Many
spiritually minded men and women in this age, like Simeon and Anna of olden time at the birth of Jesus, waiting and watching for the Mind of Christ to more fully possess them, are bidding "All Hail" to the spiritual idea now dawning upon us, the promised Comforter of our Master—Christian Science, so named by its Discoverer and Founder, Mary Baker G.
Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us, nor frightened from it by menaces of destruction to the government, nor of dungeons to ourselves.
Another
number of the Sentinel has arrived and is so filled with helpful articles that the desire comes to express appreciation to those who had part in giving it to the Field.
In 1895 I was an avowed infidel, having read Paine, Huxley, Voltaire, Ingersoll, Draper's "Conflict Between Science and Religion," and literature of this class until I was in a seeming defiant and bitter opposition to the Bible and religion.
Christian Science was brought to my attention some eight years ago, when I was deep in a shoreless sea of fear—and with a great and growing doubt of the reality of God.
When Christian Science was first brought to my notice about three years ago by some American friends who came here to reside, I took it for granted, that I was to make the acquaintance of another—perhaps newer—religious doctrine or creed, of which I knew quite a number.
I feel that I should be indeed ungrateful did I not add my testimony to the many helpful experiences appearing each week in our Sentinel, and acknowledge the spiritual quickening and uplifting thought that came to me through the beautiful lines in a recent number, entitled "Satisfied," written by her whom we love to call Mother.
A short time ago a correspondent of the Daily Advertiser called for information in regard to the origin of the proverb, "Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Circumstances make it necessary again to request our co-workers throughout the Field to observe the following rules in sending in their orders to the Publishing House:—
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