Editorials

A Cry in the Wilderness

There are few men who have come into the inheritance of a larger and nobler opportunity than that of the distinguished preacher and journalist upon whose shoulders, eighteen years ago, the mantle of Henry Ward Beecher was laid.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Concord, N.

The Divine Completeness

At the present time, as never before, there seems to be a willingness to permit the fair and free discussion of religious subjects, and this is surely evidence of a deep desire to know the truth.

A Sacred Union

These words were spoken by the Master under circumstances which render them peculiarly significant to our times, but their meaning would be unwarrantably restricted if it were limited to a declaration of the sacredness of the marital relation.

Revivals Discussed

The Philadelphia Public Ledger recently interviewed Rev.

The Heavens are Telling

Though our sense of space and time, with all the other limitations of human thought, can but sadly mar our concept of God, nevertheless we may be inspired, find escape from a baser self, as mind and heart are opened to the grandeur and sublimity of the universe about us.

Our Resources

The inquiry, "What is he worth?

In Answer to Many Queries

We are often asked to "say something in the Sentinel" calculated to correct some practice or custom which the person who makes the request believes to be a growing evil destined to work great injury to our Cause, but in a majority of instances we have found that the evil complained of is one which can be readily corrected by obedience to the letter and the spirit of the Church Manual, and it therefore seems inexpedient to devote any of our limited space to articles which we are requested to write upon these various subjects.

Corner-stone Laid in London

The following correspondence between our Leader and First Church of Christ, Scientist, London, upon the occasion of the laying of the corner-stone of the new edifice in that city, will be read with interest.
Number enrolled June, 1904, 234; number entered since 53; total 287.

The Still, Small Voice

Men have been accustomed to think that the most convincing things in the world are always phenomenal; that a colossal sense testimony is the one unanswerable statement of any proposition.
Mrs.