November 16, 1907
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March 3, 1891, Congress passed an act which gave the President the power to "set apart and reserve in any State or Territory having public lands bearing forests, any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations.
To
a philosophical farmer weeds may teach many lessons; for example: the necessity of tilling the soil so that the largest possible quantity of water and plant food may be conserved for the use of the crop; that productive land is always ready and willing to work, even if its work is misdirected in weed production; and that the character and history of the land may be determined from the character and quality of weed growth.
The
measure of divine equity meted out by infinite wisdom is not the wage doled out by the grudging genius of toil.
It
seems to be a peculiarity of mortals, or rather of mortal mind, to seek for cause in that which can have no possible effect.
While
passing a quiet hour recently under some beautiful trees near the city of Washington, I saw several penciled inscriptions upon some pine boards laid out for a table for picnickers, which had evidently been written there by those who were whiling away the long summer afternoons.
Christian Scientists
are sometimes accused of being unfeeling because when their attention is called to some instance of seeming suffering or discord, they refuse to admit its reality by sympathizing with it.
I TRAVELED
O'er a thorny pathFor many years, nor did I knowThe shining way lay just above—How could I know God loved me so.
Our critic takes exception to the teachings of Mrs.
When you say that Science and Health or the various phases of Christian Science are unintelligible to a person in his "right mind," have you stopped to ask yourself whether you have really fulfilled the first requirements necessary to make it so or have you analyzed what is meant by "right mind"?
I have just seen the note in your issue of Aug.
Our critic infers that Christian Science does not provide the solution for all problems, as alleged by the speaker, because, forsooth, the Bible itself has not offered such solution.
If our critic understood the teaching of Christian Science, he would know that Mrs.
It is not claimed at this time that the practitioners of Christian Science heal every case, but it is claimed that they heal a larger percentage of cases than other systems.
No religious teacher since the time of Jesus gives a higher tribute of spirituality to the life and teachings of the Master than does Mrs.
A mistake occurred in the last two sentences of the second paragraph of the editorial, 'Evil is not Power,' as it appeared in our issue of Nov.
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The author of the Christian Science text-book does not consult nor read letters on disease.
We
are sometimes asked whether the Church Manual is to be taken as a guide for the conduct of all Christian Scientists, and no better answer can be given than that in the words of our Leader: "Of this I am sure, that each Rule and By-law in this Manual will increase the spirituality of him who obeys it, invigorate his capacity to heal the sick, to comfort as mourn, and to awaken the sinner".
A recent
public address by a prominent educator in Scotland has aroused much interest because of its reference to Christian Science, and has led a good many to investigate this subject.
Every
thoughtful student of nature is impressed with its contradictory aspects.
Christian Science was first brought to my notice in July, 1903, when a dear Scientist, who had just moved into the neighborhood, gave my wife some of its literature to read, telling her that she could be healed by the study and practice of this new-found Science.
In loving gratitude to God, and to our dearly beloved Leader.
When as a small boy I entered the Christian Science Sunday School, I received my first spiritual awakening.
I wish to add my testimony to the many, but I have so much to tell and am so grateful for all Christian Science has done for me and mine, that I hardly know know where to begin or what to say.
I feel very grateful for this opportunity of telling how wonderfully I have been benefited by Christian Science.
The first time I heard of Christian Science I objected to it and opposed its teachings.
Gratefully do I write this testimony, in gratitude for having found in Christian Science the liberty which is man's birthright.
All my life I was a great sufferer from so-called hereditary diseases and as time went on many complications arose.
It may be that my experience in healing will be the means of helping some one to a clearer understanding of the Christ, Truth, and since it is my highest aim to be of some real help, it is with pleasure that I give my testimony to the truth as found in Christian Science.
I wish to acknowledge what Christian Science has done for me.
In January, 1899, I first heard of Christian Science.
I desire to express my sincere gratitude for Christian Science and the blessings I have received from its study and teachings.
The night was dark without a star,Hope shunned a cold and cheerless clime,When, like a shipwrecked mariner,I trembled on the shore of time.
