July 26, 1913
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When
Christian Science was in its infancy it was sometimes the subject of obloquy, ridicule, and most unjust misrepresentation and abuse.
One
day a Christian Scientist who had recently passed through a somewhat trying experience was leaving the home of a practitioner just as another student of Christian Science was entering it.
Law
is defined, in part, as "a rule of action established by authority," and also as "established principle.
All
who give the matter thoughtful consideration will recognize that perfect intelligence signifies the absolute annihilation of fear.
A recent critic says that I will be surprised to hear that my previous letter, which you published, has done more to convince him that Christian Science has less in common with the Bible than anything he has yet read.
As the opinion expressed by our critic is a personal one and fails to represent the mature judgment of a very considerable population in other countries as well as here, I will ask your permission to state briefly wherein Christian Science differs from this gentleman's mistaken concept of it.
In a recent issue of your journal I have noticed reference to Christian Science, which, the critic maintains, denies that there is any sin.
In one of your issues I note a very commendable editorial respecting the changed methods of religious activity and the nearer approximation of present-day Christian workers to the idea of divine compassion as set forth in the golden rule.
In a discourse on "The Church of the Future," given at a church in Petaluma, the reverend gentleman said the Scriptures teach "unity of Christians.
"Truthseeker" asks in the American for the Christian Science view the recent wind and flood horrors of the West.
The
master artist, with sure hand,His long brush-strokes of rose and grayHas swept across the evening sky;A hush falls on the evening landAs daylight slips awayIn perfect blend of tint and tone;The little vagrant breezes sigh:How soft the shadows are!Above the tree-tops, bright and lone,Out slips one star!
In
the fourth chapter of Acts we read that after Peter and John had been released by the high priest and his kindred, and they and "their own company" had prayed, "they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Of
all the pests with which the farmer has to struggle nowadays, none are more sure to be on hand than the old-fashioned weeds.
Lewiston, Maine,—At a meeting this evening [June 12] of the members of First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Auburn, final action was taken on the purchase of the Friends church edifice on College street in Lewiston.
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About three thousand people heard the two lectures on Christian Science delivered by Judge Clifford P.
Although my first knowledge of Christian Science came through a wonderful healing some years ago, I have never written of it for publication.
I first heard of Christian Science about three years ago, and I went to a Sunday evening service out of curiosity.
When I came to Christian Science, intellectual pride made my progress slow; but it has been steady.
Three years ago I had a severe attack of bronchitis.
It was in the summer of 1908 that I first learned something of Christian Science, and since then I have every reason to be grateful for the healing and regenerating benefits which the teachings of Mrs.
I hope I may be permitted to join in the song of thanksgiving and praise for this wonderful truth, trusting that some one may glean at least a crumb of comfort from my experience.
I wish to express my heartfult thanks to God, and my gratitude to our dear Leader, Mrs.
It is with a deep sense of gratitude to God for Christian Science that I gave this testimony.
In the sixteen years that I have been in Christian Science I have neglected to speak of my blessings through the Sentinel, but I now feel that I should tell of my manifold benefits and not hide my light under a bushel.
I wish to express my gratitude for Christian Science by telling what it has done for me and our family.
When I first heard of Christian Science, I was in bondage to error, both physically and mentally; but by the help of a practitioner and the study of the text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs.
An editorial in the Christian Science Sentinel prompted me to state my experience in the proof that divine Mind is always conscious, is indeed the only real consciousness.
He who shall best explain the law of God, and best apply it to human things, is your legitimate ruler.
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The Christian Science Text-Book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
