How
frequently one hears Christian Scientists emphasize the necessity of obeying Jesus' important and valuable advice, "What I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
"Agree
with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Many
a time, after one has begun the journey from material sense to Soul through the study of Christian Science and its demonstration, the question presents itself, Why do I not progress more rapidly?
Katherine English, Committee on Publication for British Columbia, Canada,
I am sure you will allow me to state that Christian Science is, as the name given to it by its Discoverer and Founder, Mary Baker Eddy, signifies, entirely and simply "Christian" Science.
Charles M. Shaw, Committee on Publication for Lancashire, England,
A contributor to your paper makes a very common mistake concerning the Christian Science teaching that there is no matter, if he takes this to mean that there is nothing at all, or that the material world is just a picture of the human imagination.
W. Stuart Booth, Committee on Publication for the State of Colorado,
It may be said that the rule of conduct for Christian Scientists is to be found in the Golden Rule, exemplified and amplified in the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount.
Mrs. Alice T. Caruthers, Committee on Publication for the State of West Virginia,
It is not the purpose of the writer to enter into a discussion of mental suggestion or any of its numerous aliases,—hypnotism, mesmerism, autosuggestion.
William Capell, Committee on Publication for the State of Connecticut,
In the third chapter of John we find the record of a wonderful conversation, in the course of which Jesus said to Nicodemus: "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God," and, "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
The
notion has generally prevailed among men that justice is an abstract quality, cold and inexorable, to be exercised without sympathy or compassion, without mercy or any consideration arising from the possibility of extenuating circumstances.
Paul
was speaking from the mount of revelation when he wrote to the Galatians: "But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
When in a very weak state, and much depressed mentally because several physicians shook their heads when I asked if they could help me, I turned with an unwillingness to Christian Science for help, because I knew not where else to go.
As an evidence of the deep sense of gratitude I feel for the many blessings gained through the study and practice of Christian Science, I offer my testimony of the healing power of this truth.
A few years ago, I fell from a back porch over five steps to the ground, striking the right side of my face upon a large projecting root of an old oak tree.
Although I had received a Christian education, according to the old theological school, I was lacking in spiritual understanding and could not interpret the beautiful Bible texts.
Christian Science was first introduced to me by my brother; but I had become very much prejudiced against what I thought it was by listening to unfair criticism.
A year or two ago an authorized lecturer on Christian Science said something to this effect: When you experience your first healing through your own unaided understanding of Christian Science, at that moment you begin to be a Christian Scientist.
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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