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IN the fourteenth chapter of Mark's gospel we have the most detailed account of Jesus' last hours with his disciples before his crucifixion. In graphic words we find portrayed his struggle in the garden of Gethsemane, his prayer for deliverance, his touching appeal to Peter, "Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?" Then comes the command, "Watch ye and pray," which was given more than once; but we are told that when he came the third time and found them "asleep again," he said, "Sleep on now, and take your rest.

JESUS met with opposition because he came teaching and demonstrating that which was contrary to human experience. He declared the existence of that which material eyes could not see nor ears hear.

ALL through the Scriptures we see one holy doctrine expounded, which reaches fulfilment and completion in the teachings of Christ Jesus and his apostles. St.

ONE of the first questions that is usually raised in a legislative body, when there is presented to it a measure which if enacted into law would cause a more or less radical departure from what is regarded as the established order of things, is this: Is it constitutional? Webster defines constitution as the fundamental, organic law or principles of a state or nation. Politically speaking, then, a constitution is the basic law of a state or nation, by reference to which is determined the validity of all acts of the legislative body through which the people seek to accomplish the orderly and harmonious conduct of their affairs.

ONE of the joys resulting from the study of Christian Science is this, that it offers a career or calling to all. It would seem sometimes as though humanity were divided into those who think they have too much to do and those who think they have too little; those who are straining to fulfil the arduous duties seemingly imposed upon them and those who ask themselves what they are good for, what their purpose in life can be, or what their career or calling.

THRONGS of people with happy A faces rapidly filled the auditorium of a large city church one Wednesday evening. The organ pealed forth its sweetest notes.

THE command of Jesus was to preach the gospel and heal the sick, one part being just as direct and positive as the other. Jesus himself did very little preaching of the kind we hear in these times, and the second of the commands given by him has been, from a time soon after his ascension until within the last half century, almost entirely forgotten and disregarded.

AT a time in Jesus' experience when he desired to be apart for quiet communion and spiritual refreshment, the multitude followed him, and lovingly and unselfishly he turned at once to minister to their needs. He taught them many wonderful things, he healed their sick, then he fed them; thus exercising the dominion bestowed upon man by unwavering recognition of the omnipotent and omnipresent goodness of God.

THE desire to succeed is generally regarded as a worthy ambition, especially if the end to be attained is one which mortal man believes will bring to himself and others a clearer realization of the ever-presence of good. Every honest endeavor to benefit humanity is commendable, and in due time it receives "a just recompense of reward.

Although unknown to spiritual consciousness, the word obstruction suggests to the human sense a very palpable hindrance to progress. Because of a long-continued habit of material warfare against obstructive conditions, be they mental or material, we have perhaps acquired an attitude of resistance to such conditions which hinders rather than facilitates their overcoming.