July 2, 1904
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There
are so many reasons why obedience blesses the obedient one, that it becomes really desirable to seek obedience for its sake.
"And
now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
"And
when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
The two articles which follow were published in the Sentinel of June 18, but through a printer's mistake the types became mixed in part of the edition, hence this republication in correct form.
The word "philosophy," as defined by Webster, is "literally the love of or search after wisdom.
The question as to what is Mind and what is matter, and their relation to each other has been the problem of the ages.
Christian Science and Christian Scientists never attack any one.
To the Christian Scientist, prayer means more than a formulated statement of words.
Christian Scientists gladly recognize that a large majority of the medical profession are good and intelligent men; but they look upon materia medica as based on materialism, knowing nothing of God in its doctrine and practice; that it deals with man as an animal rather than an immortal spiritual being; that it doctors effects and secondary causes; that it is empirical and not scientific, frequently changing its practices and theories; that it is on a false basis, since it ignores God and man's spiritual and immortal being.
To
know a little more of good each day;To hourly cast some cherished sin away;To give each thought to Love, and keep no partOf any will of mine within my heart;To do, without complaining, every taskLife gives to me, while pausing not to askThe why or wherefore; just Thy will to know,Trusting in Thee to guide me as I go,Father.
Article
A luminous and interesting lecture on "Christian Science and the Brotherhood of Man was delivered in First Church of Christ, Scientist, last night [May 9] by W.
Article
The author of the Christian Science text-book takes no patients, does not consult on disease, nor read letters referring to these subjects.
The
following letters disclose another happy incident in connection with the building of the Concord church, and they give further evidence of the loving regard for our Leader, and appreciation of her work, which animate the Field.
In
another column of this issue we give a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Building Fund as reported by the Treasurer at the Annual Meeting of the Mother Church.
With
the return of this country's natal day we are led to think of the nations which have come upon the world's stage with what seemed a promise of perpetual greatness, and are reminded of the lines,—
The
new church edifice of First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Concord, New Hampshire, the gift of our beloved Leader, the Reverend Mary Baker G.
The
dedication of a new church edifice is a matter for congratulation and is of interest to the entire Field, but the event at Grand Island, Neb.
Christian Science came to me in my darkest hour,—all material means having failed me.
It was fear and despondency that caused me to cry out for God and, after years of wandering, to find Him in Christian Science.
I became interested in Christian Science through the experience of my husband.
With a grateful heart, I gladly add my mite of testimony to the many that are constantly appearing in the Sentinel, bringing hope, health, and happiness to so many despairing ones.
Christian Science came to my aid at the time in my life when I most needed it,—when I was wickedly unhappy because, as I then believed, God had taken my mother from me.
With all my heart do I wish to express my sincere gratitude for Christian Science.
It is now five years since I began to investigate Christian Science, and I have found that even a limited understanding of it, if rightly applied, can help us under all circumstances.
Let me say, first of all, that I thank God and also Mrs.
In contributing to our periodicals, I feel I can only repeat what has already been told over and over again : that Christian Science is the old truth revealed anew, a revelation that is bringing to humanity the true understanding of God, of Life, Truth, and Love.
