On
the occasion of the laying of the cornerstone of The Mother Church in 1894, our beloved Leader wrote the poem "Laus Deo," which was set to music and was played on the church chimes and sung by the congregation at the dedication services in January, 1895.
C. Shelton Agar, Committee on Publication for Natal, South Africa,
It is evident from the subsequent letters appearing in your newspaper that "Seeker after Truth" and "Veritas" are making use of your columns only to show their disappoval of Christian Science.
Albert E. Lombard, Committee on Publication for Southern California,
In your issue of August 2, an article mentioned a certain Californian and cited various misleading statements derogatory to Christian Science and Christian Scientists that were set forth in a book of which he is the author.
One
of the enslaving beliefs of the human mind is the temptation to feel that circumstances are greater than we are; that they can master us and affect us injuriously, and that, therefore, we can legitimately place the blame for our failures on situations outside ourselves.
How
often in the student's progress in Christian Science, in the midst of turmoil, comes the need for proving the truth as did the Master when he stilled the storm: "And there was a great calm"! How often from the sick, the sinning, the heart-weary, or the unemployed comes the pitiful human cry which preceded that great calm, "Lord, save us: we perish"!
In
view of the widespread belief of lack and limitation, students of Christian Science, whether or not they are personally faced with business problems, are awakening to study still more deeply the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, and to strive still better to live the precepts clearly set forth by her.
