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Christ Jesus said, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. " Matt.

Over the centuries, people from around the world have shared a desire to know and understand Truth. This search for the fundamental reality of things has taken many forms and has yielded a staggering array of religions, philosophies, and theories of life.

After I had taken Christian Science class instruction, I felt the need of studying the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy in depth. I wanted to be obedient to the Manual by applying its By-Laws in my everyday activities.

About twenty-five or thirty newcomers came to the lecture sponsored by our Christian Science organization (CSO) on campus, and a number of them stayed for an hour afterward to ask questions. We gave away over twenty-five copies of Science and Health , the Christian Science textbook.

When my husband and I first joined a Church of Christ, Scientist, we were impressed by the love of the members for one another. The board chairman had a sense of shepherding rather than controlling business meetings that allowed him to step back mentally and let the Christ guide the proceedings.

The following report was made available as a handout to people who attended this year 's Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, U. S.

Here are some examples of the public reaching out for answers to life's questions, and of how three individuals responded by sharing Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Examples like these are heartfelt and illustrate Mrs.

Over the years, a number of people have asked me, "Why does your Church publish a newspaper?" One of my answers has always been, Because one role of the Church of Christ, Scientist, is to spread truth, and a good newspaper promotes the purposes of truth. One man kept expressing amazement that the paper was so fair, nonsensational, and broad in its coverage.

Mary Baker Eddy affirms, "Christian Science never healed a patient without proving with mathematical certainty that error, when found out, is two-thirds destroyed, and the remaining third kills itself. " Miscellaneous Writings , p.

As I sat waiting for a traffic light to change, I noticed a drawn, gaunt little face looking down at me from a billboard. The eyes were deep-set and pleading.