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"Straight to the course"
There is a little plant, found in some of the western and southern states, which is called the compass plant, because no matter what the weather may be, it always turns the edges of its leaves toward the north and south. Day after day, they never swerve from these fixed directions. When the writer first heard of this plant she thought of these qualities: steadfastness, faithfulness, and constancy.
The student of Christian Science will do well to ask himself if he is always faithful in keeping his thought toward the goal he wishes to reach; or does he permit himself at times to lean in some other direction? It is well often to ask ourselves this question: Do we turn wholeheartedly to divine Mind for guidance each hour of the day, or do we occasionally turn aside and follow the so-called human mind's confusing suggestions? One's aim should be to acquire the individuality or true selfhood which God has bestowed on man. This can be brought to human realization through Christian Science. The earnest student of this Science soon learns that there is only one way to reach and to stay on the path to health and harmony, and he knows that he cannot swerve from this one positive way, but must maintain a steadfast adherence to Truth.
When, in an athletic event, one is running a race over a straight course, one does not turn aside or go back, but continues straight ahead. How, otherwise, could one expect to win the race? The runners are obedient to the rules of the contest.
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January 2, 1937 issue
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Scientific Certainty
ALBERT F. GILMORE
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"The blessed light"
VIRGINIA B. PHINNEY
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"A man sent from God"
HENRY J. ARMSTRONG
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"Straight to the course"
MARY H. OLIVER
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Helping International Conditions
F. HAROLD RICHARDS
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The All-Inclusiveness of Love
KATHERINE G. WIGHTMAN
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Glorified
F. INA BURGESS
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In the very interesting letter written under date of April...
Jay Benjamin F. Showalter, former Committee on Publication for the State of Kansas,
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If your correspondent is genuinely anxious to discover for...
Richard B. Corridon, Acting Committee on Publication for Northern and Eastern Districts, India,
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The article entitled "Health Hints" by your medical correspondent...
William James Huckerby, Committee on Publication for Warwickshire, England,
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From a letter dated 1886
MARY BAKER EDDY
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Daily Demonstration
Violet Ker Seymer
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Church Elections
George Shaw Cook
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The Lectures
with contributions from Florence Siever Middaugh, Stanley T. Vaill, Elizabeth Bennett, Evelyn F. Heywood, Charles W. Atkin, Pierce Thompson
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Sixteen years ago I was in the depths of despair
Ethel Murphy with contributions from Lucile Murphy
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In 1898 a friend came to the city where we were living...
Greta Lagro Potter
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I should like to express my gratitude for having come...
Agda M. Gunhoff
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The study and application of Christian Science have...
M. Josephine Kilmer
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Still with Thee
MARTHA BAILEY PROCTOR
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from H. L. Herberts