and energy; it banishes forever all envy, rivalry,

evil thinking, evil speaking and acting; and mortal

mind, thus purged, obtains peace and power outside of [1]

itself.

This practical Christian Science is the divine Mind,

the incorporeal Truth and Love, shining through the mists

of materiality and melting away the shadows called sin, [5]

disease, and death.

In mortal experience, the fire of repentance first sepa-

rates the dross from the gold, and reformation brings