Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-28
Christian Science Arouses
Faith That Is Constructive

to reflect Gods thoughts means pro-
lection and rescue in every situation.
APPEALS TO THOUGHT
The JOY of Christian Science lies in
this: that it depends upon no human
sense of good for its victories over sin
and disease, and so is not at the
mercy of anything human Many mod
ern philosophers are taking to bits the
human instincts, trying to find good In
| changed forms of evil. Christian Sci
ence goes straight to the source or
good, the infinite, eVer-present divine
mind which Is God, and declares as did
Christ Jesus that there is no good
apart from Him. Hence it's urgent ap-
peal to thought to understand divine
Mind and to busy itself In rejecting
this divine Mind, that Gods likeness
may shine in the ways of men. The
modern cry of realism" may expose
sham and dishonesty, but cannot per-
manently remove them just by substi-
tuting changed standards of social life.
Not unit 1.-The human mind sees Its
need for a Saviour outside it's own re-
sources can Ii find a remedy for Its
Woe And Christian Science, revealing
God to be the only absolute good and
the whole human sense of good, In
elusive OF evil. to be relative and pass
ing. shows it's follower that he must
Of view If he would be free from the
eventual breakdown of material con-
ditions. He must rid himself Of the
faulty human ideals that concern
themselves with personal and material
interests, and learn that there is but
one ideal for mankind, spiritual perfec-
tion.
QUICKENs THE HEART
As the human mind is put Off and
Thought IN understand God 10
think God-hke thoughts and to make
| God likeness practical in daily living,
human standards and customs Will ad-
just themselves naturally to the needs
and rights of the improved individual
The success of Christian Science is due
to it's regeneration of the individual.
BY this means alone society can be
purified. And through the constructive
and enlightened faith with which 1t
quickens the heart of its adherents IL
builds health and happiness safely and
securely on a spiritual foundation.
Christian Science not only reveals to
a mortal his weaknesses and sins. but
1t shows him at the same instant how
to be rid of them. 1t not only uncovers
to him the insidious and ofttimes
subtle mental causes for his failures,
his misfortunes, his discouragement
and his ill-health, but 1t in the same
stroke sets him free to work his way
out of the trouble. Christian Science,
in short, exposes the worthlessness of
things material by educating thoughts
about things spiritual, and so builds
divine realities into everyday life. To
find human living a disappointing pre-
tense and to stop there, means nothing
less than agony. To learn, through
Christian Science, that the spiritual
reality which the human things coun-
terfeit is right here; that mortals may
exchange both human idealism and
realism for divine understanding; that
in so doing sin and sorrow and disease
actually disappear and that a new
history is being made for mankind-a
history that includes again Christ
healing on the earth; to learn this is
to come out from the disappointment
and to find an all-conquering joy. And
to experience this is to manifest
constructive faith that overcomes sin
and woe. To experience this is to be
a genuine Christian Scientist.-Chrts-
tian Science Monitor.