Christian Science
usually comes to us at a time when all material methods and means have failed to satisfy our particular need, and our faith in material support is exhausted.
When
the weeping Mary in the extremity of her desolation threw herself at the Master's feet exclaiming, "Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died," Jesus replied with the question, "Where have ye laid him?
To
the observant, it is evident that there is an increasing conviction among thinkers in general that life is in reality mental, not material; that real experiences, and the things that truly count, occur in the realm of thought.
In
our progress from sense to Soul, there occasionally come times in our experience when we become somewhat impatient with the trials and tribulations that seem so unceasingly to beset us in our present state of understanding.
Frank C. Ayres, Committee on Publication for the State of Indiana,
A column recently appearing in your paper, heralding the cure of goiter by iodine, stated, "That will annoy some good ladies and gentlemen who say there is no such thing as sickness, therefore no such thing as a cure.
Orwell Bradley Towne, Committee on Publication for the State of New York,
A clergyman of your city recently delivered a sermon, published in the Bainbridge Republican, attacking Christian Science and making statements in regard to it which should, in the interests of fairness, be corrected.
Miss Dora Marguerite Kisch, Committee on Publication for the Transvaal, South Africa,
At the Johannesburg Diocesan Synod certain statements were made by the Very Reverend the Dean of Johannesburg that may be misleading to those who are not acquainted with the teachings of Christian Science.
Writing
to the Christians at Rome, Paul said, "Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
When
a certain lawyer inquired of the Master how one could inherit eternal life, his reply came in the form of a question: "What is written in the law?
A noticeable tendency to use, instead of the originals, copies of articles which have appeared from time to time, and of class notes or letters, needs to be checked.
It is with a deep sense of gratitude for the blessings and healings we have received through the little knowledge we have of Christian Science, that this testimony is given.
When the desire to study Christian Science came to me there was no physical ailment, but I felt a need of something tangible with which to work out the daily problems.
Christian Science has released me from the bondage of continual colds, from which I used to suffer from early fall until late spring, and also from hay fever, which seemed to be present throughout most of the summer.
Laura Sinclair Tidd
with contributions from Anna Laura Tidd
In appreciation of the many healings my children and I have experienced through the truth as revealed in Christian Science, and with a desire to convince some doubting one that Christian Science does heal when understandingly and faithfully applied, I give this testimony.
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