One
of the greatest blessings gained from the study of Christian Science is the light it throws on the Scriptures, a light which is much needed and greatly to be desired.
Before
examining its meaning in the light of Christian Science, a student of the Bible might say that the second commandment, as given by Moses, could have no special application to the civilized world of to-day.
How
many blessings we owe to our revered Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, who through her pure vision of the truth gave us the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures"! By the inspired explanations of Christian Science contained therein, the Bible is being opened to us, and we are learning to grasp its spiritual import.
John Murray Burriss, Committee on Publication for the State of Kansas,
Christian Science is classed with "mind cure" and "new-thought" in an article by "a Layman," published in a recent issue under the conspicuous heading, "How to Avoid Sickness.
Stanley M. Sydenham, Committee on Publication for Yorkshire, England,
In your last issue under the heading "Mission to the Jews," it was stated that "in America eighty per cent of the Jews had left the synagogue, and mainly through the efforts of the Scottish Presbyterian Church and societies like their own, the work in Central Europe was being carried on progressively, which showed that conditions were not so bad as in America, where the Jews were entering the Christian Scientist churches.
Richard E. Prince, Committee on Publication for the State of Virginia,
A sermon, as reported in your issue of March 5, would imply that Christian Science is simply a system of negations; whereas it is affirmative, and offers a logical and demonstrable explanation of the true nature of God and man.
A familiar
incident related in the Gospels tells of the messengers sent by John the Baptist to inquire of Jesus if he really were the long-looked-for Messiah, who was to establish God's kingdom on earth, or should he continue to look for the coming of the Saviour.
The
student of Christian Science almost from the moment he begins to read the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," is arrested by the persistence with which Mrs.
The
saying, "As the twig is bent, the tree's inclined," surely constitutes a plea to parents and guardians to incline the thoughts of children to God, good.
My family felt the touch of the healing Christ in 1915 through the healing of my mother after material means had failed; and although I had been healed during the influenza epidemic, I did not then become interested in Christian Science.
For over eleven years I have enjoyed the most wonderful gift I ever received, namely, a slight understanding of Christian Science as taught in the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.
Beneath
a weary burden bending low—A burden seeming more than men can bear,Of sin and grief and earth's unending woe—Bowed by its heavy weight of ceaseless care,Upon the shore of earth's deep, troubled sea,A mortal sinks in silent misery.
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