A maxim
well known to business men is that the man who is to succeed in selling his wares must give his attention to presenting their merits rather than to dwelling upon the faults, or alleged faults, of his competitor or his competitor's goods.
Out
of a multitude of letters which bear eloquent witness that the increase in prices of the periodicals is being "cheerfully met," we take the following brief extracts:—
He
who was the greatest of all teachers, who overcame all material law, even that of death and the grave, yet humbly said, "I can of mine own self do nothing;" and again, "The Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
So generally helpful is the following letter, written to one of the branches of The Mother Church by The Christian Science Board of Directors, that we are glad to share it with our readers:—
Throughout
the Scriptures we find many references to wisdom, and it is most unequivocally stated that no other possession of humanity equals it in value.
In
his parable of the good Samaritan our Master enjoined the practice of mercy as necessary to the fulfilling of the command, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.
