March 10, 1923
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THE
habit of communing with God, divine Principle, at least three times a day, begets spiritual intimacy with the one Father, divine Love, which fosters trust in Him, and brings the assurance that all righteous prayer will be answered.
WHEN
the concept of an automobile dawned upon human consciousness, the inventor delved for the laws which would enable him to make a model capable of performing the duties the demand required.
IN
studying the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, a single sentence is often found to contain all that is needed for high and fruitful meditation, and the consequent solution of an immediate problem.
ALL
Christian Scientists admit that although man is perfect now, reflects God now, and will always remain the harmonious reflection of good, yet there is a regenerating period necessary for all of us before we have demonstrated dominion over the works of evil, and have put all error under our feet.
IT
is often remarked by those who have not taken up the study of Christian Science, and even by those who have in a small measure, that the commandment which Christ Jesus emphasized, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," is an exceedingly difficult one to keep, and even to understand in the light of ordinary human experience.
Christian Science does not teach that "God is goodness," nor that "goodness is God.
Christian Science is based on the teachings and the example of Christ Jesus.
It is recognized by all that discord is no part of harmony in music.
Christian Science is in no way similar to Oriental theosophy; nor is Christian Science a product of spiritualism.
Christian Science does not heal by means of psychotherapy or autosuggestion; and no more does it require, as is the case with Coueism, the constant repetition of specially formulated phrases by those who turn to it for help.
I KNOW
where to gather the far-away bluenessOf valleys and mountains, and find all the raptureOf clouds, as they sail on the wings of the tempest,Where to breathe in the silence of bare-bosom'd uplands,And rejoice in the freedom of measureless skies.
WHEN
the Apostle James in his general epistle declared "pure religion and undefiled before God" to be this: "To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world," he defined it in terms of its practice, a method at once explicit and logical.
THE
word "sympathy" conveys to the human thought such diverse impressions that its use in Christian Science needs to be considered with care, in order that all it represents of good may not be lost sight of; and at the same time that its mistaken aspects may be recognized and avoided.
Article
Applications for admission to membership in The Mother Church may be sent to the Clerk at any time throughout the year.
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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.
From earliest childhood I had suffered.
In 1915 some one who was temporarily in The Hague came to me twice for Christian Science treatment for a skin disease from which she had suffered for nearly three years.
Since childhood I had suffered from a weak stomach, which, as I grew older and was obliged to meet the duties of this life, became constantly worse.
I became interested in Christian Science about twelve years ago after witnessing the healing of a friend from a painful heart and chest trouble.
As a result of having to undergo three surgical operations, I had been in ill health and under the care of physicians for many years.
Coming home one evening under the influence of liquor, like all men that do such things, I was driven into a fit of anger.
Christian Science came into our home thirty-two years ago through the healing of my mother, who had been a great sufferer for a number of years with what several physicians had pronounced dropsy of the heart.
A few months after I began the study of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, an epidemic of measles visited our home.
About three years ago a lump appeared on the lower lid of my eye that was very noticeable and caused me much inconvenience.
Words are inadequate to express the gratitude my family and I owe to Christian Science.
About eight years ago I was surely hungering and thirsting after righteousness.
I am thankful to God for Christian Science, to Mrs.
