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The Healing of Children
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. This quality of thought is readily receptive of spiritual truth, for it has not crystallized along the lines of material belief in the degree so often found with adults; hence it becomes literally true that a little child does lead in the way of spiritual understanding. Christian Science practitioners find that children, as a rule, are quickly responsive to healing through spiritual means; and parents who are Christian Scientists trust their little ones to the ministering power of the Christ in full assurance that the divine Love which watches the sparrow's fall will shield them from all harm. The results have been highly satisfactory. In comparing the spiritual receptivity of children and adults, Mrs. Eddy says in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 130): "Laboring long to shake the adult's faith in matter and to inculcate a grain of faith in God,—an inkling of the ability of Spirit to make the body harmonious,—the author has often remembered our Master's love for little children, and understood how truly such as they belong to the heavenly kingdom."
While many persons who do not accept the teachings of Christian Science acknowledge the right of the adult person to choose for himself a method of healing, there has been less willingness to grant to the parent inclined to use other than the customary methods the right to select the remedy for a little child. This attitude, in the main, has grown out of good intentions,—that is, a desire to promote the welfare of the child; yet, in opposing Christian Science treatment, that it falls far short of subserving the best interests of the child has been proved almost times without number where spiritual healing has been utilized as a last resort with full measure of success. Moreover, the person who would compel the use of medical treatment, on the ground that it is the safest, fails to take into consideration the great degree of success met with in healing children through the efficacy of righteous prayer. On the other hand, the Christian Science parent knows, through actual experience, that it is never dangerous to trust the little one to the healing Christ, which never fails when properly applied.

November 1, 1922 issue
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Thanksgiving Proclamation
Warren G. Harding, Charles E. Hughes
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On Having All Things Common
KATHERINE ENGLISH
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What Do We Need?
HELEN LOCKE PALMER
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Thankfulness
H. FARMER HALL
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An All-inclusive Religion
GENEVIEVE THOMAS WHEELER
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Necessity of Wisdom
ROBERT L. GREEN
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If the lecture of the speaker in question had been as it...
Clifford P. Smith, Committee on Publication for The Mother Church,
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The teaching and the methods of the hypnotist, the suggestionist,...
Brigman C. Odom, Committee on Publication for the State of Texas,
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Everywhere are found despairing seekers who are hungering...
Gudrun G. Jensen, Committee on Publication for Norway,
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The teaching of Christian Science recognizes that human...
Elmer McBurney, Committee on Publication for Northern California,
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An erroneous concept of Christian Science is shown in...
Richard H. Smith, Committee on Publication for Montana,
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Christian Science teaches that since there is but one God,...
Charles E. Heitman, Committee on Publication for the State of New York,
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Of man spiritually conceived and born, John writes thus...
Aaron E. Brandt, Committee on Publication for the State of Pennsylvania,
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Mrs. Eddy has stated that "in Science, divine Love alone...
H. R. Colborne, Committee on Publication for New South Wales, Australia,
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No one who has learned even a modicum of Christian Science...
Samuel J. Macdonald, Committee on Publication for the State of New Jersey,
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The Healing of Children
Albert F. Gilmore
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Realization and Demonstration
Duncan Sinclair
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Church Membership
Ella W. Hoag
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The Lectures
with contributions from Charles W. J. Tennant, Ralph E. Wagers, Dudley F. J. Harricks
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When, in late May, 1918, I set sail from San Francisco...
Charles Backus
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Christian Science came into my life between seven and...
Eliza S. Burdett
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About five years ago, I found the "pearl of great price;"...
Gertrude F. Bradford
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Christian Science has entirely changed my outlook on...
Evelyn Meller
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In 1916 I had a very serious illness
L. W. Stewart
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When I came to Christian Science, about six years ago,...
Mildred L. Williams with contributions from Howard F. Williams
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Christian Science came into my life, as a ray of healing...
Emma Noble Wallace
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In grateful recognition of countless blessings I offer this...
Julia V. Brodbeck with contributions from Edgar E. Brodbeck
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The True Life
ALICE LIVINGSTONE EAGAN