Editorials

Charity

Annie M. Knott

The deeper meaning of the word charity is seldom thought of by people in general, most of whom regard it as something which it were better not to be in need of.

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The Word "Impersonal"

William D. McCrackan

It should be significant to every student of Christian Science that the word "impersonal" does not occur in the Christian Science text-book.

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"Of a good conscience"

Archibald McLellan

Many persons use the word "conscience" in a way which indicates that they believe it to be the name for a moral code as definitely expressed as is the Decalogue and upon which all men agree.

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Suppression Is Not Cure

William D. McCrackan

Reformers of various kinds, religious, social, political, or economic, frequently make the mistake of supposing that the suppression of evils is their cure.

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It should not seem surprising if out of the present world struggle there comes an enlarged sense of patriotism, an ideal vast enough to include all men and nations in the purpose to establish righteousness with its attendant harmony the world over.

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Some Interesting Statistics

Archibald McLellan

In view of the vast amount of publicity that within the past half-decade has been handed out by word of mouth and through the press as to the necessity for and the value of preventive medicine in general and the antitoxin treatment in particular, it is interesting to read certain authentic statistics which throw light upon the actual workings of this much-vaunted phase of medical practice.

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An Offering of Love

Board of Directors with contributions from P. M. Gruschow

Chicago, Ill.

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Testing Times

Annie M. Knott

We are all familiar with the phrase "trying times," but very few pause to consider that this means in the strictest sense testing times.

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Spiritual Warfare

William D. McCrackan

Mere human goodness, if uninstructed by the Science of being, is surprisingly helpless in the hour of spiritual warfare.

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Integrity

Archibald McLellan

Some one has wisely likened integrity to a well-provisioned fortress, and men to its garrison.

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Handling Error

William D. McCrackan

Nothing is more certain, amid the uncertainties of mortal existence, than this: that unless humanity learns to destroy evil, evil will destroy humanity.

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Quick Decisions

Annie M. Knott

It is very well known that attempts are often made to defeat the ends of justice by bringing about delays, when all except those vitally concerned lose their interest.