What
Christian Scientist does not gain much comfort and joy from reading the account of the supply of manna descending upon the children of Israel in their hour of great need, that proof of the Father's loving care and providence for His children! And who of us has not applied and proved in his experience, at least in some degree, the lessons learned by those wanderers in the wilderness at that time! Most of us have had similar experiences, and have therefore abundant cause for gratitude; and we are eager to express our appreciation.
In
his second epistle to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul writes, "We know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
All
Christian Scientists know how important it is in their intercourse with each other that they should carefully watch their conversation and communications.
In
Deuteronomy we read: "And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the Lord hath spoken.
Miss Florence Louise Carrington, Committee on Publication for Barbados, British West Indies, in the
Will you kindly permit me to state the fact that the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church held in Boston last June, recorded greater growth and prosperity in every branch of the activities of the Christian Science church, including the healing of the sick and the reforming of the sinner, than ever before in its history.
Ralph B. Textor, Committee on Publication for the State of Ohio, in the
In a rabbi's comments on the subject of Christian Science, as reported in a recent issue of your publication, it would appear that his antipathy for what he terms Jewish Science is responsible for his attack on Christian Science.
Orwell Bradley Towne, Committee on Publication for the State of New York, in the
I would appreciate space in your columns to answer a statement made by the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Flushing, in regard to Christian Science.
Ralph W. Still, Committee on Publication for the State of Texas, in the
The syndicated article appearing in your recent issue under the caption, "My Religion," is timely, indicating, as it does, a serious search for truth and righteousness; but the article misinterprets both the practice and the basis of Christian Science, confusing them with certain suggestive systems and philosophical theories that are wholly dissimilar.
To insure that complete lecture notices be printed in the Sentinel, detailed information should reach the Editorial Department regarding lectures in the United States and Canada, at least four weeks before the date of the lecture; in Great Britain and Ireland, at least five weeks before; in other European countries, at least eight weeks before.
I have been a student of Christian Science for seventeen years, and the blessings therefrom have been manifold in all ways, physical, mental, and financial.
Although the study of Christian Science was not commenced for physical benefit, I have been healed of indigestion—the after effects of a surgical operation which the surgeon said would necessitate another; of mumps, attacks of grippe, and earache; and there has been great improvement in traits of disposition.
When in the very depths of the "Slough of Despond," caused by ill health, I learned of Christian Science through a friend, who had but a short time before been led to this truth.
Before coming into Christian Science I had a conviction that mankind must be becoming better, and that all things were working for good; but I had no definite knowledge to support this.
Over eleven years ago I first went to a Christian Science Reading Room, not because I believed in healing by spiritual means, but because I was in great need of comfort.
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