August 13, 1932
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In
the epistle to the Hebrews it is written, "Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.
It
is recorded in the thirty-fifth chapter of Numbers that Moses, governed by divine wisdom, appointed a certain number of cities to be designated as "cities for refuge.
A Simple
incident is often the means by which something immeasurably greater is revealed to us, as when, on a starlit night, the stirring of a tiny leaf on a high bough discloses to the upturned gaze of the watcher the bright light of some distant planet.
How little children, free from every qualmOf carking care, to happy rest time yield,Content with that day's joy, serenely calm;Nor strive to know their parents' thought will shieldAnd keep their children with unloosening hold;Enriched by ceaseless wealth of careful loveAnd sure providing, safe as in a foldThe lambs unheedful rest, or as the doveIn its wood nest secure! So clouds of fearHave never dimmed the child's sweet heaven of peace,Or stirred a dread he might become less dear,Nor roused a wondering thought if love could cease.
Several references were made to Christian Science by the contributor of a letter on "Indifference to Church" that appeared in one of your recent issues.
A letter on the editorial page of your paper of today would give the erroneous impression that Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, was not in favor of prohibition.
Kindly allow me space for correction of a statement appearing in your paper on the 4th.
Permit me to make a few remarks for the purpose of enlightenment in connection with Ae's statements about Christian Science in No.
The desire to serve with love and humility is indeed a prayer that finds healing entrance into human hearts, opens the prison doors to those that are bound, and lets in the light of Truth and Love.
Article
In the Sentinel of July 30 the story was told of beginning to build the present Publishing House.
Article
Applications for admission to membership in The Mother Church may be sent to the Clerk at any time throughout the year.
In 1918 my husband returned from the war in a desperate plight.
At three important periods of my life Christian Science was presented to me.
About four years ago I was forced to withdraw from a very profitable business on account of a severe nervous breakdown, with attendant disorders including partial deafness.
Our family turned to a Christian Science church as a last resort when seeking a more harmonious church home.
In December, 1914, at my wife's request, I attended my first Christian Science Wednesday evening testimony meeting, and listened to several, to me, remarkable testimonies given by gentlemen whom I knew and respected.
I have learned so many beautiful things in Christian Science that I find it difficult to put into words or adequately to express the gratitude I feel for the blessings which have come to me.
With an earnest desire to help others I give this testimony to the healing efficacy of Christian Science.
I wish to express some measure of my gratitude to God for the gift of Christian Science.
O tender mother-love! We like to markHow the child Samuel served in deed and thought,Tending the glowing flame before the ark,Wearing the coat his mother's hands had wrought.
