Editorials

Christian Science corrects humanity's material concept of man and reveals the man of God's creating—the spiritual, ideal man, who is God's likeness. The Christian Scientist learns to identify himself as this spiritual man, who coexists with God and is held intact, sinless, in a state of perfection by his Maker.

Life does not inhere in the body. Life is God, infinite consciousness, which is reflected by man, God's idea.

A Branch Church of Christ, Scientist, should be the most harmonious group on earth, for its membership is comprised of those who acknowledge the Principle of the universe to be divine Love. In Christ, the divine idea of sonship, all men are seen to have the same Father, all are knit together in one harmonious expression of Love.

In the first chapter of Genesis there is no mention of matter or of evil. Man is made in the image of God and the universe is good.

Prayer is the prelude to successful enterprise. In Christian Science no success is worthy of the name unless it is the result of honest, earnest, unselfed prayer.

Starting the week end of September 11, 1955, Christian Science television programs will be broadcast in a number of areas in the United States. The programs are on film and will be telecast by individual stations rather than by network.

The time may come when the twentieth century will be designated as the period in which occurred the greatest struggle between individualism and conformity with the mass. On one side of this struggle are those who feel driven to think with the crowd.

At the close of the vacation period, when schools are opening and when many people return to work after the summer holidays, the statement is often made, "Now we go back to work. " It would be well at such times for the Christian Scientist to think definitely of going forward to work.

If we think of life in terms of divine laws, we shall draw nearer to the spiritual meaning of existence. Spirit is not nebulous, changeful, or vaguely expressed by mysterious phenomena.

The Apostle Paul in his letter to the Philippians admonishes them to live in harmony with each other. And he adds ( 2:5 ), "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.