Notice has been served by Kansas upon the promoters of railroad organizations, that it will not permit the capitalization of "possibilities" any more than it will permit the sale of "blue sky" securities within the state.
People
do not sufficiently consider how very largely a man's mental habit influences, and in fact decides, his character, conduct, the circumstances which environ, him, and the whole tenor of his life.
"God loveth a cheerful giver" just as surely today as when Paul proclaimed this joyous truth to the Corinthians; and the results of one's giving are the same, for "as he purposeth in his heart," he shall reap "sparingly" or "bountifully.
When
one is placed in care of a Christian Science reading room, to serve God and man, it is soon learned that the answering of questions is a large part of the loving service required each day.
The
symbols used by the writers of the Holy Scriptures are a never-failing source of enlightenment and of unfolding joy to the student of Christian Science.
How
winning is the gentleness of Jesus! It has drawn the best in every age, and it never gave offense save to those who wilfully resisted the demands of Truth.
In reply to the article entitled "Apostolic Gift Found Dormant, not Withdrawn," in a recent issue, permit us to call attention to the fact that both theology and medicine had been in vogue for many centuries when Jesus of Nazareth appeared on the scene, healing by spiritual means alone all manner of sin, sickness, and deformity.
In The Oregonian the retiring head of the City and County Medical Society is reported as having condemned Christian Scientists for their attitude toward the medical profession.
The
great value of the Wednesday evening meetings is largely recognized by Christian Scientists to be the assurance they convey to inquirers that Christian Science is indeed what it professes to be, namely, a religion which heals the sick, destroys sin, and comforts them that mourn; therefore it is important that the testimonies given should be such as can be easily understood and appreciated by even the casual visitor.
The
primary and most pressing need of the average man is this: that he resist the temptation to mental torpidity; and this is the appeal of Christian Science.
with contributions from H. P. Brown, Albert M. Cheney, H. W. Thompson, L. Ert Slack, Charles S. Russell, Judge Stevenson, F. Elmo Robinson, Harry M. Wright, Edward Champion, H. N. Lee
There was not a vacant seat in the auditorium of the Carnegie Library when the Hon.
I feel I cannot afford to let another year pass without a word of gratitude through the Sentinel for blessings received from the study and work in Christian Science, for help and healing in the past years.
Elias Hallengren
with contributions from Bertha Hallengren
It would be impossible for me to enumerate all the blessings I have received through Christian Science, but I want to tell of one healing which has been more significant to me than any other event of my life.
It is now seven years since the light of Christian Science shone upon my life, and with each new experience comes a deepened sense of gratitude, a stronger resolve to pass on the good tidings of this rebirth of the Christ-idea, in which is "no variableness, neither shadow of turning," and a more earnest desire so to apply it to my daily life that others may be led to the truth and to that peace "which passeth all understanding.
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with contributions from H. P. Brown, Albert M. Cheney, H. W. Thompson, L. Ert Slack, Charles S. Russell, Judge Stevenson, F. Elmo Robinson, Harry M. Wright, Edward Champion, H. N. Lee