in-all, matter was palpably an error of premise and

conclusion, while God was the only substance, Life,

and intelligence of man. [10]

The apostle Paul insists on the rare rule in Christian

Science that we have chosen for a text; a rule that is sus-

ceptible of proof, and is applicable to every stage and

state of human existence. The divine Science of this rule

is quite as remote from the general comprehension of man- [15]

kind as are the so-called miracles of our Master, and for

the sole reason that it is their basis. The foundational