The
complete sentence in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy in which the words of the title of this article appear is on page 367: "The tender word and Christian encouragement of an invalid, pitiful patience with his fears and the removal of them, are better than hecatombs of gushing theories, stereotyped borrowed speeches, and the doling of arguments, which are but so many parodies on legitimate Christian Science, aflame with divine Love.
At
all times, and especially when living conditions seem to present problems to many people, much comfort is derived from the fact proclaimed in the Bible that we live in God.
with contributions from The Christian Science Board of Directors, Herbert T. Stanger, Norman S. Sweetland, Hazel M. Mills, Paul S. Deland, Richard J. Davis, Helen H. Spangler
It
has been a custom in some parts of the British Isles, on the day appointed for hiring farm and other workers, for the prospective employer to offer a small sum of money which, if accepted by the worker, is an earnest, or pledge, that each party will keep his promise: one to give employment, the other to serve in his household.
