Arizona republican., 1899-06-01

self. And since God is spirit every
 where present, and not a physical body in a limited space it is equally logical to assert, as we do, that cur seeming self is a false and temporary self and not the permanent and real individuality. We may also fully un- deTstand how it is that it is our priyi- Iege to do the works which were done
 of cid; why, also. we can invoke the
 perfection of divine goodness, why we
 claim that the divine is all that there
 is which is real, and why we claim
 that these sayings which seem so in
 consistent to the minimizing and unin-
 formed are based on the sOundest req
 soning.
 In closing wish to call the attention
 of those of you who are Christians to
 this fact: There is no other means
 of spreading Christ's gospel so efficient
 as through the Christ healing It is
 the direct operation of the spirit of
 Gcd upon the individual in the only
 way in which many of the millions of
 suffering humanity can be reached
 Mans spiritual consciousness can be
 awakened when he sees the effect of
 this healing power of truth upon his
 diseased body. When he has been
 made free from pain and sickness, and has recovered from death through gCs-
 pei means, he is in the best possible state of mind to receive gospel truth from the one who has shown hi-n the source of healing. This has been made manifest in the wonderful growth of the church of Christ Scien- tis5 In 1867 Mrs. (now Rev.) Mary Baker G. Eddy. taught her first class in Lynn. Mass, with only enc pupil. In 1881 sle opened the Massa chusetts Metaphysical college in Boston. Now her acknowledged following number more than two milli0rS and are to be found in nearly every country cn the globe They have established over z00 churches ard societies and have erected a large number cf houses of worship. and every one has been pad for before it was finished, and was paid for by voluntary contributions Mrs Eddys own church has q membership of 12.G0d The church edifce was erected al 3 cost of more taan S250,O00 and not only was erected by voluntary contributions, but money flowed in So freely that thousands of dollars had to be returned to the dOnors. No ether people are more jealous in their re- IigiOus efforts. none are happier in their beliefs. none are healthier. more buoyant, more hopeful than they. and they enc and all love o1d revere the pure, the unselfish spirit Of their founder and leader
 We are told that there are one hun dred and forty different religious de- in tue United Sta1es and that for the whole body of Christians the number would be materially in creased. All these are praying Thy kingdom come" all basiHg their faith upon the word of God. but differing enough in the interpreta- tiOn of that word to constitute widely differing lines Of faith and action. Christian Science also vindicates it's and practice by an appeal to the word of God. though 1t seeks not to build upon the ruins of any other denomination. to reap where it has not sOwn, CT to gather where it has not But it's mission IS among men. it has a message of love to the world and in Christ's name prccl2ins t. IL goes to the pool ot Bethseda, and beholds, lying tironS Of them who are sick, blind, lame and witheTed many of whom for thirty and eight 7ears have continued in their sickness. l. does not ask what church they are members of. if any: it does not ask is hey are rich or poor. but it saith unto s2ch, 'DesEe5t thou to be made well?''