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By human beings space is usually considered to mean that which seems to contain everything in existence, and it is described in various ways, such as an external environment, fathomless expanse, an all-inclusive medium, or a mental creation. Dimensions are made use of when we are considering space of limited size and shape, for which an elaborate geometrical system has been developed, based upon the point, line, surface, and solid as the elements.

Not long ago there went forth from a meeting in The Mother Church a young man with a new ambition. At that gathering Christian Scientists were invited by one of the editors to become contributors to the pages of the Sentinel and Journal.

The student of history who approaches his subject in the light of Christian Science is early impressed with the evidence that underneath the surface conflict in human affairs, the steady, orderly, and irresistible unfolding of good is in process. As the clouds of conflicting theories clear away from any age and the proper perspective is obtained, the constructive work of Principle lies revealed to the seeing eye.

At all times Jesus was engaged in his Father's business. He said, "My Father worketh hitherto, and I work," and he ever tried to show a toil driven world what the reflection of divine activity meant.

Through countless ages mortal man has been praying in some sort of way to God to provide his daily supplies, to meet his daily needs. All through the centuries he has said, O Father, send me food, clothes, the four walls of a house, heat, light, a bank account upon which to draw.

One would scarcely attempt to surmise how well this country would have survived the processes of its birth and its many years of civic advancement, had there not been in the Federal Constitution of the United States the one all-important clause relating to religious liberty. Since a wise creator guides and governs man through his spiritual gifts and religious yearnings, and since progress implies growth into purer ideals and a higher order of citizenship, could the framers of our Constitution have bequeathed to us a greater boon? The declaration of the right to worship God without let or hindrance from any previously existent doctrine was at that time a divine leading far in advance of all previous history.

A Recent article in the Sentinel brought to mind a realization of the amount of healing, formative, and constructive work which just one Christian Science Sentinel may accomplish. Some years ago a woman in Denver was healed of a so-called incurable disease through Christian Science treatment, and in her gratitude sent her son, who was in the Government service and stationed on the island of Java, a copy of the Sentinel, telling him to read it carefully.

Shakespeare must have had a glimpse of the divine plan when he wrote:— There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will. Perhaps Tennyson had a vision even more profound when he sang:— Yet I doubt not through the ages one increas ing purpose runs, And the thoughts of men are widen'd with the process of the suns.

Creation as generally understood means the making of something new, which after being created begins an existence of its own apart from the cause or the creator. The creation of the universe and man is usually thought of as having taken place a long time ago—just how is a mystery; on one point, however, all pretty much agree,—that with this mysterious, "once upon a time" occurrence an external condition began which is to remain essentially unchanged for another long time.

Anyone who studies the Glossary terms in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" will wonder why Dan is representative of animal magnetism. As, however, one studies the subject throughout the Bible it is made clear that these terms in the Glossary are exact definitions, that Dan is indeed a type of animal magnetism.