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A Belief in Truth is a step in the right direction; a practical faith relies on Truth and treads firmly where "strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life"; the understanding of Truth breaks the shackles of sin and disease, dispels the dark clouds of superstition and fear, overcomes the limitations imposed by material belief, and makes man free in good,— free to think, talk, and do good. Spiritual understanding is the acme of earthly attainment.

Jesus promised that the "Comforter," "the Spirit of truth," which was to come after him, would lead mankind "into all truth. " and this Comforter, Mrs.

The activities of so-called mortal mind, expressed as pride, selfishness, and fear, constitute the sense-dream inheritance which is corruptible, defiled, and which, through the operation of Christian Science, will finally pass away. Mortal mind can neither give us that which is good nor take it away; it does not touch reality.

Standing in a great forest and looking up at the colossal giants of pine as they grow in the East, the spruce and hemlock of the North, the redwood of the Pacific slope, or the mahogany and rosewood and cedar of the far South, who has not felt inspired at the sight? Looking through the canopy of green boughs into the immensity of a sky most beautifully blue, walking through nature's temple decorated in sunlight and shadow and gladdened by twittering nestling and mother bird's loving call, who, looking and laughing in very joyousness, has not turned in memory to the sweet singer of Israel and his beautiful simile in the first psalm, wherein he compares the godly man to "a tree planted by the rivers of water"? Thus thinking, one is reminded of the aptness of the comparison and finds new reasons for gratitude to God and to the Discoverer of Christian Science for the way-marks of Truth contained in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" that enable us to see so much of beauty and freshness and helpfulness in the Bible, which to some of us formerly seemed so unattractive and unsatisfactory because not understood. The lesson in the passage of Scripture referred to is only appreciated to the fullest through the recognition of the condition required to become the recipient of the blessings of growth and stability which the psalmist described as being "like a tree.

In a city room stood a bowl holding three narcissus bulbs, propped by pebbles in their little green lake. Within a day or two the bulbs began to send up slender green shoots, and the owner rejoiced in this quick growth until a visitor gave her the counsel of experience.

The call of the angel of the Lord from the midst of the burning bush caused Moses to do that which mortal mind had been industriously doing from time immemorial; namely, endeavoring to explain by material sense that which the divine law of infinite Love alone can make clear. His first impulse was to "turn aside" and see why the bush was not burnt, to investigate from a personal sense standpoint that which material sense could never explain; but rising triumphant far above the limitations of humanity came the command, "Put off thy shoes from off thy feet," and the reason for this command is explained in the tremendous assertion of the presence of the ever living God, "for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

" Be ye therefore perfect," said the Master, "even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. " What is Christian activity but a means to this end.

In Christian Science patience is a character-building force, and not a mere expression of passivity. It is more than waiting, more than contentment, more than resignation.

One day the writer was walking up a hill just on the outskirts of an industrial town, and on reaching the top turned to enjoy for a few moments the clear air and the prospect about him. Away beneath lay the factories and workshops of the town, also the works where he himself was employed.

On page 410 of Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy says: "Every trial of our faith in God makes us stronger.