Postmaster-General Hitchcock has apportioned among sixteen hundred post-offices having city delivery, three hundred thousand dollars of the parcels-post appropriation, to be used for equipment for the delivery of parcels-post business.
Christian Scientists have no wish to press their views on those who are satisfied with their present understanding of Christianity; the appeal of this Science is to the unsatisfied.
Our clerical critic has referred to a few people as having passed away under Christian Science treatment, dying with cancer and tuberculosis, and the public must be the judge whether or not charity was here made manifest.
A very little trouble would have saved our critic, the vicar, from committing himself to such statements as that Christian Science denied the personality of God, the sonship of Christ Jesus, his death and resurrection, and others of a like character.
A recent issue reports a clergyman as referring in his sermon to Christian Science as a "non-Christian faith," and classing it with oriental religions.
"God
with us!" O holy, gracious Spirit!May our hearts be ever humble in Thy sight;While the Father's presence gives us steadfast courage,Gives us hope amid the most despairing night:And we praise Thee, who art Life and light.
When
the Samaritans failed to welcome Christ Jesus, "because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem," James and John were so far lacking in understanding of their Master's mission upon earth that they asked him, "Wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
J. Kirby Smith
with contributions from E. Blanche Smith, Mary Johnson Harris
It is with a deep sense of gratitude for encouragement and help received through the testimonials in our periodicals, that I write my own, in the desire to help some other sufferer as I have been helped.
Being unable to attend the Wednesday evening meetings, on account of living in the country, I take this opportunity of expressing my heartfelt gratitude for my healing in Christian Science.
In April, 1911, I was taken with a fever, all of the usual symptoms, derangement of the bowels, high temperature, ringing in the head, and a coated tongue, being present.
In 1910 I had a most serious attack of illness, complicated with throat trouble, my physician saying that it was the worst he had ever seen; and even after I became better there was a period of six months that I could not speak aloud.
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