July 31, 1920
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Never
has there been any doubt as to man having a specific duty to perform upon all occasions and under every manifested condition; just what that duty was or how it was to be performed has, however, very often seemed a conundrum.
Paul
in his first epistle to the Corinthians says, "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
On
page 39 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy, we read, "'Now,' cried the apostle, 'is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation,'—meaning, not that now men must prepare for a future-world salvation, or safety, but that now is the time in which to experience that salvation in spirit and in life.
To
students of Christian Science, God's presence is becoming the truest, most real fact in life, bringing joy and peace, eliminating fear, sickness, and sin.
In
what regard does government by Christian Science differ from the human sense of government?
A common
remark, even among professing Christians, when some very desirable possibility is contemplated, is this: "Oh, I'm afraid that is too good to be true.
The
following verse from one of the many beautiful hymns in the Christian Science Hymnal.
We
may not pray for easiness,But for that vigor prayThat manifests trustworthinessAnd moral bravery.
The Staff of a recent date reports a "popular evangelist" as denouncing Christian Science in language forceful, if not elegant.
The minister writing in a recent issue states that "in last Sunday evening's address we proved that the God of Christian Science is not the God of the Christian church.
If the clergyman, whose attack on Christian Science is reported in a recent issue, intended to show his lack of knowledge regarding the subject, he could hardly have taken a more effective method.
The
platform of a political party is an attempt to phrase certain opinions and theories about government.
Two years ago last February my little daughter, eight years of age, returned from school one day complaining that her feet and legs pained her, and that it was with difficulty that she walked.
When quite a young girl I became acquainted with the first Christian Scientist I had ever met.
In grateful acknowledgment of many blessings received in Christian Science the writer gladly sends her testimony in the hope that it may help some needy one.
As I was returning this morning from a very pleasant hike in the country, the memory of what I love to think of as the sweetest demonstration I have had in Christian Science came to mind, and the desire to share its lessons with others through the medium of the Sentinel also came very strongly.
Having received so much good and happiness since I became interested in Christian Science, I wish to send in my testimony.
It is with deepest gratitude that I send this testimony to the Christian Science Sentinel.
With sincere joy and gratitude to God, as well as to our revered Leader, Mrs.
I should like to express my gratitude for Christian Science.
When I realize how different my life and my entire outlook on life have become since I have been interested in Christian Science, then I feel as though words were not adequate with which to express my gratitude.
I wish to express gratitude for Christian Science and for what it has done for me.
It was the beautiful character, so full of love and good deeds, of one of its adherents that first attracted my attention to Christian Science.
It is with a heart full of gratitude that I send this testimony, hoping it may be a message of love to some of God's children.
In my earlier experience in the application of Christian Science I had what was to me a very beautiful demonstration of the healing influence of Mrs.
Available articles from Christian Scientists and good testimonies from those healed by Christian Science are always welcomed for consideration by the Editors.
