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THE history of Abraham, who won the royal title "the Friend of God," is the record of one who trusted God implicitly because he perceived that causation was spiritual. The eyes of his understanding were opened, and belief thus became faith.

THE study of Christian Science, coupled with earnest and sincere effort to conform to its teachings, results in a mighty mental revolution, an overturning of the established order of thinking and the acceptance of a new standard. At first the inquirer is buoyed up by the hope that God will heal him, whether his sickness be physical, mental, or moral, and this hope grows into faith as a faint glimpse of the truth taught in Christian Science is grasped.

NO human ingenuity can safely guard mankind on the way from sense to Soul. The attempt to rely upon the mind which Paul calls "carnal," and which Mrs.

IN the essential nature of things, one mistake is just as void of truth as another, although, because of their seeming larger proportions, some may occupy more of one's thought and attention. The juvenile scholar grappling with his first mathematical problem, and the more advanced student in high school or university, are working to demonstrate the same fundamentals, and are encountering practically the same difficulties, the difference being chiefly one of magnitude.

THERE are some five hundred and seventy-two direct references to Jesus of Nazareth in Mrs. Eddy's book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," alone, without counting those to the Christ.

THE statement of Jesus the Christ, "I must be about my Father's business," carried with it a far more significant meaning than was originally accorded or even thought of by his hearers. It was a clear, concise, definite statement.

WHAT a wealth of truth is found in that spiritual interpretation of the Bible to which we are led in the study of our Leader's writings! The message of Christian Science which she voices is direct and simple, so simple, indeed, that mortals in their pride of life, a belief of life apart from God, are quite sure to overlook it. It is the revelation of Immanuel—"God with us.

IT is probably safe to say that the great majority of people are quite well acquainted with the word contagion, and that many of these are inclined to regard it wholly from the view-point of materia medica; that is, wholly in the sense conveyed by Webster when, in beginning his definition of the term, he says that contagion is "the transmission of a disease from one person to another by direct or indirect contact. " The Bible teaches that God is Spirit, is good, and is All-in-all.

Once a Christian Scientist was asked by a friend: "Does it not seem to you a sacrilege to expect the Almighty to act as your physician and heal your trivial aches and ills? Do you not hesitate to ask the Lord, in the midst of His mighty operations, to cure your headache?" It would be hard to illustrate better the subtle error which has crept into the human concept of God, by comparing the Mind which is infinite with that of finite personality. As human beings attain greatness, they fill their precious limited hours with fewer and greater concerns.

THE wise teacher is the successful teacher. He considers not only the student's need, but also his ability to comprehend, and he is careful not to attempt to teach more than the student is able to assimilate.