January 11, 1919
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Do
we often stop to consider how little the name of God enters into daily conversation with our fellow men?
For
ages Christian people have been interested in the story of the Holy Grail,—the cup used, so the legend goes, by Jesus at the last supper, afterwards given to Joseph of Arimathea and carried into Britain, whence it disappeared, to become the object of the quest of the knights of the Table Round.
The
human mind, being unable to deny the righteousness of Jesus' teachings, always strives to postpone their application to everyday life for the simple reason that only in this way can it continue to delude mankind and so prolong its so-called existence.
The
definition of angels, as given in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs.
One
night last winter, while struggling to rise above an acute phase of an illness which had lingered for several days, and when the moment of victory still seemed a long way off, there came out of the gloaming in a most helpful way an incident remembered from childhood days.
This
is the secret of the joyful heart:To know, beyond the shadow of a doubt,True happiness and peace are quite apartFrom mortal seeming; Love is round about.
It is related in the book of Exodus that, when the plague of darkness fell upon Egypt, "all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
"The Great Physician," the subject of a sermon reported in a recent issue, is very needful to-day.
On question of religion it can hardly be expected that ministers or the so-called orthodox churches will agree with the teachings of Christian Science, but in a recent sermon on the "Value of Theosophy, Christian Science, and New Thought," a local minister has made the mistake of saying that the teachings of Berkeley and Kant are fundamentally similar to Christian Science.
A writer sends these words, after a vivid description of one of the most terrific battles on the western front in France: "One never knows how near he is to God or how near God is to him until he goes through or experiences what I have just experienced in this battle.
Gamaliel,
as a truly wise man, understood that any counsel or work that was of men would come to naught.
In
many of the large cities in the United States the well-known oratorio called "The Messiah" is given each year about Christmas time.
Christian Science
reconstructs the body, as multitudes of the healed attest daily.
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The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts, announces a free public lecture on Christian Science by Virgil O.
Having freely received I wish freely to give.
To express to all who may read this my untold gratitude for the knowledge of God as given us by Mrs.
It is now eleven years since I first heard of Christian Science, and I feel I should have sent my testimony ere this.
It is now about four years since "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs.
For the benefit of some who may be looking for the truth, I wish to give my experiences.
While visiting my home city about eleven years ago, I spent an evening with an old friend and her husband, who had become students of Christian Science since I had seen them last.
My heart is full of gratitude to God for my knowledge of Christian Science, which has taught me to know God, and man in His image and likeness.
It is almost impossible to find words in which to express my gratitude for Christian Science.
About eighteen years ago I first heard of Christian Science, but without looking into it I formed my own opinions, and while conceding some good to its teachings, limited its healing power to the overcoming of nervous troubles.
Six years ago I became interested in the study of Christian Science.
I am thankful to Christian Science for the healing of swollen glands under the arms.
In sincere appreciation of the benefits derived from Christian Science I send my testimony.
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A new edition of our Leader's "Poems" has just been published, bound in black morocco, uniform with the pocket editions of the other writings of Mrs.
