December 21, 1940
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heavenward-looking thinkers in various historical instances have come revelations of the Christ, which redeems men from the delusions of material sense.
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the centuries thinkers have wondered and yearned to know what it was that Jesus knew which enabled him to face the world of his day with unparalleled confidence and authority.
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to his disciples of the inevitable destruction of all materiality, the master Metaphysician said: "When ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass.
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belief in evil's power has been radically challenged through the discovery of Christian Science by Mary Baker Eddy.
MARY BAKER EDDY
writes on page 260 of "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany": "The basis of Christmas is the rock, Christ Jesus; its fruits are inspiration and spiritual understanding of joy and rejoicing,—not because of tradition, usage, or corporeal pleasures, but because of fundamental and demonstrable truth, because of the heaven within us.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
brings the light of Truth to bear upon vague or mistaken concepts of God, and shows Him to be divine Principle, expressed in His idea, spiritual man.
How
vibrant were the hills of BethlehemThat Christmas morning when the angels sangOf peace on earth; how roundly echoes rangUntil it seemed the mountains spoke with them!How truly wise those sages who discernedThat gleaming star set in the eastern sky—Who recognized the star of prophecy,And homeward to the Christ their footsteps turned!
A Sunday school teacher writes: An opportunity to be of assistance to one of the pupils in my class came to me recently.
[Christian Science program over Station WEAF, New York City, conducted by Mr.
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page 261 of "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany," under the above caption, Mary Baker Eddy says: "How shall we cheer the children's Christmas and profit them withal?
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opportunity for retrospective analysis of great events in human history is regarded as a valuable inheritance.
In gratitude for the many healings received through the help of Christian Science I give this testimony, hoping it may encourage others to heed the injunction, "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.
In 1921 I was in a wretched condition mentally, physically, and morally.
My heart overflows with gratitude for Christian Science and its Discoverer and Founder, Mary Baker Eddy.
It has been my privilege for many years to enjoy the blessings of Christian Science.
More than thirty years ago, my mother left her home and family in small mountain town, to go to a lower altitude, with the sentence of death from heart trouble upon her should she return.
I should like to share a wonderful proof of God's care, and I trust it will bless all who read about it.
Out of the gratitude that is in my heart for the proof of God's loving care for His children, I give this testimony.
Sincere gratitude for the innumerable ways in which Christian Science has helped me prompts me to write this testimony.
It is with a great sense of gratitude for Christian Science that I give this testimony.
The printed Tenets of The Mother Church are in general use by branch churches and societies, either as a basis for their application forms for admission to membership or for binding into their by-law booklets.
