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It is sometimes said, and often by one who seems really desirous of learning more about Christian Science, that he cannot understand the textbook. "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.

Not until Mary Baker Eddy gave us her book "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" could the world understand the statement in the fourteenth verse of the third chapter of Exodus: "And God said unto Moses, I am that I am. " Indeed, the world had looked upon that declaration as being mysterious, and as only another example of the exclusiveness of the "unknown God.

When defining the meaning of words from even the most reliable dictionaries it is well for the student of Christian Science to remember what Mrs. Eddy has so truly said in Science and Health, on page 338.

The petition, "Give us this day our daily bread" is breathed fervently the world over by countless thousands who perhaps unconsciously give material meaning only to the uttered words. The task of the Christian Scientist is to realize the spiritual or real meaning of the word "bread.

Harmony is the omnipresent idea of Mind. It is inseparable from the Principle which governs it.

What does it mean to be alone with God? Does it not mean that no one need fear that anything connected with some one else or with the actions of some one else can disturb the harmony of one who is conscious of the reality of things? Christian Science teaches that only good is real, and it follows, therefore, that the reality of being does not include anything discordant or inharmonious. To be alone with God, then, must mean to be alone with real being expressed as the spiritual man, the perfect idea, and all that we need to do is to know that this spiritual man is present, and that in this presence the false or counterfeit does vanish.

In Christian metaphysics all is divine Mind and its manifestation. Male and female are God-created, therefore they are ideas in divine Mind, the seed within itself, made manifest as man and the universe.

Material existence cannot be compared with reality. It is a counterfeit a dream which must be broken.

It is well to be continually reminded of those striking words in Luke, "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven," and so be ever on guard to keep criticism, malice, envy, jealousy from thrusting between our neighbors and ourselves. If we are fairly successful in this fight, are we not inclined to feel that we have obeyed orders, that we are good Christian soldiers and ready for promotion to higher commands, or at least worthy, "having done all, to stand"? But have we done all that is required of us in our attitude toward mankind? Jesus' admonition was, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

One cannot but admire the expression of that which is generally termed poise in an individual. Educational institutions endeavor to foster it from graded school recitation work to university public speaking courses, laying great stress on the necessity for what they call self-reliance.