April 20, 1929
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When
Jesus was confronted with the question of supplying the needs of the five thousand, and his disciples came to him and suggested that the people should be sent away so that they could go to the villages and get food for themselves, his reply, as recorded in the sixth chapter of Mark's Gospel, was, "Give ye them to eat.
Through
the deep religious experiences which tested the courage of the children of Israel and their obedience to the one God in the midst of the gross materialism of their time, a rich spiritual sense was developed which found expression in songs and hymns of remarkable beauty and of intense human interest.
Every
individual should be striving to express perfection; and commensurate with the effort put forth is this condition realized.
In
the midst of tribulation there came to the prophet Jeremiah a heavenly vision of happier times for humanity in these divinely reassuring words: "Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
In
the Manual of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, Mrs.
Kindly permit me to refer to the correspondence on Christian Science which appeared in your columns recently.
In that portion of your personal health service columns devoted to printed questions and answers, in your recent issue, the query of a correspondent referred to a mother of advancing years as having "Christian Science notions," because she refused to consent to an operation for cataract.
In an article published anonymously in your paper recently under the heading "Christian Science," there appear attacks against its teachings and its Discoverer and Founder, Mary Baker Eddy.
In your paper of recent date there is quite an interesting article entitled, "Something to Think About;" but is contains certain incorrect statements regarding Christian Science, which I hope you will allow me to correct by publication of this letter.
The reference to Christian Science by a doctor under "Health and Diet Advice," appearing in your recent issue, was undoubtedly intended to be kindly.
My attention has been called to your recent issue in which appears a report of an address on "The Religious Situation," which refers to Christian Science.
From
topmost boughs of ancient trees a layOf liquid music, flowing melody,Poured forth from dawn to hush at close of day,Filling the air with joy and harmony.
Beginning July 1, 1929, and for the coming year, the following members of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship will voluntarily withdraw from active service as lecturers, that they may engage exclusively in the healing work and practice of Christian Science:
No sign, perhaps, is more characteristic of our presentday civilization than the greatly increased attention given to the care of the body by civilized peoples in general.
In
proportion as it is utilized, God's law of infinite progression helps each one just where it finds him; helps him to rise above deficiencies in health and character; to conquer all kinds of limitation; to overcome the habit of criticizing which is apt to characterize self-opinionated youth, or the frailty which the so-called carnal mind would attach to advancing years.
The
desire of mankind, ever since it began to take stock of itself and to notice how far short it came of perfection, has been for spiritual freedom.
Christian Science came to me through a dear relative in 1924, in India.
For a long time it has been my desire to express gratitude for Christian Science and what it has done for me.
When I heard of Christian Science I was a patient in a tuberculosis sanitarium.
One spring while in quest of a camp in the Adirondack Mountains, my family and I encountered a surprisingly late and heavy snowstorm that piled up drifts two to three feet deep.
It is with deep gratitude that I testify to having received health and harmony through the study of Christian Science.
I wish to express my gratitude for all the blessings and healings which have come to me in Christian Science.
I have many things to be grateful for since gaining some understanding of God, as taught in Christian Science.
Christian Science is to me like a light in a home on a hill where the door is always open.
It is now over fifteen years since I began the study of Christian Science.
Some thirteen years ago a lady roomed at my house for about six weeks, and while there mentioned Christian Science to me several times.
