New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-07

1t with nearly everybody. as very few
people yet know that it belongs 10, me
1t hardly need be added that the devifs
price for encouragement was so high
that IL was never sold. He still owns IL
and he is still using it.
An effective plan TO drive out discour-
agement is TO bring Into thought some
measure of gratitude or praise. There
can always be found something To be
grateful for II we will hunt tor II hon
estly and earnestly. The good old-tash-
Toned practise OF counting our blessings,
the things we have we would not like 10
do without. generally brings gratitude
to the surface for along every man
pathway in life there are blooming the
sweet flowers OF gratitude and IL ne VIII
but stoop and pull one and wear II he
VIII mo It's fragrance a magic dtspe lIff
and dreary and the flowers covered with
snow, he can find that warmth OF soul
which always banishes encouragement
II he will but heed that part OF a IA
vorite passage of Jesus from isa .i.Ls
where we are commanded to put on the
garment OF praise for the spirit OF hedVl-
ness" 1t never fails.
| have thus far spoken more Of the
results Of Christian Science than OF lts
methods For the latter would nave
you consult the pages Of its TEXTBOOK
Science and Health with Key 10 the
Scriptures" by Mary Baker EDDY. You
will not lay IL down with disappointment
II you ldht IL up Win ShiNN4iN''
Destroying Evil.
But that you may carry away with
you tonight some elementary precept 10
test for yourselves. / would place pc
fore you this simple fact. Inc Chls
things that are wrong is TO introduce
things that are right. This is not nehl-
ing evil but destroying IL. 1t mas peen
proved I'm millions OF instances that
ID. 4.
wrong action will invariably vanish INTO
nothingness II you Will but introduce
right thought in its place. Good destroys
evil as surely and as quickly as hsn.
destroys darkness. Remember that TOT
you VIII find II helpful If you are ever
disposed to try Christian Science TOT
yourselves. If you Will associate IN your
thought good with light, and evil win
darkness you will have before You
fashlight glimpse Of the impotence OF
evil I'm the presence Of the GOOD. MOI
all the darkness in the universe can eN-
tinguish the light Of one tiny lamp
ness, which is always without power 10
move. or even TO be in the presence OF
light. SO with the HIGHT of good and the
darkness Of evil.
not mine. You viii find IL many times
I'm the pages OF your Bible. Remember
then. II you VIII. that the Christian
Science method Of banishiug evil-daFk
ness-ls 10 bring in the light-good. II
YOU were 20 try II for d single day YOU
would he surprised 10 find what new
sort OF day YOU would be giving 10 YOUR.
selves. Every time YOU ina yourset
thinking unkindlv about your neiehbor.
bring IN good thought about him. II
will help him and Il will help you.
Every time YOUR thought drops 10 the
level Of the beast lift II as near me
stars as YOU can raise IL. II thoughts
unclean. unjust. malicious or obstructive
are there bring In something OF purity.
Of Justice. OF helDfulness. OF love. When
noble enGeavor. you have accomplish d
much. You have taken a step. a little
one TO be sure. but Il leads IN the direc-
ton OF the understanding OF GOd-the
knowledge OF Him whom 20 know Alright
T. life eternal