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WHEN Nicodemus inquired concerning the mystery of the operation of Spirit, the Master replied, "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. " Material sense has never been able to comprehend spiritual things, since "they are spiritually discerned.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE practitioners are sometimes criticized on the score that they do not know enough about disease and its symptoms; but their critics overlook or fail to appreciate the fact that this method of treatment, on the part of both practitioner and patient, is entirely mental. Healing in Christian Science involves the bringing about of better thought conditions, the allaying of fear, and the awakening to a more spiritual concept of being.

IN "Unity of Good"(p. II) we read: "He [Jesus] heeded not the taunt, 'That withered hand looks very real and feels very real;' but he cut off this vain boasting and destroyed human pride by taking away the material evidence.

FORGIVENESS 'tries the worth of men and women, passes judgment upon their motives and acts, and determines their happiness. As a great need in a needy world, forgiveness stands prepared to aid in annihilating the pains and pangs of mortal kind and in establishing that God-given freedom which is the true heritage of all people.

An artist desired to make a copy of an exceedingly rare vase, but for some reason his copy bore but slight resemblance to the original. He exhibited his reproduction to a class of pupils, who copied it faithfully, fully believing that they had true copies of the original.

ST. PAUL, one of the subtlest masters of philosophy, fearlessly challenges the thinkers of all times in his declaration, "The world by wisdom knew not God;" and the condition of mind necessary on the part of the man who would find God inheres in his further statement:"He that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

THE Scriptures narrate many incidents analogous to our experiences in the journey from sense to Soul, and often are heavy burdens lifted, countless problems rendered less obscure by even a slight understanding of the lessons learned by the earnest student. The writer has recently been greatly helped by the account of the children of Israel before Jericho, and has noted some of the lessons drawn, hoping to aid others thereby.

STUDENTS of Christian Science soon discover that through its teaching not only are ills of every sort overcome, but what is equally important, that discords of every sort can be prevented by the understanding of divine Truth. They find in the Scriptures as scientifically explained, practical rules for the working out of their personal problems, as well as assurances of safety and security at all times and under all circumstances,—as, for instance: "Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

Elizabeth Fry drew up for her own guidance the following rules: Never lose any time. I do not think that lost which is spent in amusement or recreation every day; but always be in the habit of being employed.

THE belief that man is separated or alienated from God is the source of all human discord. The attempt to account for this unnatural situation gave rise to the story of the fall of man, as found in the Hebrew Scriptures and in various mythological accounts in the literature of other ancient peoples.