On
nearly every hand in the realm of human experience there seems to be so much discord and danger that one unfamiliar with the divine Principle and rule of Christian Science practice may be pardoned for wondering whether or not mankind will ever find it possible to enjoy here a sure and abiding sense of security.
In
the eighth chapter of Mark is recorded with graphic clearness the feeding of the multitude by Jesus, and his recognition of the fact that not only must mankind be taught about God and His ever present activity, but that their material needs will be met through spiritual understanding.
Mention
of the brooding wings of birds and fowls usually brings thoughts of protection and shelter, and possibly the reminder of a mother's tender care and loving solicitude.
There
are earnest students of Christian Science who would not for an instant permit other forms of error to go unrebuked, who unprotestingly accept mortal mind's suggestion that they cannot give expression to gratitude in the Wednesday evening testimony meetings.
Those
who had the rare privilege of close association with the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, tell us that in her presence one was ever conscious that she did truly live with God, and that in all the events of her busy days she humbly and trustingly depended upon divine wisdom for guidance.
In
the spring, more than at any other season of the year, there is much activity of preparation—the breaking up and the turning over of the soil—for the planting and sowing of seed.
To countless people the Bible and the teachings of Christ Jesus were quite incomprehensible until their meaning was made plain through the study of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.
Robert G. Steel, Committee on Publication for the State of Michigan,
Christian Scientists are very grateful for the recognition of the value of Christian Science accorded by the clergyman whose remarks were quoted in a recent issue.
Mrs. Elsie Ashwell, Committee on Publication for Warwickshire, England,
In a recent report on "the Ministry of Healing" by the Convocation of Canterbury Upper House, the Bishop of London is quoted as stating that Christian Scientists have "called attention to a truth neglected by the Church—the power of the mind over matter, and, further than that, the influence of the soul full of faith and hope over both mind and matter.
The
student of the four gospels can scarcely fail to be impressed with the conclusiveness of Christ Jesus' proof of God's ever-presence, of His availability and power to meet the needs of mortals.
Although
the entire Christian world is practically a unit in the tacit acknowledgment of God's omnipresence, it still appears to live as though little conscious of it.
To insure that complete lecture notices be printed in the Sentinel, detailed information should reach the Editorial Department 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.
I think it is a great privilege, as well as a duty, to testify to the healing efficacy of God's power, as taught and demonstrated in Christian Science.
My heart is overflowing with gratitude, and I wish to give thanks to God for all the healings I have experienced, and for the harmony and peace that have come into my life through the study of Christian Science during the past seventeen years.
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