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IN studying the Bible narrative of the journeyings of the children of Israel, one cannot fail to be astonished at the chronic disobedience of this rebellious race. No people ever received such numerous and striking proofs of God's protecting care, yet we find them continually murmuring over some imaginary wrong.

ONE of the most important lessons taught by Paul to his beloved Timothy was that every man is called of God to eternal life, and that the attainment of this knowledge constitutes his individual work. The call to the Adam man was, is, and ever will be, "Have you overcome a personal sense of life as in matter by the spiritual perception of Life as God?" This call of Truth is heard by each one when the call of the world ceases to hold his attention.

IN the search for truth—and who seeks not for truth—the man who has begun to think is at first overwhelmed by multitudinous theories of those who claim that they at least are on the right road. The diversity of such opinions is so alarming that the pursuit along any accepted line of thought seems hopeless.

THE trend of all merely human thought is downward. At its best it needs correction, and for such correction it must needs look to a higher source than itself.

IT was during a visit, some twelve months ago, that I was afforded a useful object-lesson. My hostess possessed two tame bullfinches, as alike in appearance as they were different in character.

The so-called laws of matter are no more legitimate than would be the laws of a company of children playing "Legislature. " They might fancy themselves to be lawmakers and pass laws to govern themselves and laws to punish those who broke these self-made laws.

In the light of Christian Science our concept of the real meaning of many words becomes wonderfully enriched. How true this is of the word "gratitude.

THE religion of the Master has appealed in a special manner to the life of woman, and in turn has been adorned by her distinctive qualities. In the opening chapter of Genesis we are told that "God created man in his own image,.

THAT it is possible to be in another's presence without being in any vital sense aware of it is made evident in the round of our daily experiences, in which it so often happens that after we have been introduced to persons we frequently see them,—on the street, in church, in the street car, and almost at every turn, as it seems,—often enough, indeed, to leave no doubt in our minds that we have been daily seeing these same people, prior to the introduction, but with no consciousness of the fact, our minds being an absolute blank as to their existence up to the time they were emphasized to our notice by the formal acquaintance with them. Mankind has adown the ages been walking with an unseen presence, who, although "closer than breathing" and the very best friend we have, has in too many instances gone all along the way with us unrecognized and unknown.

LEAGUES of desolate snow-covered plains, a gray repellent sky, an endless horde of ravenous wolves stealthily moving across the bleak waste, — thus had the artist conveyed his conception of "Famine. " Driven deep into his soul by bitter experience was a similar picture in the labor leader's consciousness when, on being invited to consider Christian Science, he said, "Let us settle this 'bread and butter' question first.