The
building of Christian Science churches is one form of outward expression of the gratitude of Christian Science students for the demonstrable knowledge of God's unfailing goodness which they have gained through the teachings of Mary Baker Eddy.
"Spontaneity"
is defined as a "quality or state of acting or proceeding from native feeling, proneness or temperament, without constraint or external force;" and "spontaneous" emphasizes the idea of an inner impulse or energy acting without external stimulus.
The
Psalmist, in exhorting his people to turn to the Lord in their distresses, assures them of God's constant care and power to deliver and of His manifold providence over them in the differing perplexities and troubles of daily experience.
How
clear your vision; how serene your trust,Brave gospel messengers! Though basely served,Afflicted sore; in loathsome dungeon thrust;By cruel stocks confined—all undeserved—Yet, at black midnight's hour, united voiceUplifting gratefully, ye waited notThe moment of deliverance to rejoice.
Hugh Stuart Campbell, Committee on Publication for the State of Illinois,
A contributor writing for your recent issue, under the heading, "Heard at the Club," reports what he calls a successful case of suggestion, or manipulation of the human mind, practiced facetiously by a medical doctor on a relative at luncheon, with the result that the subject of the doctor's experiment left the table under the impression that a palatable dish of oysters was unfit for food.
Miss Jean A. Danskin, Committee on Publication for the Province of New Brunswick, Canada,
The answer in the United Churchman to a letter regarding certain misleading statements about Christian Science in an essay advertised in your periodical, has been read with much interest.
Edgar McLeod, Committee on Publication for Northern California,
Your comments in a recent issue of your paper upon an article in the November Forum include some words of praise for Christian Science, for which I wish to thank you.
Cyril R. Hewson, Committee on Publication for Derbyshire, England,
In an article on "Mind Healing" appearing in your paper, which consists of an imaginary conversation between a psychologist, a doctor, and a business-man, reference is made to Christian Science, which, though undoubtedly written in a spirit of fairness, calls for some little correction.
I Took
my earthly goods, and willfullyFar from my Father's house I straightway wentInto the land of sense; and there I spentMy energies, and no man gave to me.
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For a better understanding of God, good health, cheerfulness, and numerous other blessings brought to me by Christian Science, I wish to give deep thanks, with the hope that others reading of its influence in my life may learn of the truth also.
The desire to express my gratitude in every available manner for the benefits received through the teachings of Christian Science leads me to write this testimony.
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