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Consideration of what Christian Science teaches about the real, mental nature of form and substance is helpful in real estate matters. At first, this spiritual sense of substance may not seem applicable to human problems involving the buying, selling, renting, improving, and holding of real estate.

Once when I was teaching a Sunday School class of energetic little boys, a tiny visitor, a girl several years their junior, was added to the class. At first she was rather solemn and silent, but soon she was beaming with joy and spontaneous affection.

"The Bible and the Christian Science textbook are our only preachers. " Christian Science Quarterly Explanatory Note; This statement read each Sunday by the First Reader in Christian Science churches informs the congregation that the sermon they are about to hear is by an impersonal pastor.

Do we long to apprehend more of Truth? Does our study seem to lack the vitality and fruition that it had when we were new to Christian Science? Do we find it difficult to remember what we have learned? Are we yearning to be better healers and help solve the problems of contemporary living? We find these words of Mrs. Eddy's under the marginal heading "Need and supply": "In order to apprehend more, we must put into practice what we already know.

How many times have we called on a Christian Science practitioner to help us with a problem and then sat back and waited for our healing? True, the healing often comes when we are receptive and expectant of it, but unless we do our part in the prayerful work involved, we may be missing something. The spiritual progress resulting from this work is what we really should be seeking.

How can we be more free of the damaging propensities we so often see in ourselves and others: personal domination and tyranny, deceit and hatred, feelings of inadequacy and fear? By turning to God, Spirit, who is all-powerful, infinite good, the only creator. By reasoning that man and the universe must be spiritual and perfect, governed by God's law of harmonious action.

It can be helpful for the student of Christian Science to examine himself from time to time to see how he is progressing spiritually. Progress in Christian Science is not measured by the number of years one has been a student of this Science.

A mediocre, poorly patronized restaurant, closed many weeks for alterations, finally reopened, resplendent with fresh paint, new furniture and fixtures, and an attractive outdoor sign. In the front window, flanked by baskets of flowers, a large placard announced: UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT As a Christian Scientist who daily passed that corner stopped to admire the new decor on opening day, the familiar words of the placard suddenly took on new meaning.

Can a man look a wild tiger in the eye and see it retreat before him? A nineteenth century British officer and administrator told of having this experience in the Mahableshwur hills in Western India. "By looking a tiger fearlessly in the eye," Mrs.

Wistful words from a popular song suggest some important truths. The words are, "Would it spoil some vast eternal plan, if I were a wealthy man?" Lyrics of "If I Were A Rich Man," by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock, from the production fiddler on the roof, © 1964, Sunbeam Music, Inc.