Editorials

The utter futility of attempts to curtail individual liberty through legislative enactment is once more apparent in the field of medical legislation.
Article XVIII.
The genius of mortal mind is wont to express itself unconsciously in self-contradiction and self-defeat, and this is well illustrated in the attitude of the press respecting experiences of persons occupying exalted positions.
Our text-book says, "Superstition and understanding can never combine".
Our attention has been called, from time to time, to certain business enterprises conducted by Christian Scientists which have been exploited in such a manner as to create the impression that our denomination is responsible for them, or that it is in some manner connected with them.

No Claim to New Harlem

New York, December 6, 1903.

Counterfeit Letters

I learn that letters have been received by persons, purporting to bear my signature, making complaint against them; one of those declares I had consulted a lawyer for Mrs.
Sitting by the yet glowing embers of our Thanksgiving fire, we are led to muse upon the real significance of the day, and to wonder what lasting appeal it may have left with us.
It is very surprising that there are so few who fully recognize the power which attaches to belief in law, whether this belief be based upon truth or upon error, and it is no less surprising that many things which have no foundation in the facts of existence are thoughtlessly taken for granted.
The large number of newspaper reports received at this office indicate that much more attention is being paid to the work of the Board of Lectureship, and that a greater number of lectures have been delivered during the present lecture year than ever before, but the article which we publish in this issue of the Sentinel, upon the request of the Board, shows that still greater care and forethought are required if the best results are to be obtained.

Counterfeit Letters

I LEARN that letters have been received by persons, purporting to bear my signature, making complaint against them; one of those declares I had consulted a lawyer for Mrs.
We have further reason for gratitude to our Leader, Rev.