Throughout
the centuries there have been spiritually-minded individuals who recognized that God is the source of all strength; and in relying upon this truth they have been sustained through the most difficult experiences.
Christian Science
is a friendly, helpful, scientific religion that has come to the world to break the dream of life in matter and awaken mankind to the recognition that Life is God; that Life is eternal; that God, good, is supreme, the only power and presence; and that man, the image and likeness of God, is spiritual and immortal.
In
considering the matter of church membership, whether it be membership in The Mother Church or in a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, it is well to ponder just what this action signifies from the standpoint of the individual.
"Few
persons comprehend what Christian Science means by the word reflection," declares Mary Baker Eddy in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures".
For
several weeks prior to October 12, Jon had been gaily singing the words of a song regarding Columbus which he had learned in the second grade at school.