September 23, 1939
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To
increasing numbers of weary mortals who are turning in dismay from the uncertainties and turmoils of the human scene, Christian Science opens up a glorious vista of new hopes.
In
the Manual of The Mother Church Mary Baker Eddy has established the rules relating to the Christian Science Sunday School.
Students
of Christian Science find that promptness is a very desirable quality, to be practically applied in their undertakings.
In
one of the most solemn asseverations Christ Jesus ever uttered, namely, "I am the resurrection, and the life," he links inseparably the two words, "resurrection" and "life.
On
a rocky point under the shadow of an ancient fort stands a lighthouse which flashes its steady beams of guidance and warning to navigators.
A correspondent writing in a recent issue on the subject of Christian Science, inquires how it can be proved that "God is infinite Mind," as stated in a recent lecture on Christian Science.
According to a recent report in the Midland Free Press, a speaker before the Midland Kiwanis Club "questioned the scientific basis behind Christian Science" and referred to this teaching as "quackery.
I have noted an article in a recent issue, and inasmuch as the information contained therein might indicate that Christian Scientists are not Christians and do not practice the Golden Rule, I should appreciate space in your paper to correct any false opinions which may have been formed by the readers of this article.
I wish to thank you and your collaborator sincerely for the sympathetic article concerning Christian Science recently published in your columns.
Several years ago the writer, on becoming a member of a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, found herself resisting the responsibility of teaching assigned to her.
No
one who studies Christian Science conscientiously need be in any doubt as to what are the characteristics of a Christian.
For
the Israelites, as we read in the Old Testament, there was prescribed a strict and formal ritual in the religious ceremony of purification, whereby the dual purpose of cleansing and expiation was observed.
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I have always been encouraged by my first experience of God's guidance.
Before learning of Christian Science I went through years of worry, doubt, depression, and perplexity, during which I talked earnestly with many people and investigated various religions and philosophies, only to decide each time with more conviction, that "all is vanity.
When I came to Christian Science I was burdened with grief, and had slept very little for three months.
Words cannot express my ever-increasing gratitude for the many healings and blessings I have received through the application of Christian Science.
With a joyful heart and with great gratitude I should like to tell of a wonderful healing which came to me through Christian Science.
Deepest gratitude compels me to testify to my healings in Christian Science and to the peace which has come to me through this wonderful religion.
Christian Science has opened a door which had been closed by my misunderstanding of God.
I took up the study of Christian Science some thirty years ago.
Twenty-one years ago I read the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.
Lone,
lofty peaks, remote and far;The solitude of sea-washed sands;The calm retreat of trees and streams;The call of far-flung foreign lands—
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