anything,
and I have now one ambition and one joy. But if
one cherishes ambition unwisely, one will be chastened [10]
for it.

Admiral Coligny, in the time of the French Huguenots,
was converted to Protestantism through a stray copy of
the Scriptures that fell into his hands. He replied to his
wife, who urged him to come out and confess his faith, [15]
"It is wise to count the cost of becoming a true Chris-
tian." She answered him, "It is wiser to count the cost
of _not_ becoming a true Christian." So, whatever we meet
that is hard in the Christian warfare we must count as
nothing, and must think instead, of our poverty and help- [20]
lessness without this understanding, and count ourselves
always as debtors to Christ, Truth.

Among the gifts of my students, this of yours is one
of the most beautiful and the most costly, because you
have signed your names. I felt the weight of this yes- [25]
terday, but it came to me more clearly this morning when
I realized what a responsibility you assume when sub-
scribing to Christian Science. But, whatever may come
to you, remember the words of Solomon, "Though hand
join in hand, the wicked shall not go unpunished: but [30]
the seed of the righteous shall be delivered."

You will need, in future, _practice_ more than theory.

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You are going out to demonstrate a living faith, a true [1]
sense of the infinite good, a sense that does not limit God,
but brings to human view an enlarged sense of Deity.
Remember, it is personality, and the sense of personality
in God or in man, that limits man. [5]

Obtrusive Mental Healing

The question will present itself: Shall people be treated
mentally without their knowledge or consent? The
direct rule for practice of Christian Science is the Golden
Rule, "As ye would that men should do to you, do ye," [10]
Who of us would have our houses broken open or our
locks picked? and much less would we have our minds
tampered with.

Our Master said, "When ye enter a house, salute it."
Prolonging the metaphysical tone of his command, I say, [15]
When you enter mentally the personal precincts of human
thought, you should know that the person with whom
you hold communion desires it. There are solitary ex-
ceptions to most given rules: the following is an exception
to the above rule of mental practice. [20]

If the friends of a patient desire you to treat him with-
out his knowing it, and they believe in the efficacy of