Editorials

Christian Science and Politics

"Politics," writes Robert Louis Stevenson, "is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

Yea, Not Yea and Nay

The human mind believing itself to be constituted of positive and negative elements, has accepted the reality of both.

Only God Gives Health

It is worthy of note that honest efforts are being put forth in many lands to make more secure the health of their citizens.

Rejoicing in the Truth

When men learn to love Truth for its own sake, impersonally and impartially, and because they know that it is the only permanent good, they exercise a potent and purifying influence in the world.

Enlisting for the Duration

In these unquiet days of global upheaval, a slacker indeed would be the individual who closes ears and thought to the Macedonian cry to come to the aid of stricken, bewildered humanity.

Where Does Value Reside?

In a newspaper I once saw two contrasting news items.

How Are We Handling Sin?

Callous , indeed, is the thought which is not touched by the moving word picture which one finds at the beginning of the eighth chapter of John's Gospel.
Just now a student of Christian Science said to me, "I can work for others, but it seems difficult for me to work for myself.

Our Own Ideal

Greatness is not haphazard.

Neither Deceived nor Deceiving

The fundamental deception in which all other deceptions are involved, is the belief that man is material, included and operating in a material universe.

Let No Man Take Your Joy!

For many mortals, the word "joy" does not lend itself to ready explanation.

Evil's Will or God's—Which?

Most mortals like to have their own way.