Doubtless the readers of the 'Journal were surprised,— and we trust agreeably,—upon receiving the Christian Science Weekly. The purposes of the Weekly were sufficiently set forth in the first issue to advise the Field thereof. As stated in our Salutatory in the Weekly, this publication is not to take the place of the Journal in any sense of the word, but simply to aid the Journal in its missionary work of spreading the Truth. This additional publication will make necessary an increased quantity of matter. We doubt not the Field will respond to this increased demand in the same generous spirit that it always manifested toward the Journal. We should like it understood that articles sent for pulication may be inserted either in the Journal or the Weekly, according to the convenience and best judgment of those in charge of these publications.
That the Weekly, in connection with the Journal, has a most important mission to perform, goes without saying. It will meet the more immediate needs of the field, in some respects, and will supply each week a certain quantity of ordinary news matter, as well as Scientific matter; while the Journal will continue its work of publishing dissertations, essays, testimonies, and experiences, as heretofore.
Christian Science is making such astonishingly rapid progress, and is so manifestly filling the need of humanity which has heretofore been unfilled, that every fair and proper means of propaganda should be resorted to. Our literature is one of the important avenues of reaching and interesting the outside world. We cannot, of course, publish matter unless we have it to publish, and we trust that the impression which, we are informed, has gotten out among some, that, because public preaching has been dispensed with, articles in the nature of discourses or elucidations of Scripture, are not desirable, will no longer prevail. Whatever is of interest and instruction to the outside world and to the Christian Science students and workers alike, is proper for publication.
