How
often one's spoken thought begins with the words "I want"! And how often the "want" is a transient, material desire, perhaps a good desire from a human standpoint, but not one to bring unalloyed blessings! Perhaps this desire is for a higher academic education; perhaps it is a longing to spend a vacation at a given time or place; perhaps it is a wish that one might prove attractive to another person or persons.
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has been said that the true purpose of history is to record the footsteps of the past in order that succeeding generations may see their tendency, and, choosing to follow the good, progress toward ultimate perfection.
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the heart of every child, man, and woman there is the natural desire to give; and as progress in Christian Science is made this desire increases and becomes definitely focused on the giving of good to one's fellow men.
Miss Noreen McBride, Acting Committee on Publication for the State of Michigan, in the
In a recent issue of the Branch County News appeared a timely article entitled "What Fear and Fright Will Do," which refers to an incident similar to the one described by Mrs.
John M. Dean, Committee on Publication for the State of Tennessee, in the
While the reference to Christian Science in the article entitled "Black Magic," which appeared in the Sunday magazine section of your paper, was more or less incidental to the subject, the very fact that it was even mentioned in that connection is likely to create an erroneous impression with those who are unacquainted with its teachings.
Ray Birn Delvin, Committee on Publication for the Province of Quebec, Canada, in the
The report of a sermon, as printed in your issue of May 9, contained certain statements regarding Christian Science which, in fairness to your readers, I should correct; and I shall appreciate the courtesy of space in your columns to do so.
