Editorials

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"THE BATTLE IS NOT YOURS."

John B. Willis

The daring of David when but a boy he faced the mighty man of the Philistines, would seem presumptuous, illy authorized, were one to judge with respect to their disparity in physical prowess and fighting equipment, but its sufficient warrant is recognized when he is heard to say to the giant boaster: "Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts.
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"GIVE YE THEM TO EAT."

Annie M. Knott

The wonderful story of the feeding of the multitude by Christ Jesus is told by the four evangelists, and it is noteworthy that each of them prefaces his account with a statement of the healing work done at this same time by the Master.
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"FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS."

Archibald McLellan

There is a wonderfully accurate balancing of the scales of justice in that petition we daily take upon our lips, though perhaps without fully comprehending all that is therein implied.
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"WISE AS SERPENTS."

Annie M. Knott

When Christ Jesus sent out the twelve disciples whom he had equipped for the work of evangelizing humanity, he bade them "heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils,"—a truly comprehensive program of service.
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KNOWING THE DIVINE NEARNESS

John B. Willis

It was a gathering of Christian ministers and their familiars, who were holding an evening service on the beach.
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"FAITHFUL IN THAT WHICH IS LEAST."

Archibald McLellan

Christ Jesus made use of many similes in his efforts to impress upon his hearers the truth concerning the kingdom of heaven.
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THE OFFENDING EAR

John B. Willis

The habit of propagating error by what might be termed conventionally-good-form gossip, is very easily acquired and very generally consented to, but when one comes to think of the misunderstandings, bickerings, ill judgments, and alienations to which it leads, he wonders that every sensible person, not to say Christian, has not awakened to its blighting significance and begun a positive and continuous resistance to its temptations.
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THE NEW BIRTH

Annie M. Knott

Throughout Jesus' teachings, and also in those of his immediate followers, great emphasis is laid upon the new birth as essential to salvation from all evil.
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THE PROVINCE OF THE LECTURE

Archibald McLellan

It is impossible to estimate with any degree of accuracy the wide-spread benefit which accrues to humanity from the many hundreds of lectures on Christian Science that are given by the Christian Science board of lectureship annually, all over the world, under the auspices of The Mother Church and its branch Churches of Christ, Scientist; but the careful provision made in the Manual.
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THE SAND AND THE ROCK

ANNIE M. KNOTT

THE sermon on the mount is rightly regarded as the basis of all of Jesus' teachings, and its relation to his marvelous healing work is of great interest to the student of Christian Science.
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HOLDING ON AND LETTING GO

JOHN B. WILLIS

"THE fight has been such a long one, and sometimes I feel like giving up and letting go; but I know I simply can't, and then I take another grip and hold on for dear life.
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WILLIAM B. JOHNSON, C.S.D

ARCHIBALD MCLELLAN

IN Science and Health.