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itude. What did this sweet and

gracious work "a deep, abiding con-
viction of the invisible, indestructible
power and presence OF eternal Mind or
Substance. the perception that man
and his faculties are spiritual. not
physical. This healing, as is all Chris
tan Science healing. Is the very oppo-
site of spiritualism, hypnotism. human
psychology. mesmerism. In Christian
Science Truth. God is the only healer
the realization of Love as the only
Cause restores to the patient his true
harmony in God Hypnotism is the
control OF one human mind over an
other. and often leads to great sin and
suffering. IL is absolutely repudiated
by Christian Science. Sometimes In
Christian Science Ii sweet overwheim-
ing sense that God is ever-present
Love will heal instantly most difficult
cases. and this is the highest form of
healing. and enricheS the experience of
all Christian Science practitioners
often think il every Christian in the
world would heal in Christs name
even one sufferer. how soon the world
would be redeemed from sickness and
sin. through this recognition OF our
loving Father. able and willing Ito
heal all our diseases as we'll as forgive
our iniquities.' as David said long ago;
the Kingdom OF Good would soon be
established. and there would be small
needs for iniirmaries. ana reformato-
ries. for this understanding OF God
must come some time, and ii will ban
ish all discord. and reveal the harmony
oil Be-ing here and now.
From his simple logic that a loving
omnipotent Father Mother. Good. can
not cause or produce anything but
good. and must bless His own creation.
Jesus from this divine premise grew in
wisdom and power If we will follow
Jesus rcversals and look up for every
thing to Him from whom come;h
every good and perfect gift" we win
ind ii all here HolC in Mind. In the
wilderness of mortal doubt the table
Is already spread, the waters flow from
the rock, the red sea is parted for us
by the rod of Science.
our limitations are only the results
of our fears and doubts. We really
live and move and have our being in
Cod the omnipotent Good. Life and
Love. and there is no other being. all
else is the mirage. or Adam dream. To
prove this was Jesus work and must
be the work of his followers or imita-
tors. and he rose above every sense of
limitation of Life. Love and Truth, and
left his wonderful example for us. as
our '|GpSh0rcr and demonstration OF
the problem Of Being.
Beginning with the simple triumphs
over the material evidence of sickness
-'rtbuEing the fcrcr. restoring the pal
sled arm. cleansing the lcpers. Jesus
took each step in the path OF divine
of demonstration. healing every man
ncr of disease and sin without drugs
or hNpuotiSn. but Ivy the power of
eternal Truth. ;" wing to every form of
cvil-God does not know YOU for He is
omniscient Good. Mind therefore YOU
arc without Cause or Principles: there
fore. YOU are unrcdi He applied this
divine understanding 10 every human
condition. feeding the multitude by the
recognition that Mind makes the har
vest not matter. In Genesis we read
that God made the plant before it was
in tho earth, and every herb OF the
field before it grew. and there was not
II man TO till the ground.-Gcn. II, Is.
He revealed true communism in the
one Source of supply. the infinite Mind
that is no rcspcc,cr of persons, but
impartial in His gifts. Jesus said, "Ye
say il is vet four months to the har-
vest hut | say. lift UP your eyes. the
fields arc already ripe TO know this
is to Danish the burden OF toll. The
man with the hoe" need only look up.
Life and strength are not in nor from
the ground. hut In Mind-the omni
present Love. Mans birthright as
heir with Christ" is dominion. not
subsection. have known very inter
esting agricultural triumphs over UNI
toward conditions by the application of
this Truth.
To Jesus closed doors were no bar
riers-when he stood unannounccd in
the midst of his disciples. for he had
learned that Spirit was Substance, not
matter. The waves were subject to
his declaration OF harmony Even the
subtle claim of death lie met in as
cending stages of demonstration.
First, the little maid who had Just
died. then tile young man on his way
TO the burial, when his compassionate
tenderness destroyed death itself: then
nj ha - n
awake him, although he had lain
three days in the scpuchre. and every
personal sense testified to death and
corruption; then he rolled away the
stone from his own grave. and rose the
victor over hatred. malice. and death.
proving the spiritual law OF immor-
tally. as Paul said, PLOTTING out the
handwriting of ordinances against us
and mailing them TO his cross" spoil
ing the principalitics and powers, he
made show of them openly" Col
3. A.
He hath abolished death and
brought To light Ito our understand
ng) life and Immortality"
He showed the same body with the
cruel prints OF the nails ana rose even
higher to the acme OF spiritual Being
dissolving the last remnant of mate
rial belief OF matter as Substance
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Spirit, or Mind. Theological vicarious
atoncment stops AT Calvary. Scien-
titc atone ment is attained AZ the as
cension. This struggle and attain
mcnt. this sublime cXenpidCation of
atone ment WAS. and is the one truly
and completely Scientific event of all
human history: it stands the one di-
vine achievement and fact toward
which all development tends and
points.
Standing fixed on the rock Christ. the
spiritual Idea OF true. immortal indi-
Viduality. rejecting the iniinity OF
Life and Love. Jesus met and master
ed every limitation OF Life and Good
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