The San Francisco banks, on the day they opened for business, May 23, had in their vaults about $45,000,000 more than they had at the time of the earthquake.
It
is already being conceded that Christian Scientists are perhaps of all denominations the most constant and devoted students of the Bible, and not only so, but they depend on Truth, or the Word of God, for their health and their deliverance from all forms of error.
As
a Jewess, two articles in the Christian Science Sentinel of March 17 made my heart leap with untold gladness, for they reveal to me the fact that the day of sects and creeds is indeed far spent, and that "the kingdom of God is at hand.
One
does not pursue the study of Christian Science long before he perceives that many of the thoughts which he had harbored, considered worthy and right, are unworthy and wrong.
I remember
the time when I seemed to stand before a great wall, over which I could not climb, round which I could find no way; and in whatever direction I turned I seemed to see one of these forbidding signs: Lack of funds; No friends; Health destroyed; Work unobtainable: Judgment poor; Tact unknown.
Christianity has not changed, and that which the Master came to establish is just as imperative and applies with just as much force to-day as it ever did.
Christian Science prohibits no one from eating or drinking any of those things ordinarily recognized as articles of food; intoxicating liquors and tobacco do not, however, come under this classification, and while the tenets of the Christian Science church do not specifically prohibit the use of these things, yet the logical result of their practical application means the establishment of such conditions of thought as will absolutely eliminate all desire for either intoxicants or tobacco.
Horticultural Hall, corner Massachusetts and Huntington Avenues, has been secured as headquarters for all committees, from Thursday, June 7, to Wednesday, June 13, inclusive, and all necessary information can be obtained there.
The picture of The Mother Church and its extension which The Christian Science Publishing Society will have for sale is a half-tone reproduction, 12 x 15 inches in size, of a view giving the St.
Christian
history has always been illumined, in some degree, by the torch of holy aspiration and endeavor, and as one thinks of the number of brave hearts which in the past centuries have struggled on and on in the dark, he finds himself moved by a deepning sense of gratitude that upon his pathway and problem has shone a great light.
I have long wished to express my thankfulness for what Christian Science has done for me; it has healed me of many physical troubles, one in particular being sciatica, which has never returned since I was healed over six years ago.
It is a little over two years since we first became interested in Christian Science; at which time my wife was healed of constipation and other troubles of many years' standing.
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