There
is no doubt that the great majority of those who now call themselves Christian Scientists were first attracted to this truth by the hope that they might through its ministrations be relieved of physical suffering, and very few ever expected to get any other benefit.
Perhaps
no parable spoken by the Master is of such universal appeal, and therefore the subject of more frequent reference, than that of the prodigal son.
As the divine Mind necessarily contains the complete fulfilment of its purpose respecting the divine ideas, it is essential for the appearing of God's kingdom on earth that this fulfilment should come to each individual consciousness.
Sometimes
we hear of opposition to the Christian Science "organization," as some are pleased to call it, and when we do we are led to wonder if those who object to organization have deeply considered the question, or whether they have been carried along by a mesmeric wave of aggressive suggestion.
The evangelist whose sermon is reported in the Fresno Republican is quite right in his assertion that healing the sick is not all there is to Christian Science practice.
In common with all Christian churches the great Methodist church founded by John Wesley and the Christian Science church founded by Mary Baker Eddy hold to the omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience of God.
There are certain respects in which the teachings of Christian Science differ from those of other Christian denominations of the present day, but the most marked difference is in the practice of Christian healing, and in that respect Christian Science follows closely the practice of the followers of Jesus for nearly three centuries.
