I wish to say to students and contributors, do not quote profusely from Science and Health, but when you do, be careful to use the quotation marks and cite the page. In most of the articles which come to us there is such a running together of the writer's language and that of Mrs. Eddy's writings, that it is almost impossible to sift out one from the other, and the amount of labor imposed upon this department thereby is very great. It is not only an unnecessary imposition of labor, but a heavy tax upon time which should be devoted to other work.
It is unnecessary to say that the use of the language of our Leader as contained in her writings, without giving due credit by way of quotation and reference, is plagiarism, and is even more reprehensible on the part of loyal students than on the part of those who make no claims to loyalty.
I am aware that we have all so deeply imbibed Science and Health, that both in talking and writing almost,—sometimes quite,—unconsciously we use its exact language; but this is not excusable, for the exercise of such care as it is our plain duty to exercise, would easily prevent it. We must be more careful, more scientific, more honest.
