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Although earnestly endeavoring to live and demonstrate the teachings of Christian Science to the best of my understanding, and with a sincere desire to fulfil the wishes of our dear Teacher and Leader, out of deep gratitude for all she has done for me, for mine, and for humanity, it has only recently been strongly impressed on my thought that I had neglected one duty certainly in not writing for the Journal , which always brings to me so much refreshment and help. Error has suggested that there were plenty of Scientists, doubtless, who were sending in articles, and that possibly the editors had more material than they could publish, but I should have known that no matter whether my contribution went into the Journal or not, if I did my duty, if I was obedient, it was all I need concern myself about, except to try to write some word which might help another, in case it ever should reach the pages of our monthly.

The happiness of attending the January, 1898, Communion Service at the Mother Church in Boston, was mine. There I learned many things, and the uplifting of the occasion is with me still, a very palpable presence.

Knowing the great benefit we receive from reading the varied experiences of others through the columns of our dear Journal , permit us as a family to contribute our mite for the edification of those who are in bondage and are seeking the light of Truth. I was brought up a Methodist of the straightest sort.

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. — Isaiah 9: 2.

" My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill. " "For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts, is the house of Israel.

Through all ages mankind has searched for the solution of the problem of Being. There are probably few who have not at times pondered the great question, Why? when the ills and errors of life were more than usually rife.

There are two widely different ideals held in regard to teaching and its method, which may be characterized as the dogmatic and the educative. That favorite method of teaching the young a formulated system of often abstract truth by a catechism, is practical dogmatism.

Rev. Mary Baker Eddy has given $100,000 for the construction of a church edifice to be used as the home of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in the city of Concord.

In this age, forms and ceremonies are rapidly giving place to better manifestations of Truth, and to the silent cultivation of its virtues. Although all ways of doing and forms of worship are merely "a figure for the time then present," a better sense of Life cannot appear while such beliefs and ways of mortals are unyielding; for none of these ways can make the worshipper thereunto perfect.

My Beloved Children :—Tenderly thanking you for your sweet industry and love on behalf of the Mother's Room in The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, I herein say: The purpose of God to youward indicates another field of work that I present to your thought, whereby you can do much good, and which is adapted to your present unfolding capacity, namely: From this date that you disband as a society, drop the insignia of "Busy Bees," work in your own several localities, and no longer contribute to the Mother Church flower fund. As you grow older, advance in the knowledge of self-support, and see the need of self-culture, it is to be expected you will feel more than at present that charity begins at home, and will want money for your own uses.