The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-15

of man Is God, his Father; ana az the
Father SO is the son. The Father mans
Principle. is Good. Therefore. man. the
true man. is the image of Good. ana
only Good.
This understanding makes plain t11
words of the Master. II and My Father
are one" But aeainyS THE father IL
greater than L." Behold the fullness
OF the meaning I'm exact Science. In
numbers. the principle Is greater, IN
finitely greater than any one OF the
numbers: yet each unit is one with
it's principle. So i'm music, the musical
principle is greater, infinitely greater
than any of the notes. yet so Worthy
is each note, so truly does IL renect
the principle, that il may Dc SAID, the
note and it's principle are one, the tact
which Christian Science reveals Is that,
as the number is 10 it's principle, ana
the note TO it's musical principle, so
rs man 10 his Principle. The Father rs
greater than he. and yet he and ms
Father. his Principle. are one. There
fore spake Christ Jesus. The son can
do nothing of himself but what ne Sc
eth the father do; for what thing So
ever he doeth, these also doeth the son
likewise"
I'm Christian Science the works are
done. the blind see the deaf hear the
lame walk Where then will the tar
minded find the God of Christ Jesus
with those who profess 10 believe ana
can do no works. or with those VINO
believe and do the works?
The natural question arises for re-
conCiliation between the ideal man,
the true man and the individual we
have 10 deal with seven days in the
week And the answer il, the same
reconciliation that there is between
the multiplication table and the mis-
takes of ignorance. The multiplication
table will wait for ignorance 10 open
it's eyes 10 the truth. when reconcilia-
tion is effected by the determination OF
the mistake In other words. the SCI
entiGc method for the elimination of all
error and discord is the recognition OF
the nothingness of error and the under
standing OF the Truth. Observe the
worlds method Of dealing with sin and
sickness. 1T begins by considering them
just as real as Truth and Life. Materia
medica attempts To heal sickness by
the application of drug, and schol-
astic theology attempts TO heal sin by
the application of dogma. The ply
sicians are i'm search OF more success
ful remedies for healing the sick, and
the clergymen are looking for pew
methods for reclaiming the lost.
To cure disease the doctor of medi-
cine calls on "A drug for help. To cure
sin the doctor OF theology calls on his
is that the doctor OF medicine are rath-
or more successful than the doctors of
religion. The fact is that both doctors
average such unsatisfactory results
that neither is satisfied with his meth
ods. There is little question that both.
doctors have less faith in their systems
than have their patients.
Christian Science suggests the rea-
son for this dissatisfaction i'm medicine
and theology. II affirms that the prem
Uses of both systems are false. Sickness
and sin are not entities: they are no.
nentities. The evidence that this is SO,
is the uncertain and unsatisfactory re-
suits from these mistaken systems. The
present method in the drugging sys-
TENS are as III "a mistake were to be
corrected by giving treatment to the
figures. or like attempting TO silence
the discord by giving coat of varnish
to the ease OF the instrument. Instead,
the Science method is to correct the
mistake and the discord by the under
standing OF divine Principle. The meth
ods in theology are as if the discord
was To be healed by praying the maker
TO take something out OF the instru-
| ment, which was not. is not, and can
never be there. Instead. the scientific
method is TO put the performer in tune
with the musical principle.
The method of Christian Science Of
the Bible and of Christ Jesus in heal
ing sin and sickness is the scientific
method. Declares the Bible. THE
prayer of faith shall save the sick"
Christ Jesus said. "Whatsoever ye shall
ask the father in my name. he will give
Ii you" Yet prayer is 50 seldom an
swered that there has grown up belief
that God does not answer prayer. IL is
seen that the most devout are too often
the most unfortunate, disaster, sickness
Coll. NhNy a ira
not their prayers answered? The Bible
gives the true reply. "Ye ask and re-
celve not. because ye ask amiss." Then
you shall ask and receive when you
ask Alright. Christian Science is the
science of asking Alright. True prayer
il the working out Of our life problem
through divine understanding. Where
fore spake the wise man, with all thy
getting. get understanding"
Consider then. the Christian Science
view of prayer. You have your problem
OF human life 10 work out. AS you i\,d
this problem there is error in IL; mis-
takes have been made which are To be
eliminated before your problem is cor
rectly demonstrated In mathematics
the process IL simple; you have the
principle and the numbers for which
the figures stand: through Ignorance
the figures have been wrongly COM
bined and error has crept in. You do
not ask the principle OF mathematics
TO blindly give you the right answer;
YOU work IL out yourself you examine
more closely the problem; your eyes
open TO the Truth, and then the error
is eliminated. So with discord in mu-
sic; YOU do not ask the principle of har-
mony to do the work that ignorance lis
misdoing. But you acquaint yourself
with the truth of the harmony. and
after more or less practice the discord
vanshes. Why not let this good rule
work with your other problem? In
mathematics and music YOU free yaur-
self from error and discord by the
prayer OF understanding. In these alb
solute sciences the prayer which heals
error and discord is the clear-eycd dis
cernment of the truth. So with the
problem OF human life. In IL is found
the error of sin. and the discord of sick
ness The correct solution never can
be- gained by begging Principle TO do
the work. Instead. Work our your
own salvation" Apply your Principle.
omen your eyes To the Truth. and this
prayer will eliminate the error. silence
the discord, and heal sickness and sin.
Know the Truth, and the truth shall
make YOU free
Christian Science. then. is "A religion
of reason. Its basis Is demonstrable