The
remark, "Oh, if they would only mind their own business!" is not always a petulant plaint; it may indicate some unrecognized knowledge of that which Christian Science reveals of God's government of the universe, including man, of the reign of Spirit, in which His offspring are controlled by divine Principle, Love, and not by each other.
The Christian Science Monitor
has recently made a progressive step in more immediate communication throughout the world, and the impact of this is the close concern of us all.
In December, 1959, copies of a new pamphlet entitled "Guidance for Readers" were sent to the executive boards of all branch churches and societies with the recommendation that they be distributed to Readers only and one copy kept for the use of the executive board.
At a meeting in 1879, on motion of Mary Baker Eddy, it was voted, "To organize a church designed to commemorate the word and works of our Master, which should reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing".
The analyzing and challenging attitude prevalent in human thought today needs to be intelligently and understanding dealt with by the teachers in our Sunday Schools.
Many
times when I was young I heard of how my grandmother and mother became interested in Science after attending the trial of one of the first Christian Science practitioners, who was arrested for failure to obtain a license under the provisions of the medical practice act of her state.
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