Throughout my life, I've studied
the Bible and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, subscribed to and read
the Journal and Sentinel, had class instruction, been a member of The
Mother Church since 1963, and been an active member of branch churches
since I was a teenager. However, I have also built a collection of
Association addresses and other talks by teachers of CS, lecturers and
practitioners
― nearly all
prior to the 1960s. Many of the best of these I've felt compelled
to record over the past 30 years. Mostly, the recordings were for
my own benefit, occasionally shared with family or a close friend.
Recognizing that many of them might be viewed with suspicion by fellow
Christian Scientists, I've been reluctant to share them more broadly
since they were not published by the Christian Science Publishing
Society, and would not be considered "authorized literature."
Still, in them I have found solid Christian Science, consistent with
Mrs. Eddy's teachings. When I began systematically listening to
these recordings several years ago, I began to feel
increasingly strongly that I should share them more widely.
One reason why I think others
might find value in these recordings is that I've learned, through almost
8 years as a First Reader (spread over different terms), how to "speak
the written word." Here is a 10-minute sample:
Omnipresent Health
From "Christian Science is the Sovereign Panacea"
Josiah C. Merriman, CSB's 1959 Association Address to his students
I have 29 recorded addresses so
far, each broken into segments about 10
to 15 minutes in length on the "Early Voices" page. Here are the addresses posted since
October 2020:
- "Oneness" by Bicknell Young, CSB
- "All Being Is
Consciousness" by William D. Kilpatrick, CSB
- "Immortality Brought to Light" by Dorothy Rieke,
CS
- "War" by Martha Wilcox,
CSB
- "Life Eternal" by Josiah
C. Merriman, CSB
- "A Letter from Edward A.
Kimball to His Students"
- "Reflection: Man Made in
God's Image" by Bicknell Young (same as "Christian Science and the
Subjective Nature of Good and Evil")
- "The Practice of Christian
Science" by William D. Kilpatrick, CSB
- "Discipleship" by Josiah
C. Merriman, CSB
- "Wonderful Things Are
Happening" by Dorothy Rieke,
CS
- "Our Right to True
Individualism" by William D. Kilpatrick, CSB
- "Divine Capacity" by
Josiah C. Merriman, CSB
- "The Christ Consciousness:
Handling Aggressive Mental Suggestion" by Bicknell Young, CSB
- "Healing Is in Individual
Consciousness" by William D. Kilpatrick, CSB
- "God, Mind, Consciousness"
by Martha Wilcox, CSB
- "The Platform," by Josiah
C. Merriman, CSB
- "The Cornerstone of
Christian Science: Perfect God and Perfect Man" by Peter V. Ross, CS
- "Remarks on Body by Mrs.
Eddy," as recorded by Pamela Leonard
- "Infinity and True
Humanhood" by William D. Kilpatrick, CSB
- "Man Is Evidence of God's
Being" by Helen Spangler, CSB
- "Man
─
God Sustained" by William D. Kilpatrick, CSB
- "Christian Science Is the
Sovereign Panacea" by Josiah C. Merriman, CSB
- "The Mission of Each
Individual Christian Scientist" by Helen Spangler, CSB
To access these readings, go to
this link: Early Voices.
New readings are added about once a month.
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