Evening bulletin., 1911-06-26

knowledge of the Son of God unto
perfect man, unto the measure of
the stature of the iulness of Christ"
There is much comfort to strug-
Cling humanity in the conviction that
God does not authorize the mseries
of our earthly experience This con.
yiction is the first step toward the
realization that these very miseries.
lacking divine sanction. cannot have
any real entity or existence. and must
perforce have fictitious origin and
an unreal nature. God becomes fully
reinstated, in human affections at the
same time that the socalled law of
sin and death loses It's supposed hold
upon human affairs.
Mrs. Eddy, in her work "Rudiment-
al Divine Science" defines Christian
Science "as the law of God, the law
of good, interpreting and demonstrate
ing the divine Principle and rule of
universal harmony" Up. y. As the
student learns more about the nature
of God through spiritual sense. the
beneiicent law Of God grows in clear
ness and he Is able to reject tho dis
cordant testimony of material sense.
Then comes the demonstration or
proof of harmony as normal aud ma
tural. He who follows the leadings
of Christian Science not only learns
the letter of its teachings, but also
proves their correctness by saving
the sinner comforting the sorrowing
and healing the sick Christian Sci
ence thus becomes daily help for
daily needs, the Comforter which
Ioadcth into all truth, available at all
times and under al circumstances.
THE DIsCOvERER AND FOUNDER
or CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
II will hardly be necessary here to
Insist upon the fact that religion
should save the sinner Whatever
may he the doctrines which divide the
various branches OF Chrstendom, all
are agreed at least upon this point
that II is the natural work of religion
the business Of Christianity, to save
the sinner. But there Is no such
agreement among the various demon,
nations upon the question of heal.
ing the sick, at least, not as yet
Jesus healed the sick, his disciple,
and apostles healed the sick, tn,
early Christians for some three oi
four hundred years after the cruel
iiXtion healed the sick. by spiritua
| h,,,
centuries the world has more an,
more rclegated the healing of the sicl
to a special profession, using materia
means. Since Mrs. Eddy's discover,
of Christian Science the healing o
Jesus time has been reinstated II
accordance with his unmistakable in
junction TO his followers. and toda,
hundreds Of thousands Of men, won
en-. and children III all portions Of tn,
globe rise up TO blesB. the name o
the good and brave woman TO whom
they owe health and happiness
4 through whose teachings they hav,
been delivered from pain and sorrow
from the fear of torment and tn,
'l"'' ~ th''i' enh'obs pIfNIdl fII
cumstances seem 10 have fitted Mrs
Eddy from her youth for the mission
Of mercy 10 which God called her
Born of New England parentage. II
the state OF New Hampshire. sh'
grew up in an atmosphere Of whole
some freedom and when young cir
received, FOR the times. an exception
ally comprehensive education, botl
secular and religious. Az a woman
A OF progressive and advanced ideas
she investigated fearlessly the ques
tlOns which came before the public
Especially was she interested in tn,
healing art, and her quick recover!
from the result of an accident
through the revelation OF the spirit
nal meaning of the Bible, led to he
discovery of Christian Science II
1866 In 1875 followed the publica
tion of her eDoCh-makine work, tn
Christian Science textbook, "Scienc
and Health with Key to the Scrip
lures" now widely distributed anon
the civilized nations Of the eartl
This book is proving Itself to be
potent factor In the elevation of th
human race, and Is literally maxim
/, history by rcmodeling the lives an
careers of multitudes.
/, RESULTS or CHRISTIAN SCIENCi
= But what are some OF the chic
: results of Christian Science, wha
the principal reasons for It's hold M
on the gratitude of mankind?
. First of all, It's teachings Obliterai
+ any supposed reasons for pessimisu
+ II II were really true, as public opir
f ion has been only too prone to b'
:, licve during the passing ceniurie
/. that God the First Cause and bas
Principle, is the author OF fVIl ;
= well as of good, then despair won
4 be justified, for the struggle again
B., evil would be hopeless. II evil cou
@ point to Omnipotonce as It's autho
& II could not be successfully oppose
i for II would have divine sanction.
', that case, too, 1t would be but natur
that there should be hopeless SHINE