After
the birth of child Jesus, recorded in the second chapter of Luke's gospel, it was said of Mary, his mother, "But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
Who
that has beheld the trust, the receptivity to good, the humility and spontaneous joy of a little child, has not realized in some degree the meaning of Jesus' words, "Except ye.
Men
in search of peace and happiness are prone to distress and discouragement when the immediate, satisfactory solution of every problem is not seen as soon as the problem arises.
Charles E. Heitman, Committee on Publication for the State of New York,
While it is true that Christian Science denies the reality of pain and death as a part of God's spiritual creation, adherents of this religion do not, as our critic assumes, ignore these unhappy conditions as phases of human experience.
David A. Giel, Committee on Publication for Holland,
In your issue of recent date, containing a report of a public debating evening, there appears this passage: "Because we are standing in the broken life, we need Jesus.
Frank A. Updegraff, Committee on Publication for the State of Kansas,
Those who read "A History of Medicine," published in your columns recently, will doubtless agree with the writer that it is the outgrowth of superstition; which reminds one reader of a saying of that physician whose medicine never failed to heal, Christ Jesus.
Miss Kate E. Andreae, Committee on Publication for Sussex, England,
May I make it clear in reply to a letter appearing in your issue of recent date that no Christian Scientist ignores evil or "the palpable bad," as our critic calls it?
How sweet to know that Love divine surrounds us;That we can trust our loved ones to His care,And, loosing them from mortal thought's false bondage,Can see them perfect, free, divinely fair.
Christian Science
so thoroughly revolutionizes thinking that it tends to change entirely one's outlook upon life: it furnishes an entirely new basis for endeavor, offers a new purpose for living, supplies new aims and desires to motivate the daily round of affairs.
There
is perhaps nothing which the thoughtful portion of mankind has a greater longing to attain than the ability to remain undisturbed at all times, whatever the apparent circumstances.
with contributions from Agnes Thompson Gilbert, Kenneth G. Cherrington, Valdemar Willumsen, Harold L. Paige, William G. Parr, Richard Richardson, William C. Brookes
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 before; in other European countries, six weeks before.
If it were possible for me to express in words my gratitude to Mary Baker Eddy for giving us "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" I would do so; but I can only give in part my appreciation of one with such a noble and unselfish character.
It is now three and a half years since I first learned of Christian Science, and I am grateful to God for the many benefits which have come to me and to my household through the works and writings of Mary Baker Eddy, the author of the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," and the Founder of the Christian Science church and its many activities.
Yielding to the persuasion of a friend, just to please her I called upon a Christian Science practitioner to ask some questions about Christian Science.
For eight years my family and I have been enjoying the blessings of Christian Science; and I feel I must express my gratitude for all the good received and for all the proofs of the loving care of our Father-Mother God.
Articles from members of The Mother Church and good testimonies from those healed by Christian Science are always welcomed for consideration by the Editors.
[From the Herald, Boston, Massachusetts, May 22, 1925] The growth of Bible study in the public schools of the United States is on a steady and considerable growth, it was revealed recently in a report by the Rev.
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with contributions from Agnes Thompson Gilbert, Kenneth G. Cherrington, Valdemar Willumsen, Harold L. Paige, William G. Parr, Richard Richardson, William C. Brookes