November 4, 1916
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California on election day will have an opportunity of adopting the single tax.
To
grasp the real import of Christian Science, to gain some sense of its infinite scope, to realize its infallibility and render unquestioning obedience thereto, one must perceive it to be a revelation from God, hence unalterable eternal truth.
Isaiah's
prophetic words, "Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people," are of profound significance at the present time, as is the reason which supports the call to action, namely, "that they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
One
of the most valuable lessons that Christian Science teaches us is the distinction between the guiding voice of divine Principle and the whispers of personal sense.
Upon
one occasion, while exploring a partially darkened cellar, I observed a quantity of potatoes which had sprouted, and my attention became focused on a long sprout which had entered a fissure in the cellar wall.
For
eight years the writer was employed in one of the United States post-offices as carrier and clerk.
The address in which Christian Science was said to be a failure, reported by a correspondent, refuted itself.
A correspondent says, "Christian Science is false to both the word Christian and the word science, because of its private meaning put upon words in common use.
In an account of a lecture before the teachers' institute held at Riverside the doctor stated to his audience that Christian Science is a good psychology, and that he made this statement because of his observation that the practice of Christian Science eliminates fear.
The report of an address by the dean of the school of medicine of our state university misstates the facts regarding Christian Science and its Founder, Mary Baker Eddy.
Our critic's original claim is, as I understand it, that Christian Science in its teachings and practice, and because of its healing work, is contrary to fundamental Christianity, and in support of his contention he has presented various selections from Science and Health, and other selections from the Bible, which in his opinion are contrary one to the other.
Neither the clergyman whose remarks were referred to in a recent issue, nor any other person, can truthfully say that Christian Science is a "gigantic delusion that has deceived many," unless it is an error to acknowledge that God, good, is the one and only power.
A clergyman in an address on "Spiritual Healing" took for his subject, "Does Christian Science Meet All Demands?
Some
who come to Christian Science seem to think that in accepting its teachings they will thereby be placed upon a sort of Aladdin's carpet which will carry them into the kingdom of heaven without effort on their part.
In
studying the Old Testament Scriptures we find that on many occasions the truth was presented in a symbolic way to the prophets.
The
student of Christian Science soon reaches the comforting assurance that he is not expected to create right conditions, but rather to see them unfold.
We
are glad to publish the following excerpts selected from a large number of letters of appreciation received by the literature distribution committee of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berlin, Germany, from soldiers at the front who have been supplied with Christian Science literature furnished to this committee by the Trustees under Mrs.
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George Shaw Cook's lecture at the Columbia Theater demonstrated the power of Christian Science to draw and hold an audience.
I must give my testimony on the side of Truth, as my healing has been wonderful to myself and to all those who know me.
It has been made plain to me that divine Love ever waits to bless.
The study of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs.
On account of a structural defect of the eyes, for which glasses had been worn about twenty years, a friend advised me to attend Christian Science services.
With a heart full of gratitude I give this testimony.
Recently I have had cause to rejoice anew for all the good that has come to me through Christian Science.
From a frail and sickly child I grew to womanhood a slave to medicine.
I herewith offer this testimony for the encouragement of other seekers after truth.
I became interested in Christian Science through learning something of its teachings in my work as a musician in one of the Christian Science churches of this city.
About ten years ago Christian Science was brought to my notice by a friend who had been healed of an abnormal growth in a very short time and by absent treatment.
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The Christian Science Text-Book, "Science and Health with Key to The Scriptures.
