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It is a never failing inspiration to read the different accounts of the public ministry of Jesus of Nazareth, for thereby one becomes gratefully and reverently conscious of the power of good which he continually manifested. Wherever he might be, under whatever conditions, it was evident that a strong yet quiet influence made itself felt instinctively.

When we drop a letter into the mail box, usually all care regarding the safety of that letter ceases. Train wrecks, fires, theft, or other casualties which might possibly overtake it do not enter our thought.

One of the remarkable changes resulting from the war has been the cooperation of men and women in carrying on the work of the country, and especially in the newly organized work for the national defense. As Christian Scientists we see, however, that this equality now becoming manifest is simply the result of the activity of Truth.

No one can seriously deny that sin brings suffering into human experience; this fact is too clearly seen in the suffering of the criminal, the debauchee, the inebriate, and others whom mankind in general look upon as having transgressed some special law. The statement, however, that all suffering is directly or indirectly the result of sin, does not meet with such ready acceptance.

It is now generally agreed that all real progress in human welfare is marked, not so much by material discovery and invention, as by a better understanding of and a truer love for God and man. The possession of many of the present day material inventions, when unaccompanied by substantial growth Godward, may work against, rather than for, the world's true betterment.

Biblical history fails to mention the name of the first daughter born to the human family, or to give her father's name; and in its early narrative, covering a period of over two thousand years, the word daughter is rarely used, except in genealogical records of "sons and daughters. " This omission no doubt had its origin in error of belief regarding woman's God-given place in the order of creation; for God has no nameless offspring.

The numerous prophecies recorded in the Scriptures of the ultimate restoration of the house of Israel have until recently aroused but little general interest, for the simple reason that Israel as a nation, or as a distinct race, has for twenty centuries or more completely lost sight of itself. After the Assyrian captivity of the northern kingdom of Israel had spent itself, the Israelites, unlike the people of the southern kingdom of Judah, did not return to their own land, but scattered themselves among other countries and drifted out of historical knowledge or record.

In the Hebrew language certain numbers have been so often associated with certain ideas that, in many instances, symbolism has nearly replaced the numerical force of these numbers. This is true of the number seven, which was adopted generally as a sacred number symbolizing the perfection and completeness of God.

Christian Science is bringing to mankind a new understanding of obedience. It rends the veil of blind submission to an unknown and far-off God, of emotional observance of outward rites, or acceptance of coldly intellectual creeds.

The problem of material supply, induced by a belief in matter as substance, can only be solved by a comprehension of true supply in its relation to the phenomena we call food, clothing, and shelter. The pertinent question is, Are these things our supply? The answer is, As matter, no; but on page 27 of "Miscellaneous Writings," in speaking of a stone, Mrs.