Christian Scientists
have become such largely because they have had proved for them the availability of righteous prayer as the most efficient means of healing the sick, and from this starting-point they have progressed to a knowledge and understanding of God which they have found to be the only trustworthy guide for human action and endeavor.
In
wrestling with his picture puzzle, the youngster may readily recognize the specific thing portrayed on each of the many queer-shaped blocks, but he will certainly have difficulty in properly arranging them if he does not have a definite idea of the complete picture.
To most people prosperity means chiefly worldly success, and few there are who do not greatly desire it, even if they are not willing to labor for its attainment.
Christian Scientists
have long recognized that harmony and unity are essential in the progress of the cause to which they have given their allegiance, and from day to day they are proving that works, and not words alone, are the true index to the extent to which these qualities control their action; and it will not be amiss, perhaps, to call attention to one or two concrete instances of this kind.
Some
misunderstanding seems to have followed the reports of the recent Central Conference of American rabbis, held at Baltimore last month, to the effect that Jews were being received into membership in the Christian Science church while retaining their membership in the synagogue.
In
Science and Health we read: "In the figurative transmission from the divine thought to the human, diligence, promptness, and perseverance are likened to the 'cattle upon a thousand hills'".
Students
of Christian Science are sometimes asked by others who are interested in the subject, whether they place greater emphasis upon denial or upon affirmation in their Science work.