In
his letter to the Philippian Christian workers, Paul included this benediction: "The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
During
the course of the exile of the Jews in Babylon, one of the greatest of their seers, often known as "The Prophet of Consolation" from his words of comfort and encouragement.
Miss Constance M. Frost, Committee on Publication for Queensland, Australia,
In a recent issue, a statement was made that "Christian Scientists also have their Bible, the works of Mary Baker Eddy, extracts from which are engraved on the walls of some of their churches.
Henry J. Marquison, former Committee on Publication for the State of South Dakota,
In an article which appeared in a recent issue of your paper under the caption "Cut in Old Age Assistance," a contributor refers to Christian Science in a somewhat jesting tone in the following statement: "The old folks have already been reduced in their assistance to the point of miserable existence.
Frank T. Norman, Committee on Publication for Dunbartonshire, Scotland,
In his comments at the close of an article on health which appeared in a recent issue of your paper, the writer, a clergyman residing in a distant town, displays an apparent lack of understanding in his reference to Christian Science practitioners.
One
of the most regrettable features of the present day is that many men and women lack a reasonable faith in God's power to sustain them mentally, a reliable understanding of Him which will not only bring them consolation and a measure of peace, but will also empower them to help others in need.
"Search
the scriptures," said Jesus to an audience well versed in the Biblical records of their day, "for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
With a desire to clarify the procedure to be followed by those desiring to unite with The Mother Church, as well as to answer questions most frequently asked concerning membership, the circular of Instruction to Applicants, Approvers, and Countersigners has been revised and simplified.
To ensure that complete lecture notices be printed in the Sentinel, detailed information should reach the Journal, Sentinel, and Herald Editorial Department regarding lectures in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain and Ireland, at least five weeks before the date of the lecture; elsewhere, six or eight weeks before.
After teaching, for some time, a class of girls from sixteen to twenty years old, I found that although they had learned the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes in their earlier years of attendance in the Sunday school, they had practically forgotten them.
Since childhood I have enjoyed the privilege of reading the testimonies in the Christian Science Sentinel, which have always been a great inspiration to me.
Having derived so much help from the testimonies in the periodicals, I should also like to use this means of expressing my gratitude for the many blessings our family has received from the application of Christian Science.
I feel I can no longer delay in giving my testimony, and wish to express in words my gratitude for all the rich blessings which have come to me since taking up the study of Christian Science.
Just after an extraodinary proof of the healing power of Christian Science, and when a greater realization of man's oneness with God brought the light of peace, security, and hope, I found myself without a position and without money, but, I am grateful to say, without the slightest fear.
It has often been said of healings effected through Christian Science treatment that the patient would have regained his health anyway; that Christian Science had nothing to do with the good results.
I am deeply grateful to the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, who has given us the truth as taught and demonstrated by Christ Jesus, which has proved such a blessing to all mankind.
Ambition,
hatred, fear—the dreams of night—Aggression, lawlessness, the deed uncouth,Are as the darkness swiftly taking flightBefore the bright, illuminating truth"Why stand aghast at nothingness?
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