Much
has been said within the past few years about the marked decrease in the number of students in attendance at the theological schools, and many reasons have been assigned for the evidence reluctance on the part of young men to enter upon the Christian ministry as their life-work.
Though
there may be a very general disagreement as to the best means of promoting the moral and intellectual advancement of the race, there is no question as to its desirability.
The
story of the walk to Emmaus, on an afternoon which had been darkened by crushing disappointment, illustrates a human tendency that still abides to the serious disadvantage of our spiritual realization and ministry.
The
prominent place which the healing work of Jesus and his immediate followers occupies in the New Testament record of our Master's earthly career, justifies the emphasis given by Christian Science to the need of similar work today, and those persons who have criticised the amount of space which our periodicals devote to testimonies of healing should bear this in mind.
