December 29, 1928
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There
is a notable feature in connection with the testimonies of healing that are given in Christian Science churches and periodicals which can hardly fail to impress the listener or reader, and it is that, while the beneficiaries are abundantly grateful for their physical healing, their gratitude for the spiritual inspiration and enlightenment which Christian Science is bringing to them is declared to be far greater.
In
the experience of every student of Christian Science there are times when the false suggestion of discouragement presents itself.
Our
blessed Lord and Master, Christ Jesus, gave ample proof of the Father's loving-kindness to His children; and while the beloved Son lost no opportunity to help those who called upon him for aid, still he manifested no anxiety over those who seemed unready to follow him.
Those
who are engaged in the various activities of Christian Science church work are continually striving to spiritualize their concept of church, in order that they may better express more of true and righteous activity.
There
travailed long within my consciousnessA song of gracious promise; unfulfilledFor poverty of words wherewith to clotheIn fitly chosen words its harmony.
In an address entitled "Christian Science and Universal Health," which appeared in your recent issue, a speaker quoted certain excerpts from Mrs.
In a recent number of your paper an article begins with some general remarks on religious "stragglers" in America.
"Pendragon's" long letter in your last issue ends with these words: "True prayer is to learn diligently the laws of life, and to obey them.
In a recent syndicated article in your paper by a doctor, on the subject of one's secret fear and its bodily effects, this prominent medical representative referred to Christian Science along with Couéism in a way which might convey a wrong impression to the casual reader.
In a recent issue of the Maryborough Chronicle an evangelist is reported as imputing that Christian Science presents a false Christ and that it robs its adherents of the preciousness of Christ Jesus.
In your recent issue, in the column "Things New and Old About the Bible," a clergyman again attacks Christian Science, referring to it as "antichrist," and a "demon-possessed cult.
Paul
in his letter to the church in Galatia, with an extraordinary insight into the affairs of the early followers of the Master, discusses many problems which confronted them in common with all other Christians of that time.
It
is the constant aim of the Christian Scientist to understand man fully, and to prove more definitely the power of God to solve every human problem.
Christian Science
sheds the light of spiritual truth on the real nature of creation, and shows conclusively that the real man is immune from all evil.
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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 am recording the following individual experience with the earnest desire that it may be the means of helping others who have not yet started to walk in the Christian Science pathway, or perhaps of encouraging others who are farther along the road.
I am filled with profound gratitude to God for Christian Science.
I am always grateful for the beautiful testimonies in our periodicals, and I should like to let others know of some of the blessings I have received since taking up the study of Christian Science.
"I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Christian Science has been such a constant help to me during the last eleven years that I wish to express my gratitude through the channel provided by the printed testimonies.
It is impossible to express my gratitude for what Christian Science has done and is doing for me.
I have had so many healings and so much help spiritually from the study of Christian Science that I hardly know where to begin in telling what this wonderful truth has done for me.
With a heart full of gratitude I wish to testify to the healing power of Christian Science.
I wish to express my gratitude to God and to our Leader, Mrs.
[President Coolidge, as quoted in the Boston Evening Transcript, Massachusetts]
