November 17, 1928
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The
relation between law and progress is clearly defined in the ethics of Christian Science.
In
the fourteenth chapter of Exodus we read Moses' reassuring words, "The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
"Nearness,
" as defined by a dictionary, means "state or quality of being near; closely akin or related to; not distant.
A student
of Christian Science, spending a vacation on the seacost, found climbing over the huge rocks and boulders piled along the shore not only an enjoyable pastime, but also illustrative or human experience in striving to gain a better understanding of Christian Science.
Mankind
longs for a safe retreat, for a stronghold in which protection is assured.
Until
its nature is exposed in Christian Science, the sense of poverty brings a chilling thought of fear to many a heart.
Tints
that no human brush can emulate,Shades that are blended by the miracleOf nature's artistry!The autumn beauties of emblazoned treesAre grand and noble evidence to allOf Mind's supreme control.
Under the heading, "The Crisis in the Church," your correspondent refers to the teaching of Christian Science with regard to God in a way which might create a wrong impression.
I quite agree with the Englishman who was quoted in a recent issue of the News as saying that Christian Science presents "the highest form of philosophical conception of the American optimism," if by this is meant the optimism referred to by the New International Encyclopedia, as follows: "Usually philosophical optimism is based on the theoretical ground that the omnipotence, perfection, and wisdom of God as Creater guarantee the perfection of His creation.
There are many hostile writings and false reports about Christian Science in circulation, which, unfortunately, are all too often regarded as true sources of information, and are passed along to others without comparison with the authorized literature.
Thank you for the recognition in one of your recent editorials that Christian Science is a discovery.
Judging from the lecture recently given by a doctor on matters of health, as reported in the Tribune, it is evident that the lecturer has no knowledge of the teaching and practice of Christian Science.
Healing in Christian Science does not occur as the result of a belief "in the influence of a strong optimistic personality on the mind and body of a patient," as a clergyman implies in his sermon "Some Follies of the Age," as reported in a recent issue of your paper.
The
student of Paul's career cannot fail to be impressed by the tremendous courage and fortitude which characterized the arduous experience of this militant apostle in carrying the gospel to the Gentiles.
In
the first epistle of Peter these arresting and comforting words are written: "The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers.
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The pamphlet, "Permanency of The Mother Church," first announced in the Sentinel of March 10, 1928, has been translated into Swedish for distribution among the Swedishspeaking Scientists and other individuals who might profit by the information it contains.
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Applications for admission to membership in The Mother Church may be sent to the Clerk at any time throughout the year.
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Testimonies of healings brought about at authorized lectures on Christian Science will be published in The Christian Science Journal or the Christian Science Sentinel, when verified as are other testimonies appearing in the periodicals.
I want to express my gratitude for the many blessings that have come to me in the short time I have been interested in Christian Science.
After the world war we lost all our material means, and were discouraged and poverty-stricken.
I have been a student of Christian Science for fourteen years.
I should like to say how grateful I am to Christian Science for the immense help it has been, and is, to me and mine.
With a heart full of gratitude I wish to give testimony to the wonderful healing I have received through Christian Science treatment.
It is over twelve years since I commenced to study Christian Science, and during that time I have had many wonderful experiences as a result of work done for me by consecrated practitioners, and also from work I have done for myself and my family.
Sixteen and a half years ago, when I first heard of Christian Science, I was a very unhappy young woman.
I wish to express in a few words our profound gratitude for the blessings we have received in Christian Science.
In grateful recognition of benefits received through Christian Science, I submit the following testimony.
On August 30, 1923, while driving with an acquaintance, I accidentally discharged a shotgun, seriously injuring my wrist, removing the wrist knuckle and the outside bone, and fracturing an inner bone.
