Editorials

Apart from the immediate effects of any great religious movement, such a movement always enters into a large surrounding area, to modify conditions, to awaken thought, and to beget truth-seeking inquiry concerning a great many things which have previously been accepted as a matter of conventional habit. In the extent and vitality of the penumbral influence thus exerted by Christian Science one may find confirmatory evidence of the truth of its message and the present and prospective significance of its coming.

We are glad to give prominence in this issue of the Journal to an article by Mrs. Eddy, in which she concisely and dispassionately states some facts concerning her early life, in contradiction of the erroneous statements published by a magazine which claims to be writing history.

Another eventful year has passed and the thoughtful are asking what the next will bring in the way of human progress,— emancipation from the bondage of ignorance, sin, and suffering. Of old the light of Spirit shone high above mortal darkness and chaos, and at the coming of Christ Jesus this light was manifested in "one lone, brave star" (Christ and Christmas by Mrs.

The utter unreliability of the alleged story of the life of Mrs. Eddy which is appearing in McClure's Magazine may be determined by the manner of its exploitation and the methods employed in the so-called "investigation" conducted by the staff writers of the magazine.

The following correspondence between the Countess Fanny von Moltke of Frankfurt, Germany, and the Rev. Mary Baker G.

Concord, N. H.

Mrs. Mary Baker G.

FROM both the secular and religious press we learn that the bishops of the English Church have admitted the need of healing as practised in the early days of Christianity. It seems, however, that anointing with oil is held to be a necessary adjunct of the healing, and this naturally raises the question whether it was an accompaniment of the apostolic work.

At every advancing footstep, Truth is still opposed with sword and spear. — Science and Health, p.

Considerable space is given in the Christian Science Sentinel of Nov. 3 and 10 to a refutation of the reports concerning Mrs.