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A recent issue of a monthly magazine contained an article on the possibilities incident to a greater recognition and realization of the actuality, activity, and availability of God. The article was remarkable from the Christian Scientist's point of view, because the rare and beautiful experiences related, so far from being isolated incidents of unusual character, are matters of daily, if not hourly, occurrence in the lives of those who have to some extent proved the truth of Mrs.

Perhaps nothing in this world creates more joy in the human heart than light, typifying, as it does, life, activity, beauty, sequence of ideas stimulating growth and aiding perception. In the Bible the word "light," meaning understanding, spiritual vision, enlightenment, is used from one end to the other of its sacred pages.

In "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" ( p. 213 ), our Leader writes in loving admonition, "Because this age is cursed with one rancorous and lurking foe to human weal, those who are the truest friends of mankind, and conscientious in their desire to do right and to live pure and Christian lives, should be more zealous to do good, more watchful and vigilant.

No aspect of Christian Science has appealed more forcibly to the multitude than its healing work. The gift of healing, however, carries with it the added responsibility for its correct use; and the obligation to do the works of the Master increases with the better understanding of his teaching.

In the luminous, yet marvelously concise passage with which Mrs. Eddy, on page 503 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," restores to the opening words of the first chapter of Genesis their original spiritual sense, God's creation is described as consisting of "the unfolding of spiritual ideas and their identities.

The paramount desire in the heart of every sincere Christian Scientist is to follow the behest of our Leader in Article XXX, Section 7 , of the Manual, where she says: "Healing the sick and the sinner with Truth demonstrates what we affirm of Christian Science, and nothing can substitute this demonstration. I recommend that each member of this Church shall strive to demonstrate by his or her practice, that Christian Science heals the sick quickly and wholly, thus proving this Science to be all that we claim for it.

The Bible story of Joseph and his brethren shows how the attempts of error to harass, persecute, and destroy all that typifies good, can be and are overcome by the unlabored processes of spiritual activity. "Clad in the panoply of Love," Mrs.

Until one attains to some knowledge of Christian Science, how almost incredible seems the story of the poor widow who took Elijah into her home, shared with him her scanty fare, and became the beneficiary of so much blessedness,—"the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail;" and, transcending all this, her little son was brought back to life. It was no more than a touching and beautiful legend to the writer until the day she met a young father who told how his child had been restored to health through Christian Science treatment, when the best material aid had been found of no avail, when the sentence had been pronounced, and when the erring young father cried to God, as the widow had cried to the prophet, "Art thou come unto me.

" Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. " These words from the Lord's Prayer indicate what may be termed the law of reciprocity in human and divine relations.

In that wonderful paragraph on page 566 of the Christian Science textbook. '"Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," where Mrs.