Editorials

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THE UNDIVIDED GARMENT

Archibald McLellan

IT is often asked of Christian Scientists why they make so much of the healing of sickness, and why they give so much time to this work; all of which would indicate that those who make these inquiries have failed to grasp the great truth that the healing of the sick is as much a part of the Christian religion as is the saving of men from sin; that Christian Scientists are but endeavoring to walk in the footsteps—follow the example—of him who "went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
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"NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION"

John B. Willis

Mortal belief makes its most confident assertion in the statement that at its best life must speedily yield to death; that "it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
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"THEM THAT BELIEVE"

Archibald McLellan

We often hear people say that they believe implicitly in the Bible, but when we attempt to reconcile their actions with this statement, we find that the point of view of the individual enters largely into the matter, and that their belief in the Bible is simply a belief in their own interpretation of the Scriptures.
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THE REWARD OF PATIENCE

Annie M. Knott

Patience is undoubtedly regarded by many as a rather negative sort of a virtue, though such an opinion has no support in human experience or in the teachings of the Bible.
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THE PROMISE OF THE SPIRIT

Annie M. Knott

All through the Old Testament we find promises of the coming to mankind of better days, when sin and sorrow shall cease and when peace shall everywhere prevail.
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WISDOM'S SINGLE SOURCE

John B. Willis

When Christ Jesus defined evil, the devil, as a lie and liar, he made it clear that escape from evil, from every type of disharmony, is an escape from the rule of falsity, the subjection to some phase of belief in that which is not true.
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"YE SHALL BE AS GODS"

John B. Willis

Had Eve been half awake to Truth, she would have surmised, at least, that the serpent's promise of wisdom was an allurement of error.
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PROTECTION

Annie M. Knott

It is generally admitted that Christian Scientists have a wonderful trust in the power of God to protect them under all circumstances; indeed the complaint is sometimes made that they carry this too far when they cease to rely upon material remedies.
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"LIKE AS A FATHER PITIETH"

Archibald McLellan

The Mosaic law of "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth," carries with it the thought of vengeance as well as retribution, whereas the law of Christ brings the healing touch which cleanses from all sin; the law which, as Mrs.
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WAITING ON GOD

Annie M. Knott

There are thousands who have listened to the beautiful aria, "O rest in the Lord," and who have felt at least momentarily that it is good to "wait patiently" for God, who have never thought of applying this profound truth to every difficult experience of daily life.
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"WHEN THOU PRAYEST."

John B. Willis

It is not surprising, perhaps, that the novice in Christian Science should find himself somewhat confused as to the proper function and form of prayer.
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SPIRITUAL DISCOVERY

John B. Willis

Narratives of exploration always have a fascination which is both peculiar and persistent.