In
Old Testament times a gift was offered as a mere expression of politeness, or with the expectation in return of favor or protection,—as Jacob's gift to his brother Esau.
The
destructive element has been so prominent of late years that it is not now surprising to see, supervening, a reaction toward the idea of reconstruction.
In replying to this last tirade of abuse by an evangelist, I shall depart somewhat from the usual method of reply, and quote some recent utterances of the press that are pertinent, and leave the public to form their own conclusions.
In spite of unsuccessful attempts in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, et cetera, to establish daily religious newspapers, Mary Baker Eddy, the Founder of Christian Science, made up her mind that she would start a daily paper modeled along lines which had been suggesting themselves to her for a long time in connection with her work.
In the Gazette of July 17 in a notice to the public from the city board of health the following statement was made: "If smallpox is prevalent in this city at about the time the schools open in September, this board.
