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To the Editor. Mark Twain's greatest misfortune is that he feels compelled to sustain his reputation as a wit, a humorist, a very funny fellow.

Concord, N. H.

We regret that our space does not permit us to publish in full the very able address of Mr. Will A.

It matters not to what denomination we belong, if only we realize that Christ is the Church and that there is no other. The Bible says God dwells not in temples made with hands.

Early in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, press, pulpit, and layman became conscious of a new factor in religious thought and life, but few expected that before the close of the century they would see a large and flourishing denomination of earnest Christian people grow from what seemed such an intangible beginning; but the growth of Christian Science has been as rapid as its history has been simple, and its achievement as great as its purpose is noble. In the year 1866 a woman born and reared in the religious atmosphere of New England, when seemingly helpless and almost hopeless, turned in her extremity to God and was healed, as thousands throughout all ages have been healed and saved when they have trusted God.

We not unfrequently hear new students of Christian Science express discouragement because some discordant condition does not yield readily to their treatment; but we all need to learn that these problems are the test of our real understanding of Truth, and are as necessary to the attainment of a demonstrable knowledge of Christian Science, as the sums we had to do at school were necessary to a correct and practical knowledge of arithmetic. Through demonstrating the unreality of these conditions we reach a higher understanding of the infinitude of Good, and make just that much progress toward man' s rightful dominion.

It has been said, "No two men come to Christian Science by the same mental journey. " Each man comes to the threshold of his acquaintance with God, through the pathway of his own individuality.

Individual demonstrations are the links which, welded together in human experience by Truth, form a complete chain of convincing evidence. A single demonstration may not be sufficient to carry much weight with a prejudiced antagonist, and even seekers after Truth often find occasion for doubt in the first few apparent results of their efforts; but when a number of such demonstrations are combined, they constitute a testimony which ultimately overcome all opposition.

London. THE Christian Science church building in Bryanston Street having become too small for the rapidly increasing audience, temporary accommodation has been secured in Steinway Hall, Lower Seymour Street, for the Wednesday evening testimony meetings, the first of which was held there on November 12.

A MEMBER of the Board of Lectureship was present at a Wednesday evening meeting in one of the churches of Chicago and spoke at some length upon the conversation at the tomb of Lazarus when Martha remarked to Jesus that had he been there her brother would not have died. He said that her thought seems to have been that, if Jesus' human personality had been there the result would have been very different.