Editorials

IF ever a hard task was set the Children of Israel, it was to make bricks without proper materials. Apply the thought to this Journal, and do not ask impossibilities.

A wellspring of joy in every house is this admirable periodical. "Do you take it for your children?" is our inquiry of friends from Kansas.

This is the title of a book of 222 pages, by Henry Wood. The body of it is excellently printed and well punctuated.

Why do some contributors persistently write on two sides of a sheet, instead of one? Why do they use the short and (&) instead of spelling the word out properly? Why do they contract yours into yrs, and month into mo and Jesus Christ into J Xt ? These abbreviations are all very well in private correspondence, where cd, wd, shd, wh, weh, can be understood as standing for could, would, should, with, which, and your friend can jump at your meaning; but when you write for the press, your manuscript should indicate precisely what you wish to appear in print. Spell your words correctly.

Some months ago Miss Phelps published, in a monthly, a pathetic story. Jack is a sailor.

How they come all at once, these holidays. Birds of a feather flock together.

A very interesting class of about thirty members, among whom were the students of thirteen Normal Class graduates, entered the Normal Course of instruction at the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, October 3. To show the interest there is in Christian Science all over our land, and the people's appreciation of the correct instructions given by the Discoverer and Founder of this system, of Mind-healing, it may be mentioned that the members of this class were from the following States: Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Georgia, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado.

Under this head Mrs. J.

This is the title of a charming book, written by Mrs. Sophie M.

Her many friends and students will be glad to know that Rev. Mary B.