A sweeping declaration in favor of the principle of government ownership of telephone and telegraph lines, and an assertion that the postal service now is self-supporting for the first time since 1883, are features of the annual report of Postmaster-General Burleson.
MORTAL
thought revolves around the supposition that life is a creation or development of what it terms matter, and that man has therefore a material origin, personality, and environment.
Not
the least among the many blessings which Christian Science has revealed to the world, is its disclosure of the impersonal nature of evil; and the illumination thus thrown on many passages of the Bible which have heretofore been more or less obscure, makes the Scripture more practical in its application to our present needs.
In
ancient metaphorical language, especially in the Scriptures, the heart and not the head seems to have been regarded as the seat of thoughts and motives; hence we read in the Bible, "A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
In
a testimony meeting a lady expressed her gratitude for an experience whereby a seeming standstill in spiritual growth had become to her an incitement to greater progress.
Christian Science claims to be a scientific explanation of the gospel teaching which enables the student to gain a much clearer conception of the nature of God, cause, and of man's true nature as God's child.
The history of medical practise is a record of experimentation, during which almost everything on this globe has at one time or another been taken by mankind as medicine.
Christian Science has everything in common with all Christian denominations, going only one step farther in obedience to Jesus' command,—that of healing the sick through radical reliance upon God, as well as reforming the sinner.
With commendable zeal and enterprise the Christian Scientists of Fort Smith maintained a room on the fair-grounds in October, where all callers were welcome to free seats, free telephone service, and free literature.
A while ago we attended a Christian Science lecture, not because we are tending in that direction or "investigating" the subject, but because it is a good plan for every one to hear the other side rather than a reiteration of his views, whether they be political, religious, or philosophic.
Referring to a letter in a recent issue from "A Bloomington Woman," I think her effort to prove our statements regarding the cause and cure of disease to be inconsistent, is not altogether successful.
All
through the Scriptures are admonitions to watchfulness, and nowhere do we find greater emphasis placed upon it than in the Master's own teachings, the nature of his warnings being twofold.
I wish to express my gratitude for what Christian Science has done for me, and I hope that some one who reads this may be led to investigate the truth which makes us free, as Jesus promised.
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