January 14, 1905
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The Treasury receipts for the calendar year 1904 were $540,000,000, and the expenditures.
Whenever
the Gospel ceases to be good news and glad tidings to all men, it ceases to be the true Gospel.
At
each Christmas season the whole Christian world with one accord lays aside the weight of dogma and religious contention, to unite anew in friendly endeavor to fathom the secret of Jesus' joy, and to discover in each expectant heart some sign of the never-ceasing activities of divine Love.
The Wednesday evening meeting held in The Mother Church January 4 was of more than ordinary interest, because of the retrospective character of much that was said by those who took part in the services.
We
are indebted to the Concord Evening Monitor for the following report of the annual meeting of the church in our Leader's home city:—
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The
members of First Church of Christ, Scientist, of this city, have moved into their new church home on Farmington Avenue opposite Kenyon Street, and the first service was held in the new chapel Sunday, November 27.
At
a recent meeting of the Board of Directors of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Ottawa, ont.
The following appreciative words' from a brother editor speak volumes for the value of the educational work which is being done by the Board of Lectureship, and for the far-seeing wisdom of our Leader in making this provision for the advancement of our Cause.
Christian Scientists are not "skeptical as to the existence of evil," neither do they believe "that they can cure their ills by not thinking about them," or "by thinking them away.
Christian Scientists, instead of regarding man as an object of psychological evolution, are striving to know him as God created him in the beginning.
Christian Science does not deal with the imagination.
Our critic finds fault with the definition of God as given in the Christian Science text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
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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.
There
are few men who have come into the inheritance of a larger and nobler opportunity than that of the distinguished preacher and journalist upon whose shoulders, eighteen years ago, the mantle of Henry Ward Beecher was laid.
As my thoughts go back to the time when I believed I had nothing to live for, and when each morning's awaking from sleep brought a sense of disappointment to find myself still among the living.
If I could express even a small part of my gratitude and love for Christian Science, and to our Leader, who has made it possible for me to live and not die, I should, indeed, be very happy.
It is more than ten years now since I first learned of Christian Science, and when I am asked how it came about, I generally answer, that I walked right into it, for so it seemed to me.
From childhood, there was nothing I desired or loved more than honesty, and this desire followed me through a long struggle with poverty.
I have often had a desire to make public what Christian Science has done for me, but I never could tell of all my blessings, they are so many.
I am very glad to tell of the wonderful help Christian Science has been to our family.
Before I became interested in Christian Science, about two years ago, I was greatly annoyed by frequent attacks of rheumatism, but after beginning its study, these attacks became less and less frequent, and finally disappeared altogether, until now I have almost forgotten that I ever had rheumatism.
About six years ago I was led to Christian Science by one of my neighbors.
I first heard, of Christian Science ten or twelve years ago, while living in Paris, France.
Paul said, "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
With a heart overflowing with gratitude for Christian Science, my thought turns to our Leader, and I would tell of the fruits gleaned from the study of her books.
When Christian Science came into my life, it found me a hopeless, forlorn invalid.
In July, 1902, I was healed of a severe attack of articular rheumatism, in one treatment, and have been perfectly free from it since that time.
About six years ago I was healed of a severe case of measles in a few days through Christian Science, without any bad after effects.
Certainly more than one half of all the so-called religious discussion going on in books, magazines, newspapers, synods, conferences, parliaments, and even in churches themselves, do not even suggest the essentials of religion.
