May 19, 1934
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By
his words and his deeds Christ Jesus made plain the fact that life, intelligence, and health are not subject to matter.
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To
the inspired writings of Holy Writ, Christian Scientists turn for exalted examples of Christian living.
In
the Gospels it is recorded that Jesus, while walking with his disciples, became conscious that someone in the surrounding throng had touched him.
A Proverb
reads, "If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small;" and those who are depending on mere human energy, ability, and judgment often find that this is so.
Church
work in Christian Science demands consecrated selflessness and true humility; and in all our work we are called upon to see for our neighbor, as well as for ourselves, that there is no true selfhood apart from God.
One
evening a little girl went with her mother to call on a Christian Scientist.
Oh
, gracious Lord, how sweet the night, how tranquil, still!I feel Thy presence, all-pervasive as the nightItself.
The report of "Questions and Answers" calls for correction, as the references to a modern sect no doubt refer to Christian Science, and are very misleading.
I have no desire to enter into a series of discussions with our ministerial friend in the South.
Christian Science services have been conducted each Sunday and testimony meetings have been held once a month in the following institutions: Auburn, Clinton, Great Meadow, Sing Sing, State Prison for Women, and Elmira Reformatory.
Solomon
indicated the beauty of the word in season, its fruitage, and the mental nature of pictures, when he said that "a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Article
The usual meetings will be held by the Publishing Society and The Mother Church after the Annual Meeting which convenes on June 4.
For the healings I have received in Christian Science I wish to express gratitude.
When Christian Science was presented to me seventeen years ago I was a medical nurse.
For some time I have been a student of Christian Science, and am grateful to have proved that Christian Science does not fail when correctly applied.
Christian Science has meant more to me than can be expressed in words.
In 1923, after I had had an operation, I was told that I must undergo another later, but that I was too weak for it then.
Some sixteen years ago I was suffering from cancer of the eye.
When I first began to look into the teachings of Christian Science I was not seeking improved physical health, but rather a religion which would satisfy my undefined hunger for something that was bigger and more sincere than all that I saw around me.
I wish to express my gratitude for the great help and spiritual uplifting I have received from reading the Christian Science periodicals and the writings of our Leader.
Some eleven years ago I experienced a healing through Christian Science for which I have been deeply grateful.
After being under the care of many physicians for four years and suffering much, I turned to Christian Science for help at a friend's recommendation, and was healed of a so-called incurable stomach trouble and nervous disorder while reading "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.
O Love
divine, we hear Thy tender calling,As sheep that hear their shepherd's voice each day,And joyfully we leave our weary searchingFor rest, to follow Thee on homeward way.
