September 28, 1940
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In
these days when nation is rising against nation and we are hearing much "of wars and rumours of wars," we are prone to think of warfare only in its cruel, destructive phases.
Probably
one of the most arresting injunctions that a student of Christian Science receives is the admonition to turn his thought away from person to Principle.
"This
movement of thought must push on the ages: it must start the wheels of reason aright, educate the affections to higher resources, and leave Christianity unbiased by the superstitions of a senior period," writes Mrs.
A MAN,
returning home late, thought that before retiring he would listen to certain favorite music on the shortwave radio.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
teaches an understanding of God which implants a correct attitude of thought in its followers.
STUDENTS
of the Bible may be prone to wonder at the apparent ingratitude of the nine lepers who did not return thanks for their healing.
Through
the activities of the Boy and Girl Scouts, Youth Hostels, and similar outdoor organizations, hiking and climbing are familiar to many young people.
As time goes on, less and less misrepresentation of Christian Science is found in the press.
["Columbia West Coast Church of the Air" talk over Columbia Broadcasting System, by Floyd C.
Over
twenty years ago I was suffering from a fibrous tumor.
I should like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude for Christian Science.
For more than thirty years Christian Science has been my only physician, and during that period I have experienced many healings, physically, financially, mentally, and morally; but at this time I should like to testify to two healings which further emphasized the truth of a statement given to us by our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, in her textbook, Science and Health.
Many blessings have come to me through Christian Science, which has given me an understanding of our loving Father-Mother God.
I first heard of Christian Science over twenty-five years ago, when its healing truth was brought into our home by the captain of the naval ship to which my husband was attached.
When I think of conditions as they seemed to me when I first found this wonderful Science, I want to sing and shout to all the world, and to share with all God's children what He, in His infinite love and mercy, has shown to me.
I attended a Christian Science Sunday School from early childhood, and joined a local branch church while I was a girl, but then for seven years drifted away from church attendance.
Our family first became interested in Christian Science in 1888, but I did not take up the study of it until 1914.
In Psalms we read: "He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
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