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Putting on record insights into the practice of Christian Science.

A NEW HOME

This is what our Journal is to have, in one of the most eligible locations in all Boston. Our rooms will be in Hotel Boylston, over the Steinert piano warerooms, at the southeastern corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets.

QUOD VIDE

Somebody asks the meaning of the abbreviations q. v.

RECOMPENSE

As an argument against the consistency of Christian Scientists receiving recompense for services rendered, this text is often quoted: "Ho, everyone that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye! buy and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk, without money and without price. " ( ISAIAH iv.

TOURNAMENT OF RIGHT

One thing is certain. What is it? This, that it takes two to make a quarrel.

A CENTENARIAN

About thirty years ago the towns of Warren and North Brookfield were in litigation over the settlement of a pauper named Chickering. It was discovered that the Chickerings once lived in Sturbridge, and in some ancient archives was found a document setting forth the claim of the town of Sturbridge on a neighboring town, for support of one of them.

TO LOYAL CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS

All hail! Pen can never portray the satisfaction that you afforded me at the grand meeting in Chicago, of the National Christian Scientist Association. Your public and private expressions of love and loyalty were very touching.

WORCESTER LECTURES

In the papers of that city we find reports of the Sunday talks there by Mrs. J.

JULY THOUGHTS.

A Dream of Midsummer? Not so, though thus wrote our Shakespeare; For real are the Life and the Light, the Love and the Sunshine; The Dream is of death and of cold, of dark winter and Hades.

CRITICISM

It is always curious to see how many literary birds are hit with one arrow. In the May Journal was an article headed, Not One Jot or Tittle.

MALICIOUS NEWSPAPER REPORTS

When the press is gagged, liberty is besieged; but when the press assumes the liberty to lie, it discounts clemency, mocks morality, outrages humanity, breaks common law, gives impulse to violence, envy, and hate, and prolongs the reign of inordinate, unprincipled clans. At this period those quill-drivers, whose consciences are in their pockets, hold high carnival.