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THE one great hindrance to and interference with freedom of action in the physical realm is friction. A very large part of the propelling power necessary to keep machinery in motion is absorbed in overcoming this obstructing force.

AS a general rule men are indebted to their early education, rather than to their conscientious conviction, for their religious beliefs; hence the tenacity with which they often defend untenable positions and illogical deductions, even when proof to the contrary is offered them. Many look with disfavor or discredit upon whatever is not in line with their own views, and, instead of withholding their judgment for an impartial investigation, they are too apt to condemn upon mere rumor or upon their own adverse opinion.

TEN years ago the writer was wandering in a maze of doubt and fear. It was a time of mental perplexity and physical suffering.

THE individual who is animated by one thought which is in advance of his present pursuits, practices, and habits, possesses in this an ideal which inevitably molds his thinking and his living into improved form. A human being who does not perceive something better than his present performance is hardly conceivable, for however far down the mental and moral scale of human living a mortal may be, somewhere and somehow he has heard, or seen, or read that which will lift his thought from the lower level, whensoever he will heed its call.

NO one can become acquainted with the leading events of St. Paul's life without realizing that it constitutes an epic of splendid mold.

I HAVE been more and more impressed recently, in my study of the Bible and Mrs. Eddy's works, particularly Science and Health, with the thought of how very necessary it is for all Christian Scientists to gain some comprehension of the humanity of the man Jesus, in order to understand how to heal the sick, reform the sinning, and uplift and encourage the sorrowing.

HUMAN history stands for humanadvance. There never has been, there never can be, a backward step.

To the beginner in Christian Science, the method of procedure is as new and novel as is the method of the primary grade to the child just entering on his school career. The child's first glimpse of this new phase of life awes and mystifies him.

THE truth is simple. Untruth is always complicated and elusive, and grows more and more so with attempts to make use of it and to place dependence upon it.

The judge who, unsupported by precedent, must bear the whole responsibility of a decision, must be of those who cannot sin. Jesus said, "Be ye therefore perfect.