According
to the view generally accepted, the magnitude of a human life depends chiefly upon material circumstances or conditions, upon the attainment of positions of worldly honor and power, the acquisition of wealth, and so on.
Lester B. McCoun, Committee on Publication for the State of Nebraska,
Christian Science maintains that the works of Jesus are the outstanding proofs of the presence and divinity of Christ, and stand as the supreme evidence of the power and goodness of God.
During
the past year I have on many occasions heard the thought expressed that a Christian Scientist could work out the problem of life better outside of church organization than within it.
Jesus
said: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
On
page 393 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, we read, "Be firm in your understanding that the divine Mind governs, and that in Science man reflects God's government.
A great
encouragement in our battle with error, in whatever guise it may claim to present itself, is that evern humanly speaking we are not alone in our struggle.
How
often does a young student of Christian Science, with the impetuous enthusiasm of a beginner, rebel against the counsel of an older and wiser student, not to talk unnecessarily about this wonderful truth, but to try to live it instead! The inclination to talk about Christian Science seems irresistible to some.
In
commenting on the distinctive features of civil law in this country, Andrews, "American Law" states, "The people of the United States ventured beyond the limits of precedent and founded a new system of government based on their peculiar conceptions of right, law and government.