November 22, 1930
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Notwithstanding
that our forefathers endured the hardships and privations of a primitive life, surrounded by dangers and solaced only with meager comforts, they nevertheless bequeathed to us a custom of devoting one day of every year to universal thanksgiving to Almighty God for the blessing of life itself and the means to sustain it, for the sanctuary of home and the joys that pervade it, and for the mercies of His protection from accident, sickness, or death.
Each
Thanksgiving Proclamation by the President of the United States of America bears witness to the fact that pioneers who are thanksgivers produce standards for posterity.
Throughout
the history of the Jewish people and that of the Christian era, the singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, the making of melody in the heart to the Lord, has always been an essential element of worship.
Perhaps
nothing impresses the newcomer just within the gates of Christian Science so quickly and so strongly as the great importance which Christian Scientists attach to gratitude and thanks, and to giving; that is, to the expression of these qualities.
Among
the many helpful testimonies given by those who have received blessings in Christian Science are those which tell of the happy solution of the problem of supply.
A student
of Christian Science awoke one morning with such a sense of physical pain and weakness that it seemed impossible for her to get up.
To
the student of Christian Science surely nothing brings more joy than the changes toward good that appear in his home life, among those dear ones to whom he is closely bound.
The
method of procedure adopted by climbers who make the ascent of Fujiyama has often been observed with a great deal of interest.
In your issue of July 10 appears a report of an address by a doctor, delivered before the American Neurological Association in Atlantic City, which gives a wrong impression of Christian Science.
In your issue of the 17th inst.
In your issue of April 3, a columnist observes that demonstration of "how effectually our wishes warp actualities in our minds" is not limited to Christian Science.
In an interesting letter which was printed in your issue of May 29, there appeared a statement about Christian Science which, although probably given with a honest intent, evidenced a lack of comprehension of the subject.
The courtesy of your columns will be appreciated to comment on a book, mentioned in the Patriot of June 1, written by a well-known and distinguished English.
We
thank Thee, Love divine,Not for a special gift or favor rare,But that Thou hearest every childlike prayer,And that Thou givest us each day's supplyFrom out the storehouse of infinity,With lavish hand.
The
systematic distribution of authorized Christian Science literature is recognized as an important activity.
A CONGREGATIONAL
minister in New York City is collecting material for and has arranged for publishing a book which will contain fifty answers to the question "How to Find God.
Would
it not be wonderful if everybody always anticipated good, always expected good, always felt certain that good alone was in store for him or her?
When
gratitude is transferred from the merely human to the mental, moral, spiritual realm, we are awed by the infinitude of man's divine resources.
Article
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts, announces a free public lecture on Christian Science by Judge Frederick C.
Christian Science has Changed the whole course of my life.
I wish to express my gratitude for the many blessings I have enjoyed through the study of Christian Science, among which is a sense of God's loving care and protection.
With loving appreciation to Mrs.
When Christian Science was first presented to me, I was afraid to have anything to do with such a new religion.
After reading through the inspiring report of an Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, I was filled with gratitude for the privilege of being a member of this church.
Because I have been helped so many times by reading the testimonies in the Sentinel, I should like to express my gratitude for Christian Science in the same way.
It is a deep sense of gratitude for many proofs of God's presence and power that prompts me to send this testimony.
I had no thought of physical healing when I became interested in Christian Science in 1900; I was but an earnest seeker for the truth about God and man.
It has been my desire for some time to express my sincere gratitude for the many blessings which have come to me through the study and application of Christian Science.
I wish to express my sincere gratitude for the many blessings that have come to me through the consistnet, daily study of Christian Science.
I should like to express my gratitude for Christian Science and for the blessings that have come to me.
If
I can smile, in patience waitingFor Love divine to show the way;If I can trust, despite the seeming,And honor Him in work and play;If I can hope, and know no doubting;If I can love, and have no fear,Then will my life be filled with service,And all the false will fade awayAs shadows dim before the sunshine, As darkness deep before the day.
