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Persuaded by a friend to place myself for treatment under the care of a Christian Scientist, my mind was called to the claims of Metaphysics. The interchange of thought and opinion together with the reading of "Science and Health'' awakened a deep interest in the subject.

The new movement, known as that of the " Christian Scientists," has, on account of certain superficial resemblances on particular points, been confounded by many with that of mesmerism and spiritual mediumship.

Since our article of April 5th, we have been continually proving the power of mind over disease, and finding it more satisfactory as we understand and obey more its spiritual principle, which is God. We find in immortal Mind all the potency that is necessary to prevent and cure the ills flesh is heir to.

It may seem unimportant to some, and yet to me it has been of radical importance, to invert the relations of these two little words, "up" and "down. " What particularly claims attention upon entering the realm of Christian Science is the topsy-turveying condition that everything has to undergo in our minds.

I am often asked wherein the faith cure differs from Christian Science. A letter just at hand, from a pious clergyman, reads: "I suppose that your success in any case depends upon the faith of the patient in your ability to heal him.

Says one: "We have only to believe ourselves to be well, and we shall be well. " Says another: "My belief had nothing to do with disease, I had the disease before I knew it.

Dear readers! Having to bid you adieu for a season, I am reminded of the poet's mood who said, "Tis parting makes the heart grow fonder. " Over a year has fled since first we met in the columns of the " Journal ," through which some crumbs may have fallen from the Master's table to feed a hungry thought with the manna of Truth.

I had been thinking long and deeply on the nature and office of the "Stone which the builders rejected. " I felt as never before His promise, "I am with you always," to be true; for He was present with me indeed—the Paraclete, the blessed Comforter.

Fellow-citizens! We congratulate you upon a larger scale than is general, yea, upon the fifty-eight hundredth independence of several nothings, among whom are quadruped, biped, pig-head, monkey and the rest of mankind. We also enter our bill of complaint against several more nothings, which are gastritis, enteritis, spino-meningitis and drinking grog gratis.

The olden opinions of a material hell have yielded to the more metaphysical views that suffering is a thing of mortal mind, instead of body; so, in place of fire, remorse, anguish of mind, is accepted as the reward of sin. This change of opinion has wrought a change in the actions of men.