The questions are sometimes asked regarding the list of subjects for the Lesson-Sermons in the Christian Science Quarterly, Why did not Mrs. Eddy give a subject for each Sunday during the year, instead of for each Sunday in a six months' period? and, What do you do when there are fifty-three Sundays in a year?
Answering the last question first, it can be said that when the year includes fifty-three Sundays, the Lesson-Sermon Committee repeats one of the subjects, often that of "Christian Science," for the additional Lesson-Sermon.
On one occasion at least, it was proposed to Mrs. Eddy that another set of subjects be added to the twenty-six upon which the Lesson-Sermons are based. In reply, Mrs. Eddy stated, in substance, to one who has recorded his recollections: "It will never do. The additional list of topics for the Lessons sent me are not needed. The subjects which you already have, include every one of those which you gave to me. These topics proposed can all be used under the present list of subjects. Tell the Committee these subjects were given of God. They are sufficient and they will remain."
