May 16, 1925
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One
of the most beautiful of the parables, those simple yet forceful word pictures with which Christ Jesus illustrated the truths he taught, is that of the good Samaritan.
Jesus
said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind;" and, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
An
appealing story is told of a little boy who was troubled with an annoying physical difficulty and who asked his mother to read to him from the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, that little book that has brought comfort and healing to so many sufferers.
When
the first bright rays of Truth as revealed in Christian Science dawn upon human consciousness, do not we all feel like exclaiming, It is sweet to be here?
The
giving of a Christian Science lecture is an important and far-reaching event in a community.
Without any desire or intention to speak disparagingly of the religious beliefs of another, I wish to say that Christian Science is in no way similar to Russellism or Seventh Day Adventism, and that such a classification would indicate that the speaker was not correctly informed regarding the teachings of Christian Science.
Christian Science has no connection with or similarity to faith healing, hypnotism, or yogis, with which it is grouped in the article in question.
Your correspondent appears to be troubled by the Christian Science teaching that evil is unreal; that it is no part of God's creation.
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For the convenience of branch churches which may be about to make arrangements for lectures on Christian Science this summer, or in the early fall, we are announcing that Mr.
If
idealism be defined as the holding to and practice of the highest ideals, then Christian Science is true idealism.
In
a prayer to God for his disciples Jesus said, "I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
Article
The Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy have authorized the publication of the prose works of Mrs.
Article
The attention of clerks and committees of branch churches in the United States and Canada, having in charge arrangements for lectures, is called to the necessity of having the information reach the Editorial Department at least four weeks before the date of the lecture, in order to insure publication in the Sentinel.
Many times, when reading testimonies of healing that have been so unselfishly given to the periodicals for publication, I have been thrilled with the proofs of God's power.
In the latter part of the year 1910, I had a complete breakdown in health.
Five years ago, at a time of great discouragement and seeming loss of all human friendship, Christian Science was recommended to me.
I should like to express my gratitude for what Christian Science has done for me.
When a boy in the teens I became very despondent over my prospects in life, and lost all interest in everything, becoming somewhat of a recluse.
It is with the deepest gratitude and joy that I record the healing which led me from the darkness of material living to the light of scientific Christianity.
In the year 1914 I was in a sanitarium for tuberculosis.
When my baby was two months old, I took a trip to the Yosemite Valley, where I hiked or rode horseback to the various points of interest.
My appreciation and gratitude for the innumerable blessings of Christian Science are unbounded.
