December 22, 1934
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CHRISTMAS DAY!
What a wealth of happy and hallowed memories these words enfold! This glad holiday of friendly gatherings and family reunions, this holy day of gratitude to God, the great Giver of all good, commemorates the nativity of Jesus, born amidst lowly surroundings, in Bethlehem of Judea, nearly two thousand years ago, the babe whose advent—according to the reckonings of time—ushered in the dawn of Christianity and dated the world's history and happenings, as either before or after that momentous event.
When
Christ Jesus said to his disciples shortly before his betrayal, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you," he also declared his unity with God, an important fact which he voiced on another occasion in the words, "I and my Father are one.
Throughout
the world are to be found those who profess Christianity, having adopted it from a desire to be freed from sin, and hoping that they will eventually gain for themselves a place in heaven.
To
the Christian world Christmas comes as an annual event commemorating the birth of Jesus.
In
an illuminating statement in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mrs.
On
Christmas Day, as we think with loving gratitude of the coming of Jesus, who was to tell us about God, we listen to the angel message of God's love for us.
At
their task of quiet serviceLay the shepherds on the hill;Wakeful, watching for the dawning,While the waiting earth lay still.
It seems necessary for me to trespass on your kindness again in order to support my statements made ten days ago in your paper.
In your issue of December 15 [1933] you report a paper in which the speaker attacks the religion of Christian Science, and I therefore request the favor of space in your columns to make some reply to his comments.
A short time ago a letter was received from a student of Christian Science who resides in Cuba.
People
of many countries have national heroes and heroines whose birth and deeds are remembered and suitably celebrated with considerable national and local pride.
Article
An accepted applicant for the Sanatorium of The Christian Science Benevolent Association at Chestnut Hill had been suffering from neuritis when she started her journey to the Sanatorium.
Article
Applications for admission to membership in The Mother Church may be sent to the Clerk at any time throughout the year.
This testimony is being written with the hope that it will help someone who is permitting thoughts of discouragement and despair to creep into his thinking because of a seemingly slow healing.
I sought Christian Science as I had witnessed a complete healing of ulcers of the stomach, which seemed so wonderful to me that I decided to investigate.
I should like to express my sincere gratitude for many blessings received through the application of Christian Science, and I trust that the healings here recorded may help others to find the light.
I should like to express my gratitude for what Christian Science has done for me.
I am truly grateful for Christian Science.
The Christian Science textbook was lent to me some years ago by a friend of my school days, who knew I needed this book for my help.
For thirty-one years I have enjoyed the blessings which come through the sincere study and application of Christian Science.
The study of Christian Science has completely revolutionized my life, giving me new thoughts for old; a true and immeasurably valuable set of standards in place of traditional and merely human beliefs; a better idea of what perfection means and of how mankind will ultimately attain it; and a greater and hence more practical love for mankind.
When Christian Science was presented to me, I had been seeking for several years to find out why Christ Jesus' teaching could not be proved as of old.
I am grateful for what Christian Science has done and is doing for me.
A wealth
of golden gloryShall shine on you tonight;The star that tells a storyShall be your guiding light.
