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Inspirational Readings from the First Century of the Christian Science Movement

Background information is on this page.

What you have below are selected addresses by authorized teachers of Christian Science, as well as a few other experienced Christian Scientists, most from before 1960.

Most segments are between 10 and 20 minutes in length.  I've broken the talks up this way to accommodate people's busy lives.

If you need to know where to start, I suggest Bicknell Young's "Reflection: Man Made God's Image" at the bottom of this page.

To make it easier to choose which segments of these addresses to listen to or to help you locate something you've heard before I've started writing summaries of each segment.  So far, there are summaries for each segment of all the Kilpatrick addresses, plus two of Merriman's addresses (click here).

Also note that the printed versions of these addresses are available from The Bookmark, www.thebookmark.com

Latest news:  Martha Wilcox' address of 1941 ("What is War") has compelling insights into how Christian Scientists can think and pray effectively about war.  Not surprisingly, they seem particularly relevant to the war in Ukraine.  Especially interesting are her ideas about how a Scientist should work when they are far removed from the actual fighting.  You'll find these ideas in the third segment below.

Latest addition (5/17/22)
Next to be announced

Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me by Helen Spangler, CSB (Association Address of 1961)

Part 1    Part 2    Part 3    Part 4    Part 5    Part 6    Part 7

 

William D. Kilpatrick, CSB
(for summaries of each of these segments, click here)

All Being Is Consciousness by William D. Kilpatrick, CSB (Association address of 1932)

Part 1 of 7    Part 2 of 7    Part 3 of 7    Part 4 of 7    Part 5 of 7    Part 6 of 7    Part 7 of 7

Healing Is in Individual Consciousness by William D. Kilpatrick, CSB (Association address of 1941)

Part 1 of 5    Part 2 of 5    Part 3 of 5    Part 4 of 5    Part 5 of 5

Infinity and True Humanhood by William D. Kilpatrick, CSB (Association address of 1937)

Part 1 of 7    Part 2 of 7    Part 3 of 7    Part 4 of 7    Part 5 of 7    Part 6 of 7    Part 7 of 7

Man - God Sustained by William D. Kilpatrick, CSB (Association Address of 1944)

Part 1 of 3    Part 2 of 3    Part 3 of 3

Our Right to True Individualism by William D. Kilpatrick, CSB (Association address of 1934)

Part 1 of 9    Part 2 of 9    Part 3 of 9    Part 4 of 9    Part 5 of 9

Part 6 of 9    Part 7 of 9    Part 8 of 9    Part 9 of 9

The Practice of Christian Science by William D. Kilpatrick, CSB (Association address of 1928)

Part 1 of 6    Part 2 of 6    Part 3 of 6    Part 4 of 6    Part 5 of 6    Part 6 of 6

 

Pamela Leonard

Remarks on Body by Mrs. Eddy, as recorded by Pamela Leonard

One recording (17 minutes)

 

Edward A. Kimball, CSB

A Letter from Edward A. Kimball to His Students
(sent to each of his students prior to his passing in 1910)

Part 1 of 4    Part 2 of 4    Part 3 of 4    Part 4 of 4

 

Josiah C. Merriman, CSB

All and Nothing by Josiah C. Merriman, CSB (Association Address of 1958)

Part 1 of 10    Part 2 of 10    Part 3 of 10    Part 4 of 10    Part 5 of 10

Part 6 of 10    Part 7 of 10    Part 8 of 10    Part 9 of 10    Part 10 of 10

Christian Science Is the Sovereign Panacea, by Josiah C. Merriman, CSB (Association Address of 1959)

Part 1 of 9    Part 2 of 9    Part 3 of 9    Part 4 of 9    Part 5 of 9

Part 6 of 9    Part 7 of 9    Part 8 of 9    Part 9 of 9

Discipleship by Josiah C. Merriman, CSB (Association address of 1960)

Part 1 of 10    Part 2 of 10    Part 3 of 10    Part 4 of 10    Part 5 of 10

Part 6 of 10    Part 7 of 10    Part 8 of 10    Part 9 of 10    Part 10 of 10

Divine Capacity by Josiah C. Merriman, CSB (Association address of 1956)

Part 1 of 5    Part 2 of 5    Part 3 of 5    Part 4 of 5    Part 5 of 5

Life Eternal by Josiah C. Merriman, CSB (Association address of 1955)

Part 1 of 3    Part 2 of 3    Part 3 of 3

The Platform by Josiah C. Merriman, CSB (Association address of 1957)

Part 1 of 7    Part 2 of 7    Part 3 of 7    Part 4 of 7    Part 5 of 7    Part 6 of 7    Part 7 of 7

 

Dorothy Rieke, CS

Immortality Brought to Light by Dorothy Rieke, CS
(Address to the Della Rigby Association, early 1950s)

Part 1 of 7    Part 2 of 7    Part 3 of 7    Part 4 of 7    Part 5 of 7    Part 6 of 7    Part 7 of 7

Wonderful Things Are Happening by Dorothy Rieke, CS

Part 1 of 5    Part 2 of 5    Part 3 of 5    Part 4 of 5    Part 5 of 5

 

Helen Spangler, CSB

Man Is Evidence of God's Being by Helen Spangler, CSB (Association Address of 1963)

Part 1 of 7    Part 2 of 7    Part 3 of 7    Part 4 of 7    Part 5 of 7    Part 6 of 7    Part 7 of 7

The Mission of Each Individual Christian Scientist by Helen Spangler, CSB (Association Address of 1960)

Part 1 of 5    Part 2 of 5    Part 3 of 5    Part 4 of 5    Part 5 of 5

 

Peter V. Ross, CS

The Cornerstone of Christian Science:  Perfect God and Perfect Man
(Address at the Chicago World's Fair, 1933)

One recording (20 minutes)

 

Martha Wilcox, CSB

God, Mind, Consciousness by Martha Wilcox, CSB (Association address of 1940)

1 - God, Mind, Consciousness    Part 1 of 4    Part 2 of 4    Part 3 of 4    Part 4 of 4

2 - Aggressive Mental Suggestion    Part 1 of 4    Part 2 of 4    Part 3 of 4    Part 4 of 4

3 - Christian Science Practice    Part 1 of 5    Part 2 of 5    Part 3 of 5    Part 4 of 5    Part 5 of 5

What Is War by Martha Wilcox, CSB (Association address of 1941)

Part 1 of 4    Part 2 of 4    Part 3 of 4    Part 4 of 4

 

Bicknell Young, CSB

The Christ Consciousness:  Handling Aggressive Mental Suggestion by Bicknell Young, CSB

Part 1 of 4    Part 2 of 4    Part 3 of 4    Part 4 of 4

Oneness by Bicknell Young, CSB

Part 1 of 7    Part 2 of 7    Part 3 of 7    Part 4 of 7    Part 5 of 7    Part 6 of 7    Part 7 of 7

Reflection: Man Made in God's Image by Bicknell Young
(same as "Christian Science and the Subjective Nature of Good and Evil")

Part 1 of 14    Part 2 of 14    Part 3 of 14    Part 4 of 14

Part 5 of 14    Part 6 of 14    Part 7 of 14    Part 8 of 14

Part 9 of 14    Part 10 of 14   Part 11 of 14

Part 12 of 14   Part 13 of 14   Part 14 of 14

 

 

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