Father,
in this dear hour of selflessnessTake Thou my utterance wholly unto Thee,To speak as one who follows him who spakeAs never mortal spake; that not aloneShall he who comes in prayer, rewarded go,But even more that he who comes to bindShall cast away the chains, and witness bear;That those who sit in darkness may discernThe open door of Mind, where all who willMay freedom find if they but go that way.
From Letters, Substantially as Published
The rector of a church, as quoted in a recent issue, made several erroneous statements in his talk on Christian Science, which in fairness to your readers, should not be allowed to stand.
You published a summary of an interesting address on "Books That Have Helped Me.
Addresses under the auspices of Committees on Publication have been delivered before groups of non-Christian Scientists as follows:
Since
I have known the wonder of God's might,The radiant dawn of His eternal light,And know that all is good that He has made,How can I be afraid?
The
student soon finds that in order to gain an understanding of the Principle and rules of Christian Science, persistence is indispensable.
Who
has not had the experience of knowing intuitively that a certain course was right, but of having been prevented from following it by what is ordinarily termed judgment?
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"So will we render the calved of our lips".
I wish to testify to the healing power of Truth as revealed in Christian Science.
When I was a resident member of the staff of a boarding school, a copy of the Christian Science Sentinel was lent to me.
An understanding of joy as a quality which reflects Mind has come into my life through the study of Christian Science.
I am deeply grateful to our dearly beloved Leader, Mrs.
More than forty-four years ago, Christian Science was presented to me, and I asked for treatment, for I was suffering from an injury caused by a fall.
During the winter of 1935-1936, my case was, in the opinion of leading physicians, the most serious they had in a sanatorium that accommodated forty tubercular patients.
My debt of gratitude to Christian Science is so great that I wish to share some of the fruits of healing which I have experienced.
I wish to express my sincere gratitude for what Christian Science has done for me and what it is doing for the entire world.
Mary Baker Eddy tells us in our textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures".
I desire to express my gratitude for Christian Science and the help it has been to me.
Thou
hast created me perfect, eternal,Child of Thy wonderful wisdom and grace.
[Oliver Quain, in the Natal (Durban, South Africa) Daily News]
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.