Once
again the season of the year has come when, in accordance with the custom of our forefathers for generations past, the President appoints a day as the especial occasion for all our people to give praise and thanksgiving to God.
Part
of the mission of Christian Science is to restore the simplicity of the gospel meanings, so that the saving and redemptive work of Jesus Christ, the Wayshower, may be made so plain that none shall miss it or pass it by, because hidden under creeds, ritualism, or confusion of words.
The
annual harvest calls us to gather up sheaves of gratitude to divine Love for His constant favors received, but especially for the impartation of good in Christian Science, and the wise leadership of this Cause.
I can scarcely believe that a minister with a reputation for honesty, common sense, and tolerance would describe "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker G.
Our critic's comprehension and clear elucidation of the theory that "mind is matter" practically resolves itself into the paradoxical proposition that intelligence is non-intelligence.
The philosophy of annihilation is as far as possible from the teaching of Christian Science, which is constructive rather than destructive in its intent.
The
possibilities of reform, whether in the individual, the community, or the State, are always determined by the intensity and elevation of the ruling moral sense, the definiteness of the common apprehension of truth, and it is important that this be kept in mind, since otherwise the would-be reformer is impelled to that hasty action which is sure to end in discouragement, if not pessimism and defeat.
The Christian Science Publishing Society has requested us to state that some contributions for the Building Fund, which should have been sent to the Tresurer, Mr.
with contributions from Jean McCallum, Sarah C. Linscott
Christian Scientists may be interested to learn that under the "Loi du decembre 9, I905: Separation des Eglises et de I'Etat," the legal organization of a Christian Science church in France became possible, as the by-laws of a church organization in France must be recorded at the Prefecture of Police and approved by the proper authorities before the church can have legal existence or a corporate body.
After a number of years of constant suffering, resulting in a stiffened joint which rendered walking very difficult, painful, and impossible save only for a short distance, I have been cured by Christian Science to such a degree that a tramp of eight miles over the mountains is a delight, and I am able to go about my business without being burdened with crutches or groaning with pain.
Before I came into Christian Science I was sick at least half my time, and my anxieties and cares were almost more than I could endure, but I bore them as patiently as I could, because in the first place I thought it was praiseworthy to be patient under affliction, and I also thought we were born to sorrow and suffering, and could only escape them by dying.
In this day when the big Goliath of the flesh is arrayed for battle against the spiritual idea as set forth by our beloved Leader, our thoughts turn more and more to her with unspeakable love and gratitude.
For some time it has been my desire to tell the readers of the Sentinel the many benefits I have received from Christian Science, physically, mentally, morally, and spiritually.
Christ Jesus said, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free"—free from the bonds of anxiety, discouragement, and weakness, and alive to the knowledge that we "can do all things" through Christ, Truth, which strengtheneth us.
I always had a desire to understand the truth as Jesus taught it, and to follow in his footsteps, but until a year and a half ago I found no church that followed the whole of Jesus' teachings.
About a year and a half ago I was persuaded by a friend to try Christian Science, as I was then sick in bed and had been for three months or more,—a perfect wreck.
The
sweet-brier boasts nor voice nor speech,No tongue the clover hath;Mute is the garden's rainbow reach;Yet perfumed joy each breathes to each,From June to aftermath.
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