August 23, 1947
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The
story is told of a famous naturalist who was walking with a friend along a noisy and crowded street in lower New York City.
A Christian Scientist
had for some days been contending with an annoying cold.
"A Man's
life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
One
problem which frequently confronts men and women today is that of having too much to do in too little time.
If
you would make one supreme effort to reform the world, reform yourself," counseled a well-known lecturer.
Perhaps
one of the most perplexing situations a student of Christian Science in business has to fare is that of competitors and competition.
Possibly
the earliest known Greek version of the Old Testament is the translation of the Jewish Scriptures which was executed at Alexandria, Egypt, some two or three centuries before the Christian era.
Who
does not desire to practice, to put to use, that which he knows?
Missouri The Star, Kansas City
Nottinghamshire, England
[From a Christian Scientist in Netherlands East Indies]
Christian Science was first brought to my attention, when I was a little boy, by relatives who were visiting us.
"Action expresses more gratitude than speech.
In humble gratitude to God I wish to tell of a healing received some time ago through Christian Science, for I walk today because of this truth.
I wish to take this opportunity to add my expression of gratitude for Christian Science and for what it has done for me and for other members of my family.
Before I became interested in Christian Science, I had made a fruitless search for a satisfying religion.
For a long time I have desired to submit a testimony expressing my deep gratitude to God for Christian Science.
With rejoicing I submit this testimony.
The teachings of Christian Science, showing the allness of God, divine Mind, have completely changed my life and proved to me what man is in reality.
He
sat by the wayside begging that dayAnd a wonderful thing occurred:"Jesus of Nazareth passeth by"—These were the words he heard.
Per Capita Tax,
as provided in the Church Manual, Article VIII, Section 13, is due annually from "every member of The Mother Church" and "shall be forwarded each year to the Church Treasurer.
