Editorials

Principle and Practice

[This article was written by Mrs. Eddy in 1910. Its message is of vital importance to every Christian Scientist today.]
"With a heart filled with gratitude I am sending you the receipt, and beg to express to you my sincere thanks for the trouble you have taken.

Work and Play

The common saying, "All work and no paly makes Jack a dull boy," may sound too frivolous to apply to spiritual problems, but the kernel contained in this saying is strictly mataphysical and Christian.

Concepts

In the prophecy of Isaiah we read this declaration: "My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

Put Yourselves to the Proof

When nesting time is over and the young have grown, there comes for the parent birds the anxious time when they must induce the fledglings to make a test of their own ability to fly.
"I became acquainted with a woman who was bending under her load of troubles.

Rest

There is perhaps nothing which mortals so often crave as that which they call rest; and as the burdens of false belief multiply, they sometimes cry out, as did Job, that they might find this rest even in the grave.

Loyalty to God

Loyalty to mortal belief breaks the divine plan.

"The brook in the way"

In speaking about the messenger of God and his experiences, the psalmist says, "He shall drink of the brook in the way.

Making Excuses

The dilatory type of mind becomes expert in making excuses.
"At this opportunity I would like to express my gratitude to the Christian Scientists in America for all the love and kindness shown to their European brother in this time by helping them financially.

Why We Should Work

We have often heard a great deal said about the dignity of labor, but the present world stress is bringing mere opinion to the proof and making a demand upon all alike, whether rich or poor, for what St.