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dom of Heaven upon earth. AS mat

ter Of fact, it is attracting to it's COM
munion some Of the brightest people
in our country, from the ranks Of the
clergy, doctors and lawyers, as we'll as
from every class of citizenship. The
essence of Christian Science is Spirit;
its atmosphere purity; it's all-sufficient
remedy is Truth, casting out all forms
Of evil. Its soul is Love; it declares
that God is "the all" and that ''there is
none beside Him."
Spirit imparts the understanding
which leads into all Truth" (Science
and Health, page 499) Jesus raised
the dead, walked on the waves and
cleansed the leper, in defiance of So
called material laws, but in demon
stration of Spirit. He not only ill.,
structed his followers to preach the
gospel and overcome. sin, but also en-
Joined them to heal the sick"
Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" by Rev. Mary Baker G..
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of Christian Science is not
primarily one of physical healing
Signs and wonders are
wrought in the healing of physical
disease; but these are only TO demon
strate its divine origin, to attest the
reality of its higher mission in healing
the errors of mOrtals." So the physi-
cal healing is Of secondary Importance
when compared With the healing of
the sinful sense.
The assertion that Mrs. Eddy does
not believe in prayer is not true. as
will be seen by reading the Christian
Science textbook. Mrs Eddy ana all
true Christian Scientists understand
that "unccasing prayer" is necessary
to the demonstration of health and
holiness.
Thc assertion that Mrs. Eddy is a
blasphcmer is also without founda-
ton. Webster defines Il blasphemcr
as zone who speaks of God in impi-
GUS or irrevcrent terms. Science
and Health" says, * 1--WE
knew Him only as Divine Mind, as
Life, Truth, and Love. We shall
obey and adore Him in proportion as
we apprdhend the divine nature, ana
love Him Understandings, warning
no more over the corporeality, but re-
joicing in the afllucncc OF our God"
a perusnl of Mrs. Eddy's book will
show any honest seeker after Truth
that she believes Christ to he divine.
We object to the statement that
Christian Science is related to or
savors Of, or that any of its theories
are taken from the "AIanicheans" or
from the Pantheistic German phioso-
piers" the "Occultism OF Madame
Blavatsky," Buddhism" or dow
cism." 1t differs from any and all of
these. In Mrs. Eddy's message to the
Mother Church in Boston in 1898, she
says: "At this period of enlightenment
a declaration from the pulpit that
Christian Science is Panthcism is
anomalous to those who know whereof
they speak," 1t is a well known fact
that Pantheism regards a material
universe as dicty, while Christian
Science denies matter and all matcri
ality. Hence there is no common
ground between them.
Christian Science is founded on the
Bible. It's first tenet is, CAS- adhcr.
cnts Of TRUTH we take the inspired
Word Of the Bible for our guide to
eternal Life"
Father Clcary rightly states that
sufficient progress has not been made
in Christian Science to understand
fully the sublime spirituality OF its
teaching. No one understanding II
well enough to practice its rules has
any disposition to criticise It,
The "Kcy to the Scriptures" is the
unlocking Of the spiritual meaning of
the Bible, without which man has
been unable to even apprehcnd his
rightful heritage.
Christian Scientists are sincere and
desperately in earnest, rs Father
Clearly states, and we know of no good
reason why they should not be. Their
sincerity comes from n demonstrable
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