May 5, 1934
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Christian scientists
are more grateful each day for the completion of the new Publishing House, from which are sent forth the works of our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, and the periodicals of our movement.
It
is believed by many that realism is the opposite of idealism, and that the realist is a practical person who believes that evil has power, while the idealist is an impractical dreamer who may ignore every evidence of evil; and socalled worldly wisdom would seem sometimes to justify this conclusion.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
invites humanity to a fresh perspective of health, for it is doubtful whether any subject has received more attention than the subject of health with less satisfying results.
To
every student of Christian Science there are times when the fresh realization of the true nature of God and man lifts him so far above the beliefs of mortality that he experiences a measure of the joy of the consciousness of reality.
On
a certain occasion a student of Christian Science was very eagerly anticipating the arrival of the holidays.
"O magnify
the Lord with me," cries the Psalmist; and throughout the Scriptures men are bidden to magnify God.
When
young people become students of Christian Science, one of the spiritual qualities first impressed upon their thought in their own study, in their homes, and in the Christian Science Sunday School is that of obedience.
A correspondent, replying to a letter in your issue of May 5, challenges the author's statement that "God is incorporeal," and asks, "Who told him this?
Since Mary Baker Eddy discovered Christian Science, over sixty-five years ago, tuberculosis in many instances has been healed by the Christianly scientific practice of employing nothing but spiritual means for the healing of physical disorders.
The station announcer made the statement: "You will now listen to a Christian Science service on the 'Church of the Air' program.
There
are two types of character, more or less clearly defined, with which all are familiar; one of them is that of the person whose thought is pharisaical, the other that of the individual whose motives are honorable, whose life is pure, whose actions are upright.
Article
Perhaps you are thinking of coming to Boston and are wondering whether you will come at the time of the Annual Meeting or at a later period.
Article
When sending a change of address, the following points should always be included in the request: New address; old address; name of each periodical subscribed for.
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Churches and societies in Great Britain and Ireland and on the Continent are reminded that applications for lectures should be made by the Clerks in June, as soon as possible after the names of the lecturers assigned to these countries are announced, following the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, and not later than July 15.
It is with deep gratitude for Christian Science that I send this testimony.
Many years ago I was seeking help for a member of my family who, after months of illness, had lain for twenty-four hours in an unconscious condition, from which, I was told, he never could be aroused.
I feel most grateful for a demonstration of healing in Christian Science, one which provided a wonderful lesson on the unreliability of sense-testimony, and which showed the power of the divine Mind over matter.
For years Christian Science has been demonstrated to me as a practical religion, applicable to every human need.
Because of the help that I have received through reading the testimonies in the Journal and Sentinel, I feel I should like to tell something of what Christian Science has done for me and mine.
While I was visiting in Illinois in November, 1924, Christian Science was first presented to me.
My gratitude for God's infinite love impels me to tell of two of my experiences in Christian Science.
I am most grateful for the healing of my youngest daughter of tuberculosis.
For many years I have received so much good from reading the testimonials in the Sentinel and Journal that I now wish to add mine with the desire that it may help others.
For many years I have been helped and blessed through reading the testimonies in the Sentinel, and now I send mine with a heart full of gratitude to God for Christian Science.
[Lord Astor, as quoted in the Western Morning News and Daily Gazette, Plymouth, Devonshire, England]
