Christian Science is based on the self—evident proposition that there is one great First Cause, and that this First Cause is intelligence, or Mind—in other words, Spirit, God.
The standpoint of Christian Science is that there exists a sharp distinction between the life and teachings of Christ Jesus and all others, that there is a radical difference between the Christ—method of healing sickness and sin and all other systems.
When
I was a boy, though by no means an especially good one, I seemed to drink in unconsciously the beauties of nature portrayed in the mellow sunlight, the glad promise of spring, the fragrant glories of summer, the flaming wealth of autumn: and some especially impressive scenes of nature are indelibly photographed upon the tablets of my memory.
The
familiar saying, that "man's extremity is God's opportunity," expresses a truth which should stimulate mankind to a livelier examination of their position and their mental conditions.
