Not
since the eve of the Christian era have men felt so strongly convinced of a great change going on in the world order as they have during the past fifty years.
Many
years before coming into Christian Science the writer had an experience which, though at the time regarded as only a passing incident, now vividly recurs to thought, teaching a valuable lesson and helping to clear away belief in the reality of evil.
When the great Bishop of Hippo, in the fifth century, was sending throughout an eager Christendom his work, "De Civitate Dei," concerning the City of God, he dimly apprehended a fundamental truth.
Your contributor asserts that "materialistic findings are based on profound realities," and this can only mean that he believes in the reality of matter.
With reference to an editorial review of the book, "Systems of Psychotherapy or Spiritual Healing," I wish to make a brief explanation in behalf of Christian Science.
How
often do we hear the familiar greeting, "A Happy New Year!" as we cross the bridge from the old year to the new,—words usually spoken with sincerity, even if with no deep thought as to their intent, yet withal they often awaken new hopes and aspirations with possibilities of good never before realized.
For some time I have wanted to send a testimony to the Sentinel as an expression of gratitude for the many blessings that have come to me through Christian Science.
Charles T. Morrell
with contributions from Rieve Stone Morrell
Although Christian Science is the greatest blessing that has come into my life, I did not commence the study of it for physical healing, but because I knew a great many Christian Scientists who seemed to be happier and to get more out of life than the ordinary person.
It is an almost impossible task to put into words all that Christian Science has meant to me during the last twenty years and to tell of all the physical and other problems worked out in Science.
My testimony is offered for publication in the hope that it will be of benefit to some one, as I have been benefited by reading of the experiences of others.
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