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His Daily Task
I wondered how he went about his daily work;How did he do his daily tasks, and were they hard?Complain? Of course he never did.One could not comprehend complaint from Jesus—He who served mankind.He must have done his duties well, for in all thingsHe knew perfection. The Scriptures tell us plainlyThat even as a boy he left his playTo speak of heavenly things, and in the templeAmong the learned men of that far time,He taught the doctors of the law and thoseWho thought philosophies and mortal dreamsWere true. He listened to them and then showed themBetter ways—this child of twelve,Who might have been at play all undisturbed.
His daily work was loving God. I see more clearlyNow, how he amazed those doctorsProfoundly taught in worldly lore.His understanding answers astonished all his elders:If he had gone as other lads had done,With thoughts all matter filled, to do hisDaily round, they would have understood him.But no, his mother e'en must wait, and find himIn the temple glorifying God. Her gentle voice,Reproaching, brought only what we know todayAnd strive to follow: "Wist ye not that IMust be about my Father's business?"Intent was he upon that needfulLove for God. His human dutiesQuickly came and went when that was done.

April 16, 1938 issue
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"Destroying the foundations of death"
MARJORIE N. BUFFUM
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"The scientific man" Is Here
ROBERT A. WOOD
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World Peace
MARJORIE R. HAMMEL
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Resurrection
CHARLOTTE B. GERBER
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"Ye shall go out with joy"
BESSIE HOUGH ANTHONY
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The Strong Young Man
HARRY V. ROFF
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His Daily Task
MABEL CONE BUSHNELL
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An article in your paper written by a national contributor...
John M. Dean, Committee on Publication for the State of Tennessee,
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The statement made by a bishop in a recent sermon,...
Stanley M. Sydenham, former Committee on Publication for Yorkshire, England
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A Christian Science period in the "Columbia West Coast Church of the Air"...
"Columbia West Coast Church of the Air" talk over Columbia Broadcasting System stations in western United States by Peter V. Ross, C. S. B.,
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Fearless Advocacy of Righteousness
Duncan Sinclair
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"God cannot be obscured"
Violet Ker Seymer
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The Lectures
with contributions from Anna Dijk-Bruyn van Rosenburg, Millicent J. Taylor, Hedwig Fuchs
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For more than twenty years, Christian Science has been...
Eleanor Joiner
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When, as a very new student of Christian Science, I was...
Lillian West Brady
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Out of love and gratitude to God and to Mary Baker Eddy...
Albert Parsley
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It is with joy and much gratitude for Christian Science...
Thelma McNeilly
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As a pupil in the Christian Science Sunday School, I...
Annemarie Zater
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I send this testimony with a great desire to help someone...
Gertrude B. Aron
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With a great sense of gratitude to God I acknowledge...
Howard Underhill
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It is about twenty-four years since I was introduced to...
Olive Allinson
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One of His Disciples
SUSAN F. CAMPBELL
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from William T. Manning, St. Claire Parsons, Charles Alexander Richmond, James Reid, Francis Eric Bloy, G. S. Duncan