January 23, 1909
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The commission on public service corporations appointed by the Connecticut General Assembly of 1907 reports that it would be desirable to vest in a permanent public utilities commission these powers and duties: To grant franchises to public service corporations; to supervise the condemnation of land and construction of fixtures by these corporations in so far as the same affects the public safety or interest; to supervise the capitalization of these corporations; to ascertain the facts relating to the financial condition of these corporations; the physical condition of their plants and equipments, and the cause of accidents resulting from their operation; to supervise their operation in so far as the same substantially affects the public safety; to fix the rates chargeable when existing rates are unreasonable.
Probably
every one has played that amusing and instructive game which has so aptly been called "gossip.
Last
spring, when the call went out for more funds to build the Christian Science publishing house, I searched in my inmost heart for reasons why I, personally, should help to build this "watch-tower of the world".
When
I first undertook the study of Christian Science the most attractive feature of its teachings, as it seemed to me, was that it crowned "the power of Mind as the Messiah".
Two
subjects under consideration are opposites, if when carefully examined they manifest no qualities or characteristics in common.
As
with every other phase of human thought, the sense of possession undergoes a change when we learn through Christian Science the spiritual facts of being.
In the Evening Dispatch of Friday there appear two short paragraphs announcing and commenting on the alleged discovery by Professor Laurent of a new method of curing cancer.
Through the medium of a friend, we have received a copy of The Christian Science Monitor, a twelve-page daily which is the organ of the Christian Scientists published by The Christian Science Publishing Society, at Boston, U.
Love is stronger than hate in building up a business; the honest man sleeps more peacefully than does the dishonest man; sunshine is more conducive to happiness than clouds, and cheerfulness is a better tonic for life than is misery.
Christian Science is the effort to give back to the world that supreme consciousness of God which made the first century of the Christian era the age of miracles.
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One of the most representative audiences that has assembled in Fort Smith for many months gathered at the Grand Opera House Thursday night [Nov.
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The author of the Christian Science text-book takes no patients, and reads no letters on disease, distress, or error of any kind.
The
Detroit News, in an editorial upon a recent consolidation of two churches of one denomination in that city, says,—
Concerning
no other matter, perhaps, have Christian Scientists been more frequently and more grievously misjudged than with respect to their attitude toward the humanitarian spirit which has made such wondrous advance in the last half century.
In
the silent caverns 'neath hill and rock,In the sunbeam streaked with gold,Christ speaks to the hearts of his chosen flock,And the story ne're grows old.
As a regular practising physician and surgeon, I naturally took some interest in what was being said regarding the healing power of Christian Science; I had heard a great deal about the cures that had been made, but really knew nothing about Christian Science; therefore I concluded about six years ago to attend some of the meetings which were then being held in a hall in this city.
I gratefully submit my testimony to the healing power of Truth.
Christian Science means more to me than a healing agency; it brings a peace of mind, a happiness that I will not attempt to describe, and a true understanding of God and man's relation to Him.
That "divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need".
I have long felt it to be not only a privilege but a duty to give the testimony of my healing.
For over six years I was a sufferer from a so-called incurable form of rheumatic trouble, termed by the doctors a hardening of the joints.
I am glad to tell what the truth did for several members of my family, who were healed solely by Christian Science treatment, without the aid of any physician, in the case of an eruptive fever.
It is with sincere gratitude to God for the truth which heals that I give this testimony.
The psalmist said, "O give thanks unto the Lord: call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
"Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest," said our Saviour.
I suffered eleven years from a paralytic trouble of the right arm which at times affected my head and all of my right side.
For many years, more than I care to say or think of, I was almost an invalid.
Over seven years ago I came to Christian Science for healing from a dreaded fever, and was healed at the one visit of the practitioner.
Christian Scientists can truly say with Paul; "If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
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The Christian Science Text-Book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
