Editorials

In response to an invitation received by her from the New York American, Mrs. Eddy has contributed a brief but comprehensive article upon a subject which has engaged the attention of humanity for centuries.

The following editorial, which recently appeared in the Salem, Oregon, Daily Capital Journal, bespeaks a general recognition of the Christian spirit in which the work of the Publication Committee and the Board of Lectureship has been carried forward. This tribute to the good temper and uncontroversial tone of the public utterances of Christian Scientists, is proof that the editor is an observant critic and believes in fair play and justice,— [Ed.

IT is true of every genuine religious reform that its visible, organic expression, at any given period, represents the lesser part of its effective influence and achievement for good. While the early Christian church wasyet so small and inconspicuous as to be regarded with indifference, if not contempt, by the ecclesiasticism of Judah, the culture of Greece, and the power of Rome, its truth was revolutionizing the world's thought and life, and thus removing the very foundations of lordly empire.

A Religious contemporary, The Examiner, in a recent issue, says, "The measure of any propounded system of theology is its capacity to arouse the highest emotions and prompt to the noblest action. The impatience of the common man with theology arises from the fact that so much of it seems useless for the purposes of life.

THE subject of religious ordinances is frequently referred to by those who are interested in Christian Science, adversely or otherwise, and the neophyte is often called upon to give a reason for his changed views concerning Baptism and the Communion. With respect to the former, we find it first mentioned in the Bible as the distinguishing feature of John the Baptist's ministry.

The following correspondence between our Leader and First Church of Christ, Scientist, London, upon the occasion of the laying of the corner-stone of the new edifice in that city, will be read with interest. London, S.

The following appreciative telegram was received by our Leader from the December, 1904, Primary class of the Board of Education:— Boston, Mass. , December 9, 1904.

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Concord, N. H.

The Christmas issue of The Boston Globe contained a very interesting symposium of answers to the question, "Have the events of 1904 been such as to add encouragement to the hope that the world is approaching the reign of universal peace and to give promise for a growth of the spirit of the Prince of Peace in the New Year?" Fifteen prominent persons contributed their views to this symposium, and the majority of them are agreed that substantial progress toward universal peace has been made. Our Leader's contribution appeared as follows:— HOW STRIFE MAY BE STILLED.

I Have reached the conclusion that God is not a conscious being.