La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27

The soporlac effect Of 4 oruE may
stupefy the mind so As to prosuce tenn
porary relief. but cure 1t canI-ot; heal.
finally and eiYectually. it does not, for
it has dealt at best. only Wit. eject;
IL has not reached root-cause.
Nor can the surgeons knife cut out
mental conditions or moral defects
!, ne utmost il can do Is TO rersoye the
physical effects Of these.
In saying, this wish to cast no re
nection upon the noble army OF men
and women who are practicing medi-
cine and surgery. They are working
up to their highest standard OF the
healing power Their purpose and ef-
fort are TO relieve human suffering
and stay the rayages of disease The
question here submitted simply is. are
they practicing the highest and best
method of healing7 Have they reached
the true remedial standard? II not.
and a better exists. then the truly I'M
selfish and sincere of their class VIII
welcome and indorse that which is
better. as soon as they become con
vinced that there Is a better
In view OF the plain and well known
facts In human experience TO which
have adyerted. may | not again ask
Do not these facts distinctly coincide
with Jesus treatment Of sin and sick
ness. and do they not clearly indicate
a. ,H..l. .lNss m rbn-.s
whom he healed Sin no more. les;
worss thing come unto your"
The Cure Of Sickness.
Is there. then. no balm in Gilead;
no Physician there. do you ask
answer Yes. there is God. the
eternal and all-present Mind-He who
is Love. and Life and Truth. now and
forever-Re Is your Physician and
mine. We can go TO him daily. hour
ly, momentarIly. In sweet and silent
prayer. and II we pray Alright he will
heal us of all our diseases and remove
from ~ all our inirmities. We can
know. in the very depths OF our being.
that he is our Physician. our Comfort
,r. bur Life. our Health, our AIl-ln-all.
and in the fullest and most absolute
sense. very present help in trouble:
and that in him We live and move and
have our spiritual and our physical
being
May | not. then. appeal to all good
people. of every belief or sect. to aid
us In spreading this healing and saw
ing gospel? May not deeply. ear
nestly and in the most fraterual spirit,
ask you TO rejoice with us that God. In
these latter days. is sending AROUND
the world a mighty current OF healing
truth and may | not ask you TO unite
your voice with ours In pleading for
higher and more general recognition
OF God as allpower. and OF all that is
opposed to him as baseless and i'm
potent before his almightiness2
May | ask II the day has gone by
when God should cease TO be almighty
when human error-sin-should no
longer be overcome and destroyed
when sickness. sorrow. misery and
ttSti'HS HhohiH hp 4phk'f w SAiihth
against until they are annihilatedg
ask. in all sincerity and candor. Has
the healing and saving Christ been
Withdrawn from human reach because
there Is no longer need OF such
Christi And. In this sense. Has the
day of healing miracles passed be
cause there is now no necessity for
tn, M As Christian Scientists We
maintain. however. that divine heal.
| ing is miraculous only as it is not un-
derstood All true healing is done
through. the understanding of ever
operative law.
In the closing words OF the preface
the author OF the Christian Science
| textbook thus tenderly launches her
precious volume upon the ocean OF
| public thought: In the spirit OF
Christ's charity--as one who 'hopeth
| all things. endureth all things. and is
| joyful TO bear consolation TO the sor.
| rowing. and healing to the sick-she
commits these pages to honest seekers
| for Truth
Is not this re-echo of the great
Nazarene's sweet appeal To the worlds
great family OF sufferers: Come unto
| me. all ye that labor. and are heavy
laden. and will give you rest?"