The
basic teaching of Christian Science, that there exists but one Mind, that this one Mind is God, and that the knowledge of this counteracts the unhappy results of believing there are minds many, operates to bring a salvation to mankind which will eventually triumph over every phase of evil.
I had
been reading the Christian Science text-book several years without seriously apprehending its meaning, when one day the question as to the "why" and "wherefore" of things brought up the remarkable answer of Jesus to the inquiry of Pilate, recorded in the <a class="tome-reference"
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Failure to secure peace, happiness, and contentment through what the world has to offer, has doubtless turned many a weary earthbound traveler to seek them from higher and spiritual sources, and for this reason thousands have found in Christian Science that which satisfies the longings of humanity, in the spiritual understanding of the Scriptures as taught in the Christian Science text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs.
The picture of The Mother Church and its Extension which The Christian Science Publishing Society now has for sale is a half-tone reproduction, 12 x 15 inches in size, of a view giving the St.
Added
interest attaches to the religious situation to-day, in view of the fact that those who hold tenaciously to the reality of evil are being impelled by the logic of their position to either abandon their premises or else accept the inevitable conclusions they involve.
As
we study the Bible in the light of Christian Science, we are impressed with the fact that the healing of the sick by spiritual means has always accompanied the higher understanding of God, and that while the old prophets may not have understood the law by which this work was done, they yet reflected sufficient light to dispel the darkness of sin and suffering to some extent.
Nothing real has ever been accomplished except when based upon Truth, and the real work of the world to-day, as in the past, is accomplished by men and women whose work witnesses to Truth.
Since January, 1903, I have attended the Christian Science services and meetings, and I am grateful that I have found the truth, for through it I have received great benefits.
On last Christmas day I had such a wonderful proof of God's great power, of His ever-present help to those who understand the truth, that since then I have desired that understanding and have prayed constantly that I might be guided into what was right for me to do.
with contributions from H. T. Potten, H. Scott Holland
Those who are reckoning the growth or decay of their sects should consider whether the vital question is not which of them is getting most of the church-attending population, but whether the best part of the modern world is coming to church at all.
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