Article March 9, 1899 Issue

The Christian Science Sermon

THE MAKE UP OF THE SERMON.

II.

By the make up of the sermon is meant the manner and the method of its construction or composition. As Truth is infinite, and as our subjects are of the Truth, it is readily seen that each subject may be treated an indefinite number of times and each time be practically a new sermon. By this, it is not meant that no sentence contained in a former sermon will be repeated, but because of its use in an entirely different connection, it will possess new meaning and throw new light upon a never-ending theme.

While the makers of the sermon seek to avoid the oft repetition of favorite texts from the Bible and passages from Science and Health, a student could make no greater mistake than to object to the use of such Scripture because contained in some previous sermon. Illuminated by its new surroundings, it has become a new gem, even as precious stones under changing lights become transformed.

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