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Because of the proliferation and aggressiveness of the communications media, men and women today have greater need than those of earlier generations to guard their thinking against intrusions from without. Just as modern governments find it necessary to take elaborate precautions against foreign spies and saboteurs, so the individual must be constantly on the alert to detect and thwart any attempts at interference with the natural clarity of his thought processes.

Paul was in prison in Rome awaiting trial. The charge against him was based upon his preaching of the gospel Christ Jesus had so gloriously and triumphantly preached and practiced.

A housewife sat at home feeling her role in life was not a very important one. The urge was great to be out in the business or political world helping to master the challenging problems of society.

Each noon I used to visit a Christian Science Reading Room in the business section of a large city. I recall that at one time demolition of old buildings across the street had been undertaken to make way for a high-rise office building.

"God loveth a cheerful giver. " II Cor.

Our experience, good or bad, is basically mental and the objectification of our own thought. Christian Science teaches us to look within our own thought to correct our experience.

Through divine inspiration Christ Jesus gave many instructions relating to social and humanitarian duties, as well as to duties of a purely spiritual nature. The bearing of these instructions on contemporary experience is as explicit as when the Master uttered them.

There is in human thought today, especially among alert but troubled young people, a deep dissatisfaction with things as they have been and an earnest desire to build a better world. The new American President, Richard M.

Indonesians are a people who have long felt close to God, and in these days many are open to new thinking in the field of religion, especially when it relates to solving the problem of human misery. Perhaps this is one reason why Christian Science is gaining more adherents there each year.

True pioneers are progressive, persistent, and purposeful. They express the vision, courage, and right activity that lead to the betterment of society.