When
nearly three centuries ago the first settlers came to the country which has now become this great republic, they fronted not only hardships and privation, but terrible risk to their lives.
Christian Science
shines into every nook and corner of the human consciousness, and chases away the shadows which otherwise lurk there, unseen and undisturbed.
"And
why," I asked, as I looked toward a rise of ground on the New England shore commanding a broad, beautiful stretch of ocean, sand-dunes and islands, sky and clouds, "why should it be called 'Heartbreak Hill'?
In
working out the problems of mortal experience it would sometimes seem that an error of long standing is more difficult to overcome than one of recent appearance, and with this belief comes the thought "too late.
The mid-week testimonial meeting at the Christian Science church last Wednesday evening may well be denominated as having been distinctly western in nature, from the fact that all the testimonies and remarks were by visiting Scientists from the far West.
It
is a pitiful thing to be sick even when there is promise of speedy recovery, but when conventional authority has rendered its decision, and the solemn sentence of "Incurability" has been pronounced, then indeed does mortal experience become a tragedy whose presiding genius is despair.
Those
who come into Christian Science find themselves regarding all things from a changed viewpoint; for them old things have indeed "passed away," and often they are led to pause and ask how they shall most consistently fulfil their obligations, as followers of Christ Jesus, when the problem of poverty confronts them.
with contributions from Augusta E. Stetson, Mary Baker Eddy, Emma Ellis, Sarah E. Benford, Edward T. Blanchard, Caroline S. Welch, Delmer Goding, Evelyn Y. Steele
John Warner Keyes
with contributions from Mattie Brisco
In June, 1903, when our dear Leader, from the balcony of her Concord home, looked into the upturned faces of thousands of her followers, and uttered those memorable words, "Trust in Truth, and have no others trusts!" she knew the injunction would be heeded and bear fruit.
As far back as I can remember, I have suffered from terrible headaches,--inherited, so the doctor said, my grandmother and mother having suffered before me.
At the time when Christian Science was brought to my attention I was suffering from what specialists called farsightedness, which commenced about fourteen years ago and steadily grew worse until it hindered me from attending school.
When I first heard of Christian Science I was in great need of physical healing, but I rejected the idea that it could cure me, and asked the Scientist who had ventured to speak of it to me.
It is now an obstacle to belief to hold that since the closing of the New Testament no one upon the earth has been authorized to speak in the name of God or has been inspired by Him to utter divine truth fit to be called holy Scripture.
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with contributions from Augusta E. Stetson, Mary Baker Eddy, Emma Ellis, Sarah E. Benford, Edward T. Blanchard, Caroline S. Welch, Delmer Goding, Evelyn Y. Steele