WHEN
he had made his remarkable demonstration of stilling the tempest, we are told that the Master asked of his disciples the pointed question, "How is it that ye have no faith?
FREQUENTLY
one hears it said, and is sometimes tempted to accept the saying as his own, "If I were just differently situated,—if I only had a more congenial place to live, or a better place to work,—I am sure I would progress more rapidly;" or, "How can I be happy or do my best work in this place which I dislike?
Jesus
said, "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
The
teacher of a class of art students, on entering the classroom one morning, remarked: "I notice that your first act, on arriving in the morning, is to put your canvas on the easel and take a good, long look at it.
William C. Brookes, Committee on Publication for Midlothian, Scotland,
With reference to the article on Christian Science in your recent issue, will you, with your usual courtesy, permit me to say that no one can be misled as to the purpose of Christian Science because its only purpose is to teach people to obey the laws of God as propounded by Christ Jesus.
Valdemar Willumsen, Committee on Publication for Denmark,
Due to an article, "Teachings of Devils," in your recent issue, which has just now come to my hands, I ask you kindly to give room for the following remarks.
Sweet
violets springing into birth,With timely showers that bathe the earth;The birds all caroling in songTheir early praises, loud and long,In purest melody—Should they not our devotion wake,And from each heart its burden take;Bring joy and comfort to abideWhere selfishness is prone to hide,Breaking Life's harmony?
Christian Science
has become widely known throughout the world largely because of the healing of disease and sin which it has been instrumental in bringing about.
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, at least four weeks before the date of the lecture; in Great Britain and Ireland, at least five weeks before; in other European countries, at least eight weeks before.
The first healing I experienced in Christian Science came through reading the Christian Science literature and the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.
The Christmas season will ever remain in memory as an outstanding happy event of my life; for it was then that I saw the necessity of presenting my body "a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is.
Though I had known of Christian Science through having lived for several years among those who practiced it, physical suffering seemed necessary to bring me to the point of testing its healing efficacy for myself.
Articles from members of The Mother Church and good testimonies from those healed by Christian Science are always welcomed for consideration by the Editors.
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