January 1, 1916
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In his annual report for the fiscal year the secretary of agriculture indicates a number of important measures necessary for the betterment of agriculture in the United States.
Do
Christian Science practitioners and patients sufficiently recognize the value of cheerfulness in overcoming sickness and other discordant conditions?
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
is unlocking the treasures of the Bible, so that it is becoming more widely and intelligently understood.
Two
questions often asked by beginners in Christian Science are these: "What relation exists between me and my body?
Today
surely demands that we think and act from a higher mental plane than we did yesterday; that we recoginize and destroy the false claim of lethargy, free ourselves from stereotyped opinions, and come forth stripped of mortal vestures, and thus better fitted for the ennobling race that is set before us.
When
the nations of the earth groan under the burden of war, and on all sides we hear of heroic deeds and self-sacrifice, one can but be impressed with the patriotism and devotion which impels the citizens of those countries.
In
his illuminating talk with the woman of Samaria, Christ Jesus declared, "God is a Spirit," or, as the American Standard Version of the Bible in a foot-note renders it, "God is Spirit.
Unless the council of Constance was right in saying to John Huss that no faith need be kept with a heretic, the anonymous defamation of Christian Scientists, to which circulation was recently given by The Alliance Weekly, cannot be justified.
I would be glad to have space in which to comment on the letter of a writer who objects to an article on the subject of education which appeared in The Christian Science Monitor.
Why these attacks on Christian Science?
In a recent issue an evangelist is reported to have said that Christian Science rejects "the inspired Word of God.
The question of private interpretation of the Scriptures calls forth much human opinion which is not debatable, but in Mrs.
In the letter of a correspondent, Christian Science is bracketed with "theosophy, spiritualism, and kindred doctrines," as though they were one and the same thing, and the writer gives three points of divergence between these "kindred doctrines" and his own views of Christianity, just as though the various churches today were not themselves in a state of disagreement and unrest over these very points.
Your paper published a statement made before the Panama-Pacific dental congress in San Francisco to the effect that Christian Science and other systems of healing are superstitions.
The
fact that so many persons have become Christian Scientists because they have been healed of disease through the ministration of those who practise Mrs.
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Most
Christian people have read Paul's statement that "the word of God is quick, and powerful," but very few, apart from those who accept the teachings of Christian Science, think of applying in a practical way the truth therein expressed.
I feel that I can never express in words my deep love for God, or the gratitude that is in my heart for the many blessings I have received since being in prison.
In the fall of 1910 I was healed through Christian Science treatment of a very bad chronic condition of the digestive organs; of an extreme condition of nervousness, resulting at times in nervous exhaustion; also of a structural defect of the eyes, for which I had worn glasses for ten years.
This testimony is given in deepest gratitude for the wonderful healing through Christian Science in the case of our four year old boy.
It is about ten years since I was healed through Christian Science of a serious bowel affliction which for a number of years had been growing continuously worse, though I was under medical treatment.
I became earnestly interested in Christian Science about July, 1910, when I asked for help for my baby, then one year old, in a case of acute stomach trouble, and he received instantaneous relief.
As a small tribute of love and gratitude for the blessings received I herewith wish to testify to the healing power of Truth as presented in Christian Science.
Some thirteen years ago I had what is known as the "mastoid" operation, that is, the removal of the bone just behind the ear.
I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Christian Science for all the benefits I have received.
My first experience with Christian Science was when I was instantaneously healed of a type of malarial fever contracted in Mexico, from which I had suffered for over a year.
I first heard of Christian Science five years ago, when my condition seemed hopeless and I felt "without God in the world.
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TEXT-BOOK, "SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES.
