Editorials

TRUTH'S standard is coincident with true existence, and all that constitutes God's creation is embraced in this standard and upheld by it. The standard of God, divine Principle, is everlastingly set up, obeyed, and nothing has lowered or can lower it.

MOST of those who are as yet unenlightened by Christian Science believe that matter creates and controls its own conditions, and this causes them to repose faith in the supposed power of matter to correct or heal disease and discord. A large proportion of those who are now Christian Scientists relinquished their faith in medical methods only when these failed them, and they then turned for healing to God and His law, Christian Science.

ANOTHER year dawns, and to human sense many problems loom on its horizon; for the world of men as a whole is still far from being an ideal world. Many are looking ahead with misgiving and fear, wondering what another year will bring forth.

A WELL-KNOWN educator once wisely remarked, "All right people are reformers; but not all reformers are right. " Obviously the world sorely needs reformers of the right sort, those who discern the wrongs sufficiently to be helpful agitators, and who coincidently understand the Christian corrective which will rectify and settle conditions.

CHRISTMAS celebrates the birth of Jesus, the Way-shower, who brought to mankind the gift of gifts —love for God and man—and the tokens of man's true health, life, and holiness. Cherishing his spiritual sonship above all else, Jesus never allowed what is called human nature to hinder his manifestation of the divine nature.

ON page 227 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mrs. Eddy writes: "All men should be free.

TO every mortal burdened with cares or surfeited with elusive pleasures, Christian Science offers escape from the old bondage through "newness of life" and efficacious service to mankind in "newness of spirit. " For binding conservatism and deferred hope it offers the present fruits of spiritual understanding.

THE experience of every individual appears to be largely composed of the overcoming of ignorance and limitation, trials and temptations, disappointment and discouragement, sorrow, sin, and sickness. Therefore the subject of overcoming is worthy of careful consideration in the light of Christian Science, for by means of this spiritual illumination we learn of the Christianly scientific means and method of gaining the victory over every limiting and untoward condition which may confront us.

IN the  twelfth chapter of his epistle to the Romans, Paul states the way whereby mankind may come under the will of God and prove its efficacy. He writes, "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

FOR centuries philosophers have theorized and argued about ideals and idealism and many tomes have been written on the subject. Of course, mankind has been benefited by some of these idealistic theories and teachings, but nevertheless the definite impression prevails that idealism is not practical and provable in present-day human experience; in fact, a well-known modern lexicographer defines an idealist as "one whose conduct is influenced more by ideals than by practical considerations.