In
his epistle to the Philippians Paul says, "This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
It
is not unusual, when healing is not immediately manifested and one is striving to gain a clearer realization of the healing power of God that Christian Science teaches, to hear the expression, "When I get my healing.
It
is generally believed that man's life is subject to material laws, and that these laws pertain generally to material sensation, either pleasurable or painful, agreeable or disagreeable.
How
often does the question of employment, or the lack of it, present itself to the consciousness of the individual, either as a personal problem or as an industrial situation! Unemployment suggests idleness, bringing in its train lack, unhappiness, depression, discouragement, and often despair.
I like
to think that at GethsemaneWhen Jesus healed the high priest's servant's ear,Severed by the impetuous Peter's swordWielded through a mistaken zeal and fear,In that same hour the high priest's servant gainedA vision of the Christ, whose healing powerBanished forever all his hatred, whenLove's hand reached out and touched him in that hour;I like to think that from that moment heBecame a follower of the Christ, and learnedIn sweet humility to live the truthWhich erstwhile he in ignorance had spurned.
W. Archibald Wallace, Committee on Publication for the State of West Virginia,
It is quite evident that if the author understood Christian Science or Christian Scientists, he would never have made the statements he did regarding them in his book "Doctors and Specialists," which were quoted in a review appearing in a recent issue of the Herald-Advertiser.
John T. Ferry, Committee on Publication for Western Australia,
In to-day's issue of the West Australian is a report of the address delivered last night by the moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Western Australia, wherein he criticizes Christian Science.
Give
me, O Lord, an understanding heart!Not always have I gladly raised this prayer:For I have longed for trifles light as air,For things of earth, of music, or of art,And oftentimes have sought the gift of song,Or eloquence in speech; in ancient loreWould knowledge have, or far-off lands explore,And cities where the mighty numbers throng.
Every
rebuke administered by the Christian Scientist at the right time and in a healing spirit should leave the individual with a sense of having been freed from some incubus, and so brought nearer the realization of his spiritual identity.
The
confidence which Christian Scientists have in their religion has frequently been commented upon by other religionists, who have seen how they have remained steadfast under ridicule and perhaps persecution, and have persisted in spite of these in carrying on the work of the Christian Science movement.
To insure that complete lecture notices be printed in the Sentinel, detailed information should reach the Editorial Department regarding lectures in the Unites States and Canada, at least four weeks before the day of the lecture; in Great Britain and Ireland, at least five weeks before; in other European countries, at least eight weeks before.
Mere words seem inadequate to express even a small part of the gratitude that wells up in my heart for the wonderful blessings that have been mine since I have been privileged to know something of the power of God, good, as taught by our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, in her textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
I did not come into Christian Science for physical healing or indeed for myself at all, but because I understood it would help my dear mother, who was said to be suffering from an incurable malady—senile decay.
My gratitude for Christian Science, for what it has done for me, for what it may do for others, and for what it means to all mankind, prompts this expression.
with contributions from Floyd W. Tomkins, Charles D. Bulla, J. Vint Laughland, Ray Lyman Wilbur, Eugene Sennett, Alden Lee Hill, Mazaryk, Sisley Huddleston
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with contributions from Floyd W. Tomkins, Charles D. Bulla, J. Vint Laughland, Ray Lyman Wilbur, Eugene Sennett, Alden Lee Hill, Mazaryk, Sisley Huddleston