Editorials

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"No other gods"

Archibald McLellan

Since the beginning of the present war, the Christian church has come in for more or less criticism at the hands of the religious press, because the church in the centuries of its existence has failed to put an end to the conditions which have made possible in this twentieth century the most brutal and devastating war in centuries.
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Relief Fund for War Sufferers

Editor

In response to the call for contributions for the relief of Christian Scientists in distress by reason of the present war in Europe, the sum of $82,104.
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Putting Off and Putting On

JOHN B. WILLIS

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Science versus Human Will

Annie M. Knott

It is simply astonishing to discover how widely prevalent among professing Christians is the belief in the power of the human will.
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"He doeth the works"

Archibald Mclellan

In the Sermon on the Mount, that epitome of divine instruction which is the "essence".
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Attainment

Annie M. Knott

In every department of human endeavor those who make their mark have a distinct goal in view, and their efforts to reach it are characterized by definiteness and persistency.
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"Be thou clean"

John B. Willis

That purity is native to the good, the beautiful, and the true, is instinctively discerned.
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"Strait is the gate"

Archibald McLellan

If humanity's concept of God and man's relation to Him, during the ages preceding the advent of Jesus, had been correct, and the teachings of our Master had been in accord therewith, he would not have met with opposition, nor would he have been persecuted and crucified.
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"My peace"

John B. Willis

In the midst of a conflict such as the turmoil and tragedy of human history have never known before, a clangor of arms that would drown all other voices, yes, even the angelic song that ushered in the Christian era, one is led to think upon the Master's seemingly paradoxical teaching as to peace.
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Special Pleaders

Annie M. Knott

No one who has had deep religious experiences will deny that the psalms contain profound spiritual teachings.
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The Entire Gospel

Archibald McLellan

There is a popular belief among some of those who have not taken the trouble to inform themselves as to what Christian Science really is, that it is simply a cure for physical ills,—a sort of universal panacea for illness, into which a certain element of religion has been injected, in the way of a saving grace.
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The Voice of Truth

Annie M. Knott

Students of the Bible find therein many statements respecting the divine voice being heard by those who were spiritually prepared to hear it.