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Happy indeed is the student of Christian Science who recognizes in Christ Jesus his lawgiver; and happier still is he who translates the Master's parables into illustrations and interprets his miracles into demonstrations of divine law. All so-called natural sciences have been discovered or created by the recognition of uniformities or similarities of law and manifestation by those whose thoughts were tending in that particular direction, as in the case of Newton and Copernicus.

For many years people have used the phrase, "Give the devil his due," when in a charitably disposed frame of mind they were ready to gloss over and condone certain evil deeds and conditions, on the supposition that even the so-called "prince of darkness" might not be so black as he was painted, and that the proverbial "dog in the manger" might have been a nervous animal, whose snarling and snapping should therefore be overlooked. In a situation where evil seemed rampant and for the time being appeared to hide everything else, a rebuke administered to the instigator of it all, brought the old reply, "Oh, well, you must 'give the devil his due,' you know.

There is both pleasure and advantage in work well done. The skill a workman displays in doing his work not only calls out praise and reward, but it also advances his usefulness in society and promotes the cause or profession which he represents, rather than himself.

Standing on the seashore recently and watching the tide slowly creep over the flat expanse of sand, my attention was caught by a sudden inrush of water, and I looked for the cause. Some distance away the breakers were rolling in over a ridge of rocks, and now and again a wave larger than the rest broke with such force that the effect was felt over the whole of the intervening space, and caused the apparently sudden disturbance at my feet.

The flight of a bird conveys such an impression of swiftness, power, and joy, that it is little wonder flying has become a poetical term for thought which directs itself on high, indifferent to the call of the senses. The thought of flying always holds a secret charm for the adult as for the child; it seems to lift us above the ordinary earthly experience into a new atmosphere of novel sensations and exciting possibilities.

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.