Editorials

Christian Science teaches its followers how to make practical in their daily lives the great fact of the unity which exists eternally between God and His perfect creation. Through the persistent acknowledgment of God as Spirit and of man as His perfect, spiritual idea, inseparable from Him, men and nations are brought into harmonious relationships.

Probably every publishing company welcomes a large volume of contributions. And what publishers look for is excellence of quality in the manuscripts submitted.

In normal family relationships each member supports the others in tangible ways. The breadwinner, for example, supplies the financial needs, while the homemaker provides an orderly and harmonious household.

Christian Science reveals that true atomic force is actually spiritual, not material. Mary Baker Eddy says (Miscellaneous Writings, p.

" Be not conformed to this world," urged Paul in his letter to the Romans ( 12: 2 ). "But," he continued, "be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

A Significant symbol found in the Bible is that of a woman. Through Christian Science we learn that this symbol stands primarily for generic man, the image, or idea, of our Father-Mother, God.

With the approach of the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, every member of a Church of Christ, Scientist, may well consider what he means when he says, "I am a Christian Scientist. " He may well examine his thoughts and actions, measure his progress, and resolve to work more earnestly to prove the truths of Christian Science in daily living.

We should understand the world in which we live, note the changes taking place in its chief modes of thought, and make a definite contribution toward bringing ultimate spiritual perfection to light. The three outstanding means of mortal thought—science, theology, and medicine— are being transformed as humanity rises from a material to a spiritual basis of life.

When one obeys God completely and understandingly, he cannot do anything which would place him in a position of jeopardy. Compliance with the laws of God is an ever-active immunity to danger, disease, distress, or disaster.

When speaking at an Easter service in her Church, Mary Baker Eddy said that the service spoke to her not of death but of Life (see Miscellaneous Writings, p. 180).