Editorial October 1, 1960 Issue

Spreading Science Through the Monitor

John J. Selover

The purpose of Christian Science is to extend to humanity a knowledge of Truth, God, and to reveal the practical application of the truth in meeting the needs of men. One important avenue for making Truth more widely known is through the periodicals of The Mother Church.

When The Christian Science Monitor was established in 1908, its Founder, Mary Baker Eddy, published a statement as to the name and purpose of each periodical. After describing the others she said (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 353), "The next I named Monitor, to spread undivided the Science that operates unspent." She added, "The object of the Monitor is to injure no man, but to bless all mankind."

The word "spread" is a verb of action. The Monitor spreads the teachings of Christian Science only to the extent that those who believe in and love the Christly message actively support this disseminator of Science. The Monitor, to succeed in its purpose, must have a constantly expanding host of thoughtful readers. It is of vital importance that Christian Scientists embrace the Monitor in their affections—that they receive it, read it, and encourage others to do so.