Editorials

SEPTEMBER 1 , 1948, marks the fifty-year milestone of the weekly periodical of our movement. On the first of September, 1898, The Christian Science Publishing Society launched The Christian Science Weekly.

This editorial is intended primarily for church members who desire to become better acquainted with the preparation necessary for a successful Christian Science lecture. It is culled from the experience of one who has served as chairman of the lecture committee in a branch church and also as a member of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship.

John , the beloved disciple, declared the greatest truth known to mankind when he wrote ( I John 4: 16 ), "God is love. " For centuries, human beings have been slowly yielding to this great truth by partaking of Love's harmonious nature.

Earnest Christian Scientists throughout the Field often pose this question: "What is the greatest need of our movement at this moment?" We may well turn to the writings of our beloved Leader for the answer. Mary Baker Eddy in her "Miscellaneous Writings" says ( p.

When Jesus described himself as having existed before Abraham (John 8:58), he was referring to the Christ, his incorporeal, spiritual selfhood, the divine image which coexists with God as God's eternal manifestation. This was the Christ which the Master comfortingly promised would be with us always.

One beautiful day late in the evening a Christian Scientist and his wife were traveling by plane across a desert. From the height at which they were moving, objects on the ground seemed almost indistinguishable, but here and there a particular feature could be discerned in the gathering dusk.

An inescapable fact is that the Christianity taught and exemplified by Jesus of Nazareth was a healing religion. If that is the case, it is a healing religion today.

CONTINUITY , which is the state of being continuous, characterizes the life and individuality of man and of all reality. This is so because the one real cause, Mind, Spirit, God, is continuous and it is in Mind's manifestation that the continuity of God is individualized and made evident.

THE student of Christian Science cherishes his textbooks—the Bible and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy. He counts these precious volumes as his most treasured possessions.

IN this issue of the Journal are to be found reports read at the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church on June 7 of this year. It will be well worth while for all students of Christian Science to note these milestones in the progress of our great movement in the twelve months just past.