To love and love and continue to love, exacting nothing in return; to love patiently, quietly, calmly, taking no thought for my own; to love on and on, never thinking whether or not the world sees or knows; to love my brother and sister, never considering whether or not my brother or sister loves me; but to love, simply for the sake of loving and the unspeakable and inexplicable joy which emanates from that love which alone prompts a man to "lay down his life for his friends.
"Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," printed from new plates, with lines numbered, and with important revisions by the author, is now ready for distribution.
The
announcement in last week's Sentinel of a new edition of the Christian Science text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," was doubtless news to most of our readers, although it has been generally expected that, sooner or later, such an event would occur.
From
the day that "there went up a mist from the earth," and Adam, falling into a deep sleep, dreamed himself into bondage, peaceless humankind, urged to it by irresistible impulse rarely in the least understood, has longed for, prayed for, fought for freedom.
Nearly
three years ago, weary and heart-sick, trying to attain the perfection which Scripture commands, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect," getting no nearer the goal and realizing that the beliefs of theology which I had clung to since early childhood were sinking from beneath me because of lack of foundation and practical ability to meet the needs my heart craved, I turned to Christian Science, and in these few years have received more strength, help, and comfort than in all the preceding years of my life worshiping an unknown God.
When
riding in the street cars, through the very busy sections of the city, have you ever looked from the windows and noted the crowds of teams and people which seem to be in the way along which you must pass?
Since
coming into Christian Science in 1893, it has been my thought that sometime I too would endeavor to express somewhat of the inestimable good which has blessed me every moment since I began to read "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
In the spring of 1895 a few friends met at the home of one of their number one Sunday afternoon to read the Bible-Lessons as given in the Christian Science Quarterly.
I have received so much encouragement and help from reading the many wonderful cures wrought through Christian Science, that I feel my own experience may, perhaps, be helpful to others.
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