To
the Christian Scientist this query is quite sure to present itself, sooner or later; to wit, If evil is unreal, and has no power, why should it be necessary to guard against its supposed reality?
It
has long been my desire to send something to our periodicals which should in some measure express my appreciation and gratitude for the good that Christian Science has brought into my life, and it occurred to me to give one day's experience.
Pondering
the promise of supply so well illustrated by our Master, as given in the sixth chapter of Matthew's Gospel, I was recently impressed by the simile in a way which to me was new and beautiful.
It
is interesting to note how constantly Jesus based his teaching upon the objects which surrounded him at the time he was instructing either his disciples or the multitude,—the fowls of the air, the flowers of the field, the wind, the sea, all in their turn served as illustrations to convey his meaning.
We
are privileged to print the following letter, recently received by the managing editor of The Christian Science Monitor from a friend on the Pacific coast.
The command to heal the sick as well as to preach the gospel was given with the utmost distinctness by Christ Jesus, and is recorded directly in three of the Gospels, while in not one of these Gospels is there the slightest excuse for the attempt to confine the command to any particular time or persons.
It is very true that to the human sense of things, sickness, sorrow, discord, evil of various sorts, seem to abound and to counterfeit reality, but the hope and expectancy of all Christian people is that some day, under some circumstances, that which is real will be so manifested as to destroy forever these phases of mortal belief.
The measure of the fulfilment of Bible teachings, as manifested in the daily experience of its devotees, furnishes the best proof of the efficiency of any denominational belief as a practical religion.
No comparison of method or value is intended, and none exists between the Bible and the Christian Science text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mrs.
If
in hushed stillness of the starlit nightThou givest rest,Or in the well-filled hours of joyous lightWork'st Thy behest,It matters not, since Thou, O Love, art ev'rywhere,Enfolding me in Thine unfailing care.
The
Duluth News Tribune, in discussing the appeal which the church necessarily must make to mankind in order to maintain, or rather regain, its place in their affections and fulfil its mission in the satisfaction of their spiritual hunger, says editorially:—
It
is quite customary for parents to impress upon their children at an early period the importance of observing health laws, and there is nothing wrong about this if a correct sense of what constitutes these laws is entertained.
with contributions from J. Newton Conger, Josephine Heermans, Marguerite Caldwell, The Board of Directors, Florence S. Tyler, Ella B. Rideing, Altha M. Smith, Laura Cooley Tucker, Ruth May Jennings, Agnes E. Grimes
I wish to express my deep obligations to divine Truth and Love, and my thanks and gratitude for the many helpful articles in our periodicals during the past year.
I first took up the study of Christian Science during the summer of 1907, and I am happy to say that in that short time I have learned more from its teachings of what life really is than in all my previous study.
I gratefully testify to the fact that I was healed about six years ago of a bowel disorder and severe headaches to which I had been subject for twenty years.
Trusting that this testimony will be of benefit to others, I feel that I should give it in gratitude for what Christian Science has done for my little girl.
I had been suffering from my eyes for over a year, not being able to use them without glasses, and very strong ones at that, when I went to a Christian Science practitioner and was cured in one treatment.
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with contributions from J. Newton Conger, Josephine Heermans, Marguerite Caldwell, The Board of Directors, Florence S. Tyler, Ella B. Rideing, Altha M. Smith, Laura Cooley Tucker, Ruth May Jennings, Agnes E. Grimes