Articles

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. — Joel, 2: 28, 29.

The philosophies and religions of all times have sought to give some kind of solution to the problem of evil. The lowest and most depraved of human beings have sought to understand and to resist some of the temptations and evils of mortal existence, while the highest and noblest natures have sought to overcome "every ill that flesh is heir to.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. —Jesus.

Go your way and mind your business,—the business of growth and development. For that is the business of every living soul.

Varying opinions have obtained among Christian scholars in all ages as to the character and value of the service philosophy has rendered the human mind in its effort to attain to absolute truth. Philosophy is the imperial highway along which the pagan intellect has marched with its most stately tread and along which are to be found the memorials of its greatest achievements.

Nassau, N. P.

Perhaps no term in the English language has been more misapplied than the word transcendental. The hour has come for its true meaning and value to be revealed, for its rescue from the false sense that it applies to what is visionary, unreal, and impracticable.

In these modern times of industrial prosperity, when the busy mart of life absorbs the attention of youth and age, many are overlooking the fact that true progress is indicated by spiritual advancement, and that God's laws must be acknowledged in the affairs of this world. It has been said, "The best established doctrine of historical philosophy is that the power, prosperity, and mental energy of a race or nation springs from and lives by its religion; that when its religion ceases to be its faith—that is, its energizing principle—the intellect, power, vigor, and prosperity of that race or nation dies away in proportion, and ultimately perishes, both mentally and physically.

Most people measure their happiness in terms of physical pleasure and material possession. Lacking this gift or that circumstance, they would be miserable.

Perhaps no feature of the teaching of Christian Science arouses so much interest on the part of the beginner as that which relates to the unreality of matter. Many are only too glad to believe what Christian Science has to say about the loving purpose of our heavenly Father to send nothing but good to His children.