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Consciousness and Capacity

John B. Willis

Every profitable order of thought must be rooted in axiomatic truth; it must lay hold on the things that no normal person can question and be serious with himself.

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Those who are privileged to attend, regularly or frequently, the Wednesday evening meetings in The Mother Church, become familiar with the statement which often accompanies the testimony of a visiting member from one of its numerous branches, "I bring greetings," and then is given the name of the church to which the speaker belongs.

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One and Indivisible

Archibald McLellan

To the multitudes that have been privileged to gain in some measure an understanding of the truth discovered by Mrs.

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"Things new and old"

Annie M. Knott

No one can deny that only deep spirituality can rightly apprehend the real meaning of our Master's parables.

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Rationality

John B. Willis

That the average man covets the reputation of being right-minded and reasonable in all his thinking, goes without saying.

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Seeking the Light

Archibald McLellan

The general interest in the question as to the truth and efficacy of Christian Science, which is shown in the increased attendance at authorized lectures on this subject, is one of the encouraging signs of the times, because it proves that mankind as a whole is more definitely willing to think for itself in matters of health and religion than heretofore.

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Fallen Leaves

John B. Willis

There is nothing that seems more appealing than the issue of a futile heroism, the vain outcome of royally true, self-sacrificing endeavor.

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Effectual Prayer

Annie M. Knott

If a dozen persons were asked to define their individual concepts of prayer, it is likely that their statements would vary, because of their differing mentalities and preconceptions.

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The Will of the Father

Archibald McLellan

That there is need for works as well as words in the daily life of all Christians, and especially of Christian Scientists, is one thing that Mrs.

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A Letter by Mrs. Eddy

Editor

On page 11 of a pamphlet entitled "Christian Science History," by Judge Septimus J.

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"Diversities of gifts"

Annie M. Knott

After people become interested in Christian Science, they begin to study the Scriptures with greater care, but in most cases the bias of early religious teaching clings to the inquirer, until he advances sufficiently to apply truth to the varied problems of human experience.

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Increasing Thoughtfulness

John B. Willis

Among the unnumbered brief, thought-awakening sentences penned by the author of Science and Health, none is more pertinently related to present human conditions than her declaration in the Preface that "the time for thinkers has come".