August 25, 1934
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The
first daily newspaper printed in the English language was published by a woman.
Usually,
Christian Scientists make practical use of their religion to meet the claims of discord; but sometimes this does not seem to be their method, especially when they are confronted by the problem of unemployment.
At
an Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, one of the speakers in commenting on The Christian Science Monitor enumerated some of the many good things it daily brings to its readers, and added, "Often when in need of healing I find it in the religious article or on the Children's Page.
The
meaning of "allegiance" is in part as follows: "Duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or sovereign state.
When
we learn in Christian Science how to live in the present, to expect good in the present, and to look for the solution of all our problems in the present, we gain peace, and our problems begin to be solved.
The
breaking morn, refreshed with sparkling dew;The busy noontide too;And radiant evening, coloring the west,With night, for needful rest,Are not, as heretofore, mere fleeting time,But cycles for sublimeAnd ceaseless thanks to God, wherein to bringOur instant praise, and sing!For now, unfolding to our inward sightBy Scripture's unlocked light,Is seen a nobler man, gracious and kind,Likeness of perfect Mind,Reflecting love, joy, goodness, peace, and health—Spirit's unfailing wealth!In man's glad sonship, then, let us rejoiceWith heart and ampler voice,And thanks unceasing to the Father giveIn whom we ever live.
I respect the evident desire of your correspondent "Anti-Humbug" to arrive at a clear statement of facts regarding the Christian Science organization and its Founder, Mary Baker Eddy.
Your issue of February 15 carried a report of a meeting of the Belles Lettres Club.
In an article entitled "Dead for an Hour" in this week's issue of your Sunday paper, a doctor refers to Christian Science and quotes "faith without works is dead," suggesting that this passage advocates the necessity of combining faith with material methods of healing.
It is a mistake to describe Christian Science as "mental suggestion" and "faith-healing," or to limit its healings to mental diseases caused by hysteria, or to characterize it as a cult.
The newspapers of the Transvaal continue to be friendly to the Christian Science movement.
Materially-Minded
men may dubiously deny and dispute the declaration that there is available to mankind the Science of liberty, by means of which the fetters of fear, disease, poverty, sin, and discord may be both broken and banished.
Christian Scientists
give supreme place to spiritual inquiry, and by this method see beyond the enigma of material existence and find healing for its discords.
Article
The Canadian National Exhibition is being held in Toronto, Ontario, this summer, from August 24 to September 8.
Before taking up the study of Christian Science my concept of God was very vague, and likewise very unsatisfactory.
For a number of years the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, has been my daily companion.
Deeply grateful for an experience of healing, I wish to share with others the helpful lessons learned therefrom.
From my earliest recollections I had attacks of indigestion, accompanied by a general upset physical condition.
I was a member of an orthodox church, but I scoffed at what I thought Christian Science to be.
In April, 1931, I was spending a holiday at home with my parents, and they told me of Christian Science, with which they had recently become acquainted.
Twenty years ago my mother was quickly healed of severe sick headaches by Christian Science treatment.
The first time Christian Science was presented to me I refused to accept it, thinking it was just another ism.
A dear friend led me to Christian Science about ten years ago.
