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the turmoil, in the United States, of quadrennial political activity, it is essential that those who exercise the franchise preserve that equanimity of thought which enables them to differentiate between the precept and the practice of those who seek elective honors.
In the tenth chapter of Mark there is recorded the tender story of Jesus blessing the little children, during which he uttered the luminous words, "Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Inasmuch as some misguided persons have distributed in your midst a pamphlet intended to discredit Christian Science, the courtesy of space is requested that the truth may be given to your readers.
In a recent issue there appeared a report of a sermon delivered by a Roman Catholic priest on the subject of "Christian Science and Christian Sense," wherein he discusses the "nothingness of matter," and claims to speak with knowledge as to what Christian Science teaches on this subject.
It seems that history still repeats itself, and that intolerance still holds human thought and causes it harshly to condemn anything that seems to differ from preconceived ideas, and see in it only that which is evil, regardless of evidence and positive proof to the contrary.
with contributions from Guy Parkhurst Estes, Arthur Hussey, Eugénie Paul Jefferson, H. Herbert Pain, Archibald W. Edes, Adelaide Burkitt, Rose C. Flenner, Edward E. Yaggy, Charles B. Jamieson
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Four years ago I read "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy for the first time with an open mind, and before I had read far I was convinced of the truth it contained.
Availing myself of the opportunity offered in the periodicals for the giving of testimonies, I am giving below a few experiences of the many which make the life of a seeker after Truth so rich.
It is with a deep sense of gratitude that I send my testimony of a complete healing of inflammatory rheumatism in its worst form, through Christian Science.
To-day while reading a certain testimony in the Sentinel, I was so filled with gratitude for what Christian Science has done for me that I was impelled to stop reading long enough to write my first testimony.
Agnes R. Rockwood
with contributions from C. S. Rockwood
It is more than six years since my family took up the study of Christian Science and I would like to express my gratitude for the many healings I have had and for the wonderful protection that has been afforded.
I took up the study of Christian Science for release from a very critical condition of the eyes, which the best oculists in the city had failed to relieve.
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with contributions from Guy Parkhurst Estes, Arthur Hussey, Eugénie Paul Jefferson, H. Herbert Pain, Archibald W. Edes, Adelaide Burkitt, Rose C. Flenner, Edward E. Yaggy, Charles B. Jamieson