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The more we learn of the wonderful lessons to be derived from studying the spiritual meaning of the Scriptures with the help of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, the more cause have we for that gratitude which is expressed in good works; the more do we long, in fact, to come closer to the example of Christ Jesus, the Way-shower, in our daily demonstrations.

From the Pharaohs to Alexander the Great, to Julius Caesar to Napoleon Bonaparte, and so on to our own day, the human concepts of place and power have, in varying degrees, dominated much of human thought, and spun their tangled threads into the nature of the human race. Loud has been the clamor, mighty has been the temporal effort, not only of these well-known types of men, but also of a vast multitude besides who have sought the same selfish ends.

To the Christian Scientist there is one true type of citizenship, and one real city, even the holy city, the New Jerusalem, pictured by John in his vision of the Apocalypse,—the perpetual understanding of harmonious being. In this city every citizen enjoys perfect freedom, and equal privileges and opportunities with every other citizen.

Humanity's yearning for liberation from all forms of discord has led thinkers in every age to bend their efforts toward contributing to the much desired result. Blind, indeed, have been the gropings of many leaders of thought who cherished the hope that they might advance mankind toward the goal of complete, righteous liberation.

When David was about to go forth to meet the Philistine of Gath, we are told, "Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. " But, the narrative continues, "David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them;" and he put them off.

Moses , as the embodiment of justice, is known to us all. His summary judgment upon the Egyptian taskmaster, the rebuking of his quarreling brethren, his effort to secure fair treatment for Jethro's daughters,—these incidents show him in the form of an avenging justice.

The world has heard much of victory within the past few years. For a while, in the dark days of the late war, when civilization itself seemed to be fighting with its "back to the wall," there was little talk of victory.

It is related in the gospel of John that a certain ruler of the Jews, Nicodemus by name, came to Jesus, evidently for instruction, and was told by him that "except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God;" and also, "that which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. " To Nicodemus, steeped in the learning of the times, these tremendous statements of the Master were incomprehensible at first, as indeed they were to the great mass of his own people; and, yet, a few faithful followers did catch the meaning of what the Master taught, and they in turn began to impart the Word to those willing to hear.

Every student of Christian Science accepts the impersonal nature of evil, and is taught to see evil for what it is,—nothing. It is equally true that wisdom and intelligence are also just as impersonal as evil, that, as Mrs.

The teaching of the nothingness of evil in Christian Science is sometimes puzzling to the uninitiated; and descriptions of evil and its seeming operations, if unaccompanied by the demonstration of its unreality, only tend to confuse the more. God is All-power; and evil, being the admitted opposite of God, must be powerless.