All
through the ages humanity has sought for something to satisfy its craving for affection, and in the face of temptations to gratify self-interest men have found happiness in sharing their spoils with others.
A great
deal of time and labor have been expended by Christian Scientists in the distribution of our authorized literature, and while it is impossible to follow up each piece of reading matter and tabulate the good it has done in correcting misapprehension and in breaking down prejudice, we can safely say that the value of this work cannot be overestimated.
An
eminent minister once said, "So many are God's kindnesses to us that as drops of water they run together, and it is not until we are borne up by the multitude of them, as by streams in deep channels, that we recognize them as coming from Him.
We
have recently received quite a number of letters from Christian Scientists giving a statement of the work they are doing, some asking whether it is proper for them to continue their cards in the directory of practitioners published in The Christian Science Journal, others asking whether the writers should not make application for the insertion of their cards in this directory.