It
has often been observed that children whose parents have done a great deal for them, presume upon the loving kindness of those to whom they are so deeply indebted, and soon come to look upon the property of their parents as something which may be freely used without the formality of first asking permission; and it is to be regretted that, to a certain extent, some Christian Scientists have drifted into this manner of regarding Mrs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.