March 30, 1935
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To
most people the thought of law implies restriction, when instead we should at least think of law as protection; and as we gain a clearer sense of the infinite Lawgiver, divine Mind, we shall understand that obedience to God's law brings freedom at all times and under all circumstances.
Any
uncertainty as to the meaning of spirituality and any possible lack of interest in it disappear naturally through the understanding of Christian Science.
One
of the most helpful and far-reaching statements made by Mrs.
In
that great spiritual record, the Bible, we find many instances of the obstinate desire of mortals to be ruled only by material beliefs, and of their resistance to spiritual guidance.
The
young man or woman who has left home for the first time to attend college finds a new world opening out before him.
Yes,
they are changed—How kindly do they speak;The crippled beggar stands erectSince they have passed,And surely, yonder blind manIs gazing toward the mountain—seeing!
In your issue of the fourth instant you published an extract from Truth headed, "Christian Science and the law," which stated that the position of Christian Scientists in regard to the law was somewhat equivocal.
As a reply to the article attacking Christian Science reprinted in the Advocate, will you please find room for the following.
The writer of the article "Church Review" in the Oberländisches Volksblatt says that there is much controversy about the character of Mary Baker Eddy, the Founder of Christian Science, but that the truth of all that has been said about her lies somewhere on middle ground.
From a letter that appeared in your issue of September 19, it might be deduced that Christian Science is derived from the non-Christian religions of the Orient.
Speak,
Father-Mother, God; send forthThy message to my ear;Make me receptive to the call,Conscious that Thou art All-in-all,In deep humility.
Anyone
who without bias studies the teaching of Christ Jesus as it is recorded in the New Testament will readily admit its eminently practical nature.
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Readers of the Monitor well know that from time to time in the paper's pages appear series of most interesting articles.
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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.
It is difficult to express what I owe to Christian Science.
Profound gratitude for Christian Science impels me to offer the following testimony in the hope of blessing others as I have been blessed through our periodicals.
When I first began the study of Christian Science, about eight years ago, it was not for physical healing but to overcome many mental problems.
It is with profound reverence and love for God and Christian Science that I submit this testimony.
My heart goes out in gratitude to God for many blessings received.
I wish to express my gratitude for what Christian Science has done and is doing for me, for mine, and for all.
In 1922 I was stricken with a general breakdown which involved nearly my whole body.
In search of a satisfying religion, rather than of physical healing, I became interested in Christian Science about seven years ago.
How differently I think of things since I became a student of Christian Science! In my old way of thinking, values were all more or less on a purely material basis.
If I did not give a written statement of gratitude for Christian Science, I should feel I was ignoring the words of the Psalmist, who says, "I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people," and, "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.
O God,
Thou perfect Life!Because I dwell in TheeMy life is ever sureThroughout eternity.
