Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-19

mistakes or errors do not exist. In
| the Science OF Being the laws govern
! ing man are equally perfect, and may
| be applied by the practitioner with GER
| tain results to the extent that he really
understands them The reception of
this revelation of Truth by any mortal
is naturally not accompanied by an i'm
mediately perfect comprehension and
consequent ability to demonstrate its
| higher statements.
Understanding and demonstration
progress simultaneously. Those who
are putting into practice what under
standing they have of spiritual law
are blessed with proofs that they are
doing Gods will. From Science and
| Health with Key to the Scriptures"
may be obtained this accurate lInowl-
| edge of divine Principle and of the laws
governing man. In this book all may
find the longed-for revelation of the
Divine will. Mrs. Eddy speaks of her
discovery as a revelation of the divine
laws of Life" 1.-The laws of spiritual
existence" and she says: 1.-The term
Science, properly understood, refers
only to the laws of God and to His
government of the universe, inclusive
of man" (Science and Health, PIP. 1O7,
273 and 1881.
That the prophets and apostles dis
cerned these perfect and eternal laws
was evidenced by the healing of dis
ease and other manifestations of con-
troll over discordant conditions. That
the healing of disease by the early
Christians continued for many years is
recorded in history. The loss of the
fundamental truth of Christianity re-
suited in the materiality which grad
ually crept into religion, but falsity
and materiality, form and ceremony in
religion, could not satisfy the aspira-
lions of sincere people. The light of
the Word of God began to penetrate
the darkness of the Middle Ages, and
the change in religious thought known
as the Reformation followed; but to
turn from what was known to be evil
was not yet to attain certain sense OF
right, as the many denominations which
have since arisen testify.
When the Answer Came
The Church continued to preach
obedience to Gods will, but it re-
quired of men more than 1t could teach.
The concept of the laws of the uni
verse being material instead of spirit
ual, mankind came finally to look upon
the miracles of the Bible either as
violations of law, special lnterposl-
ton of Deity, or as fiction. They were
not understood, and so were relegated
to the past. In miracles Gods VIII
seemed to conflict with His law, and
for the more progressive thinkers to
reconcile a personal will in God with
a universe of law and order.
Within the past century the advance
ing thought grown tired of creeds and
dogmas, uncertain theories and spec
ulation, was crying out for the prac-
tical and certain, the helpful and spir-
itual in religion, and 10! the answer
came. That the Christianity of Christ
might be established on earth, higher
revelation, a truer concept of God and
His will, had become necessity. Only
a demonstrable religion could satisfy
the scientific spirit of this age. Chris
tan Science, in imparting definite
knowledge of spiritual law, reveals the
truth about the miracles recorded in
the Scriptures. We learn that those
unusual works were performed in ac-
cord with law, and should be regarded
not as extraordinary occurrences whose
repetition is Impossible or unlikely,
but as equally possible today with
similar understanding of Gods I'M
changing laws.
She through whom this revelation
came necessarily saw the need of the