Testimony of Healing June 13, 1903 Issue

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body...

CLAUDIA MARX

"For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit."

The fact that Copernicus' birthplace was also mine, has at times given me great satisfaction. Often have I stood at the foot of his monument and admired the courage of the famous astronomer, who dared to overthrow false views in regard to our planet; yet his mission was small in comparison to that of our beloved Leader, who, in Science and Health, gives us the key to the kingdom and shows us the way into the unexplored realm of Spirit.

Born of Jewish parents and reared in their faith, I never had any opportunity to study the life and teachings of the Redeemer. For many generations Jewish children have been taught to be afraid of him. In our home we were forbidden to give utterance to the name of Jesus. When a child, I often wondered whether Jesus had committed some terrible deed to cause such bitter feelings. Then I secretly visited the religious classes of my Christian girl friends, hoping to be enlightened on the subject, and was soon convinced that Jesus' only mission had been "to redeem the world." Our Jewish religious instructions gave me but an empty form; and I always left school with an unsatisfied feeling.

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