When
one first undertakes to study Christian Science and tries to get some idea of the basis upon which it rests, as well as some of the ways in which it differs from other modes of religious instruction, he is apt to be puzzled and perhaps confused at Mrs.
When
the prophet Isaiah wrote, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace;" and when the evangelist Luke wrote, "The child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him," they drew for the world an impressive picture of him who later on was to be known as the great Teacher of mankind.
Peter
said to the lame man who was waiting for alms at the "Beautiful" gate of the temple, "Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee," and then he healed him in the name of Christ.
Thine
is the kingdom; so where'er we lookAll things bespeak a Father's loving care;Decay and discord, sin, disease, and death—No dark dream shadows find a refuge there.
It seems strange that while there is so much evil to be combated, a clergyman should find the time and have the disposition to attack those things whose influence is exerted for the betterment of the world; and one wonders how many of the congregation of the Centenary Methodist church the reverend gentleman is leading heavenward by his Sunday evening sermons against Christian Science.
In
the Foreword to "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany," written in 1906, there are a number of significant declarations in regard to the establishment by Mrs.
In
ancient times, as we read in the Scriptures, spiritual leaders were chosen from among the people to make known to them the divine purpose and power, and to inspire them with a desire to obey the divine will.
I have received so much good, so much encouragement when I needed it, from the reading of the testimonies of others, that I feel I should be ungrateful if I did not tell of some of the benefits I have received.
I have no fitting words in which to express my gratitude for all the blessings that have come to us in the past three years through the study of Christian Science.
In January, 1913, I became acquainted with the teachings of Christian Science, and I herewith wish to make grateful acknowledgment of the benefits received.
Flora M. Campbell
with contributions from Annie E. Turner
I am indeed grateful to God for the teachings of Christian Science,—not only for the many demonstrations of victory over error, but also for a fuller understanding of the Scriptures.
Like many others, I have delayed in sending my testimony to the healing of sin and sickness which has come to me through the study and application of Christian Science.
Nearly five years ago I took up the study of Christian Science, and I send this testimony with a sense of deep gratitude to God for the many blessings that have come to me through the truth as revealed by a study of the Bible with the aid of the Christian Science text-book.
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