Editorials

"Which one is it?"

The last chapter of Joshua consists mainly of his rehearsal of the illumination, blessing, and protection enjoyed by generations of those who served and trusted God.

God-sustained Activity

It is deeply interesting to observe from a careful perusal of the Gospel of John that Jesus acknowledged God to be the source of all his power—that spiritual power by which he wrought the many miracles of healing which characterized his ministry.

From a letter dated 1892...

God will answer the prayer only of the meek, the unself-willed, the penitent, those who see the errors that they must destroy.

"He put them all out"

When Jesus responded to the appeal of Jairus on behalf of his dying child, his reply to the messenger, "Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole," included, we may notice, a rebuke to fear, a call to faith, and the promise of complete healing.

Emphasizing Essentials

There is a saying, sometimes attributed to Abraham Lincoln, but probably more rightly attributable to Rupertus Meldenius or to Philipp Melanchthon, which seems to constitute a good rule for harmonious co-operation.

From a letter dated 1892

May the God of peace be and abide in your midst, may brotherly love continue, and may this Church that has come out of much tribulation be built on the Rock of Truth and Love.

Principle is Love

MARY BAKER EDDY , the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, writes on page 330 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" as follows: "God is what the Scriptures declare Him to be,—Life, Truth, Love.
ON page 154 of "Miscellaneous Writings" Mrs.

From a letter dated 1893

Pray every day for Love Divine to leave you not to be tempted or yield to temptation in any direction, and to give you grace and wisdom each day to know and to do just what God would have you.

"Be ye therefore perfect"

THE command of Jesus, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect," coincides with God's law of universal, spiritual perfection by which every individual spiritual idea is everlastingly blessed.

"Overcome evil with good"

Two passages of Scripture, both by St.

From a letter dated 1881

I beg that you allow no envy or root of bitterness to spring up between you but "that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.