Editorials

The Joy of Uttering Truth

There is an old Greek saying, "Let not your tongue outrun your thought.

Frank and Gwendolyn!

You may have had an experience which will enable you to appreciate the viewpoint of a little girl named Gwendolyn who was being annoyed by a mischievous boy named Frank in her Christian Science Sunday School class.

Who Needs the Treatment?

A statement familiar to the ears of a Christian Science practitioner runs something like this: "Of course you understand that it is my wife.

Discovery Through Devotion

Richly deserved tribute is at this time being paid throughout the world to Thomas Edison in commemoration of the first hundred years since his birth.

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.