Editorials

Before gaining an understanding of Christian Science we may have regarded creation as almost altogether material. We may have thought that it consisted of the planet which we call the earth, with the substances which compose it and the plants and animals, including mortal man, which appear to live on its surface, and of the other planets and stars and nebulae in space.

SPIRITUAL understanding banishes mortal misunderstanding and establishes the basis for stable health, happiness, and prosperity. Underlying all impoverishment and distress of mind and body is the lack of understanding God and His creation, and from this lack and its consequences Christian Science stands ready to rescue one and all.

AFTER being sustained for a certain period "in a time of famine" by the power of God, Elijah the prophet received the command, "Arise, get thee to Zarephath. " He was assured that a woman there had been commanded to sustain him, but upon his arrival he found it necessary to prove the truth about supply for the woman and her family, as well as for himself.

GENUINE Christianity cannot be adequately defined by an arbitrary human doctrine, or circumscribed within the bounds of a narrow human creed. Christianity is scientific, being based upon divine Science.

The prophet Joel wrote, "Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision. " Ordinary experience might seem to justify the statement that there are multitudes in the valley of indecision.

The Preacher wrote ( Eccl. 7:15 ), "All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

The world today is facing many grave problems. Men are disputing over political opinions or theories, industrial and financial affairs, and moral or ethical questions having a bearing on these.

IN the tenth chapter of the book of Daniel it is recorded that Daniel was lying "in a deep sleep," with his face to the ground, having mourned and abstained from certain foods "till three whole weeks were fulfilled. " Then he heard a voice saying, "O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent.

MRS. EDDY, writing of the Trinity on page 331 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," refers to Christ as "the spiritual idea of sonship.

A QUESTION which the Christian Scientist is constantly putting to himself is, Where do I stand spiritually? What prompts the question? The understanding of the spiritual nature of man, which Christian Science has given him; the knowledge of the falsity of material sense; the conviction that only by losing erroneous material beliefs, including the false sense of a mortal selfhood, can he increasingly gain the true sense of his real spiritual identity. Christian Science has taught him that man is spiritual, not material, and that his duty is to demonstrate this truth.