May 7, 1910
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Dissatisfaction
with human life and conditions often means intense longing for the ideal.
There
is a wonderful store of wisdom behind the admonition of the Grecian philosopher, "Gnothe seauton".
It
was in all probability for material assistance only that the beggar appealed to the two disciples as they entered the gate Beautiful of the temple, upon that wonderful day so many centuries ago, and when Peter corrected the false sense of need and awakened in this poor man's thought a concept of spiritual supply, he leaped and shouted for joy.
In
I Samuel we read: "The Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
In
the parable of the unjust steward Jesus made use of this expression: "The children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
In the critic's opinion much that Christian Science claims at the present time is beyond the bounds of reason.
Christian Scientists do not say that there is no pain; in fact, we admit that to the man who is suffering pain it is extremely real; but, unlike our critic, we are unwilling to attribute that pain to God or to hold Him responsible for the sins of the world which are daily committed, and we do say that when man reaches the correct understanding of God and when he reaches out to Him and trusts in Him for the alleviation of pain, that he does obtain the relief from pain and rises to the consciousness of its absence, and therefore its nothingness.
With regard to the lecturer's explanation that the rapid spread of the movement was due to the promise it held out of "relief from bodily pain and sickness," let me say that an important feature, indeed the basis of the teachings of Christian Science, is the understanding that the patient treated in Christian Science must be morally regenerated as well as healed physically.
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The next admission of candidates will be June 3, 1910.
It is gratifying to be able to report that the work at the county infirmary in this city has been one of unfoldment the past year.
Fret
not thyself! Be patient, strive to proveThe depth and vastness of our Father's love;When waves break high and winds blow fierce and chill,Our God who rules the storm cries, "Peace, be still.
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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.
In
a testimony which appears on page 714 of this issue of the Sentinel, Judge Rufus D.
Prominent
among the activities of our Cause is the Christian Science reading-room, which is to be found wherever a church of our faith is established.
There
are many Christian people who unhesitatingly accept the teaching of Christ Jesus as the highest spiritual authority, and yet who find it difficult if not impossible to explain or approve his statements and attitude as recorded in the 46th to the 50th verses of the 12th chapter of Matthew, where he seems to have turned away from the human sense of sonship and declared for the supremacy of the spiritual.
My first knowledge of Christian Science came to me on Thanksgiving day, 1895, when I attended a Christian Science service on the invitation of a friend.
I feel that in justice to Christian Science, I should acknowledge what Truth has done for me.
It is with sincere gratitude for the blessing which Christian Science has brought me, that I give this testimony.
I wish to testify to what Christian Science has done for me.
I had been sick more or less for twenty-five years, and from January until May, 1905, I was bedfast most of the time.
I wish to acknowledge publicly what Christian Science has done for me About twelve years ago I was healed of a fever, and ever since I have relied on the Science for physical and mental healing.
Over a year ago I went to a Christian Science practitioner with my troubles, and to say that I am glad that I did so is expressing it mildly.
About a year ago my little daughter seemed to be suffering greatly from a stomach disorder and had not eaten for several days.
In May, 1908, I was taken ill with acute lung trouble.
Christian Science came into our home at a time when I had almost yielded to a sense of despair, and it fed me on bread that I knew not of.
During the summer of 1908, while spending a few months with my mother in Tennessee, I became very much interested in Christian Science.
Four years ago I took up Christian Science for the healing of stomach trouble, from which I had been a sufferer for about fifteen years.
Christian Science has done so much for me that I write this testimony with the hope that some one may be benefited by my experience.
When I came to Christian Science it was not for myself, but for my husband, although I now realize that I, too, was very much in need of it.
I wish to express my gratitude for the many blessings I have received from the study of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" and through the aid of a Christian Science practitioner.
When
I awake in that glad morning light,And find myself in harmony with God,—Freed from earth sense, and one with good,—I shallExultant rise to walk on holy sod.
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The Christian Science Text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
