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LOOKING ALWAYS FOR GOOD
In a very brief yet very great epistle, St. Paul writes thus to Titus: "Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; ... They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him." In the greatest epistle of modern times, Mrs. Eddy writes thus to the world: "Our proportionate admission of the claims of good or of evil determines the harmony of our existence,—our health, our longevity, and our Christianity" (Science and Health, p. 167). Christian Science teaches that God is good, that God is All; good must therefore be the only power, the only presence in the universe; good must be the sole manifestation of that truth which Jesus of Nazareth brought to suffering humanity nineteen hundred years ago, as he walked and talked among men of earth; that truth which dispels completely the dreams of error and which "shall not pass away."
He who looks for good never sees evil. He who looks for good is a worthy example of ceaseless activity, a tireless worker in the fields which are "white already to harvest." To him good is the manifestation of the one Mind, of the perfect Love, and the real Life. To him good is the parent of spiritual joy, of holy freedom, of boundless dominion. His labors are ever in behalf of that realization, inspiring the saying which is written, "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. ... Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace." His thoughts are directly tributary to God himself, "being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person." How true, then, that "unto the pure all things are pure"!
Christian Science declares that the belief in the reality of evil is illegitimate, that it is a stupendous mistake, and that weighed in the balance with good it is found so wofully wanting that it at once resolves itself into nothingness. Christian Science, based on naught but good, proves by its works that evil is like the darkness of midnight, or the mist of the morning, which flees away as the sunlight of Truth penetrates human consciousness. Handling, as it does, so clearly and so beautifully the claims of good and of evil, it reiterates constantly and vehemently the words of Christ Jesus and those of the apostle, "No man can serve two masters: ... Ye cannot serve God and mammon." "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."
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December 11, 1909 issue
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THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD
ADAM H. DICKEY.
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THE LETTER AND THE SPIRIT
FRANK H. SPRAGUE.
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STEADFASTNESS
ANNA HAY DETRICH.
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"MEEKNESS AND MIGHT"
ANNE ARCHBOLD MILLER.
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THE JOY OF REPENTANCE
C. M. CARROLL WHITE.
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LOOKING ALWAYS FOR GOOD
STOKES ANTHONY BENNETT.
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RISING OUT OF ENVIRONMENT
H. T. KYLE.
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HOME
BIRDELLA B. HOLTON.
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A little thought and a little care...
Josephine Pollard
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All but one of the tidal waves of religion that we know...
From "The Growth of Christian Science" by Wilder D. Quint
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Will you, with that courtesy which has hitherto been...
Frederick Dixon
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The clerical gentleman's desire to save the public from...
William J. Bonnin
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MRS. EDDY TAKES NO PATIENTS
Editor
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THE MOTHER'S EVENING PRAYER*
MARY BAKER EDDY.
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AN IMPORTANT WORK
Archibald McLellan
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THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
Annie M. Knott
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SILENT EFFECTIVENESS
John B. Willis
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LETTERS TO OUR LEADER
with contributions from James Otis Simonds, Mary Baker Eddy, Alexander Dodds, Archibald McLellan, Mollie E. Shaffer, M. Elizabeth Lengsfield, The Yorkshire Christian Science Churches and Societies, Helen C. Montgomery, A. J. Johnston
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THE LECTURES
with contributions from Harvey M. Ferris, Edwin Dukes, Porter J. Neff, J. A. Puffer
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Christian Science was first brought to my notice about...
Wm. Harrison Woodring
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It was about the time of our dear Leader's discovery...
George H. Smith
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I feel it a duty as well as a pleasure to testify to the...
Hattie McMahon
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Six years ago I was healed through the teachings of...
Rhoda B. Grafton
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I wish to tell as simply as I can of the heavenly light...
Fannie Sloane Towle
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About three years ago I had considerable trouble with a...
Hansine Madson
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Nearly three years ago I was healed of a desperate case...
Mattie Tremaine
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Christ Jesus said, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek,...
Maie B. Hillis
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Ever since Christian Science lifted me out of hopeless...
Ernie E. Richey
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It is with joy, and with thanks to God, that I wish...
Laurence J. Clinton
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I am thankful that when Christian Science was presented...
Grace Alexander
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It is with very deep gratitude that I acknowledge the...
Helen E. Coker
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THE LIGHT OF TRUTH
ALICE MC GUIGAN.
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FROM OUR EXCHANGES
with contributions from D. M. Steele, John Haynes Holmes