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There never was a time in the history of the world when...
Indianapolis (Ind.) Sentinel
There never was a time in the history of the world when the Bible was used as a text-book to the extent it is to-day. If there is not within the lids of the Bible a correct statement of the creation of the universe and the laws of its operation, where shall we look for such a statement? Certainly physical science, so-called, has never revealed it. The greatest intellects of all ages have labored untiringly in the fields of science, theology, and medicine, advancing new theories and refuting old ones, establishing new systems and abandoning those of their predecessors, ad infinitum. And yet to-day, mortal man is, to a large extent, the victim and not the master of the material forces he has discovered, and is still controlled by sin and disease. All the while, however, in the compass of a single chapter of the Bible, and that the very first, there is to be found a clear, concise, and logical account of the creation and government of the universe and all it contains, and in the gospel story of the life of Jesus can be found the only instances of perfect healing in the record of the centuries, together with the system of theology which cleansed the Magdalen.
Dr. Schurman of Cornell Univesity makes the statement,—evidently referring to the "miracles attributed to Jesus,"—that "we are recoiling from those dogmatisms of the Bible." If the professor refers to the healing works of Jesus, the fact that such healing works are now of such common and daily occurrence proves that they are in no sense miraculous but absolutely natural, and according to the teaching of Christian Science, an inevitable consequence, not of mere faith but of a right understanding of the laws which govern the universe and man.
We agree with President Schurman that the gospel of Jesus Christ is needed in "our seats of learning," but only as it is spiritually understood and demonstrated in regenerated lives and healthy bodies can the Bible be made practical as a text-book and "save our race from materialism, skepticism, and despair."
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August 26, 1905 issue
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Gold
M. G. KAINS.
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True Discipleship
WILLARD S. MATTOX.
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The Beginner and his Task
REV. G. A. KRATZER.
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A Plea for our Literature
ALBERT E. MILLER.
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A Physician's Thought
Harriet A. Loring
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Is Prayer a Reserve Force?
Alfred Farlow
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There never was a time in the history of the world when...
R. Stanhope Easterday
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The Lectures
with contributions from Charles T. Root, Mrs. Charles W. Sleeper, Henry E. Ruggles
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MRS. EDDY TAKES NO PATIENTS
Editor
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A Grateful Recognition
with contributions from Nay & Abbott , Mary B. G. Eddy
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A False Report Corrected
with contributions from James A. Logwood, Archibald Mclellan
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The Question of Hazard
John B. Willis
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Letters to our Leader
with contributions from Edwin A. Greenwood, Margaret M. Meyer, John E. Sargent, Mary Baker Eddy, Peter N. Trahn, Elma P. Jones, Blanche K. Corby, John D. Works, Kate S. Greppin, Flora Belle Johnson, Morris Philip Jones, Fred C. Wormelle, Clara D. Lyman, George MacDonald
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My healing was wonderful to us all
Jeanette P. Brooks
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It is now six years since I first became interested in...
M. B. Longcope
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I wish to express in some measure my heartfelt thanks...
E. L. Woolley
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I crave the privilege of bearing testimony to the healing...
Isabel Veiller
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I have been a student of Christian Science for over four...
Gena A. Selberg
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I wish to thank God for the many blessings I have received...
Cora L. Schweigart
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It is with a deep sense of gratitude that I acknowledge...
Florence D. Bartlett
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My heart is filled with gratitude to God for the many...
Mary Broughton Bell
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Seven years ago I was healed, and bought a copy of Science and Health,...
Jennie Thomas with contributions from Anon
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Notices
Stephen A. Chase