Editorials

PREJUDGMENT

When one thinks of the unspeakable wrong which in all the ages has attended judgments that have been formed and expressed "without due examination," he no longer wonders at the abrupt, unqualified finality of the ninth commandment.

A LIVING FAITH

The one great question in which Christian Scientists are supremely interested, the one which should interest every professed follower of the Master, the one which, however long delayed or ignored, comes home at last to every thoughtful man and woman with the sharp thrust of fear or despair, is the one which was asked of Paul and Silas by the Roman jailer; namely, "What must I do to be saved?

THE REDEMPTIVE IDEA

Nothing becomes more manifest, as one studies the Master's life, than that from the beginning he was entirely sure of the adequacy of the remedy he offered for the healing of the ills of humanity, and that the impress of his words and works upon the open-minded about him was such as to beget in them the same positive assurance.

ILLUMINATION

All through the Scriptures light is presented as a symbol of the divine manifestation, from the flat, "Let there be light," up to the statement in the Apocalypse that the city of God had no need of sun or moon, "for the glory of God did lighten it.

THE CHRISTIANITY OF THE MASTER

Some writers who pose as critics of Christian Science have sought to differentiate between Christianity and Christian Science, but in doing this they have utterly ignored the best dictionary definitions of Christianity and at the same time have shown their ignorance of Christian Science.
Christian Scientists will read with much pleasure the most excellent article, "Mrs.

"HID TREASURES."

The wise man sets forth with many strong reasons the necessity for spiritual understanding, and tells of the rewards to be gained by its possession, among which are named health, long life, peace, prosperity, safety.
The omission of the personal preacher from the Sabbath service in Christian Science churches may seem a surprising innovation to some, but when one recalls the nature of the ministry to which Christ Jesus appointed his disciples, when he comes to understand the purposes actuating Mrs.

"OUR SUFFICIENT GUIDE."

The first religious tenet of Christian Science, on page 497 of Science and Health, reads: "As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired Word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal Life.

ANOINTED OF GOD

"Before your letter reached me relief came, and now I am nearly free.

FORWARD

At the beginning of the year all earnest thinkers are listening for marching orders, and in this mental attitude the divine command to the children of Israel is of special interest.

PERSONAL CONTAGION

At a time of contagious disease, Christian Scientists endeavor to rise in consciousness to the true sense of the omnipotence of Life, Truth, and Love, and this great fact in Christian Science realized will stop a contagion.