Sacred
literature does not contain a more inspiring appeal, nor give a more splendid ideal of the purity and privilege of the Christian life than that found in the third chapter of Paul's letter to the Colossians, which begins with the mandatory and suggestive words, "byline" The outline he gives of the character and habit which are consistently associated with the initial postulate of our resurrection with Christ, thrills and humbles every aspiring heart.
A Prominent
editor is authority for the statement that from the editorial standpoint, Christian Science is not of as much interest as it was a few years ago; and while this statement may be true from his point of view, it does not alter the fact that the public is certainly more interested in the subject than ever before.
At
this season the earth is being prepared for seed-sowing, and there is something very touching in the familiar process which ever recalls our entire dependence upon the divine presence and activity, since it is "God that giveth the increase.
It
is difficult to keep pace with the advance of a more consistent and liberal thought respecting the fundamental doctrines of Christianity, and heresy hunters must be in despair of ever being able to cope with what they are in the habit of naming "an alarming situation.
We
print in another column a letter from a minister of the Methodist Church, written after he had attended a Wednesday evening meeting in one of the churches of our denomination, and it is interesting to note the impression the meeting made upon him.