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The invitation to Mrs. Eddy to honor with her presence the observance of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the organization of the First Congregational Church, Concord, the church in which she was baptized, is a graceful tribute to her worth and to her Christian labors in behalf of the race.

Concord, N. H.

ONE may sometimes profitably compare his present with his past experience, to note the progress made out of wrong conditions, but to compare one's own experience with another's is seldom if ever wise or profitable. Such comparison is apt to lead us into the deception of self-righteousness that we are doing so much better than our brother, or into the slough of discouragement because our brother is apparently doing so much better than we.

FREQUENTLY the beginner experiences difficulty in grasping the rudiments of a science or art he may essay to study or master, and as often he may pass hasty judgment upon both the subject and its adepts. He is apt to conclude that because he does not at once acquire proficiency, therefore the subject is either for the chosen few who are especially gifted in that direction, or that he is unusually dense.

Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord. —Isaiah.

In order to learn, we must attend; in order to profit by what we have learnt, we must think—that is, reflect. He only thinks who reflects.

A Lecture Delivered Under the Auspices of The Mother Church, by William P. McKenzie, Member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship; at Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass.

To the Editor of the Herald. In your issue of September 2, while commenting upon the communication of "Uncle Toby," who maintained that honest men and women are above temptation,—and I fully concur with him,—you quote "Lead us not into temptation" as appropriate to the subject.

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SOME who read this may have just begun the study of Christian Science. A few weeks or months ago they knew of it only by name.