The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-07

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'ian Sc,ence. frauGht with the DIVINE
, rnssibilities of infinite blessttgs iol
= r"nnl,nd Mrs. Eddy knew that 'h'
!, christ method had appeared a. heI
, IN mage los OF her book. Science ana
,, Hcalth with Key to the Sc3ptnreS
'n, sn,aKs of this experience partieu
= l,rlv she knew that 1t had come 70
her through no selfish desire, pn'
through striving to be good anf 10 do
. GOOD That this spiritual light Should
snnenr TO her was unQuestionahly a
cod. given privilege, but it entsled uh
toId sacrifice and self-abnegatton, Tor
moi otherwise could ii be made avail
able TO suffering and sinful humanity
Is this discovery less in TIA nature
of true science than systems WI len are
usually associated with that word be
cause II deals purely with uodSht
and involves righteousness? Nay IS IL
not more in the nature or science OF
truth because of those facts? Ne re-
snect admire, and revere the great
scientific discoverers of the world,
such men as Newton and Franklin ana
hundreds of others, and We do well IN
mat vet their discoveries relate TO
the material world and to Law de-
ducted from the observation o' us
phenomena. If we respect theee dis
coyerers, what shall we say OF tn dis
coverer of that which relates to the
truth of Being and to the sph ,ual,
primary and natural law OF heath and
harmony If We speak OF material
discoveries as great who shall b. able
to employ word to adeQuately de
scribe the discovery of Christian Sci
ence? Even the thousands who have
experienced its beneticent influence,
who have come out of sorrow and dis
ease and great tribulatiOn realize but
family the might. majesty and power
which have come to earth through the
bless ed teachings Of Mrs. Eddy. Few
even of the beneficiaries Of Christian
Science realize what it has mean for
Mrs. Eddy to be the DiscOverer and
Founder of Christian Science and the
leader of this great movement. With
humility, strength. and persistence
born OF the Christ spirit, Mrs. Eddy has
iterated and reiterated that the high
est way is the only way whereby man
kind can gain harmony. the true bas-
is of health. and satisfaction. She
has indicated the pure. unadulteraied
Christ way and has stood for il in
face of all contumely and In spite of
the resistance which evil ever offers
to good. and she still stands. \ figure
unique in the history OF modern times.
LUsloN-Friends. even such
brief consideration of Christian Sci
ence as is to be obtained through
lecture upon the subject reveals 10
l;,, kirv -
OF true thought which has its origin
in God. Good, the divine Mind. Recog-
nizing such influence and its p0sibili-
ties, both individual and universal it
behooves everyone to make 1t practi-
cal. Mere passive belief would ac-
complish nothing since it is not In any
way illustrative of the science which
we are considering. II truth is as
serting itself and is denying all errer.
or evil. then the active power Of Chris
rian Science is prov 4. for we are es-
tablishing within ourselves the gov
ernment of Good: thereby 1t shall
eventually appear on earth. "Per-
haps." one says. this is idealNn,"
and the answer is. Truly. idealt3mf;"
but we should remember the ideals
of humanity indicate the facts Of d.
vinity though they are, as yet. all too
poor to represent them. Truth tran
scends all human conceptions Of r.
Again merely to say that Christian
Science is beautiful in teaching would
be but to inadeQuately understand
what its presence means to mankind.
Music is beautiful, painting. sculpture.
and all the arts are beautiful Think
of the wonderful landscapes in which
our country abounds! Think of the
Western sky all aglow with the light
of the setting sun, How beautiful!
But have any of these beautiful things
ever saved you? Have they satisfied
the lcngings of the heart? Have they
healed your diseases. or assuaged
your sorrows?. No. and none OF them
can do so. but Christian Science can.
It is not only beautiful. but practical.
Christian Scientists are taught 10 low
ing regard mankind. and as they see
all the sorrow and sickness and suffer
ing, want and worry and woe: the
conflict between various classes Of
society; mans inhumanity to man.
and the greed for gold, and knowing
that Christian Science offers deliv-
erance from all this. is 1t any wonder
that they often think in great com
passion Of these words OF the old
hymn:
Oh, ye beneath life's crushing load.
Whose forms are bending low.
Who toll along the climbing wav
With painful steps and slow.
Look now, for glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing
o, rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels sing.
The Bible says: There shall no
evil befall thee. neither shall any
plague come nigh thy dwelling For
he shall give his angels charge over
thee. to keep thee In all thy yavs."
Our textbook Science and Health
with key to Scriptures by Mary Baker
G. Eddy p. 5s1 thus defines angels.
Gods thoughts passing to man:
spiritual intuitions. pure and perfect"
These are tho appo1u m hoo, =,