May 21, 1938
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Every
student's progress in the demonstration of Christian Science is marked, in a large measure, by his progressive understanding of God as Love, and of man as the expression of Love which is divine.
How
many times has the earnest Christian Scientist longed to share with worried, sick, wearied humanity the scientific truths which, he has learned, comfort and protect in all situations! How often has he desired to reassure a frightened world of the unnecessity of disaster, epidemics, and war! Again, there are times when, having received a particularly clear thought on a problem confronting his branch church, in which he is actively interested, he yearns to share the inspiration with his fellow members.
On
his journey to the land of his fathers, undertaken in obedience to divine direction, Jacob became fearful of meeting his brother Esau.
When
our Master, Christ Jesus, gave his great teaching in what is called the Sermon on the Mount, he emphasized God's invariable and unfailing love for His children, and the necessity for the application of this teaching to human needs.
Young
students of Christian Science are sometimes tempted to believe that they and their work are of little importance to the Cause of Christian Science.
Above
sin's clamor, stress of pain—all turmoil—To weary warriors sick at heart, oppressed,There breathes a still small voice; with sweet persuasion,To thee it calls, Come ye apart and rest.
A Christian Science period in the Columbia "Church of the Air" series was conducted from Station CFRB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sunday afternoon, May 15, at one o'clock, by Robert G.
The
yielding of thought to diverse mental influences, some good, others bad, is a continuous process in human experience—that is, according to the deceptive testimony of material sense.
In
the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy, there is a By-Law, under the heading "Formulas Forbidden," which reads, in part, as follows.
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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.
For many years before the glorious truth of Christian Science came into my life, I had sought a practical religion.
With a heart overflowing with gratitude, I wish to bear humble and grateful testimony to the healing efficacy of Christian Science.
"Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
My first demonstration in Christian Science was with a plant, cherished for years, that had dwindled away to a single weak shoot.
In the spring of 1926 I suffered from an earache, which was so painful and persistent that I did not get any sleep for two weeks.
That "man's extremity is God's opportunity" was proved to me in 1933, when no other way seemed open to me than that of ending my days in an old people's home; yet the poor-law administration was still deferring my admission.
In the hope that it may be of help to others, I should like to recount some of the blessings which have come to me through Christian Science.
I write this testimony with a heart overflowing with gratitude to God and to our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, hoping that it may encourage others.
I want to express my thanks for Christian Science, through the application of which I have had many healings.
Idly
I scanned the page,Too sad at heart to read,When presently some words stood outIllumined, and I said,"Here is the living water thatWill quench my thirsting need.
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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.
