The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-12

healed thousands of people who had
been pronounced incurable by materia
medica and other systems. Indeed, it
presents a record in this respect that
is without parallel in the history of
the centuries since the time of the
primitive Christian church, but this
record does not constitute the whole
of Christian Science, nor does it illus
trate more than a measure of the COM
pleteneSS of practical efficacy.
True Religion a Science.
Accepted theories have rejected the
possibility of a scientific knowledge of
God and His laws. Indeed, the asso-
citation of the words Christian and
science has at first excited the derision
of prevailing belief and then aroused
it's scorn and abuse. Yet today the
universal truth as taught in Christian
Science has stirred human thought to
higher views and expression, even
while the source of them is not ac-
knowledged. Jesus said: THE chill
dren of this world are in their gener-
alton wiser than the children Of light"
Those who are engaged in the prac
teal affairs of life are quick to avail
themselves of what has been proven
useful. Thew do not discard new dis
covery simply because it does not ac-
cord with their previously accepted
theories, or because it conflicts with
past experiences. Let something new
or useful be invented or found out
along the lines of material science,
and the whole world frejoices over it,
while those who find it Immediately
available are ready to acknowledge the
discoverer with acclaim, and to re-
ward him generously. The wonder is
not that SO many are interested in
Christian Science, but rather, in view
of all it has accomplished, that there
should be anybody left who is not in
terested.
It's Discovery.
Mrs. Eddy discovered the Christ
Science, or Christian Science, through
g. personal experience which could
leave no doubt as to the divine nature
of the understanding which came TO
her. Upon this point let me quote
from her book, Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures:
when apparently near the confines
Of mortal existence, standing already
within the shadow of the death-valley,
| learned these truths in divine
Science: that all real being is in God,
the divine Mind, and that Life, Truth,
and Love are all-poWerful and ever
present; that the opposite of Truth
called error, sin, sickness, disease,
DEATHS the false testimony OF false
material sense--of life in matter; that
this false sense evolves, in bellef. a
subjective state of mortal mind which
this same so-called mind names mat
ter, thereby shutting out the true sense
of Spirit" page 1857
She afterWard tested her discovery
thoroughly by healing all manner OF
cases, not only in Instances of ordinary
sickness, but also ia those which were
considered incurable and hopeless, and
many OF them in one treatment. In
due time her discovery became known,
and finally after thoroughly proving
it's unauestionable scientific value, she
published the book already mentioned,
by means of which others have learn
ed to do the same blessed work.
Its Name.
Nothing could be happier than the
name Christian Science, which Mrs.
Eddy gave to her discovery. 1t is at
once exact, definite and appropriate,
and is justified by more than thirty
seven years of remarkably successful
practice.
True Science.
Is it not true that almost anything
in relation to mere material hypothe-
ses may take the name of science UNI
challenged? How is it that those
things which relate to God, to Spirit
and His laws, which must be based
upon eternal facts and must therefore
be unquestionably scientific, and i'm
deed, UNNECESSARILY more so than all
other things are relegated to the
realm of belief Any question as to
the science of the Christian religion
must be forever settled by anyone who
cares to look the matter Squarely in
the face. Jesus never failed in any
thing that He attempted. He healed
all diseases whether called durable or
incurable, and without the use of
drugs or any material remedies. lie
fed the hungry, saved sinners, and
raised the dead, all by the power Of
Spirit. He overcame the death of his
own body, and finally rose to the full
realization of his natural image as the
Son of God, the Son of Spirit. In 9TH
err words, he oVercame all the laws of
material existence in that event
which is most appropriately call
ed the Ascension. These works
have been called miraculous in
the sense of being contrary to
law, but there is no evidence
On the contrary, they illustrated the
unchanging nature of Gods law, the
law of Good, and proved it's absolute
power over all evil. His method re-
Elected the infallibility of God. Could
anything be more scientific than that?
That it was Christian no one Will dis
pute: that it was unfailing and there
fore scientific in the highest sense the
facts prove. 1t was then both Chris
tan and scientific, or Christian
Science, and is must be still the same.
If it healed the sick, then. lit can do
so now, and the fact is, it does so. He
knew that he had a certain of doing
his work and that it could be learned.
He said that those who believed in
his name should do similar works, and
the best interpretations indicate that
to believe in his name meant to I'M
derstand his teachings. He also de-
clared HE that believeth on me, the
| words that 1 do shall he do also; and
greater works than these shall he do;
because / go to the Father. Chris
tan Science explains the words, L go
| to the Father" by showing that they
/ relate to his exalted thought, which
Paul describes as "the mind which
was in Christ Jesus" and which was
| continually seeking God, and that
when we go to the Father in this way,
as he did, we shall realize the promise.
| Indeed. herein lies humanity's difficult
ty. 1t has been generally believed that