In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

Signs of the Times

[Editorial in the Star-News, Pasadena, California]

In your issue of January 5 you published a report of a...

In your issue of January 5 you published a report of a sermon in which a clergyman mentions Christian Science several times.

In your issue of August 13 is a report of a sermon delivered...

In your issue of August 13 is a report of a sermon delivered by a bishop in which he classes "spiritualism, Christian Science, and magical sacramentalism as fantastic types of beliefs.

The letter which appeared in your issue of the 21st inst.,...

The letter which appeared in your issue of the 21st inst.

Please let me state that deception and self-hypnotism...

Please let me state that deception and self-hypnotism have no place in the practice of Christian Science, as implied by an article in your issue of September 27.
It would probably be difficult to estimate the number of students to whom some understanding of God as the source of divine intelligence, and of man as reflecting this intelligence, has been of untold help when facing school or college examinations.

"A little water in a vessel"

Elijah introduced himself to the widow of Zarephath with the humble request, "Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
What a wonderful description the prophet Isaiah gives us of the ever-presence of divine joy replacing sadness when he declares: "The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

"The house of the Lord"

At the time of the feast of the Passover, when the people came from all parts of the country to worship at Jerusalem, a great many sheep, and oxen, and doves were sold for sacrifices, and the changers of money were a necessity.

Certain Results

A student of Christian Science recently listened to an explanation of the operation of automatic telephony in a great city.

Christian Science Is Joyful

Christian Science is essentially a religion of joy; and to Christian Scientists may very aptly be applied the Biblical statement, "Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

Overcoming

Mankind is earnestly seeking for salvation.