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The basic divisions of the Old Testament are generally known as "The Law," "The Prophets," and "The Writings. " Of these, "The Law" (Torah) refers to the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Old Testament, attributed by ancient tradition to the great Lawgiver, Moses.

The challenge of human overpopulation is found in some form almost everywhere in the world. Some areas are now so overcrowded that the inhabitants experience critical shortages of food and other resources, even space to live.

He stood there for some time, intently reading from the books open in the window of a Christian Science Reading Room. He was dressed in work clothes.

When the original edifice of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, was dedicated, Mrs. Eddy included the following prayer in her dedicatory message: "Divine presence, breathe Thou Thy blessing on every heart in this house.

Since the beginning of mortal history men and nations have feared invasion by enemies from without. In our more enlightened age fear often seeks to invade our thought from within by a more subtle approach, suggesting many types of contagious diseases, predicting epidemics, and so on through television, radio, and the press.

Accounts of God's love and care and protection for mankind abound in the Bible. Each narrative has its own special value, but unless we look beyond the historical and moral signification, understand its deep spiritual import, and then apply this understanding to our daily needs, such a narrative falls short of its holy mission and, to the unillumined or unreceptive thought, is just another Bible story.

No matter what we are doing or thinking about doing, our aim should surely be success. It would be downright foolhardy and self-limiting to tackle any worthy undertaking with miserable failure in mind.

Criticism, hatred, and depreciation of others, held in a person's thought, have deleterious effects on them. Most people have experienced the crippling and stultifying effect of another's disapproval.

In recent years organizations have been established to test and categorize the quality of household goods so that their individual merit may be known to the purchaser. This service aims to protect the individual consumer against false standards and dubious commercial practices.

"Occupation: Housewife. " How many times a woman describes her job with that word on some form! But perhaps she feels a little ashamed to go on record with what she may consider an unimportant and uninteresting career.