Editorials

KEEPING AND HOLDING

Annie M. Knott

Throughout the Scriptures we find many references which show the necessity of holding fast the truth once gained, these words of Christ Jesus being peculiarly impressive: "Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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BEING AND DOING

John B. Willis

"How much I wish I could be a practitioner!" "Well, why not?

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THE READERS OF THE MOTHER CHURCH

Editor

As announced at the annual meeting of The Mother Church, the readers elected for the ensuing term of three years are:—

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THE SIN OF UNWISDOM

John B. Willis

Those who have followed the plow in the "happy hunting-grounds" of the great West do not forget the days when their polished share brought to the surface many a relic of America's first citizens.

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THE STUDY OF THE LESSON-SERMON

Archibald McLellan

Christian Scientists have found that regular and systematic study of the Bible and Science and Health is essential to the understanding and consequent demonstration of Christian Science, and as an aid to this study the Lesson-Sermons have proved to be of great value.

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THE GOLDEN RULE

Annie M. Knott

No one who has tried to practise the golden rule would deny that it is universal in its scope, and includes practically everything within the range of human experience.

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"THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE"

Annie M. Knott

It is simply astonishing to note the quickness with which the spiritual sense of the Scriptures comes to students of Christian Science.

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TRUE POSSESSIONS

John B. Willis

In counseling the rich young man to sell all that he had and give the proceeds to the poor, in order that he might "have treasure in heaven," Christ Jesus uncovered one of the most subtle temptations to which professed Christian are subject.

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"COME UNTO ME"

Archibald McLellan

Jesus' saying, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest," has furnished the text for many a sermon, and its strong assurance that there is indeed a rest for the wearied ones whose daily burdens seem greater than they can bear, has brought comfort to thousands who had otherwise succumbed to discouragement and dismay in the face of what seemed to be both material and spiritual defeat.

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IN THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT

John B. Willis

The keynote of that royal fourth chapter of Paul's letter to the Ephesians is found in the word "unity,"—unity in the thought of God, in the knowledge of His Son, in the faith that relies wholly upon Truth, in the love that blossoms in brotherhood, in the purity that is blameless, in the humility that is childlike, in the manly living that is tender-hearted and compassionate,—such is the compass of a concept whose circle is so complete that though the rest of "the world's best book" were lost, this epitome of right thought and deed would supply the aspiring and obedient with everything essential to their triumph.

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"HE THAT SEEKETH FINDETH"

Archibald McLellan

A few days ago one of the workers at headquarters in Boston received a letter from a friend which propounded a question pertaining to the conducting of the services in branch churches.

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THE TRUE WORSHIP

Annie M. Knott

The fourth chapter of John's Gospel contains a remarkably full account of an incident in Jesus' ministry which deals with the vital facts of religious experience in a way that cannot be ignored or forgotten by the thoughtful reader.