Representative Austin of Tennessee has proposed a plan for the retirement of superannuated clerks in the classified service which is attracting attention among the civil service reformers in Washington.
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that famous work which for more than a century has successfully withstood the assaults of criticism and controversy, Gibbon relates the incident that among the Christians brought before the tribunal of the Roman emperor were two persons whose extraction was more truly noble than that of the greatest monarchs.
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the fourth chapter of John is given this testimony of the Samaritan woman respecting Christ Jesus: "Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did : is not this the Christ?
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long centuries mortal man has been circling around the outskirts of truth, with one hand reaching for the spiritual, and with the other grasping at matter for relief and happiness.
In the nineteen centuries which have elapsed since the commencement of the Christian era, almost innumerable phases of what is termed Christian thought have been expressed in as many innumerable dogmas, each of which has been the orthodox view just so long as popular opinion has supported it.
Theology has for so long been concerned in devising creeds to bring the teaching of the Bible within the range of human understanding, in explanations and interpretations intended to satisfy the human mind and to transgress as little as possible its materialistic limitations and methods, that the reversal of this process demanded by Christian Science is often at first a little startling and disconcerting.
The Christian Scientist looks beyond the human mind to the divine Mind, God,—the Principle of man's being,—and so finds nothing which may not be trusted to the care of the creator of the universe.
With regard to the unreality of sin and death, Christian Science teaches emphatically and proves that these things are not true; further, that our belief in them is all the reality they can ever have.
The Bible teaches that man was made good, that everything which God created was good, and that there was nothing which He did not create; that sin, disease, and all other ills are illusions, the outcome of a false sense; that Christ Jesus came to save us by showing us how to rise above these illusions, and that he promised that those who believed on him should heal as he had healed.
The last money due on the building indebtedness having been paid in, First Church of Christ, Scientist, dedicated its church edifice April 18 with simple ceremony, the regular Sunday services being preceded by the reading of a history of the church.
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presence and power of divine Truth may be thought of as having been demonstrated in the past, or as capable of being demonstrated in the future; nevertheless, one may have a deep conviction of the truth of both these propositions and yet have no tangible or saving hold on spiritual things, and for the reason that the truth is redemptively effective for each of us only in the "now" of consciousness.
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Science and Health we are told that "it is ignorance and false belief, based on a material sense of things, which hide spiritual beauty and goodness".
with contributions from Norman E. John, William E. Brown, Nellie M. Johnson, George Shaw Cook, J. R. Mosley, Albert E. Lombard, Laura Coates Reed, Lillie C. Wood, Katherine C. Sturgis, Elizabeth Shaw Hoffman, James Horace File, Ida A. Bennett, Lizzie R. Halyard
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who have sent orders for the Hymnal to the Publishing Society during the past month or two are informed that there has been delay in securing permission to use some copyrighted hymns, and it is necessary to await the completion of arrangements before issuing any Hymnals.
I wish to express my gratitude for the many benefits received through Christian Science, and hope my experience will be a help to others who may be in as great need of Christian Science as was I.
Of old the psalmist sang, "What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me;" and Mary, "highly favored" of God, said, "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Fannie C. Laird
with contributions from Arthur Wichman
After taking up the study of Christian Science, I often wondered if I could be faithful if great danger were to threaten one of my children, and a short time ago I was put to the test.
Before coming into Christian Science I had no church home, as I could not harmonize my thought of God with that which was preached by the popular church.
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with contributions from Norman E. John, William E. Brown, Nellie M. Johnson, George Shaw Cook, J. R. Mosley, Albert E. Lombard, Laura Coates Reed, Lillie C. Wood, Katherine C. Sturgis, Elizabeth Shaw Hoffman, James Horace File, Ida A. Bennett, Lizzie R. Halyard