Editorials

Continuity of Existence

Duncan Sinclair

If Christian Science were doing nothing more than relieving the burden of anxiety which mortals feel with regard to the continuity of existence, it would deserve the gratitude of mankind.

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Among Christians, instances are not infrequent of self-examination to ascertain if one's conduct in certain events has been governed by the moral law, even though the statutory law would appear to have been satisfied with a somewhat lower standard.

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"Blessed are they that mourn"

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The Beatitudes, beautiful in the simplicity and dignity of their language, are among the most consolatory of the many gracious words spoken to mankind by him of whom it was said, "Never man spake like this man.

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On Resolving Anew

Albert F. Gilmore

Mankind has ever been prone to measure duration by events, setting up definite milestones on the banks of the steadily flowing river of time, from which reckoning might be had both forward and backward.

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"Happy New Year!"

Ella W. Hoag

It is scarcely extravagant to say that on every first day of January millions of men, women, and children voice the glad greeting of "Happy New Year!" Rarely, if ever, are these words uttered that they do not carry with them a sense of fresh hope, of courage, of joy.

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The Star of Bethlehem

Ella W. Hoag

How familiar to the thought of the world has become the star of Bethlehem! What good it stands for; what blessings it promises! How mankind has come to love the account of the wise men on their journey! And then, there were the shepherds! In all the literature of the ages, nothing has stirred the heart of both youth and adult with holier feelings than has Luke's recounting of their vision.

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The Peace of God

Duncan Sinclair

Christ Jesus was born in Bethlehem.

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Spirituality versus Materiality

Albert F. Gilmore

When a famous head master of the University School of London, no doubt in a spirit of jocularity, uttered his celebrated interrogatives and answers which, to many, have seemed so obvious as to be trite, "What is mind?

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The Mount of Revelation

Duncan Sinclair

Paul was speaking from the mount of revelation when he wrote to the Galatians: "But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

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Loyalty to God

Ella W. Hoag

If one is to express loyalty to God, he must understand something of what God is.

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Justice Kind

Albert F. Gilmore

The notion has generally prevailed among men that justice is an abstract quality, cold and inexorable, to be exercised without sympathy or compassion, without mercy or any consideration arising from the possibility of extenuating circumstances.

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Our Gardens

Ella W. Hoag

Writers, ever since the time when the book of Genesis was penned, have used gardens in simile and metaphor, and have loved to draw many lessons therefrom.