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Heavenly Treasures
Jesus makes it very plain in his Sermon on the Mount that "treasures in heaven" are the only ones that can be relied upon. He states clearly that earthly treasures may be stolen or destroyed, and are at best but transitory; while heavenly ones are safe from every form of depredation. And then he goes on to say, "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
It is acknowledged that one's deepest interest is always with that which he considers most valuable. Humanity may be willing to assent to this, but it does not so readily admit that it is always working for what it believes is most desirable. Mankind is so imbued with the belief that existence is material and dependent on materiality that it thinks little of any treasure but that which belongs to matter, and spends most of its time endeavoring to lay up more of it. From the one who has least of it to the one who thinks he has much, the thought of getting more is generally foremost. This sordid sense becomes less dense when the individual awakens in some degree to the illusive and disappointing nature of such effort. Then he begins to inquire if there are other treasures to be found which are of more permanent value.
The Bible has always told of heavenly riches, and has urged the need of looking to God for them. It has also shown that these riches can only be obtained as men give up that which did not come from God. Christians have been praying and longing for centuries to understand how to apply these teachings properly. The usual interpretation of them has, however, placed the heavenly treasures largely in a future state, and has left men still floundering in a present belief in matter and its necessities. To humanity, thus submerged in the beliefs of materiality, Christian Science comes with its God-given explanation of the Scriptures, proclaiming the possibility of reversing all this illusive, unsatisfactory effort. It opens the way for men to turn squarely around, and shows them how to start in exactly the opposite direction towards the attaining of all that is everlasting.
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January 20, 1923 issue
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The Practice of Christian Science
FRANK L. PERRIN
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Unity in Principle
ERNEST C. MOSES
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The Lamp of Spiritual Understanding
KATHERINE E. VARGA
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The Divine Viewpoint
NELLE B. BEARDSLEE
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"Held in Thy law"
GRACE KNOX COOPER
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Little Teachers
ANNIE JESSEN
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That the policy of The Christian Science Monitor meets...
McRae F. Haskins, Committee on Publication for the State of Vermont,
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All Christians agree that the first and foremost commandment...
Dr. Johannes Klaudius, Committee on Publication for Germany,
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It is a well-known fact that no body of people study the...
Peter B. Biggins, Committee on Publication for the Province of Alberta, Canada,
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In that remarkable Bible story of the healing of the...
Douglas L. Edmonds, Committee on Publication for Southern California,
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Christian Science healing is built on the understanding of...
Edwin C. Buck, Committee on Publication for the State of New Hampshire,
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The Phenomena of sickness and disease, so apparent to...
Aaron E. Brandt, Committee on Publication for the State of Pennsylvania,
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Christian Science, following the teaching of Jesus, declares,...
Longley Taylor, Committee on Publication for the State of Illinois
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Even a casual study of the teachings of Christ Jesus cannot...
Charles E. Heitman, Committee on Publication for the State of New York,
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God is Love
MAZIE SKILES SPOHR
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Self-restraint
Albert F. Gilmore
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Application of Christian Science
Duncan Sinclair
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Heavenly Treasures
Ella W. Hoag
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The Lectures
with contributions from Frederick C. Hill, Frederick B. Andrews, D. R. Augsburg, Samuel W. Greene, Gabrielle Swart-van der Willigen, John W. Doorly, Max P. Kuhr, Peter V. Ross, William S. Findley
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It is with a deep sense of gratitude to God, the giver of...
Edwin H. Ashley
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I was healed through Christian Science, in 1918, of many...
Lillian Stern with contributions from Jeannette N. Stern
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Some thirty years ago I was healed of incipient consumption...
Sarah M. Freeman Williams
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I have been a student of Christian Science for a number...
Elizabeth Kimball Dunbar
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In the twenty-first chapter of Revelation we read, "And...
Elsie Metcalfe
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In the year 1898 a precious jewel came into our home
Charles H. Gibbs with contributions from Alexandrina C. E. Gibbs
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My attention was first called to Christian Science about...
Rose N. Slaughter
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A sense of deep gratitude compels me to tell of some of...
Katie M. Winger
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I wish to express gratitude for a healing that took...
Harley R. Gebhart
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I have received so many blessings through the study of...
Gertrude Crouch
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Gratefully and gladly I give the following testimony of...
Theresa M. Sullivan
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Be Still!
FRANCIS C. GEORGE