In
the Gospel records there is abundant evidence that from the beginning to the end of his brief ministry Christ Jesus found himself confronted on all sides not only by ignorance and sin, but by the sense of fear which inevitably accompanies these conditions.
True
appreciation can come only as we appropriate whatever is good, that is, make it our own through experience rather than by mere theoretical acceptance.
What
an inspiration to consecration and purification of thought is the reference to "church" given to mankind by Christ Jesus when, in rebuking the misuse of the temple at Jerusalem, he speaks of "my Father's house.
The
student of Christian Science who makes a systematic study of the writings of our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, is continually finding fresh rules which she has provided with much care and forethought for his daily help in overcoming the many and varied problems with which he is constantly being faced.
To
those struggling with what seems to be a particularly vexing problem, the account in the book of Daniel of the deliverance of the three young Hebrews from the fiery furnace never fails to bring fresh inspiration.
It
was a quiet midsummer morning along the shore of a beautiful mountain lake, in whose turquoise depths the surrounding grandeur was marvelously reflected.
As
some great rock upon a rugged coastBy breakers clutched and lashed from eve to morn,Submerged ofttimes beneath the angry waves,Stands firmly through the violence of the storm,And in the dawn, unshaken and unmoved,Lifts its high peak toward the morning skyInto the rosy flush of newborn dayTo shimmer, golden, in the rising sun;
C. Augustus Norwood, Committee on Publication for The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts,
The sense of humor which prompted your statement in your issue of February 14 regarding the safety fences now being erected by the street department of Walpole has not been overlooked.
Oscar Graham Peeke, Committee on Publication for the State of Missouri,
In a reprinted article entitled "Mind Cure," which appeared in the Dexter Statesman, date of January 24, apt illustrations are given of the influence of the so-called human mind on the physical body.
Miss Edith L. Thomson, Committee on Publication for Queensland, Australia,
My attention has been drawn to a contributed article in a recent issue of the Bundaberg Daily Times, in which the works of Mary Baker Eddy are said to be contrary to the Bible.
To insure that complete lecture notices be printed in the Sentinel, detailed information should reach the Editorial Department regarding lectures in the United States and Canada, at least four weeks before the date of the lecture; in Great Britain and Ireland, at least five weeks before; in other European countries, at least eight weeks before.
I became interested in Christian Science when about fourteen years of age, after a wonderful healing of my eldest sister, which convinced me that the teaching of Christian Science is true.
Alice S. Adams
with contributions from Leslie J. Adams
In gratitude for the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, I send this testimony of healing which took place following a lecture on Christian Science.
Christian Science has enabled me to understand the reason for my early questionings and dissatisfaction, and has wonderfully helped me to solve my problems.
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