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THE ONE PRESSING NEED

John B. Willis

Few would question that the safety and welfare of the communal life is determined by the ethical status of the people, the reverence shown for a moral order.

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It is a fair inference, to judge from the many letters received at headquarters which request information as to the right way to carry on the work of the Sunday school, that the subject is one of great interest, and that there is not only an intention upon the part of those who are most intimately connected with and responsible for the conduct of this work for the good of the children who are attending these schools in the branch churches, to put into it their best efforts, but a general desire that these efforts shall be rightly directed.

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PEACEMAKERS

Annie M. Knott

The sermon on the mount begins with the beatitudes, every one of which is a sermon in itself.

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THE TRUE LEAVEN

Archibald McLellan

There appeared in a recent issue of the Outlook an article by President Maclaurin of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which we clip the following:—

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"AND SHUT THY DOOR."

JOHN B. WILLIS

THE apocalyptic call, as recorded by St.

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"WHAT IS MAN?"

ANNIE M. KNOTT

The psalmist's query, "What is man, that thou [the infinite] art mindful of him?

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"ONENESS WITH THE FATHER."*

ARCHIBALD MCLELLAN

ONE of the most striking statements of Christian Science, and one in which is shown the fundamental difference of this teaching from all other so-called metaphysical systems, is found on page 468 of Science and Health.

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SELF-DENIAL

Annie M. Knott

THE dictionaries give a rather limited definition of self-denial, such as, "denying one's self; self-sacrifice.

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THE ONE POSSESSION

John B. Willis

No one can read the history of the children of Israel without noting the extent to which their thought of possession was determined by material appetite.

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AN ACTIVE FAITH

Archibald McLellan

AN essential feature of the Church of Christ, Scientist, is that in this church, as in primitive Christianity, works are more highly valued than are mere professions or outward show of form and ceremony.

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A QUESTION OF AUTHORITY

John B. Willis

No thoughtful observer of common conversation can fail to note the well-nigh universal and often quite unconscious habit of dodging responsibility for statements, by prefacing them with "They say," or "It is reported.

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"THE KINGDOM OF GOD"

Annie M. Knott

Among the many sage and sacred utterances of the great Teacher, none is of more importance than this, "The kingdom of God is within you.