One
of the greatest wonders that has ever filled the human mind is the discovery, with its positive proof, that the celestial bodies move in definite, determinable paths.
A common
misunderstanding in regard to the teachings of Christian Science, and one which its students are often called upon to correct, is with regard to Christ Jesus as a Saviour.
For
some time after the Monitor first came into our home, we read the head-lines, an occasional article, and then turned to the special article on the Home Forum page, as with our regular Science reading, the daily papers, and the weekly and monthly magazines which had already become established with us, there seemed to be no time for a thorough perusal of another paper.
A recent
author, who is gifted above the ordinary with the vision of faith, points out the difficulty we experience in speaking freely of those things about which we feel most deeply, while "at the same time it is the deepest feeling which most persistently urges to self-expression.
Perhaps you will allow one who is not a member of the Christian Science body, but who has occasionally attended their services in Blackburn, to give a brief account of his impressions and experiences.
A recent issue contains a paragraph entitled "Mental Healing," in which psychotherapy and Christian Science are spoken of as nearly related to one another.
If the reverend gentleman, our critic, had made even a fair investigation of Christian Science, he would see that it is the exact opposite of hypnotism, alias malicious animal magnetism, and that it has no more relationship or likeness to it than the wonders wrought by Moses had to the necromancy of the magicians.
Our critic states that the "Christian religion was built upon Christ," and leads his hearers to believe that Christian Science rejects the teaching of Christ, whereas every student of Christian Science accepts Christ as "the way, the truth, and the life.
You are to be commended for the very fine report published in your columns of the lecture recently delivered in the Melbourne town hall on Christian Science.
Whether
the flower grow fast or slow,Whether the rain be fallingOr on its petals the sunbeams glowWhen the south wind is calling;Whether the dew bathe its tender face,Or a chill breeze be blowing,Through a divine, eternal graceGod hath directed its growing.
In
thinking upon the approaching close of the year, a hymn which was at one time a favorite with the writer was recalled,—the one by Miss Cary that begins with these lines:—
It
is a pleasant thing to remember that in the whole circuit of the sun the new year is ushered in with that kindly greeting which expresses a native, elemental sense of brotherhood, a bit of that spontaneous good will which is indifferent to all the separations that selfishness and social caste have made.
In October, 1908, my mother's left hand had to be amputated on account of a tubercular affection, and very soon after this we heard of Christian Science and turned to it.
Emma J. Mathis
with contributions from Wallace H. Burnett
It is with a heart full of gratitude to God for Christian Science, that I tell of what it has done for me, hoping it may help some one who may read of my experience.
Elise Buetzberger
with contributions from Albert G. Romberg
I wish to express my feeling of great joy and gratitude for the blessing which was in store for us, when I read in Der Herold der Christian Science that our text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," has been translated into German by the direction of Mrs.
Bright
star of Truth, which pierced Judea's nightAnd over Bethlehem shed thy silvery lightUpon the manger where the Christ-child lay,Today we see thy beauteous rays again,And hear hosannas and the glad amen,And view the light which heralded that day.
As a subscriber, you can download any Sentinel issue published within the last 90 days (PDF, eBook, and audio). You can also take a look inside each issue as it originally appeared in print, starting with the very first issue from 1898.