Editorials

On April 14, 1883, the Journal of Christian Science, as this periodical was originally called, made its initial modest appearance. Mary Baker Eddy was its founder and first editor, indeed its chief contributor for the first few numbers.

HERE is recorded a friendly conversation which might take place between two students of Christian Science. Mr.

WHEN someone is overwhelmed with human demands or faced with the need of making a difficult decision, how often the remark is made, "I don't know where to begin. " And perchance, mesmerized and bewildered, one does not begin, but procrastinates a little longer in the realm of sense; and so the situation drifts along and the error is left to smolder.

WHAT a treasure house is the book of Psalms! "Coming from a vast variety of individuals," writes the learned Dr. Leslie in The Abingdon Bible Commentary (p.

" OH, he had a change of heart!" How often we hear this expression, signifying that someone has changed his mind in regard to some situation, altered his decision as to some action. It may be a change from unkindness to generosity or the reverse, but at any rate his mental attitude is changed.

THE above statement is being affirmed daily, often hourly, by more members of the human race than ever before in human history. It ends "the scientific statement of being" given by Mary Baker Eddy in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p.

WITH the coming of June, the time is at hand for the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church. Although the Church Manual by Mary Baker Eddy does not require the presence at these gatherings of any members but those who are the Church officers, the Annual Meeting should mark an important milestone in the journey Spiritward of every Christian Scientist.

FEW, if any, of us have not at some time desired to be comforted, because comfort implies the alleviating of our troubles. The heart heavy with grief and separation reaches out for solace; those battling with afflictive disease, or caught in the meshes of tenacious sin, hunger for comfort and encouragement.

IN Christian theology the word "Providence" has been and still is frequently used as a term for Deity. And too often in ignorance of the true nature of God or Deity, untoward events—disease, death, accidents, and great catastrophes—have been ascribed to the inscrutable will and dispensation of Providence.

WHAT student of Christian Science does not find himself, again and again, marveling at the inspiration of the author of the textbook of this Science? That Mary Baker Eddy was divinely guided in writing this book, even she did not question. In "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" ( p.