In
John's gospel we read that Jesus said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
Paul,
in his second letter to the Corinthians, after making emphatic statements and urgent appeals to overcome the carnal instincts and turn wholly to Spirit, quotes from an ancient writer this command: "Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing.
A Beginner
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has, perhaps, been the experience of most students of Christian Science that on many occasions mental suggestion has silently whispered the wisdom and expediency for the solving of some problem by compromising.
In
attempting to explain to some one unfamiliar with Christian Science what it is in our simple Lesson-Sermon that holds the wrapt attention of great audiences, I have sometimes felt the lack of a word to express it definitely.
I Heard
a gentle woman speaking forthStern words of Truth, awed in the utterance,That Truth should be of so great prevalenceTo heal, and she herself so little worth.
It is recorded in The Acts of the Apostles that Jesus, on one occasion, after he had risen above all belief in the power of death, said to those assembled with him: "Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.
The clergyman whose remarks on Christian Science have been published in the Review tells us that his discourse was delivered in response to several inquiries concerning Christian Science.
My attention has been drawn to several slurring statements in a recent issue with regard to Christian Scientists, who are there described as "financial" healers, drawing "money from people they are supposed to heal," and so forth.
with contributions from Robert S. Stearns, E. N. Dietler, James L. Horth, George A. Magney, St. Clair Blackett, Winifred Root, Mabel S. St. John, Cyrus S. Rogers, T. E. Davidson
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When Christian Science was first brought to my notice in 1915, I had just come out of a hospital, where I had been treated for a complete nervous breakdown.
Eight years ago, while in a disheartened condition due to the inability of the medical profession to give my wife more than temporary relief from a condition of sickness that had troubled her for some time, we were led to read the testimonies in some Christian Science literature that had been left in a public place, and after doing so were ready to seek health and peace of mind in Christian Science.
Having received so much benefit from the Sentinel I wish to express my gratitude for it, as well as for the many blessings experienced through the study of Christian Science.
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with contributions from Robert S. Stearns, E. N. Dietler, James L. Horth, George A. Magney, St. Clair Blackett, Winifred Root, Mabel S. St. John, Cyrus S. Rogers, T. E. Davidson