OF
all the precious lessons left to us by Christ Jesus—a rich legacy—none is more graphic, or more imperative in its appeal to awaken and arouse thought to the need of spiritual understanding and an active obedience thereto, as the foundation upon which to build for eternity, than his comparison between the structures of the wise and the foolish.
"O come,
let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation"! What a happy outlook on life had the Psalmist when he sang this song of praise to God! His thoughts were turned away from materiality to the contemplation of spiritual things; and always when he turned his thoughts to the greatness and goodness of God, there arose expressions of hope, joy, and praise.
As
the life and character of Jesus, recorded in the New Testament, are studied, and our hearts respond with deep love and appreciation of him and his work, the desire to emulate his qualities of character is simultaneously borne in upon our thought.
Albert E. Lombard, Committee on Publication for Southern California, in the
Inasmuch as Christian Science is the only religion which "says that disease is not real," it is evident that some of the clergyman's statements as reported in your recent issue were directed against the healing method used in Christian Science.
Orwell Bradley Towne, Committee on Publication for the State of New York,
I would appreciate space in your columns for comment on the article by a rabbi, which appeared in the Jewish Tribune under the caption, "Christian and Jewish Science.
Charles M. Shaw, Committee on Publication for Lancashire, England, in the
According to a recent issue of your paper, a speaker at a meeting of the Burnley Rotary Club made an "outspoken" attack, among other things, on Christian Science.
Paul Gassner, Committee on Publication for Germany,
In a recent number of your esteemed paper there appeared a report of a lecture on "The Coué Healing Method," in which Christian Science was referred to and the statement made, "Christian Science conforms to Coué in many points.
We
wish to call the attention of all Christian Scientists to the desirability of giving the pamphlet entitled "Permanency of The Mother Church," published by The Christian Science Publishing Society, a larger circulation than it has yet received.
What
a difference there is between merely believing in God and having some understanding of Him! Belief, if it be accompanied by faith, is certainly not to be despised, but it cannot stand comparison with spiritual understanding.
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