In his annual report Postmaster-General Burleson announces the second consecutive postal surplus of his administration, and points out that now, for the first time in its history, the postal establishment has been securely placed upon a self-sustaining basis.
In
the prophecy of Isaiah we read: "The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
How
golden is the sunshine that coaxes out the flowers! The sky is blue with fleecy clouds, the birds sing in the bowers,While children laugh in pure delight and love the happy hours:Oh, life is blooming everywhere, in gleams and glimpses glad and fair;We see it in its varied sheen, but back of all is Life unseen,And Life itself is God.
The sermon delivered by an evangelist at Greencastle, as reported in a recent issue, contains several references to Christian Science which show that he was tempted to speak without knowledge.
There has recently come to my notice a pamphlet which has been assiduously circulated in your locality, the title being, "Christian Science and Christianity Compared: Twenty Fundamental Differences Clearly Proven.
A recent edition of your paper, in reporting a sermon by a clergyman, quotes him as making remarks that show a lack of correct information as to the teachings and practice of Christian Science.
Kindly grant me the courtesy of sufficient space for the correction of some inaccuracies of statement with regard to Christian Science which appeared recently in The Sentinel in an article entitled "The Jew and Christian Science," reprinted from the Jewish Chronicle.
The Argonaut contains an article on the "Go-to-Church Movement," in which you account for the wonderful prosperity and growth of Christian Science by saying: "Christian Science.
Among
the many misconceptions of Christian Science, one of the most prevalent is that which regards it as being simply a willingness on the part of its adherents to be optimistic about the every-day affairs of mortal existence.
In
view of the seeming immensity of evil, its significance to human experience and its persistence in world history, it need not surprise one that many should have reached the conviction that it must have a place in the divine plan, and affirm that there is warrant for this conclusion in the fact that moral achievements are a direct fruitage of resistance to it.
Through the understanding which the study of Christian Science has brought me I have been completely healed of a severe stomach trouble, of rheumatic pains, and of the effects of an eruption.
Rudolph Richter
with contributions from Rudolph Richter
A few years ago my wife was very ill, and after having medical treatment for about eighteen months without any permanent results, she was in such a condition that the physician advised an operation.
Beset on all sides with the doubts and fears of mortal existence, Christian Science found me physically and mentally in a most unhealthy state, so that I was on the verge of nervous breakdown.
From my earliest recollection I suffered more or less from a throat affection, and each attack seemed worse than the preceding one, until I lived in constant fear.
Behind
a desert storm, the sea before,A heat-dim beach and vibrant air between;I glimpsed, then clear as thrown upon a screenA city, as of smoke, masked yonder shore.
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