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The increasing number of Jews who are students of Christian Science and who have been healed through this means, occasions frequent comment. This comment is usually favorable to Science, and commends the teaching that presents the life and work of the Son of David in such light that Hebrews, once antagonistic, are led to accept his teaching and benefit thereby, as do people of other races.

Christ Jesus enjoins, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect," and Christian Science makes a rich gift to its followers in showing them what and how to overcome in order to progress toward the shining goal of perfection. The beloved disciple John clearly stated the divine modes and methods of overcoming in the fifth chapter of his first epistle, where he wrote, "Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world.

We learn in Christian Science that the universe is governed by the one Mind, God; but as this harmonious government is not yet completely manifest in human experience, it may be helpful to consider briefly some of the seeming hindrances to its immediate unfoldment, remembering all the time that these errors have no reality or power when once they are uncovered and destroyed by Truth. Impatience, wilfulness, and selfish ambition might head the list of these marauders, and the sense of discord they engender can be silenced only by a sincere desire to know and do the will of God.

There was a time when what we have termed miracles were common on earth. In the Bible we read that prophets and seers who thought in terms of Spirit instead of matter, healed the sick, fed the hungry, raised the dead.

Poverty was regarded by the Jews as a great evil. Indeed, they considered it a mark of retributive justice.

Beyond the claimed healing of disease, what does Christian Science contribute to the welfare of the community, the state, or the nation?" was the query recently put by a man given to serious thought. "It maintains no charities, indulges in no social betterment plans, engages in no institutional work, joins in no campaigns for Christian unity or hygienic education.

A Small steamer was pushing its way against the swift rapids of the Columbia river. So strong was the current that the little craft with its burden of passengers was many times almost swept backward; yet it bravely, though slowly, pushed ahead in its tumultuous course, until it entered the quiet waters of a small canal.

The desire to increase his usefulness in the world is among the first aspirations which Christian Science incites in its student. This awakened desire, so vital in every individual's experience, finds no end of opportunity for its steady employment in the practical application of Christian Science.

The mission of Christ Jesus was a healing mission. He came to heal the world of sickness, sin, and death; to show us how to escape from evil.

The greatest spiritualizing movements in the world's history have had their inception in the life of some individual. This might, on first thought, seem to be due to superior personal qualifications for leadership, as is usually the case where extensive military or commercial exploits are concerned.