Editorials

We desire to quote some letters and articles which will give a retrospect for a year, and inform our readers regarding the opportunities given the Washington News Letter. In May, 1898, Captain Linscott of Washington, D.

It is well to enquire, Whence comes the charge that the price of Christian Science literature is too high. If we trace it back we shall find that it emanates from the enemies of Christian Science, not from its friends.

In the Journal for April and May, 1894, we published editorially some comments on the Ten Commandments, and briefly showed the unmistakable connection between them and the Sermon on the Mount, and further, that our text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," was based on them and re-affirmed their teaching. We have had repeated requests to publish these articles again, either in pamphlet form or otherwise.

Our Leader writes the editor that she is grateful for the loving interest of the Field as shown in the great mass of correspondence now coming to Pleasant View; and wishing to recognize every manifestation of love, she makes the following request :— Will the Field, until further advised, please send all correspondence concerning gifts and donations, as well as all letters pertaining to church building, and secular business, to Rev. Irving C.

When Peter inquired of Jesus concerning the future ministry of John, the Master replied "What is that to thee? follow thou me. " Perhaps Peter desired to know if John was to fill a more honorable position, perform a more important work, or would be called upon to drink less deeply of the Master's cup.

The above is a question yet frequently asked, and, strange to say, yet frequently answered in the affirmative. Many sincerely believe it is thus correctly answered.

The declaration of the apostle James that "God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man," is seemingly contradicted by the statement in Genesis that "God did tempt Abraham. " The word "tempt" is generally used in the sense of influencing, or endeavoring to influence one to do wrong, but it also means "to prove; to test; to try.

As recorded in the fifteenth chapter of St. John, Jesus said, "If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

Some very important pamphlets have recently been published by the Christian Science Publishing Society. We will mention, first, "Christian Science History.

" Error is close upon the heels of Truth. " The issue between the exponents of Truth and the exponents of error is becoming more and more sharply defined.