April 21, 1917
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The Congress of Costa Rica recently provided for the payment of bounties to the growers of hemp, sisal, and similar plants.
In
recent decades the gathering and classification of human knowledge has been pursued with increasing zeal, until now the vastness of the accumulation makes specialization necessary for marked human achievement.
Bible
students through the ages have found comfort in the statements made by Jesus regarding God's protecting care; but not until Mrs.
Being
grateful for the many blessings received from the understanding of the Bible, as explained in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs.
Frequently
the necessity of earning a living, a condition which presses upon by far the greater part of humanity, is accompanied by the fear that work cannot always be obtained, no matter how conscientious one's efforts may be; and the so-called "problem of the unemployed" has taxed the ingenuity of thousands of unselfish men and women who have endeavored to find its solution.
Immanuel,
or "God with us,"—what spiritual wealth is here disclosed! Before Christian Science and its infinite possibilities opened out, how little this name could have meant to us! One had become accustomed to reading these words periodically, or hearing them read in church, without attaching much meaning to them or drawing help therefrom; but with the Christian Science text-book as a "Key to the Scriptures," what depths of meaning are revealed!
Typical
of that of thousands today is the experience of the woman who came to Elisha for help, as recounted in the fourth chapter of II Kings.
Christian Science is evidently referred to when in an interesting article the writer says: "Churches sometimes go into the healing business.
It was not your correspondent's correct quotation from Christian Science authorities, but the deductions he made, which constituted his "man of straw," and his second letter only emphasizes his misunderstanding of the subject.
There exists a tendency to compare Christian Science with various phases of mind cures which may properly be included under the generic term of mental healing, and occasionally, from a superficial study, to regard them as being identical.
One marvels at the strange perversity of the human mind in seeking information relative to the spiritual healing of Christian Science from a follower of material medicine.
In the report of an interesting lecture entitled "Is Organized Christianity Failing?
A sermon against Christian Science, as reported, bases the existence of Christian Science on the want of sanity and competent knowledge of the Scriptures on the part of its adherents.
Christian Science healing cannot be associated with any form of mesmerism.
It
has sometimes been said of church people that they talk about their religion more than they practise it.
In
the tenth chapter of John's gospel we read that when Jesus sought to warn his disciples of the thieves and robbers which would seek to take from them their spiritual possessions, they did not understand the warning given.
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The next admission of candidates will be June 1, 1917.
Christian Science has done so much for us that I gladly give this testimony, with the hope that it may help some one who is struggling for the truth.
About twenty years ago my mother called me to see what she thought were four abnormal growths.
A few years ago I became interested in Christian Science and since then have had many demonstrations.
In October, 1914, I first heard of Christian Science and of its power to heal, and immediately began the study of all the authorized literature I was able to secure, and to attend the services of the Christian Science Society.
In the Psalms we read of those who "cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
About three years ago I became interested in Christian Science and was healed of heart disease and nervous exhaustion by reading Science and Health.
The truth of the statement that "man's extremity is God's opportunity" was exemplified in my case.
I would like to express my gratitude for the many blessings experienced through Christian Science.
For several years I was afflicted with a condition of the kidneys and bladder which at last became very distressing.
It is with the deepest sense of gratitude that I give my testimony of what Christian Science has done for me.
About five years ago, while preparing for an operation, I became interested in Christian Science and purchased a copy of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs.
Each day I feel more grateful to our Leader for her patient love and work in bringing to mankind the light of divine Truth, which, as it is spiritually discerned and assimilated, heals and sin and disease.
I want to tell something of what Christian Science has meant to our family, and to express our gratitude to those who have helped us gain an understanding of it.
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The Christian Science Text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
