If
any one will cast a glance round his acquaintances and friends he will soon appreciate the fact that they may be divided into two main classes—those who give and those who receive.
High
is the mountain peak that I would gain;At times methinks I see its radiance brightShining above the clouds of sin and pain,And then the mist grows thick and hides the light.
To
the student of Christian Science who has proved for himself that reliance on the understanding of divine Principle is more effective than recourse to material methods of treatment, the failure to depend entirely on this understanding for his children as well as for himself would be neglect.
It is with deep reverence and gratitude to God and to the kind friends who brought Christian Science to me, and with the earnest hope that my experience will help some one else who may be suffering as I was, that I send this testimony of the healing power of Christ through Christian Science.
I have been a student of Christian Science for about ten years, and I wish to express gratitude for the many, many blessings which have come to me and my household during this time.
Isaiah, in the twenty-sixth chapter and third verse, says, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
An article in the Christian Science Sentinel made clear to me the duty and privilege of expressing my gratitude for the light which has come to me through the study of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, whose thought was pure enough to perceive the Christ, Truth, and to give again to the world that demonstrable knowledge of God which healed all manner of diseases two thousand years ago, as recorded of the works of Christ Jesus and his followers.
Christian Science first came to my notice twelve years ago when I heard of the healing of a lady who had been sent to a resort for tubercular patients, and who, through the work of a Christian Science practitioner, soon came home sound and well.
I get so much help through reading the testimonies in the Sentinel and Journal that I feel it is a privilege and duty to tell others how very grateful we feel for this wonderful truth.
with contributions from Edward Shillito, Ozora S. Davis, Raphael Demos, J. St. Loe Strachey, Raymond Pearl, Bruce Barton, Stephen B. Stanton, L. P. Jacks, Henry J. Cadbury, W. R. Inge
["A Torquemada in Miniature"—The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, U.
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with contributions from Edward Shillito, Ozora S. Davis, Raphael Demos, J. St. Loe Strachey, Raymond Pearl, Bruce Barton, Stephen B. Stanton, L. P. Jacks, Henry J. Cadbury, W. R. Inge