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IN the eleventh chapter of St. John's Gospel, we read: Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

Through the office window a little bird fluttered into our midst one morning, and when it found itself imprisoned by the four walls it realized that it had given up its freedom. Fear took possession of it, and though there were willing hands uplifted, and love in our thought toward the little creature, it would not be helped by us, but flew from corner to corner, beating its frail wings against the hard walls in a vain effort to escape from its prison, till quite exhausted.

AT this period the subject of education is receiving earnest attention, not only from educators as a class, but also from many who are interested directly or indirectly in the general amelioration of human conditions. Men and women of breadth of character and culture are in some instances giving their lives to the problem of practical, progressive education for the young, as well as for those of maturer years who desire to enter upon broader fields of the world's work; wholesome effort is being directed toward the development of methods which shall arouse latent native ability and unfold individual capacity; vocational education is already a recognized necessity, while wide opportunities are given for the culture of the true and beautiful in art, architecture, music, literature, and the drama.

Compassion and sympathy are often used to indicate similar states of feeling, but the latter word is of a twofold meaning, and when not synonymous with compassion it becomes its antithesis. Compassion signifies a deep tenderness for one who may be under adverse circumstances, yet without lending itself to the same degree or attitude of thought, whereas sympathy indicates a kindred feeling and, as defined by Webster under synonyms for pity, "requires a certain degree of equality in situation, circumstances, etc.

" What can you teach me of Christian Science?" These words fell from the lips of a man who through the application of this Science radiates gentleness, modesty, and peace. The beautiful simplicity of the words, the absence of all pride of opinion, coming from one whose study of and interest in this subject has extended over many years, offers much food for thought; especially as they were propounded to one who might properly be classified as a beginner.

AFTER making a vigorous plea for intelligent and peaceful methods of procedure in the Christian churches of his day (as recorded in I Cor. xiv.

THE question of demand and supply seems at the present moment to occupy a ruling place in the consciousness of mortals; and the call for relief from the unrest and dis-ease pertaining to this problem seems second only to the call for relief from the burden of physical ills. Here as elsewhere it usually requires the healing of the discontent in mind to reveal the necessity for the healing of the content in matter.

THERE is a by-law in the Manual of The Mother Church, the importance of which cannot be too highly regarded by students of Christian Science. It is Section 3 of Article XXI, which reads: "The literature sold or exhibited in the reading-rooms of Christian Science churches shall consist only of 'Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures' by Mary Baker Eddy, and other writings by this author; also the literature published or sold by The Christian Science Publishing Society.

EVERY man who would carve out for himself a worthy career needs on the workbench of his endeavor a tool that rusts in idleness and grows sharp with proper use—namely, a good memory. To those gifted individuals whose minds, to use Byron's words, are as "wax to receive, and marble to retain," the action of memory is as spontaneous as speech, as unlabored as breathing.

A Gentle lady, giving her reasons for a repugnance to the grand stories of the Old Testament, said that her sense of God was shocked at the cruelties recorded in those narratives being imputed to God, as. for instance, where it is declared that "all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die,.