A large,
attentive, and appreciative audience gathered at Symphony Hall on Thursday evening, October 16, to listen to the semi-annual lecture on Christian Science given under the auspices of the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Boston, and delivered by Rev.
We
are sometimes asked what is the duty of Christian Scientists regarding politics, and how much part should they take as individuals in national, state, and municipal elections.
The repository for the worldly sense of happiness is a to-morrow which can never become to-day, and being thus infinitely removed its possessions are wholly unattainable though perennially sought.
Mental
training in any legitimate line increases one 's ability to understand, and, everything else being equal, a scholar should be more ready to perceive the beauties of Christian Science than an ignoramus; but it is oftentimes true that bigotry and self-conceit accompany what is commonly called knowledge, and thus prevent the reception of new ideas.
Occasionally
there appear in some papers uncharitable reflections upon the church or organization popularly known as the Christian Science Church, its teachings, leaders, and followers.
No one can find fault with the statement that "the doctrine of no-doctoring is not doctoring, and of doing without medicine is not medical," unless reliance upon God, as taught by Christianity, can be defined as medical practice.
We
should not sentence ourselves by admitting traits of character or a disposition adverse to the Christ character, any more than we should admit the reality of sickness and its many phases.
It
was my privilege to attend the World's Congress Auxiliary, which was held in Chicago in connection with the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893; also to be present at the meeting of the Parliament of Religions, when the address written by our Leader marked an epoch in the world's history.
Every
Christian and believer in the Bible will admit the statement that God is Love, and yet how many pureminded Christian men and women deny in their extremity the very statement they know to be true.
I was quite dissipated, a slave to drink, and had not seen a certain former friend for years, when a business trip called me to Detroit, and out of old-time remembrances, rather than affection, I called at his place of business.
Minnie B. Alcock
with contributions from Alice M. Peck
Over twelve years ago Christian Science was presented to my thought, and it certainly did not come by chance, but at the time when I was sadly in need of its healing power and presence, and its divine Principle, God.
I wish to express my gratitude for Christian Science through our periodicals, in so far as I can do this through human language, and tell something of its great benefit to me.
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