February 24, 1934
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Healing
in Christian Science is vastly more inclusive than the physical relief from pain or the alleviation of mental distress.
Sing!
What courage is oftentimes required to sing spiritual songs! Yet, when gratitude and love truly abide in the heart, we sing spontaneously, even if not audibly.
Whatever
is retained in our consciousness as true is bound to be manifested in our words, deeds, or outward conditions.
"When
we rely whole-heartedly on divine guidance, we are always in our right place, doing our right work, work for which we are best fitted," a student of Christian Science was told many years ago.
On
many men and women the hurry and fret of what the world calls "modern living" press strongly.
The
secret of progress in Christian Science is to make use of our opportunities; and there is no better time to begin than today.
In your issue of the 19th a writer has attempted to give an explanation of Christian Science which is not in accordance with that given in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs.
Healing constitutes a subject of real interest and importance to all mankind.
In the September 28 issue of the Times-Union, the writer of a column, briefly discussing the subject of healing under the general assumption of "mind over matter," classifies Christian Science with various psychological processes.
Your issue of September 30 reported a sermon by an evangelist, in the course of which he asserted that "Mrs.
Cling
steadfastly! O Father, I would clingTo Thee, in trial's moments, steadfastly:In brighter days, my heart in joy would sing,Help me, in shadow, still to sing to Thee!
"With
joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation," writes Isaiah in the twelfth chapter of his book.
Through
the practice of Christian Science the passing of what is called time can in every case register gain in spirituality, dominion, Godlikeness, awakeness.
Article
New black and blue pocket editions of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy are announced, with the Comprehensive Index to Marginal Headings bound in the books.
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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.
When Christian Science was presented to me about ten years ago I had been under medical treatment for almost two years for rheumatic fever followed by rheumatoid arthritis.
Over a period of about seven years Christian Science was presented to me by loving friends who knew my need, but I did not seem to be ready for it.
When I receive my literature I always read the testimonies first, and I am so often benefited that I want to send in the account of a healing I had recently, hoping someone may be helped by reading it.
During the past sixteen years we have had many wonderful healings.
Over twelve years ago I went to a Christian Science practitioner for help and was healed of an internal misplacement of many years' standing.
My gratitude for the loving care of God, and for an understanding of God's power, gained from a study of Christian Science, cannot be too fully expressed.
In Psalms we read, "I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Christian Science has been my physician for twenty years.
Before I took up the study of Christian Science I was very miserable.
Great indeed is my gratitude to God and to our dear Leader for my healing over twenty-two years ago, after three of the best physicians of this city had told me that I had only about forty-eight hours to live.
