A young
student of Christian Science in talking with an older and more experienced worker asked the latter to give her some advice that would help her to become a more efficient practitioner.
The
phrase "attending church," meaning the presence of an individual in the religious congregation of his choice, is so generally accepted that the student of Christian Science needs to be clear in his understanding as to what it means for him to attend church.
What
student of Christian Science at some time in his experience has not had to face a condition that appeared not to yield to his most earnest efforts?
In
one of Mary Baker Eddy's letters to a branch church—letters rich in counsel and guidance—is this loving admonition: "So let us meekly meet, mercifully forgive, wisely ponder, and lovingly scan the convulsions of mortal mind, that its sudden sallies may help us, not to a start, but to a tenure of unprecarious joy".
