Editorials

Willingness

"Thy will be done.

Positive Possession

In her book, "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany".
Heartening word comes from the Allied battle fronts that the percentage of fatalities among our wounded is smaller than in any war of the past.

Make a Highway in the Desert

The bulldozer—a steel blade pushed by a tractor—is named in a recent article in the magazine Fortune as the inanimate hero of the present war.

An Opportunity for Healing

American newspapers of late blazon forth the dismay of a very vocal portion of our citizenry over the shortage of cigarettes.

The Verities of Vision

"Where there is no vision, the people perish.

Accidents, False Phenomena

What we ordinarily think of as an accident is an unexpected occurrence resulting in injury to persons, or damage to things.

Glory versus Vainglory

There is no better example of the vanity and disaster which attend vainglory than the Bible story of Nebuchadnezzar as related in the fourth chapter of Daniel.

What Is the Scientific Fast?

Before the glad celebration of Easter by the Christian churches, many denominations include in their rituals observances of periods of fasting, especially during that which is called "Holy Week.
Emerson saw how heavy a load a human opinion may be in one's experience when he referred to "the deep slumber of a decided opinion.
At an hour of individual or national distress, what comfort and strength may be found in Isaiah's inspirational song as recorded in the fifty-first chapter of his book! Certainly the healing balm of the Christ, Truth, is evidenced throughout this poetic yet dynamic message of the prophet.

What Dreams?

When we were in Cape Town, South Africa, my good helpmeet had a dream.