Many
of us on first hearing of Christian Science, and indeed after a longer period of study, make the mistake of becoming so absorbed in our desire to be freed from our seeming ills that we sometimes forget, unless aroused by our lack of spiritual progress, that we are engaged in studying to become Scientists, that is, not only scientific thinkers, but also loving Christian Scientists.
In
his Sermon on the Mount, as recorded by Matthew, Christ Jesus included an injunction which has since been designated the Golden Rule: "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
If
ever Christly word hath stilled dissension,Hath healed the sick, hath made the dead arise,Law was at work; no random interventionDisturbs the creator's ordered enterprise.
Benson Tatham Woodhead, Committee on Publication for Lancashire, England,
In your recent issue you report an address given on the subject of Christian Science, to which I should like to ask some space in your columns to reply.
When
Daniel and three other Hebrew captives in Babylon were designated among those to be prepared to "stand before the king" as counselors in matters of wisdom and knowledge, it was ordered that they be given "a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank.
Elizabeth L. MacBean
with contributions from William B. MacBean
It is with sincere gratitude and humility for the abundance of good that has come into my life through the study of Christian Science that I give this testimony.
Trying experiences associated with the human belief of existence gradually brought to me a great fear of life's problems, and a personal sense of inferiority incidental to the acceptance of such conclusions.
Your
God is there, where dangers seem encircling;They are but dust of dreams that have no placeIn Mind's infinitude and Love's protection,Wherein you dwell in safety, beauty, grace.
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