"Dear Sister: Your communication received, and in the light of your suggestions, my article assumes more substance than when it went fresh from a desire to contribute its ray of Spiritual thought to the Journal. Although this expresses in part the richness and reality which the study of Christian Science has brought to me, yet I have no selfish desire to see it take a place in consciousness which it does not scientifically merit. I am willing that the All-Good ever present, should manifest itself through me, if you think it will add to the appearing of Spiritual thought in our Journal. The Journal means much to us all. It is the one official publication, in human consciousness, which voices absolute Truth; and it should have a steadily increasing constituency, as its motive is more clearly discerned."
It is a noteworthy fact that our most scientific articles, as well as most carefully prepared manuscript, as a rule are accompanied by greatest magnanimity of humility. Another frequent and valued contributor, at last writing, says: "Certainly, let the article stand as corrected. What I send belongs to the Journal, always." When all, who are at present commendably striving, succeed in actually reaching this attitude and altitude of thought, the Editorial Department will no longer be required to adopt, as its closing feature, the following regularly recurring paragraph.
Manuscript sent to the Journal without signature and address, is not accepted. In preparing manuscript for publication, if contributors will write with ink, and on one side of the paper only, it will be greatly appreciated. Many articles written with pencil are sent in, with excuses for having been written hastily and carelessly; which necessitates their being written over. The articles for our Journal should be written with the same care that we give a patient, or teach a student, to bring out our best demonstration of Christian Science. Also, manuscript should reach this office by the fifth of each month, addressed to Editorial Department, Christian Science Publishing Society, 62 Boylston Street, Boston.
