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[Translated from the German.]
I was brought up under the materialistic teachings of natural...
I was brought up under the materialistic teachings of natural science, and had been drawn into a busy life thereby; yet in spite of the success which at times seemed to attend my endeavors, I seldom experienced that sense of satisfaction without which my life seemed, as it were, to be lacking in true value. But a significant change took place within my consciousness. While associating with people who claimed to master disease and to a large extent to govern life through the utilization of their chemical discoveries, I experienced a growing sense of voidness and sought refuge in the Bible. In reading it I saw that thousands of years ago the great heroes of the faith had gone through all the bitter experiences which life had brought me, and had overcome them, and I began to understand the meaning of the Scriptural saying which is read in our churches every Sunday: "The peace of God, which passeth all understanding," but which has become alien to the proud structure of modern natural science and to its representatives.
At that time my wife had found her way to Christian Science, the occasion being the severe illness of her parents. My attitude toward Christian Science was at first one of indifference, and I felt disinclined to leave the platform on which I had been reared. It was a very strong call which made me investigate Christian Science more closely. A brother of my wife urged me to take her to a sanitarium, in view of the fact that she favored the teachings of Christian Science. This was sufficient reason for me to give the subject a thorough investigation. Ample opportunity was afforded me for this purpose—a thing which I neither would have wished for nor been able to have done under ordinary circumstances on account of my profession. As it was, that part had been provided for by divine wisdom, in that I was led—no special professional duty calling—among a large body of Christian Science people in Berlin.

April 20, 1912 issue
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THE ALLNESS OF GOOD
ROBERT NALL.
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MENTAL WORK
GRACE SQUIRES.
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OVERCOMING FEAR
EDWARD EVERETT NORWOOD.
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THE WIDER VISION
MARTHA BURR BANKS.
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THE UNIVERSAL POEM
CASSIUS M. LOOMIS.
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"BLESSED ARE THE MEEK"
KATHARINE T. PORTER.
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CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
PETER B. BIGGINS.
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ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE MOTHER CHURCH
John V. Dittemore
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In my recent letter, in reply to Mr.—, I promised to...
Frederick Dixon
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What does "the higher tribunal of public opinion" have...
M. I. Whitcroft
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In a recent issue of the News it was stated that a clergyman...
De Witt McMurray
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Christian Science conceives of God as infinite personality,...
R. Stanhope Easterday
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"What shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Willis D. McKinstry
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BUILDING ARIGHT
Archibald McLellan
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LIFE
John B. Willis
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ECONOMY
Annie M. Knott
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THE LECTURES
with contributions from Geoffrey Wilkinson, Edwin Swinford, Albert R. Vail
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"Why, it is a practical religion!" These were the words...
Newton C. Gillham
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I have long wished to express my gratitude for what...
Mary Boisseau Phillips
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I have been an adherent of Christian Science....
A. Maria Becker
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I feel it a duty to express my gratitude for what Christian Science...
Edward B. Fitzgearl
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I wish to express my gratitude for the healing which has...
Alena A. MacKenzie
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I wish to add my testimony for the many practical....
James J. MacKenzie
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I wish to express my gratitude for the blessing that has...
Olive D. Irwin
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I am a believer in Christian Science, although I....
Rex S. Roudebush
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I wish to acknowledge my gratitude to God for the perfect...
B. F. Pritchard
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It is with gratitude to God that I give the following testimony
S. A. Walsh with contributions from Paul Walsh
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I am profoundly grateful for Christian Science
Cordelia A. Johnston
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I have often wanted to send my testimony, since benefits...
Gardner Manning Gale
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I sought the truth for a long time, and finally found it in...
Magdalene Stavenhagen with contributions from G. T. Springer
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Unlike many others, I had had Christian Science....
G. T. Springer
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THE NEW YEAR
JOHN STEEN.
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FROM OUR EXCHANGES
with contributions from Rollin A. Sawyer, Theodore G. Soares, R. J. Campbell