Editorials

THE law of Sinai thundered out the imperative commands: "Thou shalt not," and "Thou shalt. " "Thou shalt have no other gods before me," on the one hand, and "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might," on the other.

During the past month momentous events in Christian Science have been chasing each other with astonishing rapidity. A brief retrospective glance may aid us in comprehending their significance.

Shortly after the issuance of this number of the Journal another calendar year will have drawn to its close. The year of our Lord, 1894, will have passed into human history as a part of what men call time.

We shall again have to call our patrons' attention to the fact that there are two distinct departments of the Journal, — the Publisher's and the Editorial. No money remittances should be addressed to the editorial department, nor should subscriptions or requests for changes in address of subscribers, or in short, anything save contributions or articles for publication, or letters directly affecting this department.

Soon the Christian world will lie in the midst of Christmas observances. We but speak the truth of past history when we assert that most of this observance will be of a wholly mirthful character, from the ordinary standpoint of mirthfulness.

Will not our contributors observe more fully the rule not to quote profusely from the Bible? Enough quotations to emphasize a point is well, but there is danger of running into the habit of "padding. " We are unable to make use of some articles sent us for this reason.

The office of the clergyman correctly understood and rightly performed, is a high and important one. Many millions of people look to the clergy for their spiritual guidance, and for a true and full interpretation of the Scriptures.

" In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. " I This is the first record of creation or attempt to account for the existence of the heaven and the earth recognized by the Christian world.

On behalf of the treasurer of the Mother Church, we take occasion to remind the members of the following resolution passed by the Church Committee on July 25, 1893. "That every member of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass.

The Book of Views by Messrs. Gilman & Carlton, in and around the residence of the Rev.