There
are many at the present day who are saying, as did Job, "The thing which I greatly feared is come upon me," but few realize that the trouble came because of fear; in other words, lack of trust in God.
Christian Science
does not take up the discussion of the human belief of evil because evil has any valid claim upon mortals' attention, but because this belief asserts a reality opposition to good, and because its falsity must be recognized in order to apprehend the allness of God.
Aside from our critic's strictures of Christian Science, his sermon is reported to have been almost entirely devoted to an effort to impress on his hearers that "salvation pertains to the present.
If
there is one consideration more than another which lifts our love and gratitude to the Founder of Christian Science beyond all merely human expression, it is that she has shown us how to pray,—to pray in the way which Jesus taught, "in spirit and in truth.
An
unusual investment opportunity is being presented to Christian Scientists,—an investment so good that its value should be self-evident, and yet it will not make returns to self-interest.
Beloved Brethren:—Since our meeting a year ago, the work of Christian Science has gone steadily onward: multitudes have been helped and healed of all manner of diseases, the momentum of sin has been lessened, and mankind redeemed by the understanding that God is Love and Truth.