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MEDFOK1) MAIL TUIHUNM. MKDFOltl). OWWION, TUKKDAY, AIMfll. 7, l!)l I. OVER 850 PEOPLE HEARD WILLIS F. GROSS LECTURE UPON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LAST NIGHT PAGE TWO Willi T. Gross, member or tho board of lectureship of tho Mother Clrurch, Tho .First Church of Christ Science, In Hoston, Mass,, lecuiroil on Christian Sclenco. at Page Thea ter Inst evening. Mayor M. Purdln In Introducing the lecturer paid In j'A good many ol you, like myself, probably know very llttlo about Chris tian Science, and likely all of us would .know , moro If wo attended their meetings .moro than wo do and would ha greatly benofited by the things .wo would loam In nttendln thejucotlngs. "I have mado same llttlo Investi gation along tho line taught, and whjlo. I am not able to speak with full knowledge, ono thing impresses me very much, and that Is tho pro found peace that seems to rill tho Jlvca of thoo who believe and prac tice tho doctrine taught. They seem to be above and away from the pott)- trials and troubles that vex tho lives of somo of us on tho outside, and for that reason It for none other it would seem to be good for all el OT. "Thoso of us who believe tho New- Testament must bo convinced that tho Master, when on earth, performed many .acts of healing tho sick, and that His Disciples had tho power to do thoso things, hut some where in tho dark and gloomy days or a gray and hoary antiquity this power was lost, or U not lost, was permitted to rail Into disuse until in tho days or the nineteenth century It was again called into use and proclaimed to the world -by Mrs. Eddy, and has since been practiced by her followers. "While tomo or us know but llt tlo about this subject, yet wo are all willing to learn, at least I am, and for that purpose am here tonight to listen to ono who docs know about this subject, and who will doubtless explain many things that to us room beyond our knowledge." Mr. Gross said: Wbcn one considers the multifar ious beliefs of mortals, tho great, di versity or human opinions, and the many unhappy experiences resulting from wrong thinking and ovll doing, he realizes to some extent how great la tho need for a deUnlte starting point and a readily comprehended method or procedure in tho working ob of llfo's problems. As tho mari ner considers a compass a necessary part or his equipment, so mortal man needs a demonstrable idea or truth which la so firmly established in thought that it cannot be questioned even In the darkest hour. If ho docs not havo something upon which he can depend, something that will hold him true to his course, he is tossed about by erery wind that blows and there is llttlo hope or ever reaching a haven of rest. Dlscouragomcct too often gives niaco to despair and tho uurortunate one ceases to strug gle against what he considers tho in evitable. This Is by no means an unusual ex perience. How 'many persons realize their utter helplessness when con fronted by certain conditions over which they feel they have no control. That which has helped them at other times seems of no avail. Because thoy know or no remedy for tho ills they suffer they assumo tho trouble Is incurable. When this conclusion Is reached, there la little hope of do llvoranco unless the wrong sense Is corrected and the sufferer is made to sco that tboro Is no such thing as an Incurable evil. There aro countless theories ad vanced and many methods of practise outlined which it Is belloved will Im prove human conditions. Tho wtso man said, "Wisdom is tho principal thing; thorcforo get wisdem: and with all thy getting got understand ing." Truth Make Free It la tho basic idea or all educa tion, secular as well as religious, that the truth makes free. Mortal man Is in bondage to lgnoranco and super stition, Falbo bellot has bound him with chains and cant him into prison. It is error, the opposite or truth, whlcr limits, ensalves and confines. Was it ever believed that a person could lose anything by knowing tho truth? Is It not a fact universally accepted that every man gains n higher and truer sence of existence as he is able to distinguish between the true and the false? It js belloved by all that much of tho ain and suffering of this world : the result of Ignorance, hence the conclusion that education will provo an effectual remedy. To Hits eut wo havo our public and private schools, colleges, somlnurlos, and nuuiofouu other means and methods by which it Ik hoped to Impart a clearer sense of reality aud a more correct nl a more comprehensive thought of life and its various activi ties, ja proportion as this Is ae rompllskod. It is expected that then will be more unity of thought and action ami that humanity will enjoy kTrMtier freedom,, llocauko wo be lieve that education will accomplish m WMek for mankind we are all m4 that 4umIIoii ) a liood thing and a very necessary thing. Wo nnr also agreed that nothing but the truth can confer lasting benefits. fearful odds show tho great need of There havo been differences of in universal remedy a remedy which opinion as to what is truth and what I will effectually heal the Ills of human constitutes reality, and doubtless thU' experience. Christian Sclenco Is such la tho principal reason why humanity has made so little progress along cer tain lines. It would almost seem that In so far as it relates to tho overy-day affairs or this life, lMlato's question. What Is truth? remains un - answered. That mortals are materialists In theory aud practise cannot bo denied, While it isadmlttcd that thero Is splr Itual truth yet it Is held that material truth, so called. Is just as real as splr Itual truth and has vastly moro to do with the prevent life and all that tends to make this life desirable. Thought and effort havo been In tho main along mntcrlal lines and what has been called progress haa been In no small degreo merely a change of belief. Mortal man has been com pelled to admit that much or what he at ono time believed to be true is not true. Tho progress he has made, the good ho has attained, and tlu rreedom he haa enjoyed, has been relative rather than absolute Scriptural Authority The belief that man is possessed of a dual nature, that ho Is both mater ial and spiritual. Is father of tho b lief that truth Is both material and spiritual, and this belief Is responsi ble, for the conflict between mater ial sclenco and religion. The Ulblo Is accepted as authority on spiritual things, but the so-called higher criti cism of this age is Inclined to question the authenticity or tho sacred writ ings whenever they rail to harmonize with scientific deductions from a ma terial basis. Thoso unusual exper iences, which have since been called miracles, aro being questioned today aa never before If tho biblical record of tho won dcrful worka accomplished by tho prophets, apostles, and tho Master Is true, then that teaching which cause humanity to doubt, or to question, is an evil, for It prevents tho exercise or that faith which is so necessary to a right apprehension ot life and the proper solution ot its perplexing prob lems. On the other hand the teach ing which restores the waning faith and gives present proof ot God's power to help humanity, is tho pearl of great price, the value of which can not be estimated according to mater ial standards. Such a teaching Is Christian Science. It Interprets all things from tho standpoint or one God. lnflnlto Spirit, ono power, ono cause and crea tor and brings moro or hope, and faith, and courage Into human ex perience. Tho Master declared that all good Is gained, even In this world, by seeking first the kingdom of God, and those who aro gaining tho under standing ot tho fundamental teach ings of Christian Science and putting them Into practise, have abundant proof of the truth expressed in this far-reaching statement of the great teacher. Ileligion and .Mtilii-ine Ever since the dawn of civilization religion and medicine have been re garded aa tho two most effectual remedies for the Ills of human ex perience. Every people has had Its religion and overy nation Its system or systems of medicine. Every per- on has had faith in somo method ot healing and almost every person has had somo faith in religion. It has been quite generally belloved that medicine and religion are in no way Identical, nor aro thoy even necessary to each other. It is thought that tho study and practise of medicine can be pursued independently of any religious convictions and it is also hold that medical theories cau neith er holp nor interfere with one's reli gious experlenco or tho benefits re sulting therefrom. IJoth are sup posed to minister to human needs but each lit its own way. Mjortala have been educated to be lieve that they cannot look to medi cine for moral help pr to religion for physical benefits. Tho lino appears to bo very sharply drawn and it Is clearly set forth as to what one :uaj or .may not expect to receive from either source. It Is true that reli gion is sometimes appealed to when material remedies havo failed, b'li this is not because it Is believed there Is any connection between religion and medlclno. Itathor does It show that In the hour of Its extremity, when (ill material moans have failed, tho human heart hr.a some faith, feeble though It may be, that God is able to heal the ills of tho flesh. It Is belloved that In somo ways medicine Is able to provide tho needed help, while in other respectB religion alono can minister to human needs. Hut there aro so many problems of dally life and such varied experience which seem to bit beyond tho reach of either medicine or religion. In these trying times mortals aro left to continue the struggle an best they ran. If they succeed, It must bo In their own strength, and If they full II iey must suffer the roiirequenci's of Ignorance or work poorly done. The scorning helplessness of mortals nndlns ono considers flint those works tho never ending struggle against i wore and uro regarded miracles- - a remedy. It declares thai thero Is no such thing as nn Incurable ill. Th) one universal remedy for all discord Is tho understanding or and obedience ' to tho law of God. j Tho law or God Is eternal and Ih ' harmonious notion Wtuuol bo inter' fered with. In tho study ot tho Scripture ono Is Impressed by the. fnct that In the days of old, faith ir God 'a presence and power was able to remove mountain and provide whatever was necessary to establish harmony. Many of tho demonstra tions of God's power woro so extri onllnary that they are considered un natural experiences and for this rea son It Is argued that their recurrence is not expected. That which Is unnatural Is contrary to tho law of nature. When It is understood that the law ot divine Mind In the only real law of nature and that divine Mind never does and never has set asldo its own eternal law, then It becomes evident that whatever God has accomplished for any people In any age, was aud Is dl vlnely natural, and It Is not unrea sonable to expect such a recurrence of those wonderful works ns occasion may require. law and Proplicry Fulfilled The threo great characters of sa cred history are Moses. Elijah and Jesus. Tho law was revealed through Moses, Elijah represented tho spirit ot prophecy which looks "not at tho things that are seen, but at tho things that are not scon," and In tho teachings, the works, and the lite of Jsus, both law and prophecy wero fulfilled. In him was revealed the way out of Egyptian bondage, through tho wilderness of human bo ilers, doubts and rears, Into the con scions pot-Tsewlon ot tho promised land of spiritual exlstenco where bar niony rules and reigns supreme. Theso persons possessed a hcnso of the presence and power of God which was unknown to tho pcoplo, hence they wero ablo to accomplish that which was believed by tho multitudes to bo impossible This was espe cially true ot the Master who demon strated the power of God to restoro harmony whatever tho need might be from a human point of view. Many f his works wero contrary to per sonal experience, nnd oven to this day they aro regarded aa contradictions of natural law nnd order. He walked on the water, stilled the tempest, fed tho hungry multi tudes, healed tho sick, cast out dovlls, and raised tho dead. Ills power to real was not limited, neither was It exercised only in the healing of cer aln types ot disease. It Is recorded lhat ho healed "all manner of sick ness and all manner ot disease among the people." Considering tho Inclination of mortals to rely upon earthly things so long as thero is any hope ot salvation In this direc tion, ono is warranted In concluding that tho great majority of thoso who appealed to the Master for help be longed to tho so called Incurable class. Among tho diseases which are men tioned specifically by the sacred writ ers aro fever, dropsy, palsy, leprosy and Insanity. Tho lame, tho blind, the deaf and tho dumb wero madi every whit wholo. Among tho blind was one who had never seen tho light of day. To tho man with tho withered hand tho Master said, "Stretch forth thlno hand," and "it was restored wholo liko as the other." Thero was another man who had been afflicted thirty and eight years. Ho lay In a holplewj condition besldo tho pool Dothcsda "waiting for the moving of tho water." When Jesus saw him ho commanded him to rise aud walk, and immediately ho waa healed. A woman having un Issue of blood twelyo years was healed when sho touched tho hem or hit garment Thero was another "woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wko lift up hereelf." To her the Master said, "Woman, thou art loosed from thlno Infirmity . . . nnd immediately she was mado straight, aud glorified God." In at leant threo Instances tho dead were raised to life. The ilaugh. (er of Jalrus hud Just died when the borrowing father appealod for holp. In the cane of the widow's son the funeral party was on tho way to tho burial, while Lazarus had been dead four days. Hut no mortal belief could prevent tho demonstration of God's power to destroy even tho lust enemy, t'lilversnl Itciucdy The Muster's demonstration wore so varied and complete that It nonius strange Immunity has not hmui In these heulltig worka the proof (lint the iiuderNlaiidliiK of Truth In Hie universal remedy for all Hie Ills u human experience, The fullurn lo realize tills ran be accounted fur only I. o they wow In fcomo way accom plished contrary to tho natural oper ation ot the laws to which men and women ot today uro subject. This belief hns prevented thu practical demonstration of a power which Is nblo to nave- from nil evil. Impossibilities do not occur. What has boon done In the past can bo nr compllshed todny. If a particular result haa followed' tho combination or succession of causes, that result will always follow- when tho samo nnd no other luflmyices aro at work No man ever undertakes that which ho believes to bo impossible He- rauso. mortals hnvo believed that the healing works of tho Master wore un natural experiences, that Is. contrary to natural law and order, thoy have not tried to Understand how, or by what moans, Ihoso wnrfca wore ac complished; notwithstanding the fnct that the great demonstrator of God's power to heal all human Ills, declared that the believer in all ages would bo able to do the works that ho did. Minnie- Divinely Natural Hellevera In tho Christian religion havo accepted the miracle of the lllblo as demonstrations ot divine power. Christian Science presented n new view of those miracles when 't doclnrcd that tho wonderful worka accomplished by holy men of God were not contradictions of law. They were not brought about through sus pension of tho laws : nature, nor by arousing dormant forces ntu' powers which havo since returned to their former state. Thoso healing work's were marvelous because Iniiuan experience was unfamiliar with them. Nevertheless they were the divinely natural result of the operation of Inw wjilch Is ever present and over active. Hccauso a law Is not recognized Is no ovldenco of IU nonexistence, nnd bo cause the operation of law Is not comprehended Is no proof that tho law Is inoperative. All the progress that has ever been made, or ever will bo made. Is tho re sult of obedlenco to law. Tho won derful Inventions of the last century wore ns possible C00O )cars ago as they are now. There Id no Inw In operation, or In existence, todny that has not been In operation since lime begnu. And there never hns been a law which lit not in operation n' (his moment, if this be true, nnd I? the works of the Master and his fol lowers wero tho result of obedience to law, then all those works are pes slblo today, and oven greater demon strations can be expected, for no one bclfovc that the possibilities ot ln flnlto law havo boon fully realized. Advantage-, ot Christian llcnllng Most -porsons will admit that If 'I wero iKMslblo to heal the sick today In the samo manner nn the sick were healed by tho prlmltlvo Christian", the hope of overcoming thu Ills of the flesh would rest upon n moro sun foundation. Christian Science do clareti that it is posslblo to heal all manner of diseases through spiritual means, na wait demonstrated by the members of tho early church, since those healing works wero accom plished through obedlenco to divine law and Hint Inw la In full force to day manifesting tho will of God. This Chrlstlanly scientific method of healing has many advantages. It Is tho one unlersal remedy for nil discordant conditions; It is tho most effective healing method the world hns over known nnd It avoids tho IKiKslhlllty or disastrous results of operations and mntcrlal methods of healing. It Is always available. There Is never a time or a placo that tho remedy Is not at hand, for God's Inw and lovo aro ever-present nnd om nipotent. Is It not believed that God is over-present to help all men In the overcoming of sin? Why thou should It seem unreasonable to de clare that God Ih ever-present to help In the overcoming of all discordant condition? When Paul wns permitted to plead hla- own cause in tho presence or King Agrlppn and the principal men or tho city, he asked thin searching question, "Why ahould It bo thought a thing Incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?" And so Christian Sclenco Is asking of thinking men and women of today, believers lu' God and hollovorH In the verity of the sacred writings, Why orould it V thought 11 thing lucrodlblo with you. that God Hhould hcnl thu nick? Ih there anything unreasonable In such a teaching, or Is It in any sonao contrury to the letter or the spirit of tho Scriptures? Even though one may not believe In Christian Science, as ho uiidomauilK it, must he not admit that the claims of Chrlstlun Sclenco are logltlmute and in accord with what could he reasonably ex peeled If one wero to accept nnd put Into practise the simple direct doe lurutloiiH of truth as utiorrd by tho Muster? Is there any reason why ono should not urrept at lis full vuliin the omphalic declaration "I In mat tci llovuth skull be unveil ' Surely licit Why then should ho not (irrupt with thu duiiiu iiieusiiro of faith, (but ollmr ciiunlly Important declaration nuulo by the samo person tin thu snmo oc casion, "And theso signs hIiuII follow them (lint behove?" Kingdom or licit' on ill flaiul John the llnptlst was the forerun nor of Jesus tho Christ. Ilo onmu preaching lit the wilderness of Jtldea and the burden of his cry wns, "lie. pent )o for tho kingdom of heaven is at hniid." When Jesus lifted up his voice to proclaim the gospel of eternal salvation to a waiting world, tin be gan by reminding thu pcoplo that something was required ot them. "Hepentt for tho kingdom of heaven Is at baud," was tho key note ot his message. John tho llnptlst and .testis thr Messiah referred to tho kingdom of heaven ns at hand, and both declared thero must be a change or thought ou tho part of thu people or they would not bo able to romprenend thl-t great truth. When Jesus sent out his disciples to preach tho gospel and heal the sick, ho told them to declare unto all who had earn to hoar, "Tlip kingdom ot henvou Is at hand." To repent moans moro than to bo sorry for wrong doing. Tho literal meaning of the word Is "to havo another mind,'' and repentance menus "change of mind on reflection." The Muster declared at ttio vory be ginning of his ministry that ho was not come to destroy the law- but to fulfil tho law. Neither In word or In deed did Ilo go contrary to the eter nal, unerring, aud uiichnuglng law of dlvtno Mind, When It Is understood that the law of God Is made known in thu teachings, the life, and tho works ot Jesus and that obedience to this Inw coustitutea thu kingdom of heav en in man, Ihun Is seen how great Is the need for humanity to repent, or have another mind. Even though there may lie differ ences of opinion as to whore heaven Is located aud when nnd how It Ih to bo gained, all aro agreed that In heaven there is no sin, sickness nor death. The regulator saw a iiim heaven and a new earth and be heard a great voire out of henven in)lug. "And God shnll wipe away all tears from their eyes; ami there shall be tin moro death, neither sorrow, nor cry tug, neither shall there bo nil) more pain; for tho former things aro passed away." In vlow of the fact that Jnh.j saw this now heaven and new earth nearly two thousand years ago It must be that this harmonious state of exlstenco Is the reality of being now What U ltelllieil The declaration that "tho kingdom of heaven Is nt baud ' implies that it Is possible of attainment. God's will Is supremo in heaven tn fact thor Is no other will nnd Ills will Is muni fest or expressed. In tho unceasing, harmonious operation of law. To understand and obey this law Is to enter the kingdom. Moro than this Ia not necessary nnd less will not avail. JesiiH said to his disciples, ''Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of tho scribes nnd 1'harlsccs, yo shall In nn rase enter Into the kingdom of heaven." Tho Master knew whereof ho spnkn and ho declared that a higher seuso of rlghteoiisuerj, or Tightness, than was cntortnlned oven by those who wero regarded ns tho nplrltunl leaders of the people, was necessary to gain the kingdom of hnrmony which Is over nt hand. It was tho purpose of his life work to rovnal tho way to har mony. Ills method was to tenrh the truth as the people wero ablo tn receive It. ills works wore in demon stration of what he taught and while It might seem that tho chief purpose was to help thiiNn in need of help, yet tho great benefit of theso wnrKH to universal humanity, Is to tin foiinn In that they wero practical demon strations of tho Truth which ho de clared would never pass away but would remain for all men In nil uges to understand and domoiixtrntn, Tho kingdom ot heaven will nnver be more roal than It Ih today, and It Is .it hand. What Is there to prevent u man from entering UiIh kingdom now nnd escnpo tho discords of mortal existence? Thero la nothing but the belief In tho reality and power of ovll; hence tho grout need of ropen tunco, tho necessity for having an other mind which Will eiinbla ono to see things ns they lire llN(iierer uinl Founder Tho torm ChrlHtlnii Sclonco wnH used by Mnry llaker Kddy lo deHlgn- ifto tho purely spiritual mothod of healing which she discovered. While this system of healing Is not In ac cord with tho various material ninth ods known as medical prnrtlHo, and whllo it doeH not harmonize with somo or the prusetit day theology, nevertheless It Is Clirlstlun In tiplrlt and practise, and It Ih nciontlflc. It Is huHCil on dlvino Principle and ran ho demotiHlrnleil only as Ihls Prlnclpln Ih understood ami obeyed, The tonrhliigH of Christian Rclniiro and tho method of application In the healing of sickness uro today exactly what I hey have henu from tho begin plug What ntlier method of healing niliuliiUlnrH llio unnm remedies mid proceud uluuic hu snmo Hues ns II did 10 oiuh ago? Wo hour It asked, la there no progresn In ChiUllitn tfolonco? Indeed there Is. Proguuel In Chiislluu Sclenco menus u bettor understanding of ill' Inn Piiuclplo ex pressed lu it more nplrlttml conscious ness nud u more faithful obedience to divine Inw. Whnt ouu Ioiu-iin of Truth ru for eternity nnd It matters nut how fur ho may go or how much ho may learn. If he Iiiih really gained even ouu Idea of Truth ho will never find another Idea of Truth to contradict It, Then Is hut ouo Infinite, eternal Truth. Mrs. IMdy was one of the most cup ablo nud sitcresstul religious tenders of this or any ago. She Is the nilthnr of ".Sclenco and llonlth with Key t the Scriptures," the first uinl only text-book on Christian Science. This book Is lu no sense a substitute for tho lllbln but It enables the student to gain tho nplrltunl souse of the Scriptures and mnko a practical np plication ot the Inspired teachings. The vnrloiis other writings of Mri. Kddy, the unique public service which she Instituted, tho truly effectual church orgniilintlou nud government which sho established, tho provision for sitppljlng the world with nn nbuii dance of pure Chrlstlun Science liter ature, till go to show bow clearly sho reullied humanity's great need and what would most effectually meet that need In the present nud the future. Wo nro accustomed to think and speak of her an our roverud l.odr and wo rentlio Hint If wo would gn'u tho greatest possible good from her teaching, ho must have the rlgnl concept of her life nnd her works, lu the true sense of the word u lender Is ouo who goes before nud the most capable lender Is tho ono who Is Ih'" most successful doer. When Mrs Kd dy gavo to tho world the fundamental teachings of Chrlstlun Sclenco sho wnt not promulgating a theory. She hud long since passed the theoretical Ntngo In her work Sho had experienced the healing power of Truth In her own life and after sho discovered how her restoration to health had been rcompllshed, she proved that It was possible to heal otheis III the itutlio manner It was the demonstrable Idea of Truth which henlt morally aud physlrall) that sho set forth In her writings. During the moro than Ih years sho labored so unrensliigly for humnult), she always went before, aud when she uttered her volie It was to give expression to the things sho hail found true lu her own exper ience. It Is often the rnso (tint a leader keeks lo Impress his followers with a sense of the greatness of hla pcrsor--allty. hut such was not the cmio with Mrs. Eddy. She was a remarkable woman Intellectually, morally and spiritually, but there who talked with her, or heard her. spear: on public occasions, wero Impressed more li the thought of tho presence and pow er of God than by anything else. From first to Inst Mrs. Edit) s purpose wns to turn the thought of tlie pcoplo away from her pnrMiunllty to tlod. and to those faithful students who lovingly accepted her us their lion nppolnled lender she h.-ild many years ago, "Follow your Leader, only so lar ns she follows Christ" t.Metmagu to Tho Mother Church, Juno, I'.I0). I.'ullglitoiictl Fnlili Wo sometimes heijr it said that tho puysicni neniniH nrcompiiHiicil lu Christian Sclenco Is merely tho result of faith. Let It bo admitted Ihn' faith Ih desirable, yes, even necessary, this In no way detracts from the prac tical value of Chrlstlun healing, rath or does It'show that tnls mothod of healing, oven from a human point of view, Is built upon a foundation moro enduring Ihun that which supports tho gigantic fluuiirlnl enterprises of a commercial ago. Tuko away the faith In men, In huslnemi methods, lu tho value of securities, and especially faith lu the certainty of siiccohh, what would you have to build upon? It must bo ad mitted that tho value of material things' Is largely mental and when faith lu values Ih destroyed there In a period of depression until that faith Is restored. Tho so-called hard headed hiiHlncHH man Ih un much de pendent upon faith as on niiynunj else. Human faith In good Ih not u thing to ho esteemed lightly, It needs lo ho encouraged nud strengthened, for without fnlili tho attainment of good Is Impossible, Faith Ih by no moans a wonldiessj on tho contrary It Ih an Indication of strength and ability, in tho Scrip turcH wo rend that "faith Is tho sub stance of tilings hoped for, the ev: dunce of HilugH not seen," and this word of truth has a much monder application than Ih generally recogu ,lzml. Faith lu tho possibility of nn achloveiiloiit Is iiccessury to sucresi In any iindnrlnkliig. lu nil nges those who liavn contributed most largely to tho world's good have been men and women of great fnlili. Many hnvo de sired to mnko their lives u blessing to Immunity, hut only thoso who lind fnlili silffli lenl to liiiipirn enifcuvor III tln fnco of great opposition liavn nr toinplUtu'd uii)lilnii pf rvul worth, lu his (rub wonderful illsuciliilliiu on fnllh, contained lu (Ho eleventh chapter of Heinous, Paul writes, "Ilo Hint ciimntli to (tod must hnllowi Hint ho Is, and Hint ho Is a row aider of them Hint diligently nook him." Thu opening sentence or llio (iiiistluu Sclenco toM-hook, ''Hcloiiro mid llonlth with Key to the HeiiptuicH," Is ns folio wm "The prunr Hint re forms the sinner nud heals llio ntck Is mi iibsoliito r-tlth Hint nil tilings nro possible to God,--it spiritual un- detslnudliig of Him, nu liusoUod lovo" Un one occasion a father ciimo to Jmoih In Inglng his lunatic cnlld wiiom the disciples hud tailed to heal lu the anguish of hi lionrt ho exclaimed, ' If Hum must do anvllihig. have coin PivmIou on us, and help us.1" Tho Mnrter, replied, "If thou eansl lie llov all things nro possible to It I in thiil bellevelh." It Is recorded mat the child wns cured from Hint very hour. When the disciples afterward asked him why tliej ha dialled to accom plish this good work ho told them t wns because of their unbelief. Ilo did not say that the case was Incur able, or Hint It was God's wilt for the child tn be afflicted In this manner, but he did ny that failure was duo to tho lurk of rnllli, or spiritual un derstanding. Fit lie to I'ctclvo Fnlth Is norowarj In the tonehliig ami practise of Christian Siiemo. Ho. lief lu good nud the mmmi1Ii1) of lu attainment Is n stop In the right direction; fnlth I n moro spiritual quality or thoiibt vv herein one begins to rely upon the lnflnlto nud to ex pect the IrMlrod result, but nplrltuul understanding vvhlrh I fnllh In tho true and broad sense of the word, iMeinonstrntes God's presence and pow er to heal. Il U a fundamental lunching or Christian Science that God, dlvluo I.ove. linn honlouod nil good Upon all mankind, hut from tho huiiinn point of vluw there must bo nu ability to perrtdvo and a fitness to partake of that which bus hem hosinwod. On lion mini) occasion did the Master say to those who applied to him for help. "According to your fnllh bo it unto ou." and lo tho;o who worn tho recipient of good he ild, "thy fnllh hnlli wtvtid tlise " lly this ho meant that the) wero In n condition to be helped b hla uiiiterstnudliig or tho Truth. It Is recorded Hint at least on one oivnslou r.e did not per form many mighty works because of Ihn people's unbelief, or lack of fit. less to receive the blessing of dlvino i.ove. lu his wrnblo of tho sovvor. tho Master taught that results aro sails factory oul) wlitm conations nro fa vorable. Tint soil must be good ami Il must bo prepared for tho seed. If tho soil U of Inferior quality or Is not properly prepared. It U unrensou. ablo to expert a bountiful harvest. If ouo would receive the blessing of Truth ho must make lit preparation. If he Is unwilling lo do this ho should not complain when ho falls to exper ience (he good ho desires. OImmIIciiio to Ijuv The sooner one learns Hint eternal good can ho gained In no way except through obedience to dlvluo law, (ho heller It will bo for him. Tho thought of God ns person has encouraged tho belief (hut one ran gnln good merelv by asking for It, but tho revelation that God Js dlvino Principle operation; through spiritual law, nlimvs whut Is required ou man's pari nud why It li required. Christian Sclenco Imparts tho true Idea of God and Ills creation and makes It pofslhle for men to obey llio dlvluo demands. All (ho hIii, sickness, discord nud suffering of earth can bo traced bade to n fnlhii sense of God lind mini. 'I'll at which produces discord hi nut tho remedy for discord and can never succeed In removing II. Whim thin Holr-nvldniit fnct Is lecogulzed It will ho understood that tho only remedy for ovll Is (hut vvhlrh cnuiiot produce or contribute to evil. Paul hud a dear hoiiko of Truth nud error; good and evil, aud throughout bis writings ha Ih very careful to separate ono from tho other. What could bo mom iimphutlo or moro to llio point til an his positive declaration Hint "to bo carnally minded Ih death; hut to ho spirit uullv minded Is llfo and penco?" It may ho that Paurt thought Ih moro clearly expressed lu the revised version which rnulN, "tho mind of the flesh Ih death; hut Ihn mind of tho spirit Ih life and peace," Tho in I ti il of the flesh Includes all ovll; tho mind of llio spirit Includes all good and Is llfo eternal, To tho human huiko of things thu turcH and wheat, good nud ovll, truth and error grow hide by sldo. The understanding of Truth so pa in ten tho ouo from tho other That which In found to ho good nud true Is lotutned, uinl that which Ih proven false Ih ovll nud has Ilo legitimate place hi ciiiihcIoiibiichh, It Ih geneiiillj recognled Hint will In u quality of the carniil. or mortal mind, ami Ihnl II can no overcome by gaining a higher senm of good It Is not liovvevor, so geiieriillj iiuilcrlno, llmt sltlibm In Ooiu llio guiuo sutircq J.