In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

Signs of the Times

[Editorial from Der Christliche Apologete (Christian Apologist), Cincinnati, Ohio (translation)]

In your esteemed paper of September 12 there appeared...

In your esteemed paper of September 12 there appeared an article by a doctor entitled "Unhappines and Pessimism a Symptom of Disease.

In an article in the Times a writer recently made a serious...

In an article in the Times a writer recently made a serious mistake when he associated Christian Science with hypnotism, and stated, "The Christian Science practitioner quietly yet persistently repeats, 'You are well!' thus soothing the patient and leaving the positive suggestion of health where it is bound to take effect.

My attention has been called to your editorial of November 27...

My attention has been called to your editorial of November 27, and I note that you mention Christian Science as purporting to heal "through the power of the mind over the body.

A clergyman refers in his article to Christian Science as a...

A clergyman refers in his article to Christian Science as a "quaint American superstition.

Had the writer of the article called "The Dissension of Latter-Day Medicos,"...

Had the writer of the article called "The Dissension of Latter-Day Medicos," in the May issue of your journal, followed his own advice, to be charitable toward a system of healing other than one's own, he would have avoided the misrepresentation of Christian Science and his undignified reference to its Discoverer and Founder in his opening paragraph.

A Relationship

Slowly the setting sun slipped behind the low-lying bank of clouds, which, rising steadily from the horizon, soon overspread the sky and cast upon the lake its dark shadows.

Instantaneous Healing

Instantaneous healing is the goal to which every earnest student of Christian Science longs to attain in his practice.

"A nail in a sure place"

Referring to the installation of Eliakim as treasurer to the court of King Hezekiah, the prophet Isaiah represents God as saying, "I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place.

"He leadeth me!"

A beautiful hymn reiterates the refrain, "He leadeth me!" In one of its stanzas are found the comforting words,

The Open Book

"He had in his hand a little book open.

The Cost of Living

The cost of living is generally taken to mean the amount that has to be paid or given in exchange for the things believed to be necessary to sustain human life—namely, food, clothing, and shelter.