Editorials

Protection

What is the reason for the widespread belief that time and again men are saved from accident or catastrophe by a power outside of and greater than themselves?

Enduring to the End

The meaning of endurance has been associated largely in the thought of mankind with patient submission to something unpleasant.

The Prayer of Understanding

The present is a time of great change in the views commonly held by mankind regarding many phases of religion and worship.

Sacrament

We are told that the word "sacrament" was adopted by the early Latin church to denote those ordinances of religion by which Christians came under an obligation of obedience to God.
Every student of Christian Science knows something of the peace which the understanding of God bestows.

God's Opportunity

The familiar saying, "Man's extremity is God's opportunity," states an important fact.

Christian Tolerance

When we reflect on the question of Christian tolerance, thoughts come to us of one of the most gracious of the Christian virtues.
There is one lesson which all must finally learn; and that is, to yield to God's government.

True Independence

The story of mankind's struggle for independence is the history of human progress.

Holidays

When holidays were first instituted in Bible times, they were called Holy-days.

True Substance

Mrs.

Christian Science and Business

A writer in a metropolitan newspaper recently prefaced a discussion of present-day conditions in the business world by declaring it "too bad that some one has not introduced Christian Science into business, where it would be sure to work.