Editorials

The First Commandment

THE figure of Moses is one of the links in the chain of the Christ which extends through the Bible.

With Cleanness of Heart

WHAT a man rightly desires above all else, that he must work for until he proves that it is his.

Peace

THE world's idea of peace is too often a mere sensuous rest.

Wages

WAGES are the payment every man receives for whatever he may accomplish.

How to Read

IN the study of Christian Science it is especially wise to follow Bacon's advice: "Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider.

The Servant

THERE is in the collection of prophecies known as the Book of Isaiah, a cycle sometimes described as the Messianic prophecies, and sometimes as "the Servant.
The work of Christian Science is not to make over a weak, diseased, or unhappy mortal into an immortal enjoying a state of bliss.

Courage

At ten of the clock, on the morning of Tuesday, the sixteenth of April, exactly four hundred years ago, Luther, with three companions, rode into Worms, in a covered wagon protected by eight horsemen.

Personal Magnetism

PERSONAL magnetism has often been considered so desirable that schools and courses, established for its development and exploitation, have used various mesmeric forms of advertising to persuade people that what they offer is necessary for success.

Walking by Faith

THE word faith is what might be termed one of the difficult words in the Bible.

"When I awake"

THOSE who seem satisfied to continue their wonted modes of thinking and acting may question as to whether it is really desirable to comply with disturbing demands for greater awakeness.

On Telling the Truth

IT was a great spiritual insight which led the Quakers to insist upon a strict adherence to the truth.