Editorials

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"The good shepherd"

Evelyn F. Heywood

The teachings of Christ Jesus and of Christian Science leave the student in no doubt that the kingdom of heaven is not won without persistent effort and willing self-surrender.
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Abiding Spiritual Consciousness

George Shaw Cook

Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, on page 14 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," makes the arresting statement, "Become conscious for a single moment that Life and intelligence are purely spiritual,—neither in nor of matter,—and the body will then utter no complaints.
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Unfallen Man

George Shaw Cook

The writer of the book of Ecclesiastes tells us that "God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
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Mastering Adverse Circumstances

Duncan Sinclair

How often do mortals find themselves facing adverse circumstances which have resulted from ignorance, fear, or sin—evil believed in and practiced! It is as if there were two real but antagonistic powers active in the experience of men—good and evil, with evil apparently often the more powerful of the two, causing sickness, suffering, unhappiness, and ultimately death.
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Consistency

Evelyn F. Heywood

The consistency of Christian Science lies in its acceptance of the oneness of God and His idea, of cause and effect, and of precept and practice.
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Spiritual Values

Duncan Sinclair

On page 31 of "Retrospection and Introspection" by Mary Baker Eddy, there is a sentence of profound significance.
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"The model for human action"

Evelyn F. Heywood

The accepted purpose of the education of mortals in human knowledge is so to awaken their thought that they may lay hold of true values and be able to refute the worthless and defective.
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"The last shall be first"

George Shaw Cook

The parable of the workers in the vineyard was told by Jesus to illustrate the nature of the kingdom of heaven.
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Strength and Courage

George Shaw Cook

When Joshua, the successor of Moses, undertook the leadership of the children of Israel, this reassuring message came to him from God, divine Mind: "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee withersoever thou goest.
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Supporting Our Church Activities

Duncan Sinclair

At the laying of the cornerstone of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 21, 1894, Mary Baker Eddy used these words.
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"As he journeyed"

Evelyn F. Heywood

In Jesus' parable of the good Samaritan, it is related that a man who had fallen among thieves lay half dead on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho, when "by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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The Great Need of Humanity

Duncan Sinclair

What is humanity's great need?