While
considering the building of the addition to The Mother Church, the foundation of which has been laid as the result of the demonstration of spiritual unity, I have been reminded of the building of the temple in the time of the kings Cyrus and Darius, an account of which may be found in Ezra and Haggai.
The
idea of reflection, when illustrated by the dewdrops, each of which reflects the sun, always seemed to me to imply a good deal of monotony, and it was only when traveling through some very pretty, peaceful scenery that the idea of infinite variety in connection with reflection came to me.
Probably
no word is used more conspicuously by Christian Scientists than the word demonstration, and it is likewise probable that no word is more frequently misused.
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
For the average man or woman, the easiest part of the Christian life is the assent to doctrinal statements and the observance of certain religious forms.
Christian Science does not rest upon psychological laws, as the critic surmises, but upon those very laws of God, which are properly described as "immutable, undeviating in their effects.
The Excelsior has received the following communication from the Publication Committee of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, which it publishes with pleasure.
A dear
friend once suggested that when we attended the Communion service of The Mother Church we should go with the idea of giving rather than receiving a blessing.
It
seems strange that man clings to the frailty of human beliefs concerning health, strength, wealth, intelligence, and friends, and fears to trust God.
