September 28, 1929
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When
Moses went up into Mount Sinai in obedience to God's command, as recorded in Exodus, "the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai.
Christian Science
points the way to salvation by clearing up human misconceptions of God and of man's relationship to Him.
As
mortals come into some knowledge of Christian Science, and are willing to open their hearts to its marvelous revelation of Truth and Love, their lives are touched and transformed.
There
are certain daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals which abound in attractive appeals to improve one's financial condition through a course of study tending toward the development of one's personality and the understanding of the so-called power of mental suggestion.
In your issue of May 18 your reference to Christian Science is friendly.
The particular interest Christian Scientists have in the editorial contribution entitled "In Our Mind," which appeared in your esteemed paper of April 22, arises from the statement which associates Christian Science with faith-healing.
Will you kindly permit me to reply to some of the statements made by your correspondent in your issue of December 1 under the above heading [Christian Science].
A few days ago an evangelist in your city took occasion to criticize the teachings of Christian Science, a report of which was published in your paper on November 22, 1928.
In
emphasizing the need for students of Christian Science to know the unreality of evil, of every phase of error, Mrs.
True
fasting, in other words, abstention from false thinking, coupled with the activity of good works, is thus spoken of by Isaiah: "Is not this the fast that I have chosen?
"Wait
on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord," are the words of the twenty-seventh psalm; and they are very similar in meaning to many others that occur throughout the Bible.
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The erection of the sanatorium for the Christian Science Benevolent Association for the Pacific Coast is progressing satisfactorily.
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Applications for admission to membership in The Mother Church may be sent to the Clerk at any time throughout the year.
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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.
In deep gratitude for Christian Science and for the many blessings that have come to me through it, I give the following
When about ten years of age I heard a lad recite at a Sunday school entertainment the following beautiful words from the Bible; and although I remembered only a part of them, they impressed me very much and were the beginning of my spiritual awakening: "How shall they hear without a preacher?
Christian Science, the revelator of to-day and for all time to come, found me in despair five years and a half ago.
I was born of Jewish parents and raised in the Jewish faith, but found no consolation from sorrow and illness.
I did not come into Christian Science through physical healing, but because I felt the need of a religion; and not doubting Christian Science I commenced the study with a dear friend who taught me the way to read the Lesson-Sermon.
A profound sense of gratitude prompts me to testify to the many blessings and healings I have experienced in the course of many years.
I turned to Christian Science only as a last resort.
I first met students of Christian Science in 1915, when another lady and I were taking a boat trip.
From childhood I had been taught to revere the Bible, and early in life I joined an orthodox church.
I should like to tell of a wonderful cure I had of ulcers of the stomach.
I came into Christian Science after failing to find comfort and healing in so-called mental science.
[President Hoover, in his inaugural address, as quoted in the Boston Post, Massachusetts]
