The weekly true Democrat., 1905-05-19

that it belongs toyou as well as to them,
since IL sets forth q divine and univer-
sal inheritance.
A CORRECTIVE SCIENCE.
If you were working out the problems
of business with an incorrect or utterly
erroneous use of numbers, it would be
right for some one to help you by
showing you the basic law of numbers
and the rule governing them, and you
would be glad Of the correction. If
you were working out the problem of
existence with erroneous views of its
origin and laws, and in ignorance Of
your God-given rights, it is proper for
some one to correct you, and you are
glad Of the correction.
INFINITE IN SCOPE.
The scope of this subject is not gen.
orally understood. Christian Science
has become known, primarily, through
the fact that it heals disease and has
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 primi-
tive Christian church, but this record
does not constitute the whole of Chris
tian Science, nor does it illustrate more
than a measure of the completeness Of
its practical efficiency
TRUE RELIGION AS A SCIENCE.
Accepted theories have rejected pos
sibility of a scientific knowledge of God
and His laws. Indeed, the association
of the words Christian and Science had
at first excited the derision of prevail
ing belief, and then aroused its 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 acknowledged.
Jesus said, "The children of this world
are in their generation wiser than the
children of light" Those who are en-
gagged in the practical affairs Of life are
quick to avail themselves Of what has
been proven useful. They do not discard
a new discovery simply because it does
not accord with their previously accept
ed theories or because it conflicts with
past experiences. Let something new
or useful be invented or found out
along the line of material science and
the whole world rejoices over it, while
those who find it Immediately available
are ready to acknowledge the discoverer
with acclaim, and to reward him gen.
erously. The wonder is not that so
many are int rested in Christian
| Science, but rather, in view of all it
has accomplished, that there is anybody
| left who is not interested.
ITS DISCOVERY.
Mrs. Eddy discovered the Christ
Science, or Christian Science, Il rough
d perso. al experience which could leave
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underst anding which came to her. See
page 108.
| She afterward tasted her discovery
thoroughly by healing all manner of
cases, not only in instances of ordinary
sickness, but also in 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
its unquestionable scientific vaiue, she
published the book already mentioned
by means of which others have learned
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 appl opriate, and is
justified by more than 81 vars Of re-
markably successful practice.
TRUE sCIE Ne.
Is it not true that almos, anything in
relation TO mere material hypotheses
may take the name science unchallen-
ged? How Is it tnat those things which
relate to God, to spirit and HIS laws,
which must be based upon eternal facts
and must therefore be unquestlonably
So, n life and indeed, immeasurabley
MOI 50 than all other things, are rele-
gated to the realm Of belief? Any
qu s.ion as TO the science OF the Chris
| .ian religion must be forever settled by
! any one who cares 70 look the matter
| squarely in the face. Jesus never failed
in anything that he attempted. He
/ healed all diseases, whether called
durable or uncurable, AMI without the
use OF drugs or any materi Al remedies.
He fed the hungry, saved sinners
AMI raised the dead, ali by the pow
OF spirit. He Overcame the death Of
his own body and finally rose TO the full
rea ization of his natural image as the
the son OF God, the son of Spirit. In
other words he Overcame all the laws
OF material existence IN what is most
appropriately called the ascension
! These works have been considered mir
aculous, but there is no evidence TO
show that they were miraculous to Him.
On the contrary they illustrated the un-
changing nature OF Gods law, the law
of Good, and proved It's absolute power
over all evil. His method re-
hected the infalibility of God.
| Could anything be more scientific than
that That II was Christian no one
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