with contributions from "Edith Frederick Allen, "Ethelwyn W. Parmelee
"Many times, as I sat in the comfortable little room it was my privilege to occupy at our Christian Science Sanatorium working out what seemed to me the biggest problem of my life, did the thought come to me, When I am out in the world in some useful activity, I do want my 'firstfruits' to come to this dear home; for it will be what I am receiving here that will enable me to be again useful, active, and happy.
W. Stuart Booth, Committee on Publication for the State of Colorado,
It is generally recognized and acknowledged that the so-called human mind is the sole agency employed by those who experiment with the theories classified as new-thought, mental science, and autosuggestion.
Mankind
has always felt the need of a proper and satisfactory confidant, one to whom its blackest griefs and its tenderest joys might be related or confided.
In
contemplating the human aspect of salvation, we early see two prominent facts: first, humanity needs to be saved from its errors; secondly, it is of itself insufficient for the task.
The
gratitude and love which Christian Scientists feel toward their beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, for the blessings which have come into their lives through her discovery of Christian Science and her ceaseless labors for mankind, constitute an important part of their attitude towards Truth.