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There are two opposite Mysteries spoken of in the Bible;—the Mystery of Godliness and the Mystery of iniquity. Both are progressive in their development.

The two sisters of Bethany both loved Jesus, but their love was manifested according to their different conceptions of him. Martha's anxiety was to entertain the personal man as an honored guest; her thought was for the body, and she was "careful and troubled about many things;" but Mary waited upon him in Spirit; she had chosen "that good part" that should never be taken from her.

The so called Orthodox churches little realize the orthodoxy of the teachings of Science, when tested by the statements of doctrine in the "Apostles' Creed. " Christian Scientists can wholly agree with them.

The sum total of Christian Science is this, "God is all in all. " Love reflected, exemplified, includes the whole duty of man.

" Christian Science rests on proof not profession. It is not a theory, but a demonstrative system of healing, and it must be supported by proof of its power to heal.

A beautiful illustration of the Golden Rule is afforded in the recent action of the mother church in Boston, in calling its present pastor, Rev. L.

The parable of the ten talents was delivered on the Mount of Olives. Jesus had gone thither with his disciples, after his final words in the temple at Jerusalem, and immediately preceding the last passover.

The Journal and "Series" are such welcome guests to Scientists, and guests of such culture and idea, that one hesitates to present herself "in their midst. " But after finishing — as I have just now — a sketch for a daily paper, it is with real relief that I write for readers to whom I can say — thought or Idea, intellect or Intelligence, mind or Mind, sense or Principle, death or Life, earth or Heaven, darkness or Light, and be understood.

Prayer is sometimes used, like the Roman Catholic confessional, to cancel sin. This error impedes religion.

The divinity of these words in St. John's gospel bring to man overwhelming tides of revelation, and the Spirit is a baptismal: "a new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another.