CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
(Continued from Page 8.) They are "pot of the Father" but "of the world. And the world pas seth away, and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the will of God abidet.. forever." No idea of God will ever be lost, because it alone obeys the
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And what next? Why, he then went to work to prove both to himself and to his patient that the so-called ailment didn't really belogu to him after all! Had it been a part of the real man he would have been obliged to have it forever.
Constantly disobey His lawa! Surely | Esars! there is somethnig wrong in the human order of things, and the soon- or humanity looks within to discover what it is that would crucify the Christ, Truth, the sooner will it awaken to know God aright, and to prove. by demonstration that Love! "thinketh no evil.”
HEALTH AND DISEASE.
hlasses him who gives and him who unity of God and of man"in "His take." It is no respecter of per image and likeness is the great bar sons or ailments. It appeals to all. den-lifter of mankind. It brings a classes of people, bidding them awaken for the day dream of life in matter. Those who listen to its message of “on earth" posco, good will toward men,” experience moral and physical healing
OUR LEADER.
method of perpetuating disease and the practitioner who lets God give of eradicating one's true sense of the treatment is indeed a tris fol- health Since this method has beer lower of the Christ. The road work in rogue diseases and fear have mul- of the practitioner is to purity-bas tiplied and suffering has increased own consciousness so that it may One of the first lessons of Chris become a transparency for Truth to tian Science is to reverse this bar shine through. He arrogates no barous habit of thinking, talking, power to himself. He indulges in and heralding the symptoms of dis-no self-glorification. He judges no ease. There is nothing more enerva man.
His God-
professing Christian should know that the mental image of disease is
any community. As a right thinker his moral and spirituai censorship
sense of peace, joy and health that surpasses all human knowledge. It softens the disposition, chastens the affections, silences falas pride and How do we deal with this subject
self-will, comforta the sorrowing, in Christian Science! We agree to
quenches false appetites, and last disagree with the very first approach It is very plain to the student of but not least, it does away with the Will of God. Mortal thoughts dis- Christian Scientists are a great of disease in any form, recognizing Christina Science that the direct evidence of disease. Thousands of ting and demoralizing than to mag The practitioner is therefore no deal more interested in the subject such approach as the tempter ang effects of wrong thinking upon the witnesses in all parts of the world nify in thought some phase of evil mental freak or prodigy: he wins bey the dicias will and are con-
of health than in disease. They gesting life and intelligence in mat body, such as the indulgence of will testify under oath that Christian which one would overcome or de- his laurels through faithful systema- sumed as chať.
Can the popular evil of 80-tic work, He knows that "to work The world at large classified ideas have found out that the right ides of ter and a power spart from God malice, anger, hatred and rerenge, Science has healed them of so-called stroy.
There can be called disease germs ever be eradi is to pray" and that the only ser as both good and evil, while Chris- health when intelligently presented We strive to maintain a mental poise cannot be healed either by drug or incurable diseases. tian Science lifts them to the level to humanity is far more contagious on the side of harmonious being, by knife. The root of the trouble is not no intelligent denial of such testicated without censing to fear it and rice is a service of love.
The evidence is overwhel-without ceasing to bear, think and corrected mentality, constantly radi- of God's thoughts, thus making than the thought of disease. They contending for the reality and su-visible in any physical manifestation, mony.
The Christian do not believe in getting sick and premacy of spiritual existence. We but lies hidden in the dark recceses ning that Christian healing is today talk about such subjects? Every ating Truth and Love, is a boon to them divina only. Scientist bus ceneed to use the word then having to become proficient is seldom voice error to any one. This of mortal consciousness. In this an established fact in the world. ides in any lower sense than the knowledge of disease before learn enables us to magaily good and to consciousness must we grapple with
They have minimize evil, and by acknowledging every mortal belief, theory, opinion Mr. Eddy's vision of the Christ one of his very worst enemies, and spiritual, and until others see the ing how to be well. importance of following bis example learned that health is the normal God's omnipotence and omnipre- and suggestion, and silence its self.net only healed her of the effects of that the Christ or true idea of God
MAN ia Christian sance we soon experience a normal assumed right to exstence, before a so-called fatal accident, but en-
comes to rid him of this enemy. He they will fail to distinguish between condition of God's thoughts and thoughts sup. Science, and that disease is a misstate of mind and body. By work real healing can be accomplished. abled her to reach a purified mental will then recognize Christian Science posed to originate in the brain, and take of the human mind to be coring through the understanding in- Only through mental surgery, in height where she could spiritually as his best friend and became a which always were and always will rected by right understanding of stead of blind belief, we lose our other words, do we maice practical discern the deep things of God and
false sense of discord, and thought is use of the ounce of prevention. give them to the world. She named taunoh advocate of bealth and an
own business. appment of disease. He will study. e devoid of healing power. The health as an attribute of God.
Drugging the poor innocent body to ber discovery Christian Science.think and talk about the thing he ability to make this distinction is
ber own words,wishes to experience, and not about what enabled Mrs. Eddy to explain
correct the effects of sinful thought She was, to use
"Quly a scribe ecboing the harmonies its opposite. to the world the modus operandi of
hadow on the wall without interfer of heaven in divine metaphysics" "Christish bealing.
tist, and Miscellany, p. 115). conse The First Church of Christ. Scien- Christian Science deals directly quently she had no excuse to offer with the moral fault in the treat for inditing the pages of Science and ment of disease If one is receptive Health. The world owes a profound to the true ides of God. ready and debt of gratitude to this noble wo- willing to be shown bow to change man for what is contained in this Why should humanity be loath to his habits of thought, this idea wil! unique book. There are many thou hear the truth about the Action of quickly supplant a multitude of sands who can testify that the Bible wrong, thought and of
should it be sceptical concerning the often bring immediate relief from and Health came to them. erroneous theories and opinions and a sealed book before Science mecessary steps to correct it? Why
suffering. When anxious human
only possible means of protection
thought is thus remored from the body one catches & practical glimpse of what is meant by being absent from the body" and "present with the Lord."
MISSION OF AN IDEA.
They are fully convinced through the teaching and practice of Chris
a negative tian Science that human knowledge of disease never
is little else than trying to erase a
for the shadow,
uplifted and purified. We are that much nearer the kingdom of heaven, Or Uader all forms of material and erroneous mental treatment thought bas healed and never will heal any is left buried in the belief of life in It has well been said that "ideas one, but that a positive or demonstra-matter, hand in hand with the ad.ing with that which is responsible are the great warriors of the world."ble knowledge of the Truth enables mission that we not only had the one to overcome belief in disease. disense but that we may have it They have fought and won its great
Christian Science enables est battles. All the good and great When belief in it is destroyed there again.
is no longer any disease to be healus to see that the belief in disease is things in human history have been
"d. One's belief in the power, what needed treatment, and not the achieved through the leadership of
A divine idea presence and reality of disease can real man. As this is spiritually un- some grand idea. is always the harbinger of justice never bring surcense from offering derstood we are enabled to declare and right.
Because it is always Recourse to a higher state of con-intelligently and without fear clothed with authority and powersciousness is man's only remedy for contradiction that as God's children And how ball this we never really had the disease and to carry out the purpose of the disease or sin.
TRUE FREEDOM. divine will, it always has succeeded be attained? Only through the ac and always will succeed in its holy reptance and adoption of some ides never can have it. It is this
The only sense of ability of truth, which transcends humation of Christian metaphysics that or power to accomplish anything knowledge. Truly saith the psalm-makes it possible for humanity
The entrance of thy words escape from the bondage of coup worth while comes to us through ist:
tion into the glorious liberty of the some idea of God, not through any giveth light." God's words are ex human thought. The ability to do pressions of the nature of God or children of God.” right is not of ourselves, it is the good, and it is through these idear gift of God expressed through holy that all the enlightenment of the thought.
The entrance of Then in it not self-evident that sick or sinful beliefs into human con- humanity's greatest need is to graspsciousness only hinders the recogni- the thoughts or idean of God! Need | tiun of God's thoughts. we wonder at the injunction of The present widespread interest in spiritual things is solely due to the idea of God as voiced to the world in Christian Science. This idea in the harbinger of health, strength
of disease or suffering to impart,
mission.
Scripture: "Acquaint, now thyself
ges has come.
of God. If this concept makes God out to be the author and sender of disease, it is perfectly consistent for We could not us to have disease. even want to get rid of it if we hon- estly thought that God sent it. Ohris. tian Science makes it clear to us that we do not know the true meaning conquer the ills for which a mistaken sense of God is directly responsible. Man's birthright is entire freedom
with Him God) and be at peace transfui mag influence of the true of freedom until we learn bow to
If we know not the thoughts that God is eternally thinking, "thoughts of peace, and not of evil," could we
with Him? Would we feel thor- oughly acquainted with some friend
|
Mrs. Eddy as the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, fought
the good fight and bravely won her lowed her have proved her, one of
laurels. Her works which have fol
the greatest and yet most humble of religious Jenders and teachers
Continued on page 11.) FALSE TEACHING. The world is burdened with false There is much concern- teaching.
There is a lesson for us all in the experience of the specialist who of ten succumbs to the very disease of which he has made a specialty Many of us also know the effects of reading medical works.
from erroneous beliefs!
protection.
to take the
of world conditions is constantly sifting the chaff from the wheat. He is constantly doing as he would be done by and loving his neighbour as himself, in a word; minding his
THE TEXT-BOOK. Along with all great subjecte Christian Science has its text- book, Science and Health with Key the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. This book is indoed a spirit-
it has proved itself to be the Bible's key to the Bible, and as such
best friend. It has opened up the hidden spiritual or metaphysical meaning of the Scriptures, has caus
ed thousands of persons to reverence
ponder and study its sacred pages the "book af books” as never before, from a pure sense of love for the Truth, has greatly increased its sale and circulation, in fact has made the Bible an indispensable companion in numberless homes in all sections of the world.
PROTECTION. Protection is divine, not human. The law of right is the only law of Only an ignorance of | God could tempt one who is doing
Despite all opposition to what the wrong to ask for protection in his world imagines Christian Science to wrongdoing. Truth does not pro- be, the demand for Mrs. Eddy's tect error, Love does not protect book is constantly increasing, and hate. Right thought is no protec- | its inspired healing message con- tion to wrong thought, but when tinues to bring joy and happiness
The greatest reform movement on earth today, is Christian Science healing, because it means the com ing of Christ to human conscious. ass. One who honestly approaches Christian Science, even as a rêmedeing health and disease which is mimortals repent, change their mode into the lives of sufering humanity.
for some so-called physical ailment,
With the
lending in the extreme. It is the
claim any very intimate relationship and happiness. It has no knowledge from bondage of every description. exuberance of newly kindled joy he establishing a clinic: He paid little mistake in computation be eliminat-the wonder, and the depth of mean-
none of whose thoughts were ever
known to us!
darkness, is dispelled the moment
There is therefore a law operative to bring this about, and Christian
This then, is the primary mission so with disease, it also in dissipated ty." They have not yet reached the Mind is the natural recipient of all | disease as an entity or reality. His umes of human dissertation on the I have found health; but above and
are
good.
come revenge.
any human thought, belief, theary or or reformatory must emanate from Father's planting, and they are practical or theoretical vagars of land can not be done by human arg protection, Right thinking is right wonderful rezulta cannot be stopped
of Christian Science, to acquaint humanity with God through the me. dium of right ideas. Not through
opinion can the approach to God be | God. made.
"The only begotten Bos, which is in the bosom of the Father, be bath declared Him." In other words, the true idea of God alone can reveal the nature of the Father. Would anyone attempt to ascertain the nature of the sun except through the rays of light which proceed from it "No man cometh unto the Father but by me," the Master de clared Could anything be more plainly stated!
OPPOSITION TO SPIRITUAL.. FACTS.
It is
On the contrary meat or reasoning.
IL
It requires
J
jat hand. rect such teaching by turning the
ly tasted the word: "I have been will meet with the greatest surprise Province of Christian Science to cor- of thinking, divine protection is near In the words of one who has recent of his life. Selfishly thinking that thought of humanity to Christ Jesus
"Man's inhumanity to man" is all studying Christian Science for near- he would be satisfied with bodily
God and man. essential to human progress and hap-
Can euch inhumani just begun to live! I have burst healing he is amazed to find himself as the sole authority on all subjects based upon a misunderstanding of ly a year. Need I say that I have immediately available. face to face with infinite blessings piness.
ty bo done away with without a cor- the chrysalis of ignorance and doubt, Who could accuse Jenus of ever Indeed not! No more than could a
rect ides or understanding of God! af misunderstanding and fear, and am joyfully bobolding the beauty, in wont to exclaim: "It is too good attention to disease or its symptoms,ed without a correct understanding to be true!!! But be very Боод The absence of light, which we call
but he constantly bealed the sick by Scientists are striving to live in con-realizes that he is but awakening to the apoken word, and to bace of numeration. The right idea of 25 of a new heaven and a new
the truth of his being, that man in followers do likewise. Just formity to this "perfect law of liberthe image and likeness of infinite Life embraced no knowledge of the light is allowed to enter.
Love is the only remedy for fear or earth." My whole plan of thought His ideals of
hate, The study of a hundred vol- and action has been revolutionized,
the moment the right idea of health goal of perfection, but they is allowed to dominate human con breaking up their fallow ground,
It must therefore be seen that Science, is to prove such knowledge
mission, as well as that of Christian rubject of revenge would never over- beyond that, I have found that peace which passeth all understand- sciousness. Whatever is corrective making it ready for the seeds of the
Christian Science healing is no im-
The silent influence of a Whatever is
ing." inherently right, unreal, n
This was not nonentity. One human belief will not grateful for His spiritual blessing the human mind.
being a law unto itself, is its own book that will accomplish such correct another. One sin will not already received. correct another ein. A lesser evil We are duty bound to possCER
it means transformation of the body spiritual understanding, and acoor, practice. Wrong thinking is wrong by the frenzied altempts of malico
The one needs no or intolerance, cannot do away with a greater one, what God gives alike to all His chil-by the renewing of the mind.
ding to Scripture this understand-or malpractice.
have it if it wanted it.
Salence and Health is making its No human mistake can correct an. ¡dren. This is accomplished by mak. means the mental readjustment of
ing is a "knowledge of the holy,” or holy one.
If Christian Science practice is appeal to all humble-minded per other mistake. It is a mistake to ing active use of what we are al- every human condition. It is one', only passport to happiness and suc-
What would he thought of believe in the actuality of anything ready, conscious of having.
aprotection, the other could not be sous. Through a prayerfu! study of Cess. It means conformity to law which does not emanate from God what one docs with one's wealth that and order, the ability to think and watchmaker who should establish athen no human legislation against encing moral and physical healing right, and we know that it is right, the book thousands are daily experi If sickness and suffering are of God, makes one wealthy. The mere
to do as God would have one think school for the purpose of teaching it can avail anything, since there in and acquiring a demonstrable under- Jesus would not have healed them. hoarding of material riches too often
and do.
and studying the subject of broken and can be no law against the opera-standing of Truth, Nor could Christian Science heal makes one a pauper instead of n
When brought face to faos with watches! In what way would such tion of God's law, them today if they are a part of prince in the sight of God. Belief the goodness and grandeur of in- course of study assist in the con-action expresses the power, law and not appeal to all cinsecs of people in A right idea in Little reason then why it should the divine constiouences, The right in the multiplication table would
dominion of its Principle, God. It their varied vocations. Some of the iden or conception of God reveals never make a mathematician. The finite Mind, the thought of physical struction of a perfect watch i
Would years of study of counter needs no excuse for being about the leading artists, actors, musicians, them as human mistakes or errors of use or application of it would healing pales into insignificance.
But as an essential of Christim defeit money enable one to detect the Mere belief in God does not make &velopment and progress, se no awak- spurious bill sooner than could one does the sun for shining alike upon the day will tell you that Science Relatively speaking a divine idenmortal thinking, and only as
Father's business, any more than authors, professors and scholars of nover ssiled upon
#smooth
ses. Christ Mind is put on and the carnalChristian. The application of His False human nature apposes it al
sense, its importance cannot be over-genuine bilit
and Health is their daily companion every step. This nature is natural- takes be corrected or destroyed. In Christian. Believing in Lore
estimated. Begardless of race or Would the moralist who spent the
and that they draw their inspiration other words, Christ is the one and neither makes us loving or lovable, creed, one must experience and an most of his time in looking into vinc only saviour of mankind, and Christ or does it bestow upon as the right derstand the Christ bealing before and wickedness be enabled to im
In deference to the world's ignor business men the world over say the from its sacred pages. Promiscat is the true refection of God who is of possession of any of God's bless one can find one's way into the press his followers with a sense of ance of Christian metaphysics we 640e thing. Toży will also declare " infinite Life, Truth and Love. Beings, but Love expressed in thought secret place of the Most High." parity and moral rectitude? Would speak of treatment and practitioner that their application of the cause Christian Scientists under and action given us spiritual dom As Jesus plainly stated it: "If I with not this negative re-search on his in Christain Science. Students of Principle of Christian Science har stand the divinity of the Christ they inion, which is the only real freedom the anger of God cast out devile, no part tend to dim his perception of Christian Science who have experi-brought them their only success in are enabled to heal the sick'mud re- Quoting a poem from the Chris-doubt the kingdom of God has come spirituality? It is the pure in enced healing and regeneration, who business. form the sinner.
(Luke ri: 20), Christ heart" who see God.
have made a thorough study of our Broad-minded ministers, physic- | could not come to an without mak- Has anyone ever heard of a school Leader's works, and are loyal to her ians and lawyers, and many more of ing known his bealing presence. His of mathematics where mistakes in teachings, are in a position to prove the world's best people are studying coming is not a theory but
calculation are specialized to the to others their understanding of the the Christian Science text-book, actuality, an unavoidable, incontro exclusion of the rule of exactness Christ healing. Through what is some openly, others in the quiet of vertible, demonstrahle fact, an active which alone enable one to correct known as treatment hundreds of per their homes. vitalizing prelude to all true spiritual much mistakes?'
Thus the leaven of on throughout the world are daily Truth is at work, sometimes in What housewife would add to her being healed in Christian Science.} directions where least expected. skill in breadmaking who devoted | Such treatment is not the erroneous The Christian Science churches are It is the mission of Christian her time and attention to analyzing influence of any form of mesmerism constantly increasing in number and science to overcome faith in so-call- and classifying different kinds of or hypnotism, of one human mind in membership, and in this connec ed human antidotes and to point | unpalatable bread!
over another, but is the activity of tion let it he remembered thai, the present antidote of divine Love. trust to pilot you safely across moun-ness. humanity to the one perfect ever- Which engineer would you sooner | the Word of God in human conscious only paator of the Church of Christ, Josua prescribed one universal retain and plain, the one whose coming of the right idea of God. It and Health with Key to the Scrip. It is the mental approach or Scientist, la the Bible and Science medy for every human discord, thought is prone to dwell upon the is the prayer that knows, inmond of turos.--- whether in the forte of sin or sick possibility of accidents, or the one believes, what constitutes the king- Dess. He said: "Jome unto me, who is fearlessly and confidently dom of God in man. all ye that labour and are heavy resting in the thought of safety and laden, and I will give you rest," divins protection?
or mortal mind put off can such mis power to overcome evil does.makeening from a material to a spiritual who is thoroughly familiar with the the just nad the unjust,
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tian Science Journal, entitled. “Free- dom": (March, 1915.) ·
"When I have bowed my every
thought to Thine,
divine
When I can see with inner light
That all Thou art is here and now
and mine,-
Theù I am free.
When I above all sin and panic
rine,
unto the skies,
Thine lice,-
Then I am free.
And thought with Thee is raised
And trustingly my hand within
upon you."
attainment.
ONE ANTIDOTE.
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PRACTITIONER AND TREAT-
MENT.
ly unprogressive and intolerant There is nothing more distasteful to the evil one than spiritual facts, since facta ars ideas which always reveal the truth concerning evil.
The only opponent of spiritual Truth is the mortal or fleshly mind, the so-called good and evit mind of
No wonder Solomon said, "Get mortals: A divine idea is unintel ligible to this mind. It would be in wisdom: and with all thy getting get consistent for this so-called mind not understanding." Jesus did not ad- Lo oppose its concept of truth. Is it vise us to acquire a knowledge of any wander, then, that Jesus said to disease in order to beal disease. He his followers: "If any ma will did not counsel his followers to come after me, let him deny him-study medical works in order to cope self' Unquestionably the carnal intelligently with the ills of the flesh, mind was the self referred to in this He did not say to study what the passage. This mind, laden with world says about sin in order the traditions of men, strangled by avoid ita experience. What did be malice, envy, and hatred, torn with say? This, "Boek ye Brst the king. bitter contentions and strife, and dom of God and his righteousness," forever hampered and limited by ila which is equivalent to saying, "Seek unchristian belief in matter and evil, yo first the spiritual understanding must experience a change of heart of God and his right thoughts or When I can see Thy will is best for before surrendering its opposition to ideas" Christian Science has come ma,
Besults certainly prove that the spirituality.
to open the door of cabaciousness to And joyfully resign my will to The,
Christian Boiance text-book is a Christian Science is here to bring receive this understanding of God And sock no love but Thine,-Ah,
Many; who are sufficiently purified | soientific presentation to the world about this change of heart, and the end to apply it to the correction of Lenderly,
This meant something more than to Would a human parent be very
in thought and manner of living to of right ideas. These brave war- scons of transformation is already every human mistake. Before Chris-Then life will prove indeed
pay him a personal visit, siae his liable to advise his child to make express the right idea of treatment,| rioz of the mental realm will con- molive and wide spread. Thousands Lian Science came, who of us, ro- who at one time were bitterly oppos gardiess of our religious convictions, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALING Christians. It means to gain a red and revenge as a preliminary to such work, are known as Christian faith" and to lay hold on sternal words are a mockery to present day a special study of malice, envy, hat and who can devote their time to tinue to fight the good fight of ed to Christian Science have in their - knew how to correct the belief in
The world today is deeply interest understanding of the Christ, Truth, understanding the nature of ever: Scienos practitioners. Their min life," unti! "the earth shall be filed extremity gons to it for help, bave sickness or suffering! Did we noted in the subject of healing Buffer as the ans and only Baviour of man present divina Lowa ?..
sion in not primarily to wllect phy with the knowledge of the glory of received their heating, and are BON rather hasten to magnify its sooming humanity is looking in every kind and this is done only through Then why make an exception in sical healing, but to bring to the Lord," as the waters cover the among its most ardent advocates.ing presence by voicing the belief to direction for suroesse from paina renewing of the mind or conscious the case of disans and insist that it humanity a scientific understanding sea." (Hab. ii, 24), Here is tangible proof of the unreali.all with whom we came in contact! Usually as a last resort it turns to ness of mortals, ty of what is termed opposition to Did we not ally ourselves on the side Christian Science, and through the images of sin and disease has not mind shall be feared, sindied, inves This right idea of health acts as a "Happy day when-all appetites A mind laden with | alone among the errors of the human of God and His "waving noalth," : In the words of Abraham Lincoln: of physical sense by admitting that open door of compassionate Love it experienced the coming of Christ. Ugated, classified, discussed, diag spiritual leaven, purging out of hu- enetrolled, all prisoos subdued, all Is it not the height of inconsis-we had the ailment, that it actually finds its way into that haven of rest It may profess held in God, but posed and published broadcast in man consciousnes every erroneous maiters subjected-mind, all con tency to call ourselves the children belonged to mi
And did we not and peace which is above mortal km. (such belief fails to bring salvation the attempt to find health? Chris or unholy thought,
quering mind," shall live and move, of God and then to claim relation-often send for the trusted' family
The beneficent infiands of Chris- | or even surcsass from suffering. tian Science makes it very clené to There is nothing more stored than | shig monarch of the weed Gloria ship with five physical senses which I doctor who invariably confirmed our1tian Science le far-reaching, *It & spiritual glimpse of the eternal' the world that this is a very min treatmans in Christian Science, and consummation (??
Truth.
That I am free,”
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