Editorials

"History repeats itself"

"Conflict and persecution are the truest signs that can be given of the greatness of a cause or of an individual, provided this warfare is honest and a world-imposed struggle.

Pleasure and Pain

The psalmist gives us this assurance respecting our heavenly Father, "At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Habits

Humanity prides itself on its good habits,—but is there reason to set so high a value upon mere habits, even if they are accounted good?

The Trumpet Call

"If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

The Near Future

These are days when the world is mobilizing its resources to the last available unit; but, because "all is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation".
"On behalf of the Christian Science Society, Pretoria, S.

Profit and Loss

To be an unprofitable servant is to invite the experience of the man mentioned in the parable who was cast into outer darkness: "For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Churchgoing people are all familiar with the hymn which says, "Chance and change are busy ever," and are apt to accept its implication quite unquestioningly; yet in the prophecy of Malachi we read, "I am the Lord, I change not.

God Governs

The thoughtless will admit that God governs, but even the thoughtful sometimes fail to see the corollary that it is not then man's business to govern.

Labor

The habit of using the team labor to mean merely manual work springs from the materialism of the age.

The Ark

The subject of the ark as it appears in Scripture and as it is explained in our Leader's writings, is of deep interest to students of Christian Science.

The Alert Sentinel

A Soldier on guard at a particular place has the definite responsibility of challenging with his "Who goes there?