Who, from the time of childhood, has not relished an adventure? To some, this spells a hazardous undertaking; but to others it is a stimulating enterprise, wherein unforeseen joys and happifying experiences are brought to light. Robert Browning in his "Paracelsus" draws an exquisite picture of adventure in these lines:
Are there not, dear Michal,
Two points in the adventure of the diver,
One—when, a beggar, he prepares to plunge,
One—when, a prince, he rises with his pearl?
The purpose of this editorial is to consider an adventure which lies at the very door of many mental homes. It is the adventure of reading the Holy Scriptures in the light of the teachings of Christian Science. How often do we hear such statements as the following: "I am finding gems of truth which I never knew were in the Bible;" and: "The sacred Book shines with new light. It is as if I had never read it before!" Truly, like Browning's diver, we rise from our plunge with pearls of great price, with new ideas and ideals with which to adorn and enrich thought and taste indeed high adventure.
