Editorials

All Christian Scientists are familiar with our Leader's definition of Church, which is in part as follows: "The structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle" (Science and Health, p. 583).

A Short time ago we read a criticism of Christian Science, or, more properly speaking, of the critic's misconception of the subject, and found among other errata the statement that Christian Science is dying out; that, as a movement, it had reached its maximum some time ago and is now on the wane. The lack of information displayed by this critic is inexcusable in view of all that has been published on the subject, yet for the benefit of those who may be misled by such reckless statements we give the following facts.

I know no life divided, O Lord of life, from Thee. Carl Spitta.

MATERIAL scientists have been called upon from time to time to readjust their theories about matter, and now they find that through the recent discovery of radium and the investigation of its properties, they are forced to a further reconstruction of heretofore accepted dogma and premise, and to doubt even the existence of such a thing as matter as heretofore defined. Professor Ramsey's discovery that the elements can be changed one into another is the cause of the latest upheaval, and this, in connection with Professor Lodge's declaration that matter, after all, is only the weapon and vehicle of the mind, has caused the Boston Journal to ask whether Mrs.

WE read in our text-book that "Earth's preparatory school must be improved to the utmost" (Science and Health, p. 486).

Concord, New Hampshire, December 31, 1903. The Rev.

We take great pleasure in publishing the following official communication from the Unitarian Church, which has so kindly opened its doors to our Concord brethren during the construction of the edifice presented to them by our Leader. The fellowship and harmony which for many years have marked the religious activity of Concord is well disclosed in this letter and in the resolution it contains.

To preserve a long course of years still and uniform, amid the uniform darkness of storm and cloud and tempest, requires strength from above, --deep draughts from the fount of divine Love. Preface to "Miscellaneous Writings," by Mary Baker G.

SOME interesting facts are disclosed by the census of church attendance recently taken in New York City, but nothing more striking was. shown than that the Christian Science denomination stands eighth in the list of twelve which exhibited sufficient numerical strength to escape the general classification "Miscellaneous," or in other words, the Christian Science churches attract to their services a greater number of persons than attend the churches of four of the older denominations.

AT the opening of a new year it is customary to review the work of the preceding one, to estimate its gains and losses, and to learn from its experiences how to provide for greater usefulness and better results in the future. While it is true that experience is invaluable as an educator, Christian Science shows the need of such a knowledge of Truth as will render the mistakes of past experience unnecessary.