Addressing
his disciples on the all-important subject of prayer, Christ Jesus said, "What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
As
the wise and harmonious management of a home comes through the concerted effort and unified purpose of the members of the family, so should the affairs of a branch church be managed in wisdom and harmony through the active participation of the membership, in attendance and in metaphysical work for the services and business meetings.
How
often a child's words awaken us to greater appreciation and illumination of spiritual truth! A young boy had been looking forward to a picnic party, and early in the morning of the appointed day he appeared at the home of the friend who was to share the jaunt, his face glowing, his voice eager.
Albert E. Lombard, former Committee on Publication for Southern California,
The commendation of Christian Science implied in a letter to the editor, published in the Post, is appreciated, but the correspondent was mistaken in his statement that Christian Science "found its roots" in an Oriental philosophy.
No
earthborn dogma mounts the platform here;No mortal theory, temporal and frail;The Bible and our textbook we revere—Preachers of sermons strong that never fail.
In
the fourth verse of the fourth chapter of Luke's Gospel is recorded Jesus' reply to the tempter: "It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
When
beginning the study of Christian Science, one may still be imbued with the man-made creed which requires an individual to think of himself as a miserable sinner, struggling to rise from a low altitude with a view to reaching heaven after death.
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.
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