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The Interpreter
No sermon was ever preached, no church ever built, no creed ever formulated, that did not seek to satisfy the hunger of the human heart for a fuller interpretation of the Scriptures. Each Biblical teaching or doctrine claims to give a clearer interpretation of the Word of God, and survives only as it is able to fulfill this claim. The Protestant church was largely a protest against the clerically controlled interpretation of the Bible. The reformers Wycliffe, Luther, Calvin and others reformed or changed the universal thought in its attitude toward the Scriptures, and revealed the need for individual study and interpretation of their pages.
Thus was universal thought prepared for the advent of Christian Science as defined by Mrs. Eddy's statement found on page 1 of "Rudimental Divine Science," where, in answer to the question, "How would you define Christian Science?" she replies, "As the law of God, the law of good, interpreting and demonstrating the divine Principle and rule of universal harmony." In linking the words "interpreting" and "demonstrating," the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science indicates that demonstration must accompany interpretation, and that the true interpreter is also a demonstrator of health and harmony as spiritual facts. This advanced step is seen to be perfectly logical when one considers that when requested in a foreign language to do a certain deed, the performance of the act is the best possible evidence of having understood the request. Since Christ Jesus commands his followers to "heal the sick, cleanse the lepers," is not the performance of these acts the best possible evidence of having interpreted aright the new tongue of the Scriptures?

October 10, 1925 issue
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The Interpreter
JULIA SALOME KINNEY
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Function of Money
ERNEST C. MOSES
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The Open Door
MARION C. JONES
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Our Father's Business
NATHAN H. WEIL
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"Ho, every one that thirsteth"
GLADYS HARVEY
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The Concluding Beatitude
AGGIE V. CLUTE
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Protection
ELENORA E. PIKE
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That the miracles recorded in the Bible were supernatural...
Mrs. Elsie Ashwell, Committee on Publication for Warwickshire, England,
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I shall appreciate an opportunity to comment upon and...
Charles E. Heitman, Committee on Publication for New York,
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Mrs. Eddy early saw the necessity for rules and By-laws...
Ralph W. Still, Committee on Publication for the State of Texas
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Will you permit me to refer to the interesting article in...
George C. Palmer, Committee on Publication for Saskatchewan, Canada,
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I believe the true value of any publication is determined...
Lester B. McCoun, Committee on Publication for Nebraska,
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In a recent issue there appears an article entitled...
Charles W. J. Tennant, Manager Committees on Publication for Great Britain and Ireland,
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Our Hand in His
HELEN NEWHALL WINCHESTER
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On Purifying Our Motives
Albert F. Gilmore
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Alone with God
Duncan Sinclair
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One Universal Journey
Ella W. Hoag
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The Lectures
with contributions from Paul Stark Seeley, Florence Gertrude Smith, Margaret Murney Glenn, Ruth McHugh, William E. Brown, Helen S. McDearmon, William D. Kilpatrick, George Arnold Stewart Grant, Richard J. Davis, J. Edwin Jensen
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When Christian Science first came to my attention I was,...
Charles Moriarty
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After spending ten years in a weary search for health...
Georgia Sheane
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I should like to express my gratitude for all the good that...
Annie van Noppen
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I wish to offer this testimony in gratitude for all that...
Phyllis L. Chalmers
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In the summer of 1918, I experienced the healing power...
Emmy Zwicky-Weber with contributions from Caspar Zwicky
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Twenty years ago, after being treated by many physicians...
Harriet E. Gage
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The greatest blessing that ever came into my life, and...
Theresa Oswald
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from Edgar William Garbisch, David James Burrell, T. Rhondda Williams