The
robins had selected the narrow edge of the window-blind for their foundation, and it seemed precarious enough, but it was well protected by a projecting cornice, and when the observing householder noted their sweet neighborliness and trustful plans, he tied the blind securely, and watched with keenest interest the building of their home.
With
the near approach of the annual Communion of The Mother Church many sacred memories gather to remind us of the experiences which have brought us to the present hour,—the paths by which we have been led from the plains of sense to the mount of vision.
It
is significant of the divine nature of Jesus' mission that no greater moral precept has been uttered than his words which have since been called the Golden Rule, "All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.
He
who feels and rightly interprets the "witchery of the woods" these fragrant days, will have no difficulty in understanding the power of that spell which has rested on all primitive peoples as they have observed the phenomena nature and of human experience.
Among
the various activities of the Christian Science movement, the Reading Room work has an important place, and, all Christian Scientists are solicitous that nothing be permitted to hinder its efficiency.
We
are in receipt of an inquiry regarding the custom which prevails in some places, of preparing synopses of the Lesson—Sermons for the newspapers, and we are constrained to say in reply that while we believe the practice has grown up without any one intending to do harm, yet the giving out of these synopses is a menace to the integrity of the work of the Bible Lesson Committee, whose members have given much time and thought to the preparation of these Sermons.
In
a recent issue of the Optimist, a paper published in the State prison at Jackson, Michigan, it is said that a prisoner, while attempting to escape, fell from the sixth story to the ground, striking projections several times in his descent.
One
of the distinctive features of the Temple service as ordained by Moses, was its requirements with respect to personal and ceremonial cleanliness, and the more one meditates upon the symbolic and suggestive meanings of these requirements the more significant they are seen to be.