Editorials

"Our Father"

What seems to be the chief stumbling-block in the minds of many people, when it comes to the acceptance of Christian Science, is an unwillingness to trust God, cut loose from all material dependences and lean wholly on the divine promises.

The Fourth Commandment

If people in general were asked which of the ten commandments they considered most important, there would probably be many different answers, though it is likely Christian Scientists would say that obedience to the first, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me," would include obedience to all the others.

Freedom from the Letter

The teaching of Christian Science respecting the unreality of evil has startled a great body of complacent thought into an activity which brings to many professed Christians a distinctly new experience.

True Happiness

One of the things which seems particularly to impress and is frequently remarked by visitors at a church service of Christian Scientists, is the general air of peace and happiness with which they are surrounded.

Kind and True

One of the most markedly characteristic features of our Lord's life was his compassion.

Identity

There is no quest which so holds the interest of all humanity as that which promises to reveal man's immortality, or even continued existence after the change called death.

"White already to harvest"

In the four gospels we read much of the healing work of Christ Jesus among the lepers, those physical outcasts of his day and of ours.

Family Ties

In the epistle to the Ephesians we read of "the whole family in heaven and earth," a thought so comprehensive as to make one pause and compare it with the ordinary concept of family ties.

True Freedom

As generally understood, freedom means the possession of the unobstructed privilege and power to do as one pleases.

"He that seeketh findeth"

One of the very encouraging signs of the times among Christian Scientists is that in the testimonies given in the churches and through the Sentinel and Journal, there occurs again and again some reference to the great good that has come to the persons giving these testimonies, through the study of the Bible and Science and Health.

Things that Remain

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Flesh and Spirit

There are a good many people who contend that they fail to find in the Bible any authority for Mrs.