Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-13

are foolishness unto him: neither can
he know them, because they are spir-
itually discerned'
The natural man." or mortal, ma
terial man, depends upon the testi-
mony of the physical sense for his in
formation. They are his witnesses.
They are the feelers which he puts
forth into the unknown. and according
as they report so he acts or counter
acts. Their testimony constitutes tine
wisdom Of this world But Paul
states i'm the above quoted texts that
the wisdom of this world rs toollsh-
ness with Cod and that the things
of the Spirit of God" are ioollshness
unto the natural man. Here then
is an irreconcilable situation. God re
iects "the wisdom of this world upon
which the natural man relies FOR the
basis of his information, and the nat
ural man rejects 'the things OF the
Shirt of God" because he cannot un-
derstand them. What shall the OUT
come be? One or the other mus
Weld. and no Christian can doubt the
issra fo,. an instant. Gods word must
nrevaU If the testimony of the phy-
steal senses conflicts with the proper
6iscernment of 1.-The things OF the
Snirit of God" then this physlcal tes-
timony must be set aside as untrust-
worthy. or false. Spirit must De SUI
preme over matter, Truth over error;
life oyec death. Love over fear ana
bate cod must rule in His own uni
verse. and God is Spirit. not matter
II is we'll to know that immutaple
Trutlr does not depend upon Nhal our
nhvsical senses report. NO one WIN
las looked into the peculiar haplts ol
these senses, has noticed thelr slianee .Ii,
reryersity and their readiness 10 . ms
lead even the natural, materlal ilai'
I1-a,,,d wish TO rely upon their testl-
monv concerning the real man OF Hou
creation. Science, in order 10 De
worthy of the name. must rest upon
uninnea enable evidence. Ihe Know
adaa of that which is unvarylng anu
indestructible must itself be 1ouilueu 1a,
unon absolutely reliable lnfoIIldlio.l'
hut knowledge derived from tne plS
sical senses does not tuiilll '''iS
quirement. ,- ar,,,dipoa,,+al
milne science" defines Christian sci
eyca "as the law of God. the law Oh
GOOD. interpreting and demonstIatlhS
fha divine principle and rule OF UNI
,ersal harmony Up. u. AS III" stuue'll
learns more about the nature ol ,"t eIuu
through spiritual sense. the peileIiS p.u5 H.,
low. If cod grows in clearness ana ie
ii,' ig Nc Ia reject the discordant tes-
tinonv Of material sense. Then collles
tho demonstration or PROOF OF haI
nonv as normal and natural. he Suo
fol1oy.s the headings of CHRISTIAN Scl-
ence not only learns the letter VI ~.
teachings. but also proves ,IleH ~
rectness by saving the simmer; 4i,,
foYtine tho sorrowing. and heailns tlle
80 christian Science thus becomes
dou,. holm for daily needs, the ooiil
Torter which leadeth into all truII; ~
l1ioiable at all times and under al
circumstances. o,.
The Founder of Christian Se'e"Ne
= ,,.u, hardly be necessary here to III,
siet upon the fact that rehglon Slloulu w
cove tbe sinner. Whatever may nc ~. ~.
daotrinas which divide the various
i,,ancbes of Christendom, al aie
a creed at least upon TINS point lnS ,e
ig the natural work OF rehsloll, ~ ~
business of Christianity " "a -
sinner Rut there is no sucn astce
,,la,lt on7one the various denominations
,ii,on the question of healing the SIGN;
Tfs,,s healed the sick, his disciples di,u
s9.4,as healed the sick, the carry
Cbrietians for some time 800 years
after the crucifXion healeu lnG Az,
nv spiritual means: but uuiih5 tHo~,,i, tHo ~
tervenirig centuries the Worlu mas nv, ~
"a more relegated the healing OF the
,ariaI means Since Mrs. Eddys dls-
coverv of christian Science the heaI-
mo of Jesus' time has been relnstateu'
n, accordance with his uhlllsta
i,irnction to his followers, ana toudy
hundreds of thousands of mem women
and children in all portions OF tne siooo
rise up to bless the goou anu VI"
woman to whom they owe liesi''' anu
happiness. :, r,odara re-
10. "a
r,aise of one who is performing so
stl1Dendous a service for manklllu' phe
can only rejoice that a great ana grow
mo volilme of gratitude is finding ,Ils
way TO her from those VINO, lIitouEii
her teachings. have been QtlNeIeu el5.,
from pain and sorrow from thc ,,aee 10,
of torment and the despair OF goddess
noes Snecial circumstances seem TO
lave fitted Mrs. Eddy from her youth
for the mission of mercy 10 when Gou
ro1ed her Born of New England pa
yon+age I'm the state of New Hanlp-
shire. she grew up In an alrnospHe'e
Of wholesome freedom ana WheH d
--ouEg girl received, tof tle tilIiee, i'
nvceptiGuallv comprehensive educatioh'
both secular and religious As a Wo-
man nf progressive and advanced IDEAS
She investigated fearlessly the cues
tions which came before the pubic
Especiallv was she interested in the
healing art. and her quick recovery
from the result of an accident, through
the revelation Of the spiritual meaning
Of tie Bible. led to her discovery OF
Christian Science, in 1866 In 1879 19i~
loved the publication OF her epoch
making work, the Christian Science
text- book. "Science and Health with
Kew TO the Scriptures" now widely
distributed among the civilized ma
tjnns of the earth This book is PROV
ing itself to be potent factor in the
elevation of the human race. and is
literally making history by romodellng
rlIe lives and careers of multitudes
Mrs Eddy has been the active Leader
of tle Christian Science movement
from it's inception. and continues to
mold it's growth and development along