Articles

ONE of the truths learned by our Leader was that "Life, Truth, and Love are all-powerful and everpresent" (Science and Health, p. 108).

THAT there is a use as well as an abuse of the function of criticism, is evident from the words of Jesus, who, besides saying, "Judge not," also says, "Judge righteous judgment. " The verb used in the Greek is the same in both cases, and bears the same meaning as the noun from which the English word "critic" is derived, that is.

A VERY considerable part of the thinking people of today are darkened by doubt, if not despair, on the subject of religion. Because of their disobedience to the command of Jesus to heal the sick according to the way which he taught and exemplified, and because that which calls itself orthodox Christianity persists in representing God as a self-contradictory and wholly illogical being, the pulpits of Christendom have lost much of the power to persuade men which they formerly possessed.

In the history of the American Revolution two names stand over against each other as showing the clearly defined results of working for self or working for Principle, the names of Benedict Arnold and Philip Schuyler. There were similarities in the circumstances of these men.

IN the 5th chapter of John's Gospel we read that Jesus said to a man whom he had healed, "Sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. " This admonition of Jesus provided all mankind with an unfailing prescription for the prevention and cure of disease.

WEBSTER defines obedience as "the submission to rightful restraint; a proper submission to control. " A little reflection shows us that obedience to divine Principle, to lawful authority, both human and divine, is a universal requisite, and applies to mankind in all ages and under all conditions.

WHEN we contemplate the conditions under which mankind have been living for centuries past, along social, moral, and physical lines, and the unsatisfying results which have so often attended the highest efforts put forth in these directions, the wonder is that in general they have been so stupidly willing to permit obviously wrong methods of thinking and living to govern them. In business matters the necessity for progressiveness has been recognized far more than in dealing with those vital questions which concern our social and moral welfare.

THE commonly accepted definition of the word superstition is this: an excessive reverence for or fear of the unknown or mysterious. It has become a fact that unknown and mysterious are words popularly applied to any phenomenon supposedly beyond or outside of the material.

JESUS said, "Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein," and the futility of earthly wisdom as a preparation for the enjoyment of heaven, now or hereafter, is thus unmistakably set forth. A thorough knowledge of the world and the ways of its people, gained from long and perhaps painful experience, the study of physical phenomena in its many different phases, and research as to the material origin of these phenomena,—all these are inadequate to teach us what God's kingdom is and how we may attain it.

EXPERIENCE teaches mortals that merely to pray does not of itself bring the desired blessing, although their petitions may be fervent and sincere. The fact that some realize distinct and marked benefits from prayer, while others who are apparently as earnest in their petitions do not, proves that there is a vital condition or element needed to make prayer effective.