May 24, 1924
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In
the first verse of the Bible we read that "God created the heaven and the earth.
The
Bible contains many passages wherein we are told to rejoice; but often little attention has been given them.
The
words, "Be still, and know that I am God," signify that in order to know God, one must "be still," one must attain to the mental attitude that shuts out the clamoring of so-called human will, with its testimony of corporeal sense, and admit only the quiet, steadfast confidence of divine will, of divine intelligence, God.
On
a certain memorable occasion when Moses had just started to lead the children of Israel from bondage in Egypt to Canaan and freedom, he appealed to God for guidance; and although the way seemed barred in all directions, the answer came back to him, "Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.
One
of the reasons why Christian Science is attracting an ever increasing number of thoughtful men and women to its ranks is not merely that it does so much for mankind, but because everything it claims may be put to the test and proved to be true in the experience of every adherent.
Kindly allow me to answer the questions sent to the editor of The Christian Science Monitor and which you have printed in your issue of December 14.
Replying to this committee in your paper, a critic asks, "If man is now, and everlastingly will be, perfect and complete, why the need of teaching men to think, act, and live right?
In commenting upon the action of the Health Commissioner of New York City for endeavoring to stamp out those who were classed as "quacks and other illegal practitioners of medicine," the writer of an article which appeared in the Baltimore American a few days ago seems to have given credit where the same is not due.
Christian Science teaches that the adjective "real" can be accurately applied only to God and His spiritual creation,—to things spiritual and eternal.
Those not familiar with the teachings of Christian Science may have the impression that faith is the basis of its healing work.
The
student of Christ Jesus' ministry, as revealed in the four gospels, is impressed with the fact that the numerous healings of disease performed by him were, with perhaps a single exception, instantaneous.
In
the degree that God's blessed mandate, "Let there be light," has been understood and demonstrated, it has always dispelled darkness.
Article
The Sentinel for June 7 will contain the report of the Annual Meeting.
Article
Churches and societies in the United States proper and in the Dominion of Canada, wishing to give lectures during the first two months of the next lecture year, namely, July and August, 1924, are requested to inform the Board of Lectureship, if possible, before June 1.
In the spring of 1911, while employed in one of the San Francisco Bay cities, I fell a victim to quick consumption, as it was diagnosed by the physicians.
The truth of one of the promises in the Bible which reads, "And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear," was proved to me in a most beautiful and instantaneous healing which I experienced a few years ago.
Two years previous to coming into Christian Science my daughter fell and broke her right arm.
I have long wished to share the blessings I have received through the study of Christian Science, hoping it may give a mite of strength to another.
I am very grateful that I was led to the study of Christian Science.
For the past eleven years Christian Science has been to me like the saving light of the lighthouse, when a ship on a stormy night is seeking refuge and safety.
I feel privileged to express my profound gratitude to God for the many wonderful blessings I have received in Christian Science.
It is with deep gratitude that I give this testimony of the regenerating influence of Christian Science.
I feel impelled to bear testimony to all that the practical application of Christian Science has wrought in my family.
It is almost eight years since I took up the study of Christian Science.
With joy and gratitude I send this testimony.
When
purple shadows deepen in the vale,And twilight darkens into dusky night,When earthborn mists envelop hill and dale,Oh, let my thought in song take upward flight.
