object-lesson, while leagues have lain between us. [20]

We may well unite in thanksgiving for the continued

progress and unprecedented prosperity of our Cause. It

is already obvious that the world's acceptance and the

momentum of Christian Science, increase rapidly as

years glide on. [25]

As Christian Scientists, you have dared the perilous de-

fense of Truth, and have succeeded. You have learned

how fleeting is that which men call great; and how per-

manent that which God calls good.