Editorials

Never since the days of the Great Rebellion has the country been in such a turmoil as we now witness. Capital and labor is engaged in what is believed by at least one of the combatants to be a death struggle.

We have recently heard of a high ecclesiastic who severely denounced the practice of charging for healing or relieving sickness through metaphysical means. This also was made the turning point of the decision of the supreme court of Nebraska as shown in our last issue.

In the May number, 1893, we reported at length the trial of the case of The People of the State of Nebraska vs. Ezra M.

Human wisdom and material philosophy have had considerable difficulty in defining and locating the human "soul. " Many of the ancient philosophers believed, as do many of our modern ones, that the soul perished with the body; others that it lasted for a time and then became nothing.

An active Christian Scientist and valued correspondent thus writes:— "I have a suggestion, which, if meeting your approval I hope you will find space for in the Journal It is this With the April number began a new year. There are upwards of ninety church organizations or societies whose cards appear in the Journal There appear also the notices of about one hundred and fourteen unorganized societies.

From all over the field come most encouraging reports. Our Cause is attracting more and more the attention of earnest thinking people.

The eighty-first edition of "Science and Health, With Key to the Scriptures," comes to us in a much-revised and enlarged form. The pen of its author, the Rev.

It seems that the statement sent out through the associated press dispatches, and, of course, published in all the leading dailies in the country, to the effect that a number of indictments had been preferred against Christian Scientists by the grand jury at Utica, N. Y.

The extract from the Bridgeport Conn. Union , appearing in our last number scarcely states the case of the Christian Scientists correctly.

Thou shalt have no other gods before me. In our last issue we endeavored to bring out somewhat the meaning of this first, great commandment.