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The realization that in the case of every human problem involving disease, sorrow, or pain, it is possible to receive an angel message which, if heard and trusted, will utterly annihilate the beliefs that would undo us, is something to be most grateful for. Mrs.

" Good thoughts are potent; evil thoughts are impotent, and they should appear thus" (Miscellaneous Writings, p. 252 ).

The Scriptural statements which relate to overcoming imply that something which is hindering activity and impeding progress must be removed. In mortal experience it is expected that hindrances will occur, and that the overcoming of them develops strength by arousing energy and determination of purpose; so we are wont to regard laborious study as useful and necessary in gaining knowledge of all kinds, even toilsome drudgery in acquiring a knowledge of art; but often this strenuous driving overpowers the mental faculties, and the man breaks down physically and must give up his cherished ambition.

A man who had explained perfectly to another how to row a boat was one day seen making an unsuccessful attempt at putting the theory into practice. Those watching said that he knew the philosophy of rowing but that his efforts were very unscientific.

The following experience of a student of Christian Science is given in the hope that it may prove helpful to others who also are seeking to demonstrate the truth that divine Love meets every need. At the beginning of the summer of 1917 the student found herself far from being wealthy, as this world counts riches, and a few weeks before her proposed holiday she received a bill for an amount which seemed, under the circumstances, overwhelmingly big to her.

The student of Christian Science, especially one who has been privileged to serve the Church of Christ, Scientist, in the capacity of officer or committee worker, will grasp at sight the significance of the title of this article, and it is probable that he will recall numerous instances in which a lack of this Christian virtue was manifested. Indeed, unless he is much more spiritually minded than the average pilgrim who arrives at the crossroads where "the old man" must be put off and "the new man" take his rightful place, he will be able to remember all too easily regrettable examples of his own personal sense of importance and the consequent lack of consideration or carefulness, as Webster phrases it, "of the rights, claims, and feelings of others.

Some years ago the writer was engaged in assay work in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, at a point almost nine thousand feet above sea level. Here, amid the wondrous grandeur of the snow capped range, could be seen phases of nature both magnificent and inspiring.

As year after year has passed since the inception of The Christian Science Monitor, Mrs. Eddy's wisdom and foresight in establishing this example of clean journalism are more fully appreciated.

Our Anglo-Saxon word church is derived from the Greek word kyriakon, which means, "the Lord's house. " This nomenclature indicates a leader with a body of followers; it furthermore points to a departure on the part of some from an established condition of belief.

Energy is a favorite word with physicists. With it they conjure up any number of situations and endeavor to explain any number of things.