derers. “With what measure ye mete, it shall be meas-
ured to you again.” Ask yourself: Under the same
circumstances, in the same spiritual ignorance and power [10]
of passion, would I be strengthened by having my best
friend break troth with me? These words of St. Matthew
have special application to Christian Scientists; namely,
“It is not good to marry.”
To build on selfishness is to build on sand. When [15]
Jesus received the material rite of water baptism, he did
not say that it was God's command; but implied that