In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

States of Consciousness

The great thinkers of the world who have pressed home the question of the sources of knowledge, have shown that in the last analysis all we know is thought, since the process of knowing is itself a process of thinking.

Prayer of Faith

The only kind of prayer that was used or commended by the Master and his apostles was the prayer of faith, that is, a living reliance upon what they understood of God.

From Our Exchanges

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In a recent issue the announcement of a public drama contains the mistaken statement that it will be of interest to Christian Scientists because it exploits mental suggestion.
It would be well for self-appointed critics of Christian Science to heed carefully Jesus' teaching concerning "the mote" and "the beam" and to "judge righteous judgment.
An extract from a sermon by Professor—,published in the Southern Cross, contains a reference to Christian Science in which he speaks of this religion as a fashionable form of racial folly, practising esoteric mysteries, the root of which, according to the professor, is an unspiritual thirst after a sign, after thaumaturgic wonders, and other things on the level of conjuring tricks.
Will you allow me to say a word with regard to the remarks on my letter to you, published in a recent issue?
In the Bible we are admonished to "overcome evil with good.
There is nothing in this world for which mankind has a greater respect than matter, as matter is commonly conceived, and there is certainly nothing which less deserves its respect.

Grateful Praise

Some one remarked a while ago that he did not see why the Bible contained so many commands to praise and to magnify God; but in Christian Science how easily and beautifully this is explained! To praise God, to exalt Him, to magnify Him continually, is the earnest desire of its every true representative.

"Strengthen thy brethren"

In the twenty-second chapter of Luke we find these words of Christ Jesus, spoken to Peter, "I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

The Dream Dispelled

"Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.