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THE ONE MASTER

Annie M. Knott

TOWARD the close of Jesus' earthly ministry he gave some of his most vital and far-reaching instructions to all who desired to listen, whether friends or foes, and it would seem that many of these discourses were given within the precincts of the temple, where also he healed the lame and the blind.

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THE SURE FOUNDATION

John B. Willis

THERE can be no safe and stable superstructure without an adequate substructure, as all will concede, and that this is no less true of a life than of a building, all will do well to remember; also this, that while the foundation of a house may be quite unlike the material of the house itself, in character building the fundamental concept on which we build is revealed in every part of the structure, from sill to comb.

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"I WILL FEAR NO EVIL."

Archibald McLellan

ON page 392 of Science and Health Mrs.

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THE GIVING OF THANKS

John B. Willis

Gratitude for the things that conduce to comfort and wholesome living,—this is well, but every broadening man has begun to realize that the nobler, more significant thanksgiving compasses the lives which have made for humanity's freedom and progress, the lives which were consecrated to and became the channels of that liberty and love without which there can be no wealth or happiness.

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AN UNFOLDING SENSE OF LAW

Annie M. Knott

It is well worth while to ask ourselves occasionally whether our understanding of divine law is broadening and deepening, whether we are applying it more widely to the varying problems of human experience and thus realizing more fully its protecting power.

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"WITH SIGNS FOLLOWING"

Archibald McLellan

A short time ago a critic of Christian Science in a public address before a body of ministerial brethren called this teaching an "offshoot of religion.

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THE JOY OF OVERCOMING

Annie M. Knott

In the fifty-first Psalm we read, "Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation," a prayer which finds a wonderful response in the Master's words, "I say unto you.

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THE HEART'S FAR CRY

John B. Willis

The struggle of unrestful sense has been so vast, so continuous, and withal so personal with each one of us, that we are led to think of it as the incense of mortal hope ascending for ever and ever.

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"STEADFAST IN TRUTH."

Archibald McLellan

In open warfare, when the aggressor heralds his approach with such bombastic challenge as that with which the Philistine giant advanced upon the army of Israel, one is usually on the alert and ready for defense; on guard, as it were.

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THE HEALING TOUCH

John B. Willis

We are told that the common people heard the Master gladly, and when we remember the size of the audiences he addressed, the long distances which the many must have come to hear him, and the frequency with which they followed him from place to place that they might garner all his marvelous sayings,—the ease with which he reached the people becomes apparent, and we are brought face to face with the inescapable inference that, preached in its purity and power, the gospel must ever be irresistibly winsome.

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LAW AND OBEDIENCE

Annie M. Knott

In talking recently with the pupils in a Sunday school class on the subject of the commandments, the writer asked these young people of what practical value law would be in human experience without obedience.

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FOR THE WORK'S SAKE

Archibald McLellan

When Jesus healed the sick on the shores of Galilee, in its towns and villages and by its roadsides, as recorded in the gospels, we can scarcely assume that he did this work simply that the sick might be healed, but rather because it seemed to him a necessary incident in exemplification of the gospel he preached,—a gospel which invariably heals the sick when it is understood and practised.