One
Wednesday evening a Reader in a branch church read for one of his citations from the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, these words.
Many
are under the false impression that there is such a thing as complete mechanical or electrical automatism, that is, self-action or self-regulation.
If
the revered Founder of the Christian Science movement had done nothing more for humanity than pen the words, "Life is real, and death is the illusion," she would have merited its eternal gratitude.
Deep
in the heart of every student of Christian Science is the earnest desire to progress, to move forward, to express more and more the qualities of eternal Mind.
Before
perusing this editorial, the reader will doubtless have studied the Lesson-Sermon for Sunday, January 9, 1944, the subject of which is "Sacrament.
Few have had more for which to be grateful to God than I during the past thirty odd years since my first healing in Christian Science, which was chronicled in the August, 1916, issue of The Christian Science Journal; but for an experience during the present world conflict I wish especially to express my gratitude at this time.
I feel that I have delayed too long in testifying to the many blessings which I have received since becoming a student of Christian Science, thirteen years ago.
Christian Science was presented to me in my home in the South, where it was compulsory for the children to submit to physical tests in the schools both at the beginning and at the close of the school term.
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