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History repeats itself. The Pharisees of old warned the people to beware of Jesus, and contemptuously called him “this fellow.” Jesus said, “For which of these works do ye stone me?” as much as to ask, Is it the work most derided and envied that is most acceptable to God? Not that he would cease to do the will of his Father on account of persecution, but he would repeat his work to the best advantage for mankind and the glory of his Father.

There are sinners in all societies, and it is vain to look for perfection in churches or associations. The life of Christ is the perfect example; and to compare mortal lives with this model is to subject them to severe scrutiny. Without question, the subtlest forms of sin are trying to force the doors of Science and enter in; but this white sanctuary will never admit such as come to steal and to rob. Through long ages people have slumbered over Christ's commands, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel;” “Heal the sick, cast out devils;” and now the Church seems almost chagrined that by new discoveries of Truth sin is losing prestige and power.

The Rev. Dr. A. J. Gordon, a Boston Baptist clergyman, said in a sermon: “The prayer of faith shall save the sick, and it is doing it to-day; and as the faith of the Church