Editorials

The Scientific Fact

On page 207 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy gives to the world one of the most profound and succinct statements of truth to be found in the human language.

Denying Error Identity

One seeking to understand and demonstrate the teachings of Christian Science will find of great importance a statement made by Mary Baker Eddy on page 479 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures": "We admit that black is not a color, because it reflects no light.
Answering a question as to whether Mary Baker Eddy approved of class instruction in Christian Science, her secretary, Adam Dickey, replied as follows.
A prominent industrialist has made his business an outstanding success by getting his employees to recognize and use their latent abilities for doing more and better work.
What quality of thought is more desirable than geniality?

What Is the Power That Heals?

To those uninstructed in Christian Science the healing of physical disease by spiritual power may seem to be a matter of mystery and miracle, the supernatural act of an inscrutable God.
The common thief which steals happiness from many of us is selfishness.

Time Illuminated

In that spiritually inspired exegesis of the book of Genesis to be found in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy gives us many arresting and enlightening statements of truth.

How Good Are Our Treatments?

What student of Christian Science has not been confronted, again and again, with the discouraging suggestion that his efforts to practice Christian healing are not of the highest order, and that he is not giving good Christian Science treatments! To discover the whys and wherefores of his difficulties, he is apt to neglect the two sources of light to which he should turn instantly, namely, the Bible and the works of the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy.

"My Father...honoureth me"

Most of us rightly desire to be honored and respected by our fellows.

Are You Almost Persuaded?

Now and then one comes across a person who acknowledges openly that he is a student of Christian Science, that he turns to it for healing and systematically reads and studies the literature; but he avers that he has not felt an urge to unite either with The Mother Church or with one of its branches.

Life's Eternal Abundance

The material sense of life is a variable quantity.