The
commemoration of certain days in the year by material gift-giving has been more or less general in certain countries; but sometimes this pleasant custom exceeds wisdom by creating a dependence upon a form of pleasure in which it may not be always possible to participate.
Few
passages of Scripture are more often quoted than this: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
The
beautiful thought expressed by the writer of a well-known hymn furnishes a poetic foundation for the portrayal of the furthering of Truth on earth through human experience:—
Charles E. Heitman, Committee on Publication for the State of New York,
While it is true that Christian Science denies the reality of disease as a part of God's creation, it by no means ignores it as a phase of human experience.
Stanley M. Sydenham, Committee on Publication for Yorkshire, England,
Those who have turned to Christian Science have found that a new and glorious light has been shed upon the pages of the Bible, which became so illumined that darkness and doubt fled, understanding was gained, the veil of mystery was rent asunder, and God, Spirit, was revealed as the only cause and creator, who "saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.
Charles W. J. Tennant, District Manager of Committees on Publication for Great Britain and Ireland,
Christian Science is not a form of dualism: it acknowledges that God is infinite Spirit; that His universe, including man, is spiritual; and that there is no other real universe.
"Fear
not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people,"—thus spake the angel to the shepherds in that far-away time when Jesus was born in the little town of Bethlehem.
with contributions from Martha J. Burgess, Daisette D. S. McKenzie, Alice Jeanette Haugan , Mildred Spring Case, Pearl Duncan Helps, Minnie B. Isel, Myrtle A. Redding
To insure that complete lecture notices be printed in the Sentinel, detailed information should reach the Board of Lectureship regarding lectures in the United States and Canada, four weeks before the date of the lecture; in Great Britain and Ireland, five weeks before; in other European countries, six weeks before.
At this season of the year there comes to me a renewed sense of gratitude for the healing power of Christian Science; and I give this testimony with the hope that it may encourage some hungry and thirsty one.
After being led hither and thither for many years, seeking relief from the bondage of sin and discord of every description, I had the good fortune to see a window card announcing a Christian Science lecture.
I am truly grateful for the understanding of Truth I have gained through the study of Christian Science, and for what our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, has done for all mankind in giving us the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
In the fall of 1912 I took up Christian Science; and after reading "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy for a few weeks, was healed of the liquor habit without any other effort on my part.
My first help in Christian Science was sought for the healing of a condition of anemia which had returned for the third time, medicine having been employed in the two previous attacks.
Ten years ago I was healed of tuberculosis after noted physicians and specialists had said I could not live long, as one lung was gone and the other affected.
Star-gleam
and angel chorusAt midnight's awesome hour,Self hushed and spirit wakingTo welcome heaven's dower—So learned the humble shepherdsOf Truth's eternal power;So we may find and prove itA stronghold and a tower.
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with contributions from Martha J. Burgess, Daisette D. S. McKenzie, Alice Jeanette Haugan , Mildred Spring Case, Pearl Duncan Helps, Minnie B. Isel, Myrtle A. Redding