November 25, 1905
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With the purpose of offering a permanent career in the diplomatic and consular service to competent young men, and of improving those branches of the Government service so as to make them more valuable than they are now to the business interests of the country, the President announces that hereafter any applicant for appointment as Secretary of Embassy or Legarion must possess a knowledge of at least one other language than English, and must be otherwise examined as to his competency; and an examination will be required of such consular officers as are limited in compensation to the maximum of $2,500 per annum and a minimum of $1,000.
In
some gardens one finds only such flowers as have grown from seeds planted in the springtime.
Among
the many specific reasons for gratitude to which our thoughts may revert at the Thanksgiving season, there is perhaps none more worthy of our attention than gratitude itself.
The
thought is often expressed by those who have no knowledge of Christian Science, that the Old Testament is uninteresting, or at least that portion of it which deals with the history of the Jewish people, their journeys, victories, and defeats.
As
Christian Scientists we understand somewhat of the Science of being, through and by which God governs man and the universe, and know that to the divine Mind, operating through His own spiritual law, all things are possible.
At
a recent Wednesday evening experience meeting I was deeply impressed with testimonies given, which told of healing received through the study of the Lesson-Sermon, and the value of these Lessons was again borne in upon my thought.
Recently
a commonplace experience brought home a lesson in Christian Science.
There
sometimes comes a time in the lives of men when every material support fails; when they are brought face to face with the fact that either God must save them or they go out into a night without the guidance of a ray of light,—into a long, cold night of discord,—helpless and alone.
Critics mistake the end for the beginning, and claim for the present ability of Christian Scientists what the Scientists do not claim for themselves.
It is related that the scribes and Pharisees once said to Jesus, "Master, we would see a sign from thee.
Isaac Newton recognized a need for the law of gravitation, and forthwith proceeded to supply it.
The mere fact that healing is accomplished through the spiritual understanding of Christ's teachings, as demonstrated by Christian Scientists, does not in any degree lessen their claim to recognition as a Christian church, but rather does it constitute a valid and sufficient reason for this claim, if the Scripture is to be accepted as authority.
Critics should take into consideration the fact that Christian Scientists, in the majority of cases, speak from the standpoint of experience with both materia medica and Christian Science, and having found this Science more efficacious in the treatment of physical ills than the methods previously employed, naturally prefer it.
Christian Science emphatically and consistently maintains that because sin has no divine origin it should be accorded no rightful place nor irresistible power in the world: that it is an unlawful enormity which should cease to victimize mankind because it is not of God, the one and only creator.
Christian Science does not teach that individuals have no responsibility, as our critic avers.
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The announcement that Miss Mary Brookins of Minneapolis would discuss different aspects of Christian Science at the Marquam Grand last night [October 1], had the effect of filling all the available space of the big house.
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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.
We
are prompted to state, for the benefit of those who have inquired about the progress of the work on the extension to The Mother Church, that the erection of the building is proceeding rapidly: in fact, it is being pushed with the utmost energy, and at the present time there are no less than fifteen different trades represented.
Every
thoughtful person who reads President Roosevelt's Thanksgiving proclamation must be impressed by the emphasis given to the moral and spiritual element,—that which alone makes for the true prosperity of a nation.
Twice lately I have had a return of an old complaint, which had recurred at intervals for thirteen years.
The first benefit I received from Christian Science was in 1900, when I was cured of a severe stomach trouble and bad cough.
I desire to make a public acknowledgment of the benefits I have received through Christian Science.
When I reached the St.
My earnest desire for many years was for a better understanding of God than I was able to find in the orthodox church.
An early experience lingers in thought as a beacon-light, radiating peace, and an assurance of God as omnipresent in time of need.
Like many others, I came to Christian Science in search of help from physical suffering.
Before coming into the knowledge of Christian Science, I found that the time spent on the street car four times a day did me more harm than good.
A short time before Christmas I had a very peculiar experience.
Der Herold der Christian Science is a great help and joy to me in my study of the German language, a study which I commenced since its publication.
It has been over two and a half years since we began to rely upon Mind instead of matter.
Fourteen years ago I was healed of what the doctors called consumption.
I wish to express my gratitude to God, and to our Leader, for the many blessings that have come to me and my family through the study of Christian Science.
It is five years since I began the study of Christian Science.
I began reading Science and Health a little over three years ago.
I have been reading Science and Health for five or six years.
You take a wire and stretch it on a frame and attune it to some given note, and let it stand there silent in the air.
