The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-06-03
Christian Science
Its Healing Ministry.
A Lecture by Bliss Knapp, C. S. B., Member
of the Christian Science Board OF Lecture
ship of the First Church, Scientist,
Boston, Massachusetts.

difierentiates the demoustrable rev.
citation OF Jesus Christ from them all
is its power to give health and life,
for Il am come, said Jesus, chat
they might have life, and that they
might have Il more abundantly.'
Moreover, that truth which heals
and reforms, maniicsts the only ne
hgion that is susc ptible of proofs
for the masters healing. resurrec-
ton and final ascension demonstrate
ed this liie-giving element in Christ
ianity.
The works OF healing that Jesus
accomplished have been preached for
centuries; butior one to relate the
simple story OF how he went to the
mother Of Peters wife and healed
her OF a fever. does not set forth In
any adequate manner the explana-
ton OF iluw It was done. Suppose
one does repeat the simple words OF
Jesus and initiate his manner OF ad-
dressing disease, the mere form can
never reveal the exquisite power
which he employed, nor does it give
the process so that another might
repeat the operation At least we
might infer this from the fact that
these works have not been more
commonly done for more many cen
turtles. Now that which has made
Christian Science eminently practical
Is its ability to set forth not only
what the power is which Christ
Jesus employed, but what the rule
Is by which another may repeat
those works; and this withal in so
simple a manner that even a child
can understand and enjoy it's pro-
lection; indeed its understanding Is
a panacea for everybody and at all
times, whether the difficulty be a
sick body or a sick mind, for "He
that believeth on me-" said Jesus,
''the works that 1 do shall he do al
so; and greater works than these
shall he do; because I go unto my
Father
FOOTSTEPS Is SPIRITUAL DISCOVERY.
When Jesus healed the centurion's
servant and the Syrophenician's
daughter without so much as going
near them, It should be clear that
the power employed must be mental,
as mental indeed as any Christian
prayer. An English poet has pro-
pounded the query. For to say
truly, what else is man but mis-
mind?" Indeed we might ask,
"What else Is God but divine Mind?"
1t IS truly unthinkable to conceive
OF an all-wise. all-inteligent God
apart from Mind. Moreover, how
can an everpresent God be every
where present, except that presence
Is Mind? The words Of Paul that
'to be carnally minded is death; but
TO be spiritually minded il life and
peace, / express the fact that the
healing power Is In the divine or
spiritual Mind, not IN matter.
How is IL that the mind OF God
should become available OF our needs
may seem as impossible Of attain
ment a. 90 determine the character
Of the distant stars. But as Gods
messengers have come down 20 us
from former generations pointing
the way; Il may be interesting To
contemplate the manner by which
these early prophets came 20 under
stand for themselves this healing
power OF God, that we may emulate
their good works.
The first Of the old ~patrlarchs, al.
though reared In the school of idola-
try, was touched by divine impulse
and began 10 contemplate a diyineI
sense Of authority; he began 20 rec.
cognize that, instead ofmany powers
manifested IN 50 many different idols
there f. really one Mind or intelli.
genee whose power governs the
universe and man; the same power
in fact which later divided the
waters OF the Red Sea and the Hons
mouths. Abrahsm's answering
devotion 20 this guiding and saving
power inspired an absolute faith m
Us omnipotence. lie called this
power, and had absolute faith IN IT,
omnipotence. He called this power
the Almighty. aud from that time
God has been known as the Al.
mighty Although Abraham dis.
covered this saving power. and had
absolute faith 10 It's promises. his
concept oft must have been limited,
Tor the voice Of God said unto Moses.
Il appeared unto Abraham, unto
Isaac and unto Jacob. by the name
81 God Almighty. but by name
Jehovah WAS 1 not known 10 them %