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Infinite Presence
Man's consciousness of good is immutable. Neither Mind nor man moves from one place to another, for Mind's universe of ideas is spiritual, not material. In "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" (p. 118) Mrs. Eddy writes: "A saving faith comes not of a person, but of Truth's presence and power. Soul, not sense, receives and gives it." Intelligent faith is a token of Love's presence in our consciousness. On the other hand, doubt and agitation are without presence or power. Likewise are sin and disease nonextant in the ever-presence of health and righteousness. Actually, there is no tangible evil to be excluded; there is only material belief to be utterly rejected.
As Christian Scientists we depend upon spiritual sense, not upon brain, intellect, or the physical senses, to become aware of Spirit and its power. We do not consent to the suggestion that physical sense evidence seems so present, so real, as to blind us to the infinite presence of Mind. To spiritual sense the ever-presence of Spirit is an abiding fact, and nothing separates spiritual sense from Spirit. In "Miscellaneous Writings" (p. 173) our Leader writes, "If Mind, God, is all-power and presence, man is not met by another power and presence, that—obstructing his intelligence—pains, fetters, and befools him."

October 26, 1935 issue
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"Divine adventure"
EMMA EASTON NEWMAN
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Christian Science—Primitive Christianity
PAUL GASSNER
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Wait Patiently on the Lord
JANE DILLON
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Finding Continuous Employment
JESSIE ELIZABETH RENDELL
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Overcoming Carnal Beliefs
GRACE M. BOND
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Are We Erroneously Striving for a Perfect Counterfeit?
MELODILE G. HATHAWAY
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Branch Church Individuality
MABEL REED HYZER
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Right Standard of Activity
DAVID HELLYER
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I Thank Thee!
MARY ANN WILLIAMS
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In his reply to a correspondent in your November 16 issue...
Francis Lyster Jandron, former Committee on Publication for the State of Michigan,
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In your today's issue a clergyman, referring to the recently...
Leslie Burn Andreae, Committee on Publication for Norfolk, England,
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In his letter referring to the apathy of the churches...
C. Shelton Agar, Committee on Publication for Natal, South Africa,
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A Prayer for Our Sons and Daughters
ROSA M. TURNER
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Divine Love
Duncan Sinclair
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Infinite Presence
Violet Ker Seymer
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With the most heartfelt gratitude for the many blessings...
Violet A. Still
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When the World War broke out I had just finished my...
Anna Luise Beyer
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The writer is just one more of those thousands who stand...
Charles R. Cole
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One of the requirements of Christian Science is obedience
Dorothea A. Reymers
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I desire to express my gratitude for the Science of Christianity,...
Joseph E. Baker with contributions from Constance Annie Baker
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About twenty-three years ago, at the invitation of a member...
Elsie Marie Wood
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I am very grateful to have learned through Christian Science...
Elisabeth W. Johnson
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Seven years before I became a student of Christian Science...
Iva B. Linebarger with contributions from John A. Linebarger
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Our God Is Love
ADA E. DESLER
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from Thomas Dreier, Sydney E. Lowe, Frank M. Selover, Curtis C. Stephan, J. Whitcomb Brougher, Canon E. A. Seymour Scott