When
Jesus gave utterance to that great question which revealed the keynote of his human experience, "Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
In
whatever field of activity the student of Christian Science finds himself engaged, it is one of the privileges of his work that he should find his reward by recognizing the fruits of the good seed he has been permitted to sow.
Through
his endeavors to make practical his understanding of Truth, to apply the law of God in solving every problem of his daily life, the Christian Scientist is continuously progressing in the way of holiness.
O man,
thou radiant likeness,Noble, pure, forever perfectImage of God,Serene, though dark'ning clouds o'erspreadAnd thunders shake the universe,—Thy thoughts are free.
Especially familiar to Christian Scientists is the vision described in the Apocalypse of "a new heaven and a new earth," wherein "there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
A writer in a recent issue attempted under the caption, "Psychic Phenomena: Some Studies of Unusual Manifestations," to couple Christian Science with modern psychotherapy and primitive psychotherapy, with the result that he has most conclusively shown, to any one having a least knowledge of Christian Science, that he does not understand the first Principle of the teaching of this new-old Science of Christianity.
Far be it from Christian Scientists to be disrespectful of the courts of the land or of the medical profession; nevertheless, owing to the publicity that has been given to the Walker case in Newark, New Jersey, they are prompted in self-defense to speak a few words for public consideration.
When
the skeptic is desirous of justifying his skepticism, he turns quite commonly to the Old Testament, and from its pages he has no difficulty in producing some story so extremely unethical as, in his opinion, to justify all the animadversion he may be capable of.
with contributions from Marion Larson, W. Curtis Day, William R. Bull, P. A. Rehbock, Edward C. Bowman, Chas. Dailey, Dora E. Merrill, Frederick W. Nixon
In adopting Christian Science one is bringing into his life a science, the practical part of which appeals directly to the man in the street as well as to the woman in the home, for it is most certainly applicable to problems, one and all.
With a joyful heart and with deepest thanks to God I wish to give my testimony of the many blessings and wonderful healing which I have had through the knowledge of the teachings of Christian Science.
I have always been helped so much through reading the testimonies in the Sentinel and Journal that I would like to tell of some of the benefits I have received through Christian Science.
Having been greatly helped and comforted many times by reading the testimonies of others, I would like to help some one by telling a little of what Christian Science has done for me.
In view of the many beautiful demonstrations that have come to me in the past nineteen years, I feel that I have been negligent and perhaps disobedient in not testifying to them before.
With deep thankfulness to God I gladly testify here-with that through Christian Science treatment I was completely freed from cramps of the stomach about two years ago.
Available articles from Christian Scientists and good testimonies from those healed by Christian Science are always welcomed for consideration by the Editors.
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with contributions from Marion Larson, W. Curtis Day, William R. Bull, P. A. Rehbock, Edward C. Bowman, Chas. Dailey, Dora E. Merrill, Frederick W. Nixon