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At Kalamazoo, Mich. , there are some three hundred prominent women who believe in the Christian Science doctrine and practice its peculiar theories.

Probably not many people are aware that this December was different from any other since the beginning of the Christian era. December, 1895, enjoyed the unique privilege of having two full moons, which is a phenomenon that has not occurred in any December in 1,896 years.

We see by the Buffalo Courier that a very lively session of a committee of the City Council of that city was recently held, the cause whereof was an effort on the part of the physicians and clergy of that city to have an ordinance passed of this somewhat startling nature: "Any minister, layman or any other person in attendance on the sick or injured, or who shall in any manner minister unto them in the absence of a legally qualified practitioner of medicine, immediately or within six hours from first being called to attend, shall report the case to the Health Department, stating the name and residence, and the reason for such attendance, provided the case has not previously been reported. " The paper states that it was interpreted as being a drive at the Christian Scientists, and they were on hand in force.

The precious monthly-messenger for March is received. The article, "Giving unto the Lord," is very helpful and practical.

"Sing O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains; for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. "— Isaiah 49: 13.

"Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God," — 1 Cor. 10: 31.

If it may be so, I wish to add my mite to the inexhaustible testimony of Truth. When the Gospel was revealed to me by our text-book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, the Bible's storehouse of treasure was mine;available as power now here, freeing mortals from the bondage of sense.

In June last, having formed the acquaintance of Mr. T—, a Christian Scientist of this city, I asked him to undertake the case of a near and dear relative who had been suffering for some years from intermittent attacks of internal inflammation and serious complications threatening her life.

I Will relate a beautiful demonstration of the power of Truth over error. My son was presented with an alcohol engine on his sixteenth birthday and while testing the power of it, it exploded, covering his face with the burning fluid, the wick adhering to one cheek burning a hole in it; his sister, a year younger heard the explosion and rushed to him, then called to me to come at once that her brother was on fire.

In reading the history of the past one cannot but notice the constant struggle that has been going on in man for preeminence. This human weakness to excel and attain a position of preeminence seems to have existed in all ages.