To Christian Scientists, the present epoch is pre-eminently one of hope and anticipation. Never was the outlook more full of promise and good cheer than now. In every department of human activity and enterprise, the movement is forward and upward, towards something higher and better, to a sense of larger possibilities, achievements, and dominion.
And what is true in the world of invention, discovery, art, education, and industrial pursuits, is equally true in the realm of religious thought and investigation—a disposition to loosen one's hold on the ever-changing but never-satisfying past, and an earnest longing for that which is substantial and abiding—that "which cannot be shaken."
The discovery of Christian Science in 1866—a date to which students of prophecy had long been turning with expectant interest—was the Star of Hope appearing above the horizon of the receding century. Its increasing brightness led multitudes to inquire diligently into the time and manner of its appearing, and what might be its portents for the future. To-day, its Light is touching all lands, illuminating the pathway of every sincere seeker after Truth, and heralding the millennial glory.
