Editorials

THE distinctive natures of the law and the gospel, and yet the necessity of their unity in the right understanding and practice of Christianity, have ever since the beginning of the Christian era engrossed the attention of both religious scholar and layman. The Jews, who were deeply versed in what they considered the right interpretation of the Mosaic law, found themselves almost totally deaf to the gentle voice of the gospel when Jesus came proclaiming its good news.

THE Christian metaphysician recognizes that mortals are constantly faced with the necessity of discriminating between good thoughts and bad, between those which have their source in Truth, infinite good, and those which appear to emanate from a false mentality, either being subjective with one's self or coming from a seeming source external to one's mentality. While the Christian Scientist is assured of evil's unreality, the claim of evil to existence as an entity or fact must nevertheless be vigorously handled and destroyed.

Whatever the undertaking may be, each one's work in connection therewith is always individual. In the erection of a building, if two persons attempt to do the same work at the same time, confusion, lost effort, and waste of material immediately ensue.

Christian Science , the discovery of Mary Baker Eddy, is the Science of being or of reality. It tells of the nature of God and His creation.

Christianity as established by Christ Jesus is something vastly more than a set of doctrines or a category of dogmas; it is the way of Life, the means whereby mankind may emerge from its self-imposed bondage of matter into that understanding which constitutes salvation and eternal life. Christianity as established by Jesus is practical religion, possible of proof through demonstration.

EVERYBODY is constantly being called upon to make decisions. In the everyday affairs of life conclusions have to be reached time and again, and definite actions resolved upon.

" AND he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

AMONG civilized peoples the advent of the New Year is almost universally celebrated with joy and gladness. Whether the beginning be in accordance with the Gregorian calendar or that of any other system of measuring time, the significance of the New Year is much the same to all mankind.

WHEN the angels announced the advent of Jesus as "good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people," and then united in the refrain of "on earth peace, good will toward men," they started a song which is never to cease so long as time lasts. Men soon recognized that in peace and good will there may be found the promise of harmony and satisfaction in all their affairs.

It was a wonderful experience the shepherds had while "keeping watch over their flock by night" on the plains of Bethlehem,—"The angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them," and the angel announced to them the birth of the Saviour, Christ Jesus, whom they would find in the city of David. Then, with the angel they became suddenly aware of "a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.