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540 material, sensual, and mortal theory of the universe, including man, and adopts the spiritual and immortal.

It is this perception of Scripture which lifts humanity out of disease and death, and inspires faith. “The Spirit

and the Bride say: Come! . . . Whosoever will, let him take the water of Life freely!” Christian Science separates error from Truth, and breathes through the sacred pages the spiritual sense of Life, Substance, and Intelligence. In this Science we discover man in the image and likeness of God. We see that man has never lost his spiritual estate and his eternal harmony.

How little light or heat reach our earth when clouds cover the sun's face! So Christian Science can be seen,

only as the clouds of corporeal sense roll away; and it gives little joy and light to mortals, before Life is spiritually learned. Every agony of mortal error helps to destroy error itself, and so aids the apprehension of immortal Truth. This is the new birth going on hourly, whereby men may entertain angels, the true ideas of God, the spiritual sense of Being.

Speaking of the origin of mortals, a famous naturalist says: “It is very possible that many general statements

now current, about birth and generation, will be changed with the progress of information.” Had the naturalist, through his tireless researches, gained the diviner side of Christian Science, — so far apart from his material sense of animal growth and organization, — he would have blessed the human race more abundantly.

Natural history is richly endowed by the labors and genius of great men. Modern discoveries have brought to light important facts in regard to so-called embryotic