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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.

There was once a man who paid  a severe penalty for making what seemed like a very small mistake. The ark of God, which had been for some time in an alien land, was on its way back to Jerusalem, drawn in an ox-cart after the primitive fashion of those days, and under the immediate charge of the two sons of Abinadab, Ahio and Uzzah.

The psalmist's words, "That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations," are deeply significant as understood in Christian Science. It is sometimes very easy for a mortal to believe that he has a genuine coin in his pocket, only to ascertain later on that it was a counterfeit.