In
the beginning of our country, the custom was established by the devout fathers of observing annually a day of thanksgiving for the bounties and protection which divine Providence had extended throughout the year.
In
the Old and New Testaments, so great a stress is laid on the necessity of giving thanks to God that students of the Bible cannot but be impressed with the constant recurrence of the demand.
Jesus,
on several occasions, refused to enter into detailed explanations of his statements, knowing it to be unwise to provoke argument with those who, having little or no knowledge of his teaching, were eager to distort and misrepresent his meaning.
Brigman C. Odom, Committee on Publication for the State of Texas,
The teaching and the methods of the hypnotist, the suggestionist, and so on, and the teaching and methods of the Christian Scientist are wholly antipodal.
Gudrun G. Jensen, Committee on Publication for Norway,
Everywhere are found despairing seekers who are hungering after the great peace which was proclaimed centuries ago in the words, "On earth peace, good will toward men;" but the many thousands who have found that peace through Christian Science are no more counted among the despairing and unhappy.
Elmer McBurney, Committee on Publication for Northern California,
The teaching of Christian Science recognizes that human experience includes sin, disease, and death; but it also recognizes that these errors do not proceed from God, good.
Charles E. Heitman, Committee on Publication for the State of New York,
Christian Science teaches that since there is but one God, there can be but one Mind and that one infinite, even that Mind which, as the Apostle Paul tells us, "was also in Christ Jesus;" and it further holds that it is the purifying and curative power of this Mind, and not corporeal will, which operates in human consciousness to correct false material beliefs and heal disease.
Aaron E. Brandt, Committee on Publication for the State of Pennsylvania,
Of man spiritually conceived and born, John writes thus: "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
When
Christ Jesus, in rebuking the disciples who would have kept the little ones away from him, said, "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God," it seems reasonable to conclude that he spoke in recognition of the mental attributes of childhood,—purity, truthfulness, and simple faith.
To
become a valuable member of any organization is always to assume a certain responsibility, since membership means the agreement not only to sustain and support the object for which the organization is formed, but also to enter, willingly and whole-heartedly, into active work for the advancement of all its varied purposes and aims.
When, in late May, 1918, I set sail from San Francisco in command of the schooner Ethel Zane, I had been in Christian Science several years; therefore, in the cabin, among my charts and nautical instruments, were the Bible, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, and "Miscellaneous Writings," also by Mrs.
Christian Science has entirely changed my outlook on life; it is setting me free mentally from false beliefs; and I am daily learning more about God, good, which brings a sense of joy and happiness I had no conception of before coming into Christian Science.
The contract for the publication and sale of the Works of Mary Baker Eddy, entered into between the Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy and The Christian Science Publishing Society in October, 1917, was rescinded by mutual agreement on June 15, 1922.
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