July 8, 1933
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Most
of us enjoy watching a race, and a student of Christian Science recalls one that was run long ago over a stretch of golden sands beside the blue sea.
There
was a supper held in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, and Jesus was the guest of honor; so we read in the Gospels.
"Visitors
are requested to maintain silence in the Reading Room.
We
read in the Gospels that Jesus, just before his crucifixion, sent two of his disciples into the city to find the proper place for their observance of the Passover.
Every
boy or girl who has learned to steer a rowboat knows how readily it turns in response to the helm or rudder—just a slight pressure to right or left, and the small craft instantly swerves in its course and answers to one's hand.
I walked
within a garden fair,And talked with Him;I fought a valiant battle there,My eyes were dimWith grateful tears; each page I tookAs mine, for thus my lovely bookWas pointing me to upward look.
In the July 14 issue of the Bulletin an article contains a reference to Christian Science as follows: "Christian Science and Unitarianism and the anti-Scriptural teachings.
In the event of your correspondent, "A Church Woman," not having attended the recent public lecture on Christian Science, and thereby gaining the information requested, possibly the report of this lecture in your esteemed paper, if read with an open mind, will give her the information she desires.
In your issue of November 1 there appeared an article entitled "More About Christian Science," containing many statements which are misleading.
An item in "Healthful Hints," in your issue of May 20, implied mistakenly that Christian Science heals only "imaginary troubles," and that it will not cure cases of "an acute morbid nature.
O Love
divine,Thou wonder of eternity,Thy light thrones high above the heavens;Thy depths are all-unsearchable;Thy sacredness doth hush the senses, self-beset;Thy patience tireth not, nor frowns;Thy strength lags not, nor is it spent in vain.
Hymns have always reflected the temper of the age.
When
applied to a good purpose, persistence is an admirable quality.
The
revelation of Christian Science is equally available to all, and success in demonstration is measured according to each individual's understanding and practice of its teachings.
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As The Christian Science Monitor of June 26 announced, the news room, composing room, telegraph and stock-ticker rooms and the newsboys' rooms are settled in the new Publishing House and in operation.
It is with sincere gratitude to God and to Christian Science for an instantaneous healing which I received that I give this testimony.
I feel inexpressibly grateful for all the good which the teachings of Christian Science have brought to me during the last eight or nine years.
I wish to testify to the healing of a varicose vein in the back of my leg.
Through the earnest study of Christian Science and with the help of practitioners I have received great encouragement on my journey Spiritward, and have gained new hope and expectancy of all good which only the all-loving Father can bestow.
Christian Science, when rightly applied, has met my every need during the last seven years.
When one is led to Christian Science the darkness of mortal existence is illumined by the irradiance of the Christ, and this is a wonderful, redeeming experience.
Some twenty-two years ago, even before I was old enough to enter a saloon, I began drinking alcoholic liquor.
Early in my experience as a Christian Scientist the thought, "Oh, I am so glad that God is God," kept welling up in my heart.
It is with a deep sense of gratitude that I give this testimony, and also with the desire that it may help free someone from the fear of medical laws.
Over seven years ago after many trials and ills, and after one member of our family had had a very long, serious illness, we heard of Christian Science through friends and decided to try it.
'Tis
Love that makes the jonquils' golden hue,That paints each velvet petal of the rose.
