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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE EXPLAINED.

"But there is spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty giyeth them understandings xxxii, S.
 Here is an unqualified statement of the presence of Spirit" in man. Through this avenue he receives inspiration from God. Job does not say there are two spirits in mana good and an evil. This same Spirit" in Moses speaks thus: Let us make man in our image and like ness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowls of the air and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth"
 "So God created man in his own inn age, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them" !" II makes the greatest possible difference as to It's application whether you read the above as to the letter or as to the spirit.
 ''The letter hlleth, but the Spirit giveth life. ."-Second Cor, iii, 6. If the letter "killeth" we will not read the let ter. If the Spirit giveth life we will read the Spirit. We are all agreed as to this, are we not? The first chapter of Gen. esis does not speak of the creation of the world we live In, or the visible world, and many people comprehend this; but 1t does teach of the creation of new world" viz. Isaiah speaks in the name of his God and says: For behold, l create new heavens and new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind" This statement of Isaiah is a prophecy to be fulfilled St. John in Revelations declares it's fulfiill- ment thus: And I saw a new heaven and @ new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away and there was no more sea- We also read in Second Peter, iii, IS: "Neverthe- less we, according to His promise. look for a new heaven and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness The old heavens and the old earth belong to the carnal man. They "are" the carnal man, or the carnal mind building it's house upon the sand. The sandy foun- dations formulated of false ideas are the old heavens and the old earth, which Isaiah declares shall not be remembered nor come into mind when the spiritual man begins to think and speak.
 We read. Tn the beginning God ere ated heaven and earth" Now, we know there is no beginning with God, so we must search the scriptures that their true meaning may flow to us through the inspiration of the Almighty. Thus with clarified understanding and pure heart we become channels of inspiration. The question is often asked, Is inspiration possible to all" or is 1t confined to a few of Gods chosen? In the first place God has no "chosen," being no respecter of persons. It is true that the "elect and the "chosen" of the Lord are spoken of in scripture, but it will be seen that this cannot be- if our Father is impartial. What sort of a father in the physical sense would that man be considered who bore such a character as some minds ascribe to our God? The terms chosen" and ''elect" mean those open to the in- spiration of the Almighty. This inspira- tion flows through every channel ready to. O pd thprafnro spiratiop only waits its medium.
 Do not let the term medium" convey to you any ambiguous meaning. It does not. refer to any condition save mans