Editorials

Here are two extracts from a new book, called The Christian Revelation of God the Basis of True Philosophy, written by Elliot Stock: As Son of Man our Lord claimed not equality with the race, but unity; so he claimed not equality, but that which is greater than equality, oneness with the Father; for whether as between man and man, or man and God, equality has in it the idea of separateness. The highest reciprocity of Love is unity or completeness.

Binding, odd enough,—a sort of chintz cover, flower-printed, against a smooth white back. Under the caption Old Garden, are a dozen poems, with floral titles, including an odd flower called Butter and Eggs.

IF ever a hard task was set the Children of Israel, it was to make bricks without proper materials. Apply the thought to this Journal, and do not ask impossibilities.

A wellspring of joy in every house is this admirable periodical. "Do you take it for your children?" is our inquiry of friends from Kansas.

This is the title of a book of 222 pages, by Henry Wood. The body of it is excellently printed and well punctuated.

Some months ago Miss Phelps published, in a monthly, a pathetic story. Jack is a sailor.

Why do some contributors persistently write on two sides of a sheet, instead of one? Why do they use the short and (&) instead of spelling the word out properly? Why do they contract yours into yrs, and month into mo and Jesus Christ into J Xt ? These abbreviations are all very well in private correspondence, where cd, wd, shd, wh, weh, can be understood as standing for could, would, should, with, which, and your friend can jump at your meaning; but when you write for the press, your manuscript should indicate precisely what you wish to appear in print. Spell your words correctly.

How they come all at once, these holidays. Birds of a feather flock together.

A very interesting class of about thirty members, among whom were the students of thirteen Normal Class graduates, entered the Normal Course of instruction at the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, October 3. To show the interest there is in Christian Science all over our land, and the people's appreciation of the correct instructions given by the Discoverer and Founder of this system, of Mind-healing, it may be mentioned that the members of this class were from the following States: Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Georgia, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado.

Under this head Mrs. J.