Miss Florence B. Russell, Committee on Publication for Hampshire, England,
In your issue of March 26 you report a meeting of the Richmond Hill Literary and Debating Society, when questions were asked and answered concerning many interesting subjects.
If
one were to have a treasure chest full of the most costly jewels, but so securely locked that it could not possibly be pried open, the gems in the chest would be of no practical worth to its owner until he could secure a key which would fit the lock, so that he could open the chest and thus gain access to the wealth within.
How
limited was our concept of purity until the study of Christian Science revealed to us its all-embracing character! Without the foundation of purity there can be no spiritual progress.
The
parable of the prodigal son, "the pearl of parables," abounds in valuable lessons applicable at all times to the experiences incident to the precious human relationship of parent and child.
