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EFFICIENCY is the watchword of the business man of today. He wants results.

JOHN , the beloved disciple, tells us he heard a loud voice in heaven proclaiming, "Now is come salvation, .

GREAT is the indebtedness of the Christian world to the apostle Paul for the wealth of spiritual teachings handed down in his letters to individuals and to the several churches with which he was closely associated during the years of his public ministry. He taught men to hold fast, without wavering, the profession of their faith; encouraged each to work out his own salvation, being ever mindful that it was God working in him "both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

AT the time of the storm upon the Galilean lake, when the disciples cried out to the Master to save them, the question which he put to them was, "Where is your faith?" It was evident from their self-confessed inability to cope with the situation that their faith in the power of matter to destroy them was greater than their faith in the power of Spirit, to save them; hence it is not surprising that to his very pointed question not one of them could answer a word. This is not the only instance in which Jesus had to do for his disciples the work they should have done for themselves.

EXPERIENCE of personal loneliness is dreaded in the ratio that each one prizes personal companionship. Humanity universally reaches out for congenial associations and friendships, and human happiness is believed to depend largely upon the fulfilment of that desire.

SYMMETRY and perfection are prime characteristics of God's universe. Symmetry permits of no useless or unnecessary parts and of nothing out of place.

THE story of Naaman has been written about many times, yet its wonderful lessons are never exhausted. The material thought of the world has hidden a large part of the very practical help which can be gained from the narrative when it is interpreted in the light of Christian Science, a light which opens the human understanding.

NOT by human will, nor as by act of legislation, but by results, the truth is established. Upon the hypothesis that the earth is stationary and the sun revolves about it, the study of astronomy was more a detriment than an aid to human progress.

MANY individuals, after they begin to grasp the teachings of Christian Science, endeavor to reconcile some of the absolute statements found in its text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," with their own limited human knowledge or experience, and this oftentimes leads to a confused state of thought which opens the door for doubt and discouragement. Yet if the same individuals would accept some of the simpler statements which constitute the basic teachings or premises of Christian Science, just as they accept the fundamental facts or statements upon which the science of mathematics is founded, and then prove the verity of these statements by practical application with "signs following," there would be no occasion for uncertainty.

IN the first epistle of St. John we read: "He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning.