What
student of Christian Science has not been confronted, again and again, with the discouraging suggestion that his efforts to practice Christian healing are not of the highest order, and that he is not giving good Christian Science treatments! To discover the whys and wherefores of his difficulties, he is apt to neglect the two sources of light to which he should turn instantly, namely, the Bible and the works of the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy.
Now
and then one comes across a person who acknowledges openly that he is a student of Christian Science, that he turns to it for healing and systematically reads and studies the literature; but he avers that he has not felt an urge to unite either with The Mother Church or with one of its branches.
The
thought that each individual has but one relative and that one perfectly satisfactory in every respect and under all circumstances would seem to most mortals too good to be true.
When
Paul in one of his inimitable letters urged the little band of Christians at Colosse to set their "affections on things above, not on things on the earth".
At
certain seasons of the year there come from many parts of the world invitations to the public to visit particular regions and enjoy the warm sunshine, the flowers, and the fruit of some favored clime And very pleasant indeed it is sometimes to accept this invitation and enjoy the promised hospitality.