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The third and fourth chapters of Joshua present a proof of the presence of God in the experience of the children of Israel in their passage from the land of bondage to that of promise. Proof after proof had been given them,—deliverance, food, water, protection, the law of God in the Ten Commandments.

The Bible is the great epic of the human race. It is the record of the unfoldment of the spiritual idea and of the translation of mortal consciousness out of itself,—the appearance of the true sense of being, together with a corresponding decrease of the false sense and the prophecy of its final disappearance.

When Colonel Patterson wrote of the man-eating lions of Tsavo portraying their animal nature he also portrayed the corresponding nature in the men who hunted the lions. It is this animal nature or characteristic which mankind should endeavor to overcome; and even as in the hunting of wild animals, great watchfulness must be exercised, if it is to be destroyed.

Through suggestion, so-called mortal mind argues for the reality of its mortal concepts. This subtle sense is, indeed, all there is to matter.

A Fear which besets the human mind is that there is not now, or will not be in the near or distant future, sufficient food, clothing, shelter, or money to meet the individual or collective human need. All at some time or other are liable to be influenced by the fear that a condition or circumstance will arise to deprive us of that which is essential to sustain life, health, or happiness.

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.