Editorials

Less than a century ago Mrs. Eddy made a spiritual discovery that is proving to be of inestimable value to the world.

In order to help our times, we should be able to interpret the world's happenings. And we should understand the goal of real progress as well as the steps which have brought humanity to its present state of development.

" Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise" ( Matt. 1:18 ).

Since all that is real is included in what God knows, an understanding of what God knows and does not know is essential to one who seeks to heal on the basis of Christ Jesus' rule ( John 8:32 ), "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. " Christian Science teaches that God, Spirit, is All and that there is therefore nothing outside of Spirit for the divine Mind to know.

The life and works of Christ Jesus show the advantage of possessing spirituality. His freedom from materialism, from belief in the substance, desirability, and power of matter, gave him the mental purity that bestows dominion over discords and false laws—cruel laws not created by Spirit.

To Christian Scientists, Thanksgiving Day is more than a day set aside for expressing gratitude. It is a viewpoint from which to examine oneself and one's experience every day of the year.

" God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved" ( John 3:17 ). Here is clearly indicated the attitude of Christianity toward human beings.

One who worships God with depth of understanding rather than superficially shows by his way of life that he has risen above thoughtless satisfaction in traditional beliefs and ritual and has a real reason for devotion. Our great Exemplar, Christ Jesus, showed the true motivation for worship when he taught his followers to pray: "Thy kingdom come.

BEFORE Christ Jesus made Simon and the sons of Zebedee fishers of men, he said to Simon ( Luke 5:4 ), "Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. " Simon demurred, saying, "Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

SOME of the very forward-looking and deep-thinking Christian ministers of today are beginning to question the value of church services. An article in Time magazine reports that a prominent Chicago clergyman calls Sunday church services medieval and suggests that it may be necessary to do away with them in favor of daily deeds expressive of the Christian spirit.