July 1, 1916
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There are more than forty-eight thousand sawmills in the United States, and their output of waste in the form of sawdust, shavings, slabs, and other wood refuse is estimated as thirty-six million cords per year.
The
Scripture admonishes us to "grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
There
is no one who may not have a friend ; and that there should have been so many heart-breaking experiences in the loss or lack of friends is due to ignorance of what constitutes friendship and to the mistaken foundation upon which it is so often placed.
Apathy
might be defined as sluggishness of thought regarding what one should do.
One
sunny day, while watching a boy who was focusing the rays of the sun through a glass on to a piece of paper, the writer noted that the paper speedily began to smolder and was soon in flames.
In
describing her solitary research along new lines of thought the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science says, "The Scriptures were illumined".
At
a business meeting in one of the branch churches the question of properly seating people at the services was earnestly discussed, and it was suggested by some that the church-members occupy front seats, so that late comers might be easily seated.
There
was a small community of Christian Scientists meeting in a humble "upper chamber.
The adherents of the Christian Science church have but one Bible, the old book we all know.
Christian Science asks no favors, but it demands justice, and grants to every one the right to worship God according to his greatest light.
It is with some little interest that I have read an editorial in a recent issue of your paper.
While we appreciate the very kindly attitude of the clergyman in his discourse on Christian Science as a "Contribution to Our Common Christianity," in which he acknowledged that Christian Science contains certain "great values which all of us need," yet the assertion in his second sercom on the "Philosophy of Christian Science" that "there is a mingling of light and darkness, of truth and error," is rebuked by Bible teaching.
An evangelist preaching in your city has devoted a portion of his time to attacks upon Christian Science and its Discoverer and Founder, Mrs.
An evangelist, speaking at the Christian Church, characterized Mrs.
From the fact that Christian Science demonstrates the Master's mission, "On earth peace, good will toward men," it would be impossible for its teachings to "lessen in the slightest degree the love" Jesus expressed for mankind.
As
when across the waking east there showsThe first faint flush of dawn, whose latent beamsPortend the coming of the light that teemsTriumphant till the earth no shadow knows;So in the heart where now but faintly glowsThe presence of the Christ, these quickening gleamsGive promise of release from earthly dreamsWhen Spirit's light the consciousness o'erflows.
In
view of the vast amount of publicity that within the past half-decade has been handed out by word of mouth and through the press as to the necessity for and the value of preventive medicine in general and the antitoxin treatment in particular, it is interesting to read certain authentic statistics which throw light upon the actual workings of this much-vaunted phase of medical practice.
It
should not seem surprising if out of the present world struggle there comes an enlarged sense of patriotism, an ideal vast enough to include all men and nations in the purpose to establish righteousness with its attendant harmony the world over.
Reformers
of various kinds, religious, social, political, or economic, frequently make the mistake of supposing that the suppression of evils is their cure.
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In accordance with Sections 2, 3, and 4 of Article XXXII of the Manual of The Mother Church, all invitations to the board of lectureship must be initiated by the church or society desiring to give the lecture.
Christian Science came to me at a time when I was greatly in need of spiritual succor, for I was indeed far away from God.
When Christian Science found me, evil was to me the predominating power, the only sure thing, and the name of God was an offense.
I wish to give this testimony to the healing and regenerating power of Christian Science.
It is with a sense of deep gratitude that I relate how I was healed through reading the Christian Science text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs.
The greatest of all the blessings that have come to me in Christian Science is the understanding of the Bible, which was before unknown to me.
It is about five years since I was attracted to Christian Science, and I wish to put on record my gratitude to Mrs.
I wish to testify to the benefits I have received from the healing power of Truth.
In August, 1913, a bee expert was helping me to transfer some bees from a skep into a frame hive.
I am glad to tell of some of the benefits derived from four years' study of Christian Science.
I wish to add my testimony to the many others given in gratitude for blessings that have come through Christian Science.
I would probably have studied Christian Science sooner had I thought I needed it physically, for I did not then recognize it as anything but a means of healing disease.
I am indeed grateful for the blessings which I have experienced through Christian Science and would like herewith to testify to that effect.
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The Christian Science Text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
