The
beautiful simplicity of Jesus' healing work, as reported in the Bible, makes every Christian Scientist long to be more like him, and to be able to apply the healing balm as did the Master.
The
Christian Scientist who is striving to prove the truth of the promises which Christ Jesus gave, finds himself under the constant necessity of guarding his thoughts against intruding errors, and of protecting his demonstrations of harmony from being marred by discordant influences.
Sometimes
we hear the remark made by one desirous of engaging in the systematic study of Christian Science, "I find it so hard to study; it seems so difficult to concentrate my thoughts!" Here is a condition of mortal thought which should not be submitted to, but speedily overcome, if one is to progress.
I hear
to-day the echo of a voiceThat rang in Judah's hills long years ago!A slender boy clad in a shepherd's coat,And in his hand a sling: from out the brookThat rippled in sweet purity alongHe took five stones—rounded, decisive thoughts;And with his face aglow, his courage high,He buckled on his armor of defense—The consciousness of God's omnipotence.
Miss E. Mary Ramsay, Committee on Publication for Midlothian, Scotland,
I have read the articles on Christian Science which have been running for some months in the Protestant Advocate, and while, of course, I admit that the quotations from "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy are correct in themselves, separated as they are from the context they give a very unfair impression of the teachings of this Science.
M. S. Temple Hill, Committee on Publication for the Province of Quebec, Canada,
There appeared in a recent issue of your esteemed paper a reprint of an article in the Toronto Mail & Empire, which article dealt with a book entitled, "The Medical Follies.
Fred Yould, Committee on Publication for the State of Georgia,
Because a professor classified Christian Science with new-thought and mental science in an article in your recent issue, he misstated, though not unkindly, the teachings of Christian Science.
When
, in the course of human experience, our dear friends are no longer visibly with us, we are reassured by the promise of the sweet bard of Israel, that the rod and staff of our loving Father-Mother God will comfort both them and us.
I wish to express my gratitude for the Christian Science lectures that are given by the Christian Science churches and societies throughout the world, also for the Christian Science Reading Rooms, and the kindness that is expressed by those in charge of them.
After suffering for many years and trying many remedies, such as water cure, electrical massage treatments, and feeling no better, I decided that I would just have to wear out a miserable existence.
When I began the study of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, over seven years ago, I was very skeptical about it; in fact, I had silently criticized it, as well as my wife and boy, who had been studying it for three or four years.
With thanksgiving for so many demonstrations of the all-power of God, I wish to express gratitude for Mary Baker Eddy's discovery of Christian Science.
Thou
art expressed!The majesty and might of towering mountain,The beauty of the stars, the shimmering moon,The fragrant flowers, the softly flowing fountain,Are symbols of Thy presence, night and noon.
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