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True success is the attainment of spiritual understanding. To "bear witness unto the truth," so that this truth might be discerned and demonstrated by all mankind, was the mission of the divine Way-shower.

Service is a divine idea. It is an idea of that Mind which is the only source of the inspiration, love, humility, purity, fidelity, and constancy which characterize one who is the true minister to mankind.

The prisoner at the bar and the witness in the box are characters inseparable from history and fiction; nor is this the extent of their activities, for, as every one knows, a witness is not confined to a court room nor a prisoner to a dock. In the broader view many witnesses are constantly offering evidence in the daily round of individual experience, —captives and witnesses of physical sense, fear, sickness, and superstition, as well as glad messengers of freedom, joy, health, and life.

To the Christian Scientist whose daily study of the Bible in connection with his textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," impresses him ever more forcibly with the fact that the foundation, inspiration, and power of this healing truth is divine Love, it seems at once strange and unjust to hear the remark from one who is not a student of Christian Science, "Oh, yes, it does a great many wonderful things, but it makes people so cold and unsympathetic. " We have nearly all come face to face with this accusation at some time from friend, relative, or business associate.

When David was sent down to the battle field to take food to his brothers, he found two great armies drawn up in array for battle, the armies of the Philistines, who were a very idolatrous people, on the one side, and the Israelites on the other. The camp of the children of Israel was in a state of great commotion and fear.

Those persons who were deep in the entanglements of sin or sickness when Christian Science was first presented to them, know how gladly they welcomed the hope inspiring interpretation of John's statement in his first epistle,—"Beloved, now are we the sons of God. " It mattered not to them whether their pains were mental, moral, or physical; the idea of divine sonship presented a spiritual vision of possibility which quickly evidenced itself in increased health and happiness.

He who wrote, "Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control,— these three alone lead life to sovereign power," is universally regarded as both a sage and a poet. Nevertheless, apart from a discriminating sense of selfhood, the effort to profit by this aphorism is quite sure to lead to confusion and discouragement.

The Scripture declares: "One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

The Christianity of Jesus healed the sick. His command to every follower was to heal.

The student of Christian Science is, in the very nature of things, introspective. An important part of his work is to see whence thoughts come and whither they lead.