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In
Romans we read, "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
A TREE
of a variety unsuitable for street planting was found to be sending multitudinous root fibers throughout the surrounding soil, sapping the moisture, impoverishing the ground, and overshadowing shrubbery and flowers in the adjoining gardens.
On
the first reading of a rule or precept in the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, one may not appreciate its importance, but on careful study, one will find that no single rule or precept may safely be overlooked or neglected by those who would advance in the study and practice of Christian Science.
In
studying the history of the children of Israel, one is impressed by the extreme sanctity which attached to the ark of the covenant as a symbol of the divine presence.
And
I knew that thou hearest me always!Thus spake the blessed Master as he stoodBefore the silent tomb of him he loved,Amid the weeping women and the menAssembled there in mourning for the dead.
Cecil E. Benjamin, Committee on Publication for Cape Province, South Africa,
In your issue of the twentieth ultimo there appears a review of a new book entitled "The Riddle of Life," wherein it is said: "Another discarded explanation [of the nature of evil and suffering] is that offered by Christian Science, which gets rid of the problem by simply shutting its eyes and denying the reality of evil altogether.
Albert E. Lombard, Committee on Publication for Southern California,
When a minister spoke of "individual responsibility for one's acts," as reported in your issue of December 31, he touched upon a point that is fully recognized by Christian Scientists; for Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, says in her book "Miscellaneous Writings".
Thou
living light of pentecostal glory,Lo! wide we fling our hampering doors of clay; Thy cleansing fires pour through us we implore Thee,To purge and sanctify our hearts to-day.
The
student of Christian Science, if he be thorough and sincere, is also an earnest student of the Bible, for the sacred Scriptures contain the truth which is revealed in Christian Science.
How often has the Christian life been referred to as a warfare! Christianity, as taught and demonstrated by Christ Jesus, has given to all who have accepted it a spiritual idealism, and it is between this idealism and the evil beliefs of the world that the warfare is waged.
Testimonies of healings brought about at authorized lectures on Christian Science will be published in The Christian Science Journal or the Christian Science Sentinel, when verified as are other testimonies appearing in the periodicals.
I am a witness of the healing power of God through Christian Science, even though at the time I was in complete ignorance of its teaching and its methods.
About ten or eleven years ago I was led to the study of Christian Science through the healing of friends, one of whom introduced me to a practitioner; and it was the beginning of a new life for me.
Most of us treasure in memory some statements of truth which have been given to us by those higher in understanding, to whom we have appealed for help.
I wish to express my gratitude for the wonderful healing of my little daughter nearly six years ago, and hope that our experience will encourage someone else who has need of Christian Science and little or no knowledge of it.
It is with deep gratitude and appreciation for the many healings of sin and sickness which have come to me through the study of Christian Science that I write this testimony, hoping it may help someone by way of encouragement and assurance; also, with a great sense of humility and love to our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, for unfolding to us the motherhood of God and making the Bible, the book I always loved, a new book to me.
Alma E. Townsend
with contributions from C. W. Townsend
At the time a friend requested me to read the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, about sixteen years ago, I thought I did not believe in God; but I had read only two or three pages of the book when I realized that it was the voice of God speaking to me.
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