higher and hotter.

HOW to find surcease from the woes of mortal sense has been one of the problems of mankind throughout all ages. Both as nations and as individuals mortals have ever been striving for freedom from so-called wrong conditions, the results of their ignorance of God and His government of the universe, including man.