leansed; how the deaf--those who, having
ears, hear not, and are afflicted with "tympanum on the
brain"--hear; how the dead, those buried in dogmas
and physical ailments, are raised; that to the poor-- [10]
the lowly in Christ, not the man-made rabbi--the
gospel is preached. Note this: only such as are pure
in spirit, emptied of vainglory and vain knowledge, re-
ceive Truth.

Here ends the colloquy; and a voice from heaven seems [15]
to say, "Come and see."

The nineteenth-century prophets repeat, "Unto us a
son is given."

The shepherds shout, "We behold the appearing of
the star!"--and the pure in heart clap their hands. [20]

Editor's Extracts From Sermon

TEXT: _Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of_
_God._--MATT. xxii. 29.

_The Christian Science Journal_ reported as follows:--

The announcement that the Rev. Mary B. G. Eddy [25]
would speak before the Scientist denomination on the
afternoon of October 26, drew a large audience. Haw-
thorne Hall was densely packed, and many had to go
away unable to obtain seats. The distinguished speaker
began by saying:-- [30]

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Within Bible pages she had found all the divine Science [1]
she preaches; noticing, all along the way of her researches
therein, that whenever her thoughts had wandered into
the bypaths of ancient philosophies or pagan literatures,
her spiritual insight had been darkened thereby, till [5]
she was God-driven back to the inspired pages. Early
training, through the misinterpretation of the Word,
had been the underlying cause of the long years of in-
validism she endured before Truth dawned upon her
understanding, through right interpretation. With the [10]
understanding of Scripture-meanings, had come physical
rejuvenation. The uplifting of spirit was the upbuild-
ing of the body.

She affirmed that the Scriptures cannot properly be
interpreted in a literal way. The truths they teach must [15]
be spiritually discerned, before their message can be
borne fully to our minds and hearts. That there is a
dual meaning to every Biblical passage, the most eminent
divines of the world have concluded; and to get at the
highest, or metaphysical, it is necessary rightly to read [20]
what the inspired writers left for our spiritual instruction.
The literal rendering of the Scriptures makes them noth-
ing valuable, but often is the foundation of unbelief and
hopelessness. The metaphysical rendering is health and
pe