[The following excerpts from George Kennan's animated description of his late experiences, are taken by special permission of the publishers from a copyrighted article in a late number of The Outlook.
In a general way, then, and "on the whole," our abandonment of theological criteria, and our testing of religion by practical common sense and the empirical method, leave it in possession of its towering place in history.
Notwithstanding Sunday afternoon [July 6] was an unusually warm one, the Universalist Church at Plainfield was well filled to hear a lecture on Christian Science by Judge William G.
"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.
When we realize that Jesus' life was strictly scientific, that it disclosed the movements of divine Mind, we begin to understand how vitally significant his every word and act should be to us.
Stephen A. Chase
with contributions from Brooke Herford
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The
very important truth has come to this age that every department of life has a scientific basis, and that every question has therefore its scientific solution.
It
cannot now be successfully disputed that a new energy and new life is given to Christendom and to the world through the revival of the gospel healing as taught and practised by Christian Scientists.
Since
the announcement at our last annual meeting that we were to build a new edifice, large enough to meet our present needs, these words of Paul, in the fifth chapter of Ephesians have been with me, almost continually, "Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.
I have been blessed in so many ways by Christian Science, that I cannot longer listen to the voice of error, which says that my demonstrations are not wonderful enough to write about.
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