MEDFOK1) MAIL TUIHUNM. MKDFOltl). OWWION, TUKKDAY, AIMfll. 7, l!)l I.
OVER 850 PEOPLE HEARD WILLIS F. GROSS LECTURE UPON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LAST NIGHT
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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
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