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Santa Claus in the "New Tongue"

"Oh Ben, 'tis only the first of December, and I've had a letter from Santa Claus already," said Amy Graham to her brother, as they walked across the fields, on their way to school. "Nonsense," said matter-of-fact Ben, "You're always getting notions into your head, Amy.

WORDS FOR THINGS

All nature, all existence, which is a living, substantial reality, metaphysicians have analyzed and sublimated into a ghost, called the "absolute," and to this ghost they have given a shadow, called the "relative;" and, then, they are unable to tell which is which or what is either. They follow closely the directions of Mephistopheles to the student: "See that you conceive profoundly what is not meant for human brains.

THE PROPHECY OF THE TWO WITNESSES

These two witnesses are infinite and eternal Love; "they shall prophecy a thousand, two hundred and threescore days. "This does not refer to a period of time.

A SCENE AT THE OFFICE OF THE JOURNAL

Mature Lady. You Mr.

STREET SCENE

Mr. Gill on street, looking for an approaching horse-ear.

LEGAL PERSECUTIONS

Christian Scientists have often been threatened with legal persecution for the good work they are doing, and in a few cases the attempt has been abortively made. In Georgia, they have framed a law which seems designed to make our action illegal.

SPIRITUAL EXALTATION

I have learned, O God, that it is not possible among imperfect men to escape all suffering, even by religion. We are not to be in the lion's den and yet never feel the lion's fang or paw; nor in the furnace and know no sense of burning.

GOD AS LOVE

Is there more than one Life? No. Life has different expressions to finite sense; but God is the one only Life.

GOD IS TRUTH

God is Life, Truth and Love. How may we know this? Is it simply because the Bible says so; or, does the Bible say so because it is so? "Let us know the root of the whole matter.

Extracts from Mrs. Eddy's Science and Health

"Despair and postponement are cowardice and defeat. Men were born to succeed, not to fail.