April 19, 1930
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Jesus
in his resurrection and ascension gave a glorious, mighty example of the overcoming of death.
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?
In
the New Testament there is frequent mention of Jesus' going into Galilee.
After
declaring that God alone made him dwell in safety through the night, the Psalmist was ready to give voice to his thanksgiving in the morning.
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.
Elijah
called on God—Send fire from heaven;Consume the fifty with their captains false,That they may know that Thou art by my side.
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.
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.
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.
Your issue of January 13, reporting (under the heading "Do Miracles Happen To-Day?
Christ Jesus
referred to his message to humanity as the "gospel of the kingdom.
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?
Article
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.
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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.
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.
I turned to Christian Science for physical healing more than twenty years ago.
I wish to express my gratitude for what Christian Science has done for me.
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.
I wish to express my gratitude to God for healings, both physical and mental.
I am deeply grateful to Christian Science for all it has done for me since I have known of it.
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.
Christian Science has done so much for me that mere words are inadequate to express my gratitude.
Some years ago, when on the verge of a nervous breakdown and suffering from insomnia, I was led to try Christian Science.
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.
Full of gratitude to our Father-Mother God, I recall the time when Christian Science came into my life.
"I am
the resurrection, and the life;"Thus did our Master speak to one of old,Whose burdened sense reached out to him for help.
[Mcllyar Hamilton Lichliter, in the Christian Leader, Boston, Massachusetts]
