December 23, 1950
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Christmas giving, like everything else good and true, begins with God, for it is a reminder of His giving of the Christ to mankind.
We
cannot approach the study of Christian Science with the same mental attitude that we have in studying chemistry, for instance, or music or mathematics.
In
an article entitled "The Way" in her "Miscellaneous Writings" Mary Baker Eddy points to good healing and more of the spirit of Truth as requisites for genuine progress.
Many
earnest students of Christian Science, having acquired much of the letter, yet feel the lack of that intimate and satisfying touch with the all-loving Father-Mother God that they had anticipated as an assured reward.
Christian Scientists
endeavor to commemorate an eternal Christmas, as did their Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, who wrote, "I celebrate Christmas with my soul, my spiritual sense, and so commemorate the entrance into human understanding of the Christ conceived of Spirit, of God and not of a woman—as the birth of Truth, the dawn of divine Love breaking upon the gloom of matter and evil with the glory of infinite being".
As
we follow the angel thoughts of Love, which give us light, darkness and bondage will of their own accord disappear.
David's
successful encounter with the Philistine giant, Goliath of Gath, has served throughout the years to illustrate the superiority of spiritual power over physical strength.
The
pure unfolding of a true ideaWith petals formed of deeds of truth and love,When entertained, becomes Love's richest flowerAnd lives to bless beyond the passing hour.
Down
through the centuries the angelic song that heraleded the birth of Jesus and his great mission as the Way-shower and Exemplar is still sounding.
The
peace that attends every demonstration of Christian Science confirms the Master's tender assurance to his followers.
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To ensure that complete lecture notices be printed in the Sentinel, detailed information should reach the Journal, Sentinel, and Herald Editorial Department regarding lectures in the United States and Canada at least seven weeks before the date of the lecture; elsewhere, as early as possible.
I am happy to be a student of Christian Science, and I should like to tell what first caused me to become interested in this religion.
I am thankful for the wonderful help that Christian Science has given me in recent years.
I am indeed grateful for Christian Science and for all the blessings and healings I have received.
I suffered from a stroke of paralysis at the age of eighty-one.
After the birth of our second child, in 1927, I suffered from an abdominal disorder.
"Gratitude and love should abide in every heart each day of all the years".
During my childhood I suffered every winter from tonsillitis and was absent from school for weeks at a time.
Since the year 1913, when I first took up the study of Christian Science in an effort to help a loved one, I have experienced many blessings and healings.
This testimony is given in deep gratitude for Christian Science and in the hope that it will help other parents to be willing to place their children in the care of the one Father-Mother God.
Much good has come into my life since I took up the study of Christian Science.
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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.
