December 28, 1935
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The
truth that "God is love," as the beloved disciple declares, is generally accepted.
The
word "exercise" is defined in part as follows: "A putting into use, action, or practice.
Christ Jesus
came that we "might have life," and that we "might have it more abundantly.
In
his daily contact with the world, the Christian Scientist learns to retain in consciousness, both for himself and for others, the true concept of man as the expression of God.
How
tenderly the Master spakeTo his disciples true:The Comforter to you will come,If I depart from you!
In the issue of the South African Opinion of May 17 last, there appears an article entitled "Belief and Magic in the Treatment of Disease.
Your recent issue contains a letter from "Homo Sapiens," in which reference is made to Christian Science.
A local minister spoke very kindly, telling his congregation that Christian Scientists were happy and cheerful and seemed to have something that his own people did not have, and asked them, "What is it?
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Below is an authentic statement from the historical files of The Mother Church.
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The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, announces a free public lecture on Christian Science by Gavin W.
From childhood I longed to belong to a church that followed the teachings of Christ Jesus, but was unable to find what I sought until Christian Science was brought to my notice.
Many times we hear it said, "How can a mental process affect a physical disability?
It is with more gratitude than words can express that I am sending this testimony.
It has been my privilege to experience and prove the healing and regenerating power of Christian Science and its practical availability in human affairs.
Before I became interested in Christian Science, hardly a winter passed that I did not have an attack of tonsillitis.
During the early part of March, 1934, I sustained a fracture of the bone in the upper left arm.
I want to express my gratitude for the fact that Christian Science has been made available to me and to the world.
I thank God that through kind friends He has shown me the way to Christian Science, through which I have already received so many blessings.
"I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
