Familiar
stories and passages in the Old Testament take on a new and deeper meaning as thought becomes clarified through the study of divine metaphysics, as taught in Christian Science; and we are thereby led to see how practical and applicable to our everyday need is the Bible, the hidden treasures of which our Leader has unlocked for us through our textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
The
gratitude and love which Christian Scientists feel toward their beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, for the blessings which have come into their lives through her discovery of Christian Science and her ceaseless labors for mankind, constitute an important part of their attitude towards Truth.
In
contemplating the human aspect of salvation, we early see two prominent facts: first, humanity needs to be saved from its errors; secondly, it is of itself insufficient for the task.
Mankind
has always felt the need of a proper and satisfactory confidant, one to whom its blackest griefs and its tenderest joys might be related or confided.
W. Stuart Booth, Committee on Publication for the State of Colorado,
It is generally recognized and acknowledged that the so-called human mind is the sole agency employed by those who experiment with the theories classified as new-thought, mental science, and autosuggestion.
with contributions from "Edith Frederick Allen, "Ethelwyn W. Parmelee
"Many times, as I sat in the comfortable little room it was my privilege to occupy at our Christian Science Sanatorium working out what seemed to me the biggest problem of my life, did the thought come to me, When I am out in the world in some useful activity, I do want my 'firstfruits' to come to this dear home; for it will be what I am receiving here that will enable me to be again useful, active, and happy.
I did not take up the study of Christian Science for healing, but rather that I might learn something of its teachings; yet among the first fruits which Christian Science brought to me was a physical healing.
Winifred A. Tite
with contributions from Osborn F. Tite
In writing this testimony the difficulty is to know just where to begin, for since Christian Science came into our lives, blessings from God have poured in so freely.
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