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Charity to All
THERE is scarcely another virtue which is more necessary to Christian living than charity. To look with a kindly forbearance upon the faults of another, to exercise a spirit of tolerance toward those who disagree with us, even, perhaps, on so fundamental a question as religion, to forgive our debtors as we would be forgiven, is to exemplify that charity which fulfills the Golden Rule. It is doing as we would be done by. The memorable words of Abraham Lincoln, spoken in the sweet sense of kindly forbearance for which he is held in loving remembrance, "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right," bespeak a sense of tolerance and forgiveness that fulfills to the letter, it would seem, the teachings of the gentle Nazarene. "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven," were the assurances of him who could implore, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do," even when evil would crucify him upon the cross of human hatred and malice.
Christian Scientists always have before them, also, the inspiring example of their great Leader, who maintained the attitude of Christlikeness, even under what would seem to have been, from the human standpoint, great provocation for bitterness and resentment. Patient, loving, meek, forgiving, she went forward in her efforts to establish the kingdom of Christ, the reign of righteousness "in earth, as it is in heaven."
Among the many wise admonitions which Mrs. Eddy presented through her teachings was the need of the constant exercise of charity to all; for tolerance and forgiveness to those who are, perhaps, earnestly and honestly, even though it seems mistakenly, seeking salvation by some other means. So important did she esteem the exercise of charity that she made it the title of a By-law in the Manual of The Mother Church, under the article "Discipline." Hear her words (Art. VIII, Sect. 25): "While members of this Church do not believe in the doctrines of theosophy, hypnotism, or spiritualism, they cherish no enmity toward those who do believe in such doctrines, and will not harm them." Here is no concession to what the Christian Scientist knows to be false teaching; yet our Leader commends tolerance and charity for those who accept such beliefs. Beautiful example of Christlike magnanimity! Christian tolerance, which yields no slightest degree to false beliefs!
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February 24, 1923 issue
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AMY C. FARISS
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Lifted Up
J. WILL CARR
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The Divine Logic of Christian Science
JEAN S. FREEDLANDER
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"Thy God thy glory"
HELEN FANSHAWE CARR
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No Favorites
MABEL GEHRING
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His "gracious words"
M. ELIZABETH FLANNIGAN
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Money
W. K. PRIMROSE
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Alone with God
THEODORE ALBERT SCHROEDER
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In many respects Mary Baker Eddy's book, when taken...
Thomas Bragg, under the heading "Epoch-Making Books,"
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"Christian Science," says Hastings' Encyclopedia of Religion...
Van Buren Perry, Committee on Publication for the State of South Dakota,
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Christian Science and autosuggestion are antithetical....
Robert G. Steel. Committee on Publication for the State of Michigan,
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Christian Science, founded more than a half century...
Arthur P. De Camp, Committee on Publication for the State of Missouri,
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Without entering into a discussion of what is real and...
Hiram W. Hayes, Committee on Publication for the District of Columbia,
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By the argument of a critic, which appeared in a recent...
Mrs. Alice T. Caruthers, Committee on Publication for the State of West Virginia,
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In the teaching and practice of Christian Science, the so-called...
Warren O. Evans, Committee on Publication for the State of Rhode Island,
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'Tis Good to Know
EMILY WRIGHT HOOD
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Charity to All
Albert F. Gilmore
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Giving
Ella W. Hoag
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Unity
Duncan Sinclair
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The Lectures
with contributions from Lucille Tinnin, Patrick W. Bryan, Joe B. Turner, A. J. Chapman
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Our infant son of five months became afflicted with a...
Ruth E. Williams
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After devoting about one year trying to prove that Mrs. Eddy's...
Mary W. Rusk with contributions from Nettie F. Rusk
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There is no one in the world that has greater cause for...
Josephine H. Robinson
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I was employed as a cook in a hotel, when one day I...
James Mathess with contributions from Nellie Mathess
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I should like to testify to the healing power of Christian Science....
Florence M. Cotton with contributions from Harry Emerson Cotton
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Three years ago, while living in a small town where there...
Elizabeth Martin with contributions from Oliva Martin
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I am very grateful for all that Christian Science has...
Ruth Harris Bonnefond
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Christian Science has been my only physician during the...
Lydia P. Benson
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"Be of good cheer"
JEANIE F. GIBB
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from F. Paul Langhorne, Canon Oliver C. Quick