Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-30

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continue In order that he may liyes
Scientific Prayer.
Mankind says God is immutable
and changeless, but hundreds and
millions Of times every day men are
beseeching the immutable and
chaneeiess Cod to change, change,
change; until mankind conceive Of
God as the very center and circumfer-
ence Of eternal change. 50 long as
we believe God to be responsible for
all things, and yet kneel and pray
that He may forget His immutability
and take away what we do not want
and give us what we think we do
want, Is it not true that II our prayer
we're suddenly granted we would be
frightened beyond measure? Is #
logically possible for us to have very
much faith in prayer, so long as we
are held in the bondage Of this be-
lief in changeable Godf If we
would take into our consciousness
that changeIess love, that changeless
religion which Jesus the Christ
preached, there would be no doubt,
no fear; and we would go to God IN
prayer with the serene confidence
the implicit faith, that He who hear
eth in secret will reward US openly;
which, as the Master taught, is our
birthright and heritage.
This is what Christian Science -
asking us to do; this is what Christian
Science is laying before us; this IS
the table that is prepared for US IN
! the presence of our enemies; this IS
the bread which cometh down from
heaven; this Is the water Of eternal
life-it is yours, 1t is mine. Let us
ACCEPT the feast that God has put be-
fore us; let us recognize the COM
forter. the Wayshower, again IN our
midst; the Comforter which Jesus
promised to send when he said y was
axnedient that he go to his Father.
Then there will be no more broken
hearts, there will be no more sorrow
no more tears, and no more SIM TOT
we shall have entered into the real
ization that this is the day OF the
Lord; and with that realization there
will come to us peace,-that peace
neace which may be found only IN
the straight and narrow way wherein
our Master leads us, into kingdom OF
] Cod within.
The Discoverer Of Christian Science
The revelation of Christian Science
came to Mrs. Eddy as the result Of 2
lifetime spent in continuous search
ana desire for the spirit Of the Wor0
ma Tie things Of God. As q religious
reformer she occupies a position UNI
que ii the history Of the world
|unswerying ID her. trust II, the good
ness Of God, and unquestiOning ID ner
,.aa,ence TO His commands. This
calls on her for such meekness. nu-
mility. and self-saerifice, that sne
never could live such life were u
not for the protecting care OF 2 real
liyable, demonstrable religion, where
IN she finds immunity from the sur
ferlngs Of those who turn away from
the Christ-concept Of God.
Ever since 1865 Mrs, Eudy's Ire
has been devoted to the work oi
bringing to mankind this revelation
If the way Of salvation. She has
done this with such singleness OF pur-
nose that mankind is awakening 70
the recognition Of her work as m
spired, that Christian Science is tne
suirit Of the Word which Jesus por-
trayed. Christian Scientists DO not
worship Mrs. Eddy, nor do they N
any sense Of the word deity her IN
their thought. The whole teaching
of Christian Science leads us to put
self under foot; to have no way ana
~ viii save Gods way and Gods
will: and Mrs, Eddy asks the worio'
each one Of us, 70 follow her only
i far 3 she follows Christ. In her
following Of Christ she has been the
instrument whereby the feet Of hum
dreds Of thousands have been planted
mon the rock Of the proved truth Of
Gods promises, and against that rock
IN the words Of the Master, the
gates Of hell shall not prevail" we
Az love our leader, and we give ner
The allegiance and devotion 70 when
her tireless labor in mankind's be-
half is entitled.
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