Articles

Freedom of religious thought has developed a multitude of diverse interpretations of Scripture, cach vigorously supported by numbers of converts forming various sects, so that the sincere seeker after truth becomes bewildered by the many different and contrary influences brought to bear upon him. What shall he believe? Believe the teachings of Christ, and nothing that is not in accordance with them.

Physical Science is defined as classified knowledge; that is, knowledge gained from the five personal senses and arranged by the reason and intellect. It depends upon known laws of matter, as observed by the five personal senses.

The combined efforts at this hour of the materialistic portion of the pulpit and press, to retard by misrepresentation the stately goings of Christian Science, are giving it new impetus and energy, awakening the vox populi —directing more critical observation of its uplifting influence upon the health, morals and spirituality of man. Their movements indicate fear and weakness, a physical and spiritual need that Christian Science should remove and the results become glorious.

A friend said to me this morning, "Our church, (Dr. Scudder's) are talking seriously of abolishing creeds.

The President of the Mass. Metaphysical College has been made the recipient of a magnificent upright piano—the gift of a pupil of the March class.

The minister of a certain Boston suburban parish looked up with a broad smile from his copy of the Advertiser the other day. "What is funny, Yorick?" asked his wife.

We are pleased to learn that there is an American Society for Psychical Research formed in Boston on the plan of the English Society, whose purpose is to systematically investigate certain mental phenomena—the transference of mental images from one person to another, whether or not mind reading is possible, etc. , etc.

The spirit of prophecy inspired Wendell Phillips when he said "Christian Science has started on a crusade which will end only with the millennium,'' and the words should be immortalized in the thought of every Christian Scientist. Let us remember that we are at work for a Cause—not for a person.

The inquiry comes from all quarters, What is Christian Science? and is coupled with another, Why does it differ from all other methods of mind cure? The following are some of its claims to supremacy: 1. It has for its alma mater a legally established institution.

What the Christian Scientist has to do is to endure, —to hold fast,—to stand steadfast to himself, —to draw others' thoughts to his thought—not to surrender his to theirs. If I allow any one to irritate me, I have gone over to his thought.