June 24, 1916
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At
some time in the journey of life a man becomes interested in the phenomena expressed around him and concerned about the problem of human existence.
Nothing
more clearly illustrates the complete reversal of thought which confronts the student of Christian Science, and the necessity of unlearning many things believed necessary in his material education, than a comparison of the educational value of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs.
One
of the most beautiful truths which came to the writer after she began to read "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs.
Sometimes
the teaching of Christian Science as to universal love presents a seeming difficulty to the beginner, clinging fast, as mortals do, to a false sense of love as mere personal regard.
An
incident that occurred while a land-surveying party was at work in central Australia serves to illustrate the ever-presence of divine Love.
Substance
is defined by our dictionaries as that which underlies or is the basis of all visible manifestation.
Underlying
the whole field of the gospel narratives is a precious vein wherein the diligent searcher, intent upon finding the gold, may discover rich deposits to reward his industry and application.
Oh
may I keep my thought so clear, so fair,That angels, with their fingers pure as light,May trace the will of God unhindered there.
In his recent lecture as reported in the Republican, a physician paid his respects to Christian Science.
The letter from a clergyman in a recent issue makes it quite plain that the minister does not think well of Christian Science.
The denunciation of what the critic erroneously thinks to be Christian Science includes an unjust, unwarranted, and unchristian attack upon Mrs.
The very able contribution in a recent issue on "The Gospel of Power," contains an unfortunate reference to the Christian Science teaching on the subject of sin,—unfortunate in that the statement while true does not when taken alone adequately present what Christian Science really teaches regarding sin.
A writer in the Jewish Times has recently taken occasion to condemn that which he believes to be Christian Science, but it is quite evident to any one who has any understanding of the subject that he is speaking from hearsay, rather than from any actual knowledge of Christian Science.
What the world demands today is a practical religion which meets the needs of humanity in sickness and in health, and which gives to mankind a higher and better concept of God and man, of man's indestructible relationship with God.
The evangelist now campaigning in our city is quoted to the effect that there might be a convert "to Mrs.
Mere
human goodness, if uninstructed by the Science of being, is surprisingly helpless in the hour of spiritual warfare.
We
are all familiar with the phrase "trying times," but very few pause to consider that this means in the strictest sense testing times.
About twenty-one years ago my first baby was born, and when she was four weeks old I took a severe cold.
I am eager to express my gratitude for the many blessings received through Christian Science in the past fifteen years, for it has sustained me through sickness, grief, and loss.
For three years I have been enjoying splendid health and greater spiritual understanding, and therefore feel that I must give to the world, in some measure at least, my gratitude for what Christian Science has done for me.
It is with a heart full of gratitude to God that I give this testimony as to the comforting and healing efficacy of Christian Science.
So many blessings have come to our little family of three in the last few years that I hardly know where to start to tell of them.
I would like to express my gratitude for Christian Science and what it has done for me.
I gladly testify to the efficacy of Christian Science treatment for the healing of both sin and disease.
Christian Science came into my life in April, 1911, and I consider the physical healing but a small part of the good it has brought to me, compared with the practical knowledge it has revealed in the working out of my salvation.
A sense of gratitude and joy induces me to testify that Christian Science has brought me a better understanding of God, and that through it I have been freed of much disease and suffering.
It is with a joyful heart and a deep sense of gratitude that I testify to the good which has come to me through Christian Science.
Christian Science has healed me of a disease for which the doctors said there was no cure.
With a feeling of happiness and deep gratitude to Christian Science for the wonderful healing I have received, this testimony is given.
I have received so much help spiritually and physically through Christian Science that I am sending this testimony in the hope that it may help some one who has almost given up hope of ever being well again, as I had done.
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The Christian Science Text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
