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In Christian Science, as in everything else, if any one fails to do his work it is an added burden to all, for the work is collective as well as individual. "But," I have heard it urged, "there are so many things to buy in Christian Science I can't afford it.

Let us not dare to add to the burden of another the pain of our judgment. If we would guard our lips from expressing, we must control our mind, we must stop this continual sitting in judgment on the acts of others, even in private.

The semi-annual lecture under the auspices of the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, was delivered by the Hon. William G.

The annual meeting of First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Concord, N. H.

According to the first chapter of Genesis, all things came into being through the divine word of God; and man, because in the highest order of being, was given dominion over all the earth. Thus we find the heritage of man is dominion not subjection.

Prepared July, 1899, and adopted by the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Mass. , December 22, 1899, and will in due time appear in the Church Manual.

We herewith publish another valuable judicial decision relating to the status of Christian Scientists before the law. We deem the able argument of counsel in this case of sufficient interest to warrant publication of the synopsis furnished us.

At a time when criticism and condemnation are rampant, it is well to remember that in so far as they are unauthorized and unjust, they are powerless to resist "the stately march of Truth;" and that antagonism to good and wholesome things is, for the most part, due to well-meaning ignorance. We may also remember that ultra-conservatism has always greeted the innovator with the old cry of Crucify him! and a different reception would reflect little credit upon the significance and value of any new thought which antagonized preconceived opinions.

Do we forget sometimes in Christian Science to be grateful for all the blessings we have received through this wonderful Truth? Do we remember always to thank God for His great mercy and love with which He has loved us, and drawn us to Him? If we neglect to do this, and are not feeling full of joy and gratitude for all He has done, then we are off the line, and are not fit to receive that blessing and help which we should otherwise have been getting. It is never necessary or right to be weary or downhearted in Christian Science, and we certainly ought never to be sad.

God leads, and if we follow God, not halting to consider self, we must do well. Of this I am sure,—that I have a niche to fill that no one else can fill for me, and I am trying hard to fill it, not as I will, but as I feel directed by Wisdom.