The
belief that death is inevitable is all but universally held among human beings and so is the belief that the older a person becomes, the more likely he is to die.
Frequently
the parting from dear friends and close relatives is for an indefinite time, marking the end of a certain stage of one's experience, and the bitterness and regret felt because of the parting are apt to overshadow the sweetness of happy memories.
When
through some ebbing tide of circumstanceYour life seems parched and barren, like the sand,This is your assurance, if you stand,That soon a tide of blessings will advance.
When
fervently you long to see each childGrow beautiful, intelligent, and strong—To flower into manhood, undefiledBy sophistry, unbruised by stubborn wrong—Oh, let no willful effort pry apartThe infant bud that bides the touch of Love:But turn obediently with listening heartTo hear Mind's pure instruction.
Faced
with major challenges to their safety and security, Christian Scientists choose to depend upon methods that they have proved to be effective in what might be termed "minor challenges"— much as a mathematician uses the principle of mathematics in solving whatever problems he may be confronted with.
The following periodicals were founded by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, and are published by The Christian Science Publishing Society, One Norway Street, Boston 15, Massachusetts, U.
Because of the increasing need for trained Christian Science nurses, applications for admission to the Nurses Training Course given at Christian Science Benevolent Association Sanatoriums are welcomed from Christian Scientists who desire a career in nursing.
SPEAKER: Throughout all history, nothing has touched human hearts more deeply than the event which took place in a humble manger in the village of Bethlehem almost twenty centuries ago.
Christian Science Activities for the Armed Services, which include arrangements for regular Christian Science services, treatment, and other assistance for men and women in the Armed Forces, extend throughout the United States, Canada, and many overseas areas.
After
the Second World War, I entered an English institute in Kyoto, and on the recommendation of a teacher, many of the students in my class started to attend Christian Science Sunday services in order to promote our study of the English language.
For
many years I attended a Christian Science Sunday School and later became a member of The Mother Church and of a branch Church of Christ, Scientist.
Inasmuch
as my mother was a student of Christian Science before I was born, I was blessed by an early training that was in accord with its teachings, and I enjoyed the privilege of attending the Christian Science Sunday School.
I am
very grateful for our periodicals, for it was through the reading of some of them more than thirty years ago that I experienced my first healing in Christian Science.
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