Editorials

Kinship

John B. Willis

In human belief, individual experience is very largely shaped by family relationships.

Eternal Life

Annie M. Knott

Throughout Jesus' earthly ministry as set forth in the gospels, we find that his chief appeal to those around him was that they should accept eternal life.

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Notwithstanding the fact that a very large portion of the New Testament is given over to the account of our Master's work in healing the sick, the one point upon which many critics of Christian Science base their objection to this religion is that its followers profess to heal the sick by the same means which Christ Jesus employed.

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Perfection and Reality

Annie M. Knott

In Christian Science perfection and reality are synonymous terms.

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Spiritual Healing

John B. Willis

The emphasis which Jesus laid upon the healing of the sick begets the inference that he attached a value to this feature of his ministry which many of his professed followers seem indisposed to recognize.

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Peace in the Midst of Alarms

Archibald McLellan

Among the imaginative yet instructive tales of light literature is one about an Oriental king who employed a physician to keep him well.

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Veiled Verities

John B. Willis

Generally speaking, men are most reserved about believing in that which is most foreign to experience, and this is especially true if the statement or event brings into question the religious opinions they and their fathers have always accepted as true.

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Unceasing Prayer

Annie M. Knott

There are many sincere Christians who feel that the demands set forth in the Bible are beyond the possibilities of mortals, and to this students of Christian Science would agree.

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"Redeeming the time"

Archibald McLellan

The prudent business man at the close of the year takes account of stock, figures up his profit or loss, and lays his plans for the future.

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Healing and Gratitude

Annie M. Knott

There is no denying that Christian Science awakens in the human mind new and healthful sentiments, and quickens those that already exist.

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Evil's Unreality

John B. Willis

In view of the seeming immensity of evil, its significance to human experience and its persistence in world history, it need not surprise one that many should have reached the conviction that it must have a place in the divine plan, and affirm that there is warrant for this conclusion in the fact that moral achievements are a direct fruitage of resistance to it.

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"Ye shall know the truth"

Archibald McLellan

Among the many misconceptions of Christian Science, one of the most prevalent is that which regards it as being simply a willingness on the part of its adherents to be optimistic about the every-day affairs of mortal existence.