May 1, 1937
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Like
the Psalmist, who declared, "I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord," Christian Scientists are joyous and faithful churchgoers because they have come to love and revere the Word of God.
What
divine Mind knows for its idea, what our heavenly Father knows for His child, is the uninterrupted continuity of good.
A Student
of Christian Science, temporarily discouraged, was heard to say, "Here am I, after striving faithfully in the line of light these many years, with so little to show for all my labor; whilst others, less sincere, have so many of the good things of life.
"The wakeful shepherd beholds the first faint morning beams, ere cometh the full radiance of a risen day.
Christian Science
is disclosing to the world the right sense of that which is actually going on.
Often
we find ourselves at a point in our experience where we see there is a need for correction.
Your issue of May 5 carries an announcement in which a minister refers to Christian Science as a cult.
May I be permitted a brief reply to a criticism of the recent lecture on "Christian Science and Universal Happiness," as contained in your issue of May 13.
In a recent issue, under the heading of "Pacifism Attacked," you quote from a bishop who, after attacking pacifism, turns his attack on Christian Science.
A man was so impressed by the message of Christ, Truth, which he heard in a Christian Science radiocast, that he asked how he could learn more of the teachings of Christian Science.
"I will
say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
There
are recorded in the Old Testament many proofs of the power of faith in God—particularly in the experiences of Moses, of Elijah, and of Elisha.
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For several years the demand has been growing for an edition of the Church Manual by Mary Baker Eddy, uniform in size and binding with the standard pocket editions of Mrs.
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"Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee".
I am sincerely and humbly grateful for Christian Science.
It is with great gratitude that I send this testimony of what Christian Science has done for me.
When Christian Science came into our home, sickness seemed more real than health; discord more real than harmony; evil more real than good; even that which seemed to manifest itself in material supply was disappearing.
"This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
When I came in contact with Christian Science for the first time, in October, 1934, I did not foresee what blessings would come to me through it.
With a sincere desire to help others as I have been helped, I write this testimony.
Christian Science has done so much for me that in expressing gratitude the problem is not in giving testimony, but in deciding which of the many experiences will be most helpful to fellow searchers after Truth.
For all the blessings which I am receiving every day, and for the good which is ever more manifest about me since I have been studying Christian Science earnestly, I wish to express my great gratitude through this testimony.
No one can have more reason for gratitude than I for Christian Science.
Within
God's gracious, omnipresent love,Protection and security are foundFor all.
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The Tenets of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, for the use of branch Churches of Christ, Scientist, are printed on sheets containing space for adding the application forms for membership in branch organizations, or extracts from their by-laws.
