When
the beloved Master assured his faithful followers that in his Father's house were many mansions, he was evidently intending to remind them of their spiritual heritage.
The
human yearning to find a higher, nobler way of life leads many to the Bible, and the study of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy gives us a practical understanding of its treasures.
"A Christian Scientist
is not fatigued by prayer, by reading the Scriptures or the Christian Science textbook," writes Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, in the Manual of The Mother Church.
C. Shelton Agar, Committe on Publication for Natal, South Africa,
The article "Christ or Christian Science," published in your columns of November 27, is somewhat at variance with the truth about Christian Science and the attitude of clergymen who have had wider experiences of its teachings.
Capt. John W. E. Gilhespy, Committee on Publication for Devonshire, England,
In the Western Evening Herald of February 16, under the heading "The Perfect Peptician," your contributor, "Wayfarer," first of all quotes: "As a man 'thinketh in his heart, so is he," and, "There is nothing either good or bad.
Two of Jesus' parables—the prodigal son and the good Samaritan—both related in Luke's Gospel, exemplify compassion in language unsurpassedly beautiful.
Approving the applications of those who are ready and desirous of uniting with The Mother Church is one of the privileges of every member of The Mother Church.
with contributions from William Wallace Porter, R. Muriel Butts, Peter B. Biggins, Lettie Warren, William Duncan Kilpatrick, William W. Kirtland, John Randall Dunn, Nellie G. Tenney, Frederick C. Hill, E. Violet J. Dicksee
Some years ago, when I first began to study Christian Science, I was so brokenhearted because of sorrow and many difficulties that I could not grasp the wonderful truth stated in this religion.
Emma Gschwind
with contributions from Samuel Gschwind
God's "unspeakable gift" has come to me, and for this I should like to give thanks with a sincere heart and "remember his marvellous works that he hath done.
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with contributions from William Wallace Porter, R. Muriel Butts, Peter B. Biggins, Lettie Warren, William Duncan Kilpatrick, William W. Kirtland, John Randall Dunn, Nellie G. Tenney, Frederick C. Hill, E. Violet J. Dicksee