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I CAN hardly remember the time when I first began to think of making preparation, whereby I might sometime enter into the "Kingdom of Heaven," a place, a locality, far away, in the realms of illimitable space, among the beautiful constellations and planets, which brighten our night-world. And this thought of a home "beyond the stars," was strengthened and intensified as I grew older by reading a little work on astronomy, in which the writer stated it as his opinion, that in the center of the vast planetary world, was the throne of God, and the home of the redeemed.

GOING to my business recently, on the elevated road, with a copy of Science and Health for my companion, I opened the book at "Footsteps of Truth. " This has always been a choice chapter to me, and at each reading I learn something new.

MORE than seven years ago it was my great privilege to bring to the home of my childhood—the home of my ancestors for a century nearly—a copy of that wonderful book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker G. Eddy.

Lecture delivered in Symphony Hall, April 10, 1902, under the auspices of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. , by William P.

First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Oakland, California, expresses gratitude and appreciation to our dear Mother for the great work done in the new revision of our text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. " With love and obedience, Board of Directors, and F.

This familiar Scripture, "And we know that all things work together to good to them that love God," helped me early in my experience in Christian Science to realize the omniaction of Mind,—God. These inspiring words have been the anchor and refuge of earnest Christian hearts in all ages.

In 1893 I became interested in what I heard called "The New Thought. " Everything that was not "Orthodox" I read and listened to with great interest.

Our testimony meetings have been so crowded lately that sometimes there has not been standing room, and people had to remain outside the door, where they could hardly hear anything, while others went away disappointed. To meet this difficulty, until we can move into larger quarters, we have now two testimony meetings in the week, on Wednesday and on Friday.

One of the burning questions of the present day is, How shall we apply Christianity in social relations? What is the true ideal, competition or co–operation, war or fellowship? Tradition has brought down to us a belief in the necessity for war. Men find themselves in the iron grasp of army rules, and must go forth and slay those with whom they have no quarrel.

San Francisco, February 26, 1902. Friend E.