March 21, 1903
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CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
, the same as other professing Christians, believe in God, the only true and living God, who is Spirit, Life, Truth, Love.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
is not on the plane of any system of medicine or human mode of treatment, and its work is far beyond the mere healing of sickness.
The
late ukase of the Czar has awakened no less interest than his initiation of The Hague tribunal, and despite the Manchuria and Finland episodes, the world will be disposed to attribute these acts of Nicholas to a sincere desire to minister to the welfare of all the people.
PROFESSOR BUCK
of the philology department of the University of Chicago has been looking into the linguistic conditions of that city, with results that are somewhat astonishing.
The Christian Scientists of this place have taken a step in advance and moved into a new hall in Parker's Block.
Live in the sunshine, don't live in the gloom,Carry some gladness the world to illume.
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The author of the Christian Science text-book takes no patients, does not consult on disease, nor read letters referring to these subjects.
ONE
of the most striking proofs of the progressive spirit of the twentieth century is the recent decree of Czar Nicholas of Russia.
Only
the ingrate would fail to acknowledge the blessings that are ours from the toil and talent, the heroism and self-sacrifice, of past generations.
THE
oneness of Truth and the harmony existing between all its varied expressions is constantly suggested in the unconscious revelations of our inner life.
A late editorial in the Portland Oregonian which, while relatively courteous and kind, discloses the greatest misapprehension of the teachings of Christian Science, ends with the following lines which speak well for the impression that Christian Scientists are making upon the general public.
If one has failed to reach the end he sought,If out of effort no great good is wrought,It is not failure, if the object beThe betterment of man; for all that heHas done and suffered is but gainTo those who follow seeking to attainThe end he sought.
Recently,
while earnestly conversing with a fellow-student about the urgent want, seen and felt everywhere outside of Christian Science, the above oft-repeated and overflowing quotation from our text-book brought to me a new burst of light.
We
are permitted to publish the following letter from a Scientist to an inquiring friend.
We
are all familiar with the statement that sickness and death come to us as discipline from God.
The sweetest lives are those to duty wed,Whose deeds, both great and small,Are close-knit strands of an unbroken thread,Where love ennobles all.
Most important of all Christian Science teaching is the understanding of God; for proportionately to this understanding is he realization that divine Love is the only presence and power; through this understanding we gain better health, more patience, increased capacity for enjoyment, purer thoughts, and that love for our neighbor which establishes the brotherhood of man.
I feel that it would be wrong longer to delay my testimony of what Christian Science has done for me.
It is about a year since I received the blessings of Christian Science, and what a change it has made in my life! In the home where discord and sickness were present, now all is harmony, health, and happiness.
I was first told of Christian Science in 1897.
Nearly five years ago I was a hopeless wreck in the eyes of the people.
Some, while theoretically acknowledging God's allness, fear the power of error or that error has power.
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Applications for membership in the Mother Church must be in the hands of the Clerk on or before May 20.
Each branch Church of Christ, Scientist, is requested to send, on or before May I, its total membership as it will stand April I, to William B.
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Per capita taxes, contributions to the Mother Church, or contributions to the Building Fund, should be sent by check, post-office money order, or express money order.
There is one sure way to find out God's method for any coming world: it is to study His method with us in this world.
