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At age seven I was enrolled in the Christian Science Sunday School,...
At age seven I was enrolled in the Christian Science Sunday School, which I attended until the age of twenty. But I was not yet studying and practicing this teaching, something I now know is imperative to our growth in understanding Christian Science. Shortly before my marriage, I completely left the Church of Christ, Scientist. For a while I attended another church and also took up smoking and drinking. When ill with influenza, I had medical attention.
However, when our daughter was three years old, I wanted her to go to Sunday School somewhere. Without hesitation I enrolled her in a Christian Science Sunday School. Thus began my own comeback to Science, for I attended both Sunday services and Wednesday testimony meetings at the branch church. I felt drawn to this church through the love and steadfastness in Truth expressed by its members. I was one of those Mrs. Eddy speaks of in Science and Health (p. 570): "Millions of unprejudiced minds—simple seekers for Truth, weary wanderers, athirst in the desert—are waiting and watching for rest and drink."
My family, except my husband, were Christian Scientists, and they were very loving and patient with me during my "wandering" years. It wasn't long after enrolling our daughter in Sunday School that I felt a desire to become a member of this church I had grown to love. That was twenty-six years ago. During the years, with the help of a consecrated Christian Science practitioner, I overcame a terrible fear of standing and giving testimonies at our Wednesday meetings. With this freedom came much growth and activity in various positions in the church, including a term as Second Reader. Several years after I'd joined the branch church, my husband became interested in Christian Science and also joined.
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April 5, 1982 issue
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"Easter gladness"
ELEANOR YOUNG CLAPP
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Why did they do it?
BRYAN G. POPE
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"Man is not a pendulum..."
MARY BARNES
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Learning from the resurrection
MICHAEL WILLIAM HAMILTON
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Deep, inner peace
ISABEL F. BATES
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Did you say, "Going downhill"?
AYLEIN ECKLES KONRAD
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Resting
SHARON HUNTINGTON
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Why gratitude?
DeWITT JOHN
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Good of undiminishing value
BEULAH M. ROEGGE
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How I prove Christian Science
Damiana Carrizo
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As a lifelong Christian Scientist, I have had many...
GAIL JORDAN TOUSEY
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Friday I had a spelling test
BRENT MIDYETT with contributions from CHERYL S. MIDYETT
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Some time ago I was thrown from my bicycle while going downhill...
HELMA KESSEL with contributions from HERMANN KESSEL
