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Love's Ministry
No student of the New Testament can fail to become impressed with the depth of the understanding possessed and manifested by him who came to be known as the beloved disciple, as to the necessity under all circumstances of overcoming hate with Love, and of all men living continuously in love with one another. To one recognizing Jesus' true mission as the perfect Exemplar of divine Love, it becomes apparent why he thus characterized John. For did not the Master find in him the tender love and compassion and the sweetness of thought which characterize only one who has drunk deep at the fount of infinite divine Love, ever available for those athirst? So filled was John with the consciousness of Love as the all-presence, that he could declare boldly and briefly, without qualification, "God is love;" and there can be no doubt that he did this in full recognition of Love's infinity and all-power. Obviously, there can be nothing apart from the divine Love, which is all, and Love's creation or expression.
Mrs. Eddy made no phase of her teaching clearer or more emphatic than the fact that God, who is Love, is man's creator, his only source; hence that man partakes exclusively of the qualities of divine Love. Recognition of this fact precludes the possibility of reality in Love's supposititious opposite, termed hate; and one logically concludes that hate has neither origin, kingdom, nor mandate; for surely, that which comes not from God, the infinite source of creation, can have no true entity or being. On page 567 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mrs. Eddy says, "To infinite, everpresent Love, all is Love, and there is no error, no sin, sickness, nor death."
What greater duty devolves upon the disciple of the Nazarene striving to follow in his footsteps as again made plain by our revered Leader, than the need to abandon every vestige of hate with its variants,—malice, revenge, and resentment? This group of malevolents with their boon companions, jealousy and envy, if given unrestricted freedom would take possession of every available mental household to the exclusion of Love's rightful tenants,—the household of Spirit. At the approach of Love's messengers, however, this tenancy of evil with its bombast and high pretense, with its bullying and domineering, vanishes into the nowhere which in the ultimate is evil's only abiding place. For hate and malice are arrant cowards, skulking and hiding before the calm and sure approach of Love's children,—peace and joy.
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September 30, 1922 issue
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Testimony Meetings
MABEL CONE BUSHNELL
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The Importance of Christian Science
J. MARSHALL HALL
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The Cross and the Crown
MARY H. W. CARTER
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The Gold of Spirituality
PETER B. BIGGINS
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"According to my righteousness"
ERNEST E. OERTEL
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Meditation
ZETA COOK MAYHEW
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If one will read the works of Mrs. Eddy he will find on...
Brigman C. Odom, Committee on Publication for the State of Texas,
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It is not claimed, as was stated by a critic recently in...
John W. Harwood, Committee on Publication for Lancashire, England,
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A critic, writing in a recent issue of your paper, states...
Richard E. Prince, Committee on Publication for the State of Virginia,
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Christian Science teaches that the priesthood of Melchisedec,...
Pearl E. Reames, Committee on Publication for the State of Arkansas,
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Many men, learned and otherwise, have attempted to...
Hugh S. Hughes, Committee on Publication for the State of Wisconsin,
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Christian Science practice, being the reinstatement of...
W. Stuart Booth, Committee on Publication for the State of Colorado,
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Dealing with political questions, the solution of which...
Stanley M. Sydenham, Committee on Publication for Yorkshire, England,
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Since Christian Science teaches that God, good, is infinite,...
Charles W. J. Tennant, Committee on Publication for London, England,
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Love's Ministry
Albert F. Gilmore
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The Supremacy of God
Duncan Sinclair
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Health
Ella W. Hoag
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The Lectures
with contributions from John Jaburg, Lena Fairbairn, Adalaide J. Hopson, David E. McLaughlin
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Some years ago, before coming into Christian Science, I...
Grace Knoble Hulscher
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I should like to express my deep gratitude for all that...
Annie E. Jones
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Soon after I became interested in Christian Science, I...
Nellie W. Youle
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Several years ago my little boy very often suffered from...
Hermine Mackay
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The operation of God's law to heal physical conditions...
Hugh S. Hughes
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Seventeen years ago, Christian Science found me a wreck,...
Florence M. Barziza
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It is my desire at this time to express my gratitude...
Edith B. Hanners
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I have been attending the Christian Science services for...
Hugo Weise with contributions from Auguste Weise
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My gratitude for Christian Science impels me lovingly...
Fanny Chatham Burt
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I wish to add my testimony to the efficacy of Christian Science...
Bertha A. Pettee
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from Charles E. Russell, William Pierson Merrill, Frederic Harrison