December 28, 1929
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How
sweet, how cheering, are the words of Christ Jesus, "Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them"! Why do we not accept him at his word and turn unreservedly for our instruction to the gentle teacher of God's love for man?
If
one stops in the midst of human activities honestly to consider why he does not accomplish more of the good he hopes for, he is apt to find the excuse coming to his lips, "I haven't the time.
After
Christ Jesus had given to his followers the promise, "He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also," he further stated that the Father would send "another Comforter.
Far
on the other side of arid wasteWhich stood betwixt my brother-man and me,I saw him stand and, bowed in deep distress,Reach out his hands and call imploringly.
It is not the duty of a Christian Science Committee on Publication to reply to "everything displeasing to the church authorities.
Will you kindly allow me to make a brief reply to a letter about Mrs.
Recent communications in the Morning Press have questioned the healing of physical diseases by Christian Science.
I read with interest an article in the News of Thursday last dealing with those who adopt the role of sympathy seeker.
The articles which have appeared in the Star and other papers, in which a well-known Kansas City woman who was a member of the Christian Science church has been mentioned in connection with a notorious cult in California, may give the impression that the book she financed, entitled "The Sixth Seal," written by the head of that cult, has some connection with the teachings of Christian Science.
If
we aspire to love arightOur brother, ever knowingThat Christ is man's true prototype,His name on all bestowing,
That
Christ Jesus was a master in the use of metaphor and parable, the four Gospels bear ample witness.
How
many in the world to-day are living in bondage to the belief that their case is hopeless—that the sin which has beset them, perhaps for years, will never be overcome; that the sickness which has sapped their energies, maybe over a prolonged period, will never be healed; that the evil influence exercised over their lives by the misdeeds of others will never be lifted! Many are enduring lives which are distressed and oftentimes painful, sinful and oftentimes sorrowful, and they have not the faintest notion as to how to obtain their freedom.
A Stranger
is not necessarily an individual with whom one is unacquainted, but one who is known only superficially and is being judged according to appearances.
Article
Occasionally it is erroneously maintained that the reading of Scriptural selections in our services would be smoother were the First Reader, prior to reading the text, to announce the names of all the books of the Bible from which the citations are taken.
Article
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, announces a free public lecture on Christian Science by Dr.
Article
Applications for admission to membership in The Mother Church may be sent to the Clerk at any time the year.
Article
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 countries, at least eight weeks before.
With deep gratitude I wish to testify to many blessings received through Christian Science.
I have had many healings in Christian Science, and one I wish to share with those interested in what Christian Science is doing in the way of healing the sick.
Through the study of the Bible and our textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, and our Leader's other writings, I have been able to gain a better understanding of God.
During the eighteen years that I have been studying Christian Science our family has been helped both physically and financially.
About three years ago Christian Science came to me through a neighbor.
I desire to offer my tribute of gratitude to God for Christian Science.
Through Christian Science I have been healed of stomach trouble, blood poisoning, poisoning, erysipelas, inflammatory rheumatism, influenza instantaneously, cancer, and many minor ailments.
I submit this testimony with the desire to help anyone who may find difficulty in reading the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy; for many have been healed physically, mentally, and morally by just reading this book, or hearing it read.
After my mother passed on, in 1912, I realized that happiness did not depend on material relationships or surroundings.
I am sincerely grateful that my attention was called to Christian Science.
For some seventeen years I have had no physician other than spiritual truth as revealed in Christian Science.
Before Christian Science came to me I read and loved the Bible very much, but when trouble and trials faced me I could not apply my understanding and gain the freedom for which I longed.
Enough
of Love to heal us every day,Enough of joy to cheer us on our way,Enough of Truth to be our strength and stay!
