A very
common word is expectation, but it has a significance which should contribute to the understanding that Christian Scientists may have of their privileges and the rewards of their well doing, also of the duties which are antecedent to these desirable attainments.
In
the Christian Science Society of which the writer is a member this statement is made from the pulpit at each Wednesday evening meeting: "These meetings are held for the purpose of giving and hearing testimonies as to the re-generating and healing power of Christian Science.
While
a student at a state university, the writer had the privilege of serving on the distribution committee of the Christian Science Society at the university.
The
necessity of humility for spiritual progress is clearly defined in the narrative of the washing of the apostles' feet as given in the thirteenth chapter of John; but it contains also a more profound and metaphysical meaning, which can be discerned in the light of Christian Science, namely, that purity is attained only through the Christ cleansing, which goes much deeper than the flesh.
Those
who have had the privilege of serving in the Christian Science Sunday school are constantly gratified at the receptivity of the child thought and its natural acceptance of the truth as taught in Christian Science.
In the article, "Hospital Experiences," in which the writer tells of his trials and triumphs in a western hospital, reference is made to Christian Science in a manner which needs correction.
The report of a sermon delivered recently quotes the clergyman as saying, "The Christian Scientist seeks to escape by refusing to acknowledge the existence of sorrow and death.
Christian Scientists do not publicly attack the religious convictions of others, believing that Gamaliel's advice to the men of Israel in its original purity of expression is as good counsel now as at the time it was uttered.
At
the present hour as never before people are compelled by the exigencies of these times to examine closely their own standards and then watch to see whether they are living up to them.
In order to be better prepared to give spiritual help in the Army and Navy through Christian Science literature and in other ways, it is desired to secure the names and present complete mail address of all officers and men in the military, naval, or aero service of the United States and of its allies, who are Christian Scientists or who have shown an interest in Christian Science.
Lecture notices can be printed in a particular number of the Sentinel when they reach the editorial department twelve days preceding its date of publication.
For the past twenty years Truth, God, as revealed in Christian Science, has been my only physician, and when the teachings in our textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs.
I have long felt a desire to express my gratitude for and appreciation of Christian Science, but I never could tell of all the blessings received, as they have been so numerous.
The questions often present themselves to me, Can I ever be grateful enough to Christian Science for having shown me what our heavenly Father has bestowed upon all His children?
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