Editorials

IF one were to name the person whose life had been most minutely scrutinized in its every aspect through the longest period of time, that person beyond question would be Christ Jesus. Upon the life, teachings, works, character, and mission of the Nazarene the light of investigation has been turned at its full until it seems that nothing remains hidden that may be revealed, and that nothing more remains to be said about this marvelous man.

There seems to be a growing tendency on the part of some teachers to solicit pupils for their classes, and to permit others to do so without objection or correction. This is in direct violation of the Manual, Article XXVII, Section 5, which reads in part: "Members of The Mother Church who are authorized by its By-Laws to teach Christian Science, shall not solicit, or cause or permit others to solicit, pupils for their classes.

IN Genesis we read, "And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. " So Noah built an ark for the saving of the elect.

RELIGION is a term which covers an immense field, ranging from the most primitive faith to the highest spiritual understanding. But wide as is the scope of religion, it may be defined, simply, as "any system of faith and worship.

FOR the earnest Christian deep significance attaches to every incident in the life of the Master. The yearning for knowledge of his life, especially of his youth and young manhood, about which so little is known, is particularly keen.

WHAT was it that distinguished Christ Jesus from the rest of mankind? The Christian Scientist does not hesitate to answer: he knows that it was the Master's spirituality. Pure, unselfish, loving, compassionate, merciful, spiritually-minded, he stands out after nearly two thousand years as the greatest religious Teacher the world has ever known, and the greatest demonstrator of the healing power of spirituality.

IN proportion as Christian Scientists grasp and demonstrate the teachings of Christian Science, they find themselves escaping from servitude to sickness, sin, limitation, and learning to be governed only by the commands of God, good. They are therefore watchful in protecting themselves from intruding suggestions of error.

THE student of geometry finds at the end of the theorem which in a series of statements is carried from proposition to logical conclusion, the letters "Q. E.

THROUGH Christian Science one gains a demonstrable understanding of man's relationship to God, good, and this understanding, honestly applied, is able to solve all the problems incident to a merely human sense of relationship, or intercourse. Perhaps there is no more appealing need than that of harmony, the removal of friction, between those whom circumstances have thrown together.

IT took long years, long centuries, for men to discover that God is Love. But the discovery was made at last.