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Representative Austin of Tennessee has proposed a plan for the retirement of superannuated clerks in the classified service which is attracting attention among the civil service reformers in Washington.
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THE MARCH OF TRUTH

IN that famous work which for more than a century has successfully withstood the assaults of criticism and controversy, Gibbon relates the incident that among the Christians brought before the tribunal of the Roman emperor were two persons whose extraction was more truly noble than that of the greatest monarchs.
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"HE KNEW THEIR THOUGHTS"

IN the fourth chapter of John is given this testimony of the Samaritan woman respecting Christ Jesus: "Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did : is not this the Christ?
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OVERCOMING

FOR long centuries mortal man has been circling around the outskirts of truth, with one hand reaching for the spiritual, and with the other grasping at matter for relief and happiness.
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LOVE LEVELING POLITICS

THE following, from one of Shakespeare's sonnets, is said to be the finest couplet ever penned:—
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WATCHING THE ROAD

CHRIST JESUS said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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THE PATH WE ALL MUST TREAD

LIGHT was never found by searching for it in the gloom; nor was the bashful bud ever coaxed from its cloistered shelter by the lure of darkness.
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In the nineteen centuries which have elapsed since the commencement of the Christian era, almost innumerable phases of what is termed Christian thought have been expressed in as many innumerable dogmas, each of which has been the orthodox view just so long as popular opinion has supported it.
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Theology has for so long been concerned in devising creeds to bring the teaching of the Bible within the range of human understanding, in explanations and interpretations intended to satisfy the human mind and to transgress as little as possible its materialistic limitations and methods, that the reversal of this process demanded by Christian Science is often at first a little startling and disconcerting.
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The day when anything but reason can be applied to a religious discussion has passed.
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If Spirit, God, as our critic intimates, is infinite, there can be but one Spirit.
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The Christian Scientist looks beyond the human mind to the divine Mind, God,—the Principle of man's being,—and so finds nothing which may not be trusted to the care of the creator of the universe.
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With regard to the unreality of sin and death, Christian Science teaches emphatically and proves that these things are not true; further, that our belief in them is all the reality they can ever have.
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Christian Science is founded wholly upon the Bible, and is the religion of Jesus.
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The Bible teaches that man was made good, that everything which God created was good, and that there was nothing which He did not create; that sin, disease, and all other ills are illusions, the outcome of a false sense; that Christ Jesus came to save us by showing us how to rise above these illusions, and that he promised that those who believed on him should heal as he had healed.
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The last money due on the building indebtedness having been paid in, First Church of Christ, Scientist, dedicated its church edifice April 18 with simple ceremony, the regular Sunday services being preceded by the reading of a history of the church.
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The author of the Christian Science text-book takes no patients, and reads no letters on disease, distress, or error of any kind.
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Editorial
IN these days when so much is being said and done for the cause of temperance, the question, "What is Christian Science doing for temperance?
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THE presence and power of divine Truth may be thought of as having been demonstrated in the past, or as capable of being demonstrated in the future; nevertheless, one may have a deep conviction of the truth of both these propositions and yet have no tangible or saving hold on spiritual things, and for the reason that the truth is redemptively effective for each of us only in the "now" of consciousness.
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"SPIRITUAL BEAUTY"

IN Science and Health we are told that "it is ignorance and false belief, based on a material sense of things, which hide spiritual beauty and goodness".
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Letters

LETTERS TO OUR LEADER

Boston, Mass.
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CORRESPONDENTS who have sent orders for the Hymnal to the Publishing Society during the past month or two are informed that there has been delay in securing permission to use some copyrighted hymns, and it is necessary to await the completion of arrangements before issuing any Hymnals.
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THE LECTURES

Frank H.
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Testimony of Healing
I should like others to know the joy and peace which Christian Science has brought to my home.
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Testimony of Healing
Through the social glass and medical prescriptions I had formed an appetite for liquor, and I frequently took too much of it.
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Testimony of Healing
I want to testify with a grateful heart to the healing of our little boy through Christian Science.
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Testimony of Healing
One morning my little boy, four years of age, was unable to get up and be dressed.
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Testimony of Healing
I wish to express my gratitude for the many benefits received through Christian Science, and hope my experience will be a help to others who may be in as great need of Christian Science as was I.
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Of old the psalmist sang, "What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me;" and Mary, "highly favored" of God, said, "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
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I think it is time for me to tell what Christian Science has done for me.
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The Word has been "made flesh" to me; therefore I can confidently say, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
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Testimony of Healing
About fifteen years ago I fell and injured my foot.
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After taking up the study of Christian Science, I often...

After taking up the study of Christian Science, I often wondered if I could be faithful if great danger were to threaten one of my children, and a short time ago I was put to the test.
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Before coming into Christian Science I had no church home, as I could not harmonize my thought of God with that which was preached by the popular church.
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I consider it a great privilege to tell what Christian Science has done for me.
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Testimony of Healing

In 1902 I saw the first ray of light in the form of a...

In 1902 I saw the first ray of light in the form of a copy the Christian Science Sentinel.
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PROTECTION

REST , O heart, the Father leads us All the way! Love divine protects and feeds us Every day.
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FROM OUR EXCHANGES

[Christian World, London.
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TEXT-BOOK, "SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES.
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