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We recognize in Christian Science the coming remedy...
Boston Times
We recognize in Christian Science the coming remedy for all men and all ages; thousands of individuals possessing clear discernment have proved this Science to be the best known remedy for sickness as well as sin, but the world has come so to depend upon medicine that suddenly to deprive the general public of its use at the present time would seem to a very large majority little short of a calamity. We would probably disagree with some as to why medicine is efficacious in the treatment of sickness, but it is apparent to all that whatever good results medical practice may seem to have depend largely upon the degree of faith which the patient has in the medicine and in the doctor. This is evidence that a change in the physical condition is dependent upon a change in the mental state. Wholesome thought contributes towards a healthy body, and the most healthful thought possible is that which takes hold upon God as omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent; hence the declaration of the prophet Isaiah, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee."
In the Christian Science text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 463), the author, Mrs. Eddy, writes: "Though gathering new energy, this idea cannot injure its useful surroundings in the travail of spiritual birth." Again she declares (p. 444), "Students are advised by the author to be charitable and kind, not only towards differing forms of religion and medicine, but to those who hold these differing opinions."
The consistent Christian Scientist must be as careful in his respect for the beliefs and practices of others as he is in the preservation of his own rights and privileges. To take away from the general public materia medica while they still have faith in it and desire it and are not ready to accept Christian Science, would be to leave them without a remedy. Though good judgment permits the voluntary departure from an outgrown position, Christian charity would not allow us to rob our neighbors of their present dependence, since in their incredulity they reject what we would give them in return. Only solid conviction can support stability in the individual or the class." Each person must be permitted to pursue his own course and have his own experience, and this should be peaceably granted.
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January 25, 1908 issue
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"GOD IS REALLY ALL"
William Lloyd
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THE GOLDEN MEAN
CLARENCE W. CHADWICK
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"PROVE ALL THINGS"
ELMER GREY
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VALUE OF THE LESSON-SERMONS
EMMA MAC GREGOR
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THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CAPT. D. D. BAYNES
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GOD'S WILL
WILLIAM CAPELL
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Science stands to-day upon the brink of the abyss of...
Arthur Bennington
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Neither criticism nor persecution will ever "make or...
Frederick Dixon
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We recognize in Christian Science the coming remedy...
Alfred Farlow
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No one realizes another's right to his own opinion on any...
Charles K. Skinner
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All physical ills are, at the bottom, directly traceable...
Rev. E. A. Cutler of the Westminster Presbyterian Church,
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Christian Scientists heal the sick by realizing the nothingness...
William C. Kaufman
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I'VE HEARD THE MESSAGE THOU HAST SENT
HENRY D. THAYER
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THE LECTURES
with contributions from Mr. Moseley, Hiram W. Hayes, John Randall Dunn, F. G. Underwood, Theodore E. Hancock
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MRS. EDDY TAKES NO PATIENTS
Editor
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"I WILL COME TO YOU"
John B. Willis
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WRITTEN LAW
Annie M. Knott
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LETTERS TO OUR LEADER
with contributions from Walter Shaw, William F. Burt, Clara S. Hill, Charles D. Reynolds, Ella T. Georgeson, Emma Sarvis Young, Annie M. Sweasey, Rosa Adelia Sturgeon, Claire Murphy Thomas, Mary B. Harrison, Anna B. Williams, Mary White, Elizabeth Evans Clarkson, Grace A. Wolle, O. C. Dorney, John I. Baker
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About five years ago I procured from our library the book...
Carrie A. Cunningham
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I rejoice in knowing that Christian Science is the Comforter...
A. W. Kessberger
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About eight years ago, when the clouds of mortal sense...
Augusta W. Cole
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I do not feel that my whole duty has been fulfilled in...
Anna M. Barker
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For several years I was subject to nervous hysterical...
Harriet Jones
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My interest in Christian Science began several years...
Florence E. Graham
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Having received so much help from Christian Science,...
Mert M. Beasley
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I am very grateful to God, and to Mrs. Eddy, for knowing...
Elizabeth F. Ennis
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I have felt for some time that I should like to give the...
Hazel M. Colyer
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Christian Science was brought to my notice five years...
Annie M. Childs
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I feel thankful to God for the blessings received through...
Andrew O. Lowry
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When I came to Christian Science I had been under the...
Charles Edwin Shattuck
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THE NEARER VIEW
GERTRUDE RING
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FROM OUR EXCHANGES
with contributions from Governor Folk