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The Lesson-Sermon
For some years past it has been a daily practice with a certain mother and daughter for the former to read aloud to the latter while she had her breakfast and dressed for business, the books being confined to admitted classics. Recently the selection was from Herbert Spencer on self-dependence, from "Essays, Moral, Political, and Esthetic," in which occurred the following: "The teacher of the old school who showed his pupil the way out of every difficulty did not perceive that he was generating an attitude of mind greatly militating against success in life. The modern instructor, however, who induces his pupil to solve his difficulties himself, believes that in so doing he is preparing him to meet the difficulties which, when he goes into the world, there will be no one to help him through."
On reading this passage an overwhelming sense of gratitude was felt for our Leader's wisdom in preparing the Lesson-Sermons. It would have been a small matter to have had the Scriptural references with their correlative passages from our text-book printed in the Sentinel each week, and this would have made the reading and study of the Lesson very easy indeed. Such an arrangement would render the constant use of the Bible entirely unnecessary. Each of the six sections of the Lesson brings out a distinctive thought, and these too could have been given; but it was not so ordered by our Leader. Wisdom guided her in this as certainly as in the writing of her great book.

August 14, 1915 issue
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Love's Sure Reward
ROBERT NALL
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Spiritual Manifestation
GRACE SQUIRES
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The Lesson-Sermon
KATE HOLT
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"Blessed are the poor in spirit"
KATE WEBER
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Love's Ministry
OLIVER M. CUNNINGHAM
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Glory of Reflection
J. LILIAN VANDEVERE
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Guidance
FRANCES THOMPSON HILL
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The fact that a clergyman would not allow a lecture on...
Judge Clifford P. Smith
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Our critic says the doctrines of Christian Science "should...
Walter S. Cross
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In the report of a lecture at Leigh on "Miracles," which...
Harold Priestman
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"I will trust in thee"
Archibald McLellan
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A Peculiar People
John B. Willis
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Elemental Thought
Annie M. Knott
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The Lectures
with contributions from J. W. Norvell, Albert E. Barnard, O. C. Soots, Benjamin Eitlegeorge, George Shaw Cook, W. E. Kinney, James P. Eilenberger, Alex Berg, W. S. Raeder
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A sense of deep gratitude prompts me to tell of the blessings...
Florence G. Peach
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During November, 1902, while residing in a small town in...
C. V. McMannamy
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I am deeply grateful for the many blessings that I have...
Katherine Lovelace Draper
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To say I am thankful for the blessings which Christian Science...
Laura Hanks with contributions from Charles E. Hanks, Jr.
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I herewith wish to give my thank-offerings for the help...
Mathilde Matthiesen Kullrich
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I am deeply grateful for all that Christian Science has...
Florence Spellman
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From Our Exchanges
with contributions from John Reid Shannon