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IT is inevitable that comparisons should be made between Christian Science and other methods of healing the sick, as well as other forms of religious belief; indeed the religionist and the physician have long been engaged in calling attention to the difference between them. They have not hesitated to contrast Christian Science with creed-orthodoxy and drug-orthodoxy, by means of striking juxtaposition; all, presumably, with the intent of disparaging Christian metaphysics.

Shall it be denied that a system which works according to the Scriptures has Scriptural authority? — Science and Health, p. 342.

Despite the clouds which appear from time to time in our social atmosphere, I seem to become sensible more and more of a luminous atmosphere of faith, which, like the ether that we breathe, overhangs and envelops us all. This is faith, not in forms of belief, but in the infinite good to attain which must ever constitute the greatest effort of which humanity is capable.

There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. —Paul THE human mind is deeply stirred to-day with the longing for better things, for honesty, righteousness, freedom; the aspiration for spirituality is abroad in the whole world, and the crumbling of an effete scholastic theology which for centuries has hampered spiritual progress, is one of the pregnant signs of the times.

THE true attitude of Christian Scientists towards materia medica and its practitioners is not always correctly apprehended. On the contrary, it is quite generally misunderstood by that large majority who have not taken the pains to inform themselves accurately on the subject.

Allow me to say to the good folk of Concord that the growth and prosperity of our metropolis cheer me. Its dear churches, reliable editors, intelligent medical faculty, up-to-date academics, humane institutions, provisions for the army, and well-conducted jail and State prison — if, indeed, such must remain with us a little longer — speak for themselves.

The dedication of The Mother Church of Christian Science at Boston, with its paid-up cost of two million dollars, and its tremendous outpouring of eager communicants from all over the civilized world, is an event of impressiveness and momentous significance. The historic place of Mrs.

The popular teaching to-day, and from time immemorial, regarding heaven, tends to define it as a particular locality situated somewhere in infinite space, beyond the sun, moon, and stars, and to designate it as the abode of God and the faithful departed, where gladness and joy will reign forever. The Century Dictionary in defining heaven says, "In Christian theology heaven is regarded as the region or state of endless happiness enjoyed by angels and faithful departed spirits in the immediate presence of God.

In reading the Scriptures in the light of Christian Science the earnest student is continuously impressed with the perfect consonance existing between the sacred writings and the exegesis of their spiritual import contained in our text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy.

Harmony in music is expressed in the blending of tones that are concordant. In the study of this subject, it is of special importance that the basic laws of composition be well analyzed and understood, for in the proportion that this is done many perplexing problems will be made clear to the student of music.