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IN the tenth chapter of John's gospel, Jesus is recorded as saying, "All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers. " Jesus could make this statement without in the least discrediting the work of the prophets who had preceded him, for he alone was to mark out the perfect path from sin to holiness, according to the perfect law of God.

NO one is too young a member or too ignorant to enjoy his share in the blessings of Christian Science, and no church member is too inexperienced to give his share toward the furtherance of the cause with which he has united, or to assist in the progressive working of his branch church organization. Young or new members are just as certainly a part of the whole membership as the old members, and the responsibilities of membership should not be left only to those who have assisted in the initial work of branch church building.

IN "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p. 88 ) Mrs.

EVEN the casual reader must observe that the Scriptures comprise a continuous record of the lives of those who have escaped some form of evil. Noah passing unharmed through the flood, Daniel escaping injury in the lions' den, the three Hebrews suffering no ill as the result of being cast into a fiery furnace, are all familiar instances of the escape of individuals; while the children of Israel led out by Moses from their execrable bondage to the Egyptians, and later in their history, when tormented by the Midianites, led by Gideon, victorious over these enemies, are well-known examples of national escape from harm.

THE harmony or inharmony of our lives depends upon our view of every circumstance, condition, person, or thing which comes within the circle of our experience. We cannot control people or events; but we can so learn to know God, good, as to be undisturbed by either.

An inspiring insight about the Bible Story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

When one becomes interested in Christian Science it is not long before he learns to turn to God in trouble of any sort, and every experience proves that "God is our refuge and strength. " Should fear knock loudly at our hearts, instantly we can deny that God ever created anything of which man could be afraid, because of the comforting words found in our textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p.

In that wonderful farewell to his disciples, Christ Jesus promised to send them the Comforter; and in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p. 55 ) Mrs.

One of the most difficult rules in Christian Science for an enthusiastic beginner to conform to wholeheartedly is that prohibiting the application of treatment, uninvited, to another's problem. As he advances, however, he recognizes the justice of this rule, which is simply adherence to the Golden Rule, and the application of it to human relationships; he learns how to discriminate between the mental effort to bar error from his own consciousness when confronted by the manifestation of its claim in another, and the undesired, uninvited, and therefore discourteous invasion of another's mentality.

Almost every one in the course of the search for Truth has at some time experienced a feeling of disappointment. At first all went well, faith appeared so easy, the healing came so quickly, the path seemed one of flowers, and there was a feeling of light where before all had been darkness and confusion.