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Dear Madam:—I have heard from time to time of your attacks upon the President of the Mass. Metaphysical College.

The letter Miss L. M.

Now that Christian Science is being recognized by church and state as a growing power for good in every direction, and the Scientists' platform is proving so broad and strong and sure a foundation upon which to build faith and hope and courage for all time, it may interest Journal readers who have heard of only one department of its work—that of healing—to know that healing of physical infirmities is not its first or principal, but its secondary or subordinate mission to the world. The Scientists, who are a large organized band of Christian workers for the spiritual welfare of humanity, have a church and ordained minister—Rev.

What a word. I am in awe before it! Over what worlds of worlds it hath range and is sovereign; the underived, the incomparable, the infinite all of good, the alone of God.

Truth hoists the standard of freedom; it bears the elements of liberty; it hath engraven on its banner, "Slavery is abolished. " No power can withstand divine wisdom.

[The February Church and. C.

The thanks of Christian Scientists are due for the able article of explanation and defence of their system of healing and teaching, written by Dr. S.

Oh, my God! I offer, as a consecrated gift upon thy altar, a heart dedicated to thy service; lips speaking only words of charity and love and truth; thoughts striving to be only the true thoughts of the mind of God. Help me to endure unto the end, strong in the faith, powerful in the truth.

A. D.

Jesus was the Great Physician because he was the healer of all manner of sickness and disease among the people, and he "made them every whit whole. " He gave sight to the physically and morally blind; hearing to the deaf; soundness to the maimed; knowledge to the ignorant; strength to the weak; liberty to the captive; joy and peace to the sorrowing; hope to the mourner, and the hand of compassionate forgiveness to the sinning.