Christian Scientists
have many experiences wherein the sunshine of God's presence bursts upon the thought, bringing freedom, joy, harmony, and a fuller sense of health.
VERY
early in the study of Christian Science every conscientious student feels the desire to express his gratitude for the Christ, Truth, which has brought into his daily experience peace, health, and harmony, where discord and disease once seemed very real.
The
words, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest," were spoken by Christ Jesus, who was the most sympathetic and compassionate man who ever lived, because the most scientific.
"Happy
is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding," we read in <a class="tome-reference"
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Theodore Burkhart, Committee on Publication for the State of Oregon,
Tracts and pamphlets that are occasionally circulated in your community by itinerants, attacking Christian Science and Mary Baker Eddy, its Discoverer and Founder, and charging Christian Science with being contradictory and unscriptural, lead me to offer something on the subject for the information of your readers.
Lester B. McCoun, Committee on Publication for the State of Nebraska,
In a recent editorial you refer to certain politicians as "a sort of molly-coddle set," and say that "their theory is a sort of political Christian Science.
O LOVELY
ministers of Love,From the uncurling of your smallest leaf,The palest flush along your petal tips,To spreading triumph of the full-blown disc,And depth of radiance in a rose's heart,You symbol Love's own beauty, joy, and power;You serve Love's purpose, ever ministering,Out of your very presence shedding grace,That all may share, and sharing may be blest.
When
Christ Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount admonished his hearers, "Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him," he set before mankind a precept worthy of most thoughtful consideration.
Few
people doubt that God, whom they acknowledge as infinite good, is bestowing all spiritual gifts continuously, impartially, and without measure upon all His creation.
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.
Speaking of "simple seekers for Truth, weary wanderers, athirst in the desert," our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, writes in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures".
A few years ago I read a testimony in The Christian Science Journal which told of a woman who had been healed in Christian Science of a weak constitution which she had carried with her from childhood, of chronic stomach trouble, and of a morbid and depressed disposition.
When quite a child, although attending an orthodox Sunday school, I frequently found myself asking God to lead me into the true religion and to show me the true way of living.
Words seem inadequate to express my gratitude for what infinite Love has done for me, but I trust this testimony will help some searcher for the truth which makes free.
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