Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27

one-sided. There was the impulse to
read everything available for as well
as against this new teaching. There
were times of vacillation but there
was progress. Some faint apprehen-
sion of the truth of Christian Science
was dawning. With this, and the help
of others, came the overcoming of
much that had caused trouble. Then
doubt dissolved into something like
gertrude. Theological difficulties
passed away. Physical distress be-
came lessened.
There had been years of this distress.
and there had been resort to many
physicians and many remedies without
avail. The last state threatened to be
worse than the first, and this was
even predicted by materia medica.
Then came the beneficent truth of
Christian Science, unfolding and de-
stroying errors previously undetected,
and bringing healing in it's path. 1t
was truly a haven of rest. Since then
the daily study of the Bible and Sci
ence and Health, with the Lesson-Ser-
mon, has led to the uprooting of many
erroneous concepts. With this, there
has been a broadened spiritual out
look, more ScripturaL therefore a
more rational, conception of God and
of the mission of Jesus, and clearer
apprehension of Christ, Truth, as the
remedy for humanity's sorrows. Some
things had to be surrendered, but these
were not vital. For these there has
been substituted much that is essential
in demonstrating the divine power ever
present to heal and to bless.
One Must Labor Patiently
The questions often arose: Why is
progress not more rapid? Why is the
spiritual illumination so gradual and
4I,a CO GlnVU9 The o.
ply comes with spiritual growth, as
sense testimony Is rejected. The ma
terial concepts and aids are seen to be
worse than useless in this redemptive
work. Dependence must be on God as
Spirit, and it must be seen that all the
universe, including man, Is spiritual
and man made in the likeness and i'm
age of God. The dawn of this new light.
the truth that makes free, is inevitably
followed by the vanishing of false be-
liefs,-those dream shadows that
puzzle and disturb because of their
seeming reality All this means that
the student, the seeker for Truth, must
patiently labor and have faith. Little
by little, step by step, the way Will
be opened up, the path will become
clearer Each successive stage of eX-
perience unfolds new views of divine
poodness and love- (Science and Health
. 66). Ignorance and prejudice; the
bias of early erroneous teaching; the
misconceptions that dominate the mind
that does not know how irrational is
the sense of limitation. that first au-
dible claim" (Ibid., p. 59D that God Is
not omnlpotent because there is an
other power called evil,-all these dis
appear as consciousness is illuminated
by the light of Truth. We then come
to believe by blessed experience that
"Christian Science. rightly understood,
leads to eternal harmony. 1t brings to
light the only living and true God ana
man as made in His likeness" Qbid.'
p. 1889.
This outline of personal experience
would be imperfect did it not include
appreciation, greater than words can
EXPRESS of the sublime faith and love OF
her to whom was revealed the truth
that heals and blesses. With deVo-
tion to duty which is heroic, and with
unfailing courage and fidelity, she, nav
ing redisoovered the greatest gift IN
the treasures OF heaven, has given II
to a world which is beginning TO rec
ognize her as the greatest benefactor
of the age.-Christian Science journal
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