Among the important measures enacted by the present session of Congress are: The railroad rate bill, which gives the Government control through the interstate commerce commission of railroad rates, their classification and regulation, and of telegraph and telephone companies; a committee to investigate the "watering" of railroad stock and the feasibility of supervision of railroad securities; creation of two new states, Arizona and New Mexico; legislation to conserve natural resources; an appropriation of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to the tariff commission; a twenty-million-dollar bond issue for completion of irrigation projects; publicity of campaign contributions; further restrictions on immigration; protection of seal fisheries; an appropriation of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars to the geological urvey for the study of stream capacities and power sites; two hundred and fifty thousand dollars granted to the department of justice for the prosecution of violations of the Sherman anti-trust law.
As
the hours in the day which mark a human experience are struck off one after the other, we often find that the encouragements which strengthen and brighten us grow more infrequent, while the discouragements which weaken and shadow us pay more and more numerous visits.
The
student of Christian Science who comes from the house of Israel, soon recognizes the removal of a great stumbling-block which for centuries had separated the Jew from his christian brother.
The
privilege of being a member in a large Christian Science church is often emphasized as in contrast to being a member in a small church, but we should never lose sight of the fact that it is a privilege to belong to any Christian Science church, be it large or small.
As
it sometimes happens that members of other churches comment upon the Christian Scientists' form of using the Lord's Prayer with its spiritual interpretation, as given by our Leader in Science and Health.
There
was a time when on life's wayIntense petitions from my heart of hearts aroseThat God should give me this or that today—My heart's desire I craved ere daylight closed.
I am wondering if our clerical critic is prepared to accept the answer to his question, and I say this advisedly and out of all kindness, having in mind some experiences I have had in an effort to establish certain healings.
The stumbling-block of our critic is that he is trying to unite spirit and matter in his understanding of God and man, and he might as well attempt to mix oil and water.
It is no doubt true that Christian Science differs in some points from the creeds of the other Christian churches, but this does not make its teachings blasphemous or unscriptural.
The great trouble with most of those who criticize Christian Science is that they not only do not have any understanding of its teaching, but what is even sadder, they do not understand their own Bible.
The
history of nations and of men pictures many a defeat which was directly due to avoidable ignorance regarding the character of the so-called enemy and his point of attack.
Articles of incorporation of Second Church of Christ, Scientist, of Spokane have been filed at the court house, and the first services will be held in the assembly room of the North Central high school Sunday, July 3.
In the winter of 1903, I spent a week with a family who were interested in Christian Science, and although I had heard much said on this subject, I had never read or studied any of the literature.
I am very grateful for the numerous blessings which have come to me through Christian Science, and wish to tell what its healing power has done for me.
I wish to offer the following expression of gratitude, hoping that it may benefit some reader as I have been helped by the testimonies in our periodicals, and knowing that to help others is to help ourselves.
I am thankful that I can testify to the healing power of God, demonstrated through Christian Science, for what the truth has done for me in healing me of rheumatism.
Georgia E. Miller
with contributions from Sarah M. Harvey
I had never been contented in my own church, and when I noticed the glad faces of the many Christian Scientists around me, I began to attend the services at their church.
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