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Love's Omnipotence
In the ninth chapter of Luke is recorded the sending forth of the twelve disciples whom Jesus had selected, and although his instructions to them are given in some detail in this and other chapters of the gospels, it is noticeable that the real purpose of their going forth is stated in a single terse sentence, namely, "And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick"—truly a momentous mission succinctly stated.
That the work which the Master himself was doing did not differ from that which he had sent these disciples to do, is very evident, for we read in the eleventh verse of the same chapter that when the people had followed him to "a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida, ... he received them and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing." These few words epitomize Christian ministry, and although Christian Scientists have been and are today assailed for endeavoring to continue this ministry, the fact remains that nothing short of the healing work which Jesus did and commended to his followers offers irrefutable proof that his teachings are understood.
Mrs. Eddy found that the preaching of the kingdom of God, and the healing of them that have need of healing, are just as inseparable now as they were in Jesus' time, and that it is as essential to Christianity today as it was then that we should have in us that Mind "which was also in Christ Jesus," in order to do this or any other work for the benefit of humanity. The fact that at the present time mortal thought is greatly stirred on all questions affecting human liberty, possibly more stirred than ever before, makes necessary an understanding of God, and of our Master's great ministry, which will hold in check the marked unrest of this time and restrain it from seeking license instead of liberty. The proof of this understanding must necessarily come through the same proofs which Jesus gave, otherwise there is no means of knowing that the gospel in its purity—the gospel of the kingdom of God—is being preached; and if it is not preached and practised with signs following, but little is to be expected in turning human unrest into that "glorious liberty of the children of God" which the apostle Paul declares is the natural heritage of "the sons of God."
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November 8, 1913 issue
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Thanksgiving Proclamation
Woodrow Wilson with contributions from W. J. Bryan
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"Coercive legislation"
WILLARD S. MATTOX
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Victory
NETTYE NACHMAN
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Truth's High Behest
LEWIS PRESCOTT
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"We would see a sign from thee"
ANNIE V. C. DODGSHUN
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Reflection versus Belief
CHARLES K. MILLER
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After presenting a long list of trials and afflictions, Paul...
Zaidee Douglas Adams
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To a vast number of people, probably to the great majority...
Frederick Dixon
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A recent sermon by one of the good brethren of an orthodox...
Charles K. Skinner
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In a recent issue I notice an excerpt from a criticism...
John W. Doorly
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Christian Scientists contend that all God's children are...
R. Stanhope Easterday
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Christian Science does not teach that there "is no sin," in...
Thomas F. Watson
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A recent issue reports a local minister as saying, "The only...
Willis D. McKinstry
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"Why, God loves me as much as He does any one else, and...
with contributions from Phillips Brooks
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Love's Omnipotence
Archibald McLellan
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Spirituality
Annie M. Knott
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"And forget not"
John B. Willis
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The Lectures
with contributions from L. N. H. D'Aeth, Arthur G. Outhouse, Thomas W. Heyland, Frank L. Proctor, H. W. Burger, G. Harold Pim
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I am a traveling auditor for a railroad company, and as...
John J. Hesler
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It is with a heart filled with gratitude that I give this testimony...
Antonie M. Curran with contributions from M. C. Bliss
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Two years ago I learned of Christian Science, and so many...
Mary E. Bodong
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I wish to give thanks to God for Christian Science
Agnes Bamberg
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I give this testimony trusting that it may help some one who...
Annie L. Walters
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My thought is full of gratitude as I recall the many ways...
Harriet B. Ball
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I cannot express in words my gratitude for what Christian Science...
Mrs. George Gilmer
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The Hills of God
GERTRUDE RING HOMANS