The
question of government is taking such a prominent place in men's minds today that many are driven to probe beneath the obvious, to try to discover what authority those powers have which claim to govern, and whence they derive it.
A Student
of Christian Science once thought that a painful experience she was passing through at the time was separating her from all the joy, harmony, and freedom she had previously known through an understanding of God's omnipresence.
One
spring day when a large river, swollen by heavy rains and melting snows, threatened to overflow its banks, numerous spectators congregated upon a spacious bridge spanning the rising stream.
J. Latimer Davis, Committee on Publication for the State of Iowa,
A recent contributor to the Democrat evidently meant to commend Christian Science when she said "the faithful followers of 'Christian Science' have been proving to the world the truth and efficiency of mind over matter, with marvelous results," and the intended commendation is gratefully acknowledged.
When
Jesus prayed, in the following words, "That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us," he was proclaiming a divine universality which is the basic teaching of Christian Science.
Carlton R. Merrifield
with contributions from Edna M. Merrifield
I feel that the time has come to "declare the works of the Lord" by expressing my gratitude for all the blessings which have come into my life since I took up the study of Christian Science.
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