Editorials

"Search the scriptures"

Annie M. Knott

In the fifth chapter of John's gospel we read, "Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me; and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life".

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Patriotism

John B. Willis

Thoughtful people cannot fail to be impressed with the exhibition of so-called patriotism upon every occurrence of actual or even prospective war.

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So-called Preventive Medicine

Archibald McLellan

The aggressiveness of the demand on the part of the advocates of so-called preventive medicine, that all mankind must, willy-nilly, be brought under their control and subjected to examination, was recently rebuked by The Evening Post of New York as follows:—

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"The measure of a man"

Annie M. Knott

In the twenty-first chapter of Revelation, where we find a description of the ideal city, we read of "the measure of a man.

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Come Ye Apart

John B. Willis

Christian Scientists who have awakened to the disabling effects of the mesmerism of massed personality, can understand why Christ Jesus should have said to his disciples, "Come ye yourselves apart," and why the good and great have ever been impelled to withdraw from the world at frequent intervals, and find in meditative solitude the poise, inspiration, and strength they may need.

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"Seeking his own in another's good"

Archibald McLellan

Even in the early days of Christian Science, Mrs.

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Giving No Offense

John B. Willis

No habit is more easily acquired than that of speaking without knowledge respecting the character and purpose of others, and yet those who thus thoughtlessly contribute to the circulation of unloving and unfair if not slanderous comment, are guilty of an offense which receives quite as much attention at the hands of the Mosaic decalogue as does the crime of homicide.

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New Blessings

Annie M. Knott

Christian Science brings to mankind a demand for unceasing progress, and this is a surprise to some, who think that because God's work is perfect and complete, there is no need for us to press forward.

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"Human will-power is not Science"

Archibald McLellan

Occasionally we hear a testimony given at a Wednesday evening meeting in which the speaker refers to "the financial demonstration" which he has made; whereas the facts as stated clearly indicate that this so-called demonstration was nothing more than the exercise of will-power, or to use the more recent term, psychology.

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Home and Heaven

Annie M. Knott

A good many people think of home and heaven as places far removed from each other, separated indeed by a stream called death; but Christian Science presents a different view of the subject and finds authority for it in the Scriptures.

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Job and Others

John B. Willis

The world of human sense is the scene of continuous struggle.

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"Which passeth all understanding"

Archibald McLellan

In these days of wars and rumors of wars, it is well for us all to remember that evil is never made good by the seeming necessity for its employment.