May 31, 1958
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Recently
I was privileged to see a copy of an old newspaper, published in Boston, Massachusetts, which carried what is believed to be the first advertisement that Mary Baker Eddy placed in public print to announce her instruction in the Science of Mind-healing.
According
to Christian Science, the Bible has to be taken spiritually as well as literally.
In
the twenty-third chapter of Luke we find the stirring account of Christ Jesus' being brought before Pilate by his accusers, who sought his crucifixion.
If
we admit that God is Love and is infinite, does it not follow that wherever we are, wherever we go, in whatever situation we may find ourselves, we may joyously and trustingly expect to see Love reflecting itself in love?
Today
the Christian Science Reading Room affords a quiet place for study, prayer, and spiritual refreshment to all who desire it.
There is joy in evening stillness,And the first white violet,When the brook singsIn muted tones,In the sunset's afterglow.
Mankind's
deep desire to be loved has resulted in frantic efforts for approval, wearying struggles for success and security, and an endless search for happy relationships.
As
I was walking with a friend in crowded city one day, he remarked, "There is such a sense of aliveness here.
The
scribes and the Pharisees once came to Jesus accusing his disciples of breaking the tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they partook of food.
"The
struggle for Truth makes one strong instead of weak, resting instead of wearying one," writes Mary Baker Eddy in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures".
Article
The Mother Church is always deeply interested in the mission of Christian Science organizations at colleges and universities.
Article
Speaker: How many of us at one time or another have had the feeling that we are separated from God, perhaps a sense of there being a great gulf between God and man?
For many years I have been helped by a practical understanding of Christian Science.
While suffering from a nervous breakdown, I became so affected mentally that I tried to take my own life.
Christian Science was presented to me at a time when I was searching for a religion that would explain the Bible.
My gratitude often goes out to a schoolgirl acquaintance, a pupil in a Christian Science Sunday School, who said to me, "Would you like to go to Sunday School with me next Sunday?
When I first took up the study of Christian Science, I had four healings by reading the textbook, Science and Health by Mrs.
When I first attended a Wednesday testimony meeting in a Christian Science church, I did not understand much of what was read, but I was impressed by the hospitable atmosphere.
My gratitude for Christian Science is unbounded.
More than fifty years ago, my sister-in-law, who had been a semi-invalid for many years, became interested in the study of Christian Science and through the application of its teachings was restored to an active, useful life.
