Editorials

A Generous Gift

Albert E. Pierpoint

Pittsburg, Pa.

The True Guest

Annie M. Knott

The coming of New Year's Day recalled a quaint and well-nigh forgotten custom, which required that a man be the first to enter every home on the first day of the year.

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Humanly speaking, the problem of overcoming the world, the flesh, and the devil is a serious undertaking, but in Christ's name it may be entered upon and continued with well-grounded confidence and unfailing cheer.

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"The sick are healed"

Archibald McLellan

In view of the practically admitted futility of medical treatment for certain diseases, it is not amiss to call attention to the fact that testimony is constantly accumulating which proves that Christian Science is healing all manner of so-called incurable diseases, also that tuberculosis is included in the list of ills for the cure of which many are successfully turning to this practical application of the Master's gospel.

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MARY BAKER EDDY

The following letter from the Clerk of First Church of Christ, Scientist, at Manchester, England, is indeed interesting.

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Christmas for the Children

Mary Baker Eddy

Methinks the loving parents and guardians of youth ofttimes query: How shall we cheer the children's Christmas and profit them withal?

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Looking Up, and Ahead

John B. Willis

At a time when many are wont to yield their thought to a retrospection which leads them into the cheerless haunts to regret, they that be wise will turn away from every temptation to self-depreciation or self-excuse, and follow the loving counsel of our Leader, "Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionably to their occupancy of your thoughts".

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"Thy light is come."

Annie M. Knott

While listening to the singing of "The Messiah" recently, a message from our beloved Leader to one of the branch churches, at the time of its dedication, was recalled, in which she quoted words, "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

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"Signs of the times."

Archibald McLellan

The world is waking up to the fact that the healing of the sick is a necessary part of our Master's gospel, and that this sign of the times is not escaping the attention of the newspapers will be seen by the following quotation from an influential paper of the Middle West.

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A Greeting from England

Gertrude Dunmore with contributions from Mary Baker Eddy

London, England, November 21, 1905.

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"The effect of righteousness"

Annie M. Knott

Does any one question what must be the "effect of righteousness"?

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The Gain of a Spiritual View

John B. Willis

A Materialistic interpretation of history always tends to lessen the inspiring and uplifting influence of its great events.