Editorials

Waiting on the Lord

Human life is full of what Phillips Brooks named "withheld completions.

"Let us have grace"

Complaint is sometimes made by members and others who attend the services in Christian Science churches, that not all who come to these services are as considerate of the rights of those within their immediate vicinity as they should be.

"Let us alone"

One of the distinguishing features of every great reform is this, that its leaders are forever being asked to let things alone, and will not do it.

Getting and Giving

It would be well for all of us to analyze carefully each morning our motives and desires, in order that the day may be enriched by real spiritual gain.

Living the Truth

In "No and Yes".

"So shine"

As a general proposition this is true, that an effect is greatly heightened if the means by which it is produced are undisclosed.

All-protecting Love

While most Christian people would admit that God protects and provides for all His creatures, some are shocked if they are told that Christian Scientists sometimes extend their help to animals and birds.

More Abundant Life

One of the most prevalent beliefs, and probably the most harmful to the world as a whole, is the one which has been held by the medical profession for centuries, namely, that sickness can be cured and human life prolonged only by the employment of material means and methods.

Fulness of Life

Every one wants to be happy, and though the many have not thought the matter out, there is an indefinite yearning for that fulness, that completion of life which will insure the coveted satisfaction.

"Many mansions"

As human thought peers into futurity with a vague, undefined longing to know what it holds for us individually, those who have followed closely the teachings of Christ Jesus ponder his words, "In my Father's house are many mansions," and the related promise, "I go to prepare a place for you.

Unfounded Criticism

Many of those who array themselves against Christian Science assume to justify their antagonism toward this religion by reason of its teaching that evil is unreal.

"We would see Jesus"

The twelfth chapter of John's gospel is of the most intense interest to students of Christian Science.