Not for years have so many far-reaching principles relating to interstate commerce been decided by the supreme court of the United States as were established last week.
There
is a sentence of Abraham Lincoln's, occurring in his famous address on the battlefield of Gettysburg, which comes instinctively to memory in reading the multitudinous articles which have been contributed to the press of the world, during the last few weeks, with respect to Mrs.
In
the Gospel of Luke we read that Jesus commanded his disciples, on the day of his glorious demonstration over the power of death and the grave, "that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Many
wonderful inventions and discoveries in the material world have followed one another with such rapidity that what, not many years ago, would have been considered "miracles" are now accepted without special notice.
The
steady gallop of hoofs, then two bare brown legs come into view, holding on with knee grip while the small boy eagerly scans the pages of our "daily" paper, The Christian Science Monitor, for his special interests.
If our critic were acquainted with Christian Science, and understood even in a degree its teachings and the method of applying its teachings to the uplifting of humanity, both physically and morally, he would not be so hasty in passing judgment upon it.
A recent article which states that it is "horrible heresy that there can be such a thing as purely spiritual religion," is amusing to those who have even a slight understanding of the subject.
Among
the many ineffaceable memories which the visitor to the Vatican galleries is destined to bring away with him is that of "The Sleeping Ariadne," an antique marble so exquisitely modeled, so instinct with glorious art, as to be universally regarded as the product of a master hand.
In sincere gratitude for what Christian Science has been to me thus far, I would like to relate an experience which I had over a year ago, and which decided me to study Christian Science.
Alger R. Brooks
with contributions from J. Semer Farnsworth, F. W. Farnsworth
I can truly say that God has delivered me from the bondage of sickness, and I am glad to testify to my deliverance from the many ills with which I was beset.
It is with a heart full of gratitude that I offer my testimony in behalf of Christian Science, the potency of good and the all-power of God, divine Life, Truth, and Love.
It is with a feeling of deep gratitude to God, and with the hope of helping some fellow-man, that I wish to tell briefly of my experiences in Christian Science.
It is with deep thankfulness that I add my testimony to many others, for I have had abundant proofs of God's healing power as taught in Christian Science, and my first experience with this healing truth was beautiful beyond words to express.
When Christian Science was first presented to me, a number of years ago, through the healing of a friend, I accepted it as a little child might, on trust; but I soon found that I must study, if I would understand what I was relying on.
I did not come into Christian Science by the royal road of healing, but through the longer, more tortuous one of studying the world's philosophies and religions; until by weary elimination I found at last the true "world religion" which sets suffering humanity free from the law of sin, disease, and death; the gospel of love and mercy that our Master preached on the Galilean hills two thousand years ago; the revelation of Truth's healing power which Mrs.
About six years ago I was healed, through Christian Science, of a supposedly malignant growth on my forehead, which one of the leading surgeons here warned me about, as he was a friend of our family.