Ralph W. Still, Committee on Publication for the State of Texas,
The Master's immediate disciples demonstrated the divine power over sin, sickness, and death, as did Paul also; and this Christ-healing was practiced by the early church, until about the close of the third century.
The
story of the prodigal son is one of the simplest, and yet one of the most beautiful, parables which Jesus employed to teach his disciples the great lessons of life.
The
fourth chapter of Matthew tells of Jesus' overcoming of the various temptations of the devil, or carnal mind, and of his selecting Peter and Andrew, James and John, to be his followers.
During
the Commencement exercises of a large university, a well-known educator addressing the audience composed of graduates and their friends said, "We must not fear life, we must love it.
The
understanding of the true selfhood which God bestows upon man created in His image is the remedy for all that would hinder the health, happiness, and prosperity of mankind; and this understanding has been made available to all through the teachings of Christian Science.
As
soon as a seeker after good, a student of spiritual things, begins to discern the meaning of spirituality, he realizes the necessity for deliverance from the belief of being the son of a mortal, born of a woman, the inheritor of the peculiarities of a multitude of ancestors.
In thanking the branch churches and societies for their loyal and generous support during the past twelve months, the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church desires to call attention to the revised recommendations which are now being issued, and which will be duly distributed in the usual pamphlet form.
