The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-11-11

tton d evll ii declares the Obvious
fact that anythin9 which IL mot con.
ceivable part of Gods creation 10 mol
. concsivable reality even though Il
seems to b ~ i. Tho explanation thaa
Christian science KiH61 ~ an explana,
ton ~ good which from the stand
point @of absolute PrincipIs Ga ~
proved. II offers no further sxpianat
ton OF evil than IT. illumination. and
declares that ne further explauatiop
Is necessary since the Disappearance
of evil In any instance shows that
there ID nothing there to explain. God.
however, goes on becoming more and
more real Il explains ftself. for Il ii
the divine mind
THE action of Truth III human con-
seriousness has not been explained ~
old systems. Christian Science alone
explanation Ii found satisfactory 1T IL
because the mental nature of-pure
Science has not been discerned.
Really. all science is purely mem
tai. We do not go to schools or cob
leges to acquire anything more than
thoughts or ideas. In view of the ex-
perience of all educational institutions
which deal wholly with ideas, 1t ought
not to seem strange that Christian
Science should lay claim to be purely
scientific. since 1t deals wholly with
the purest ideas that can ever be en-
tertafneds by q human being. Their
efficacy in healing of disease 10 only
doubted because Of q lack OF better
education on the part Of general hu-l
mainly.
Omnipotence Of Divine Mind.
The most that the Christian Science
practitioner does for a patient Is to
recognize the omnipresence and omni-+
potence of the divine Mind. and the
availability of that Mind by means of
the thoughts which constitute a Chris
tian Science prayer or treatment.
While Christian Science healing Ia
mental healing, it would not be worth
while If 1t were what is ordinarily as
ISOLATED with that term. 1t is the
true mentality which Jesus taught
and practiced. 1t is the Christ healing.
To suppose that Christian Science is
anything else is absurd to any one
who has had proofs of this Science for
he knows that nothing but omnipo-
tence would be equal to the task Of
healing the thousands of cases which
have been healed in Christian Science.
Mary Baker Eddy discovered this
science of life and the healing power
of 1t because her thought was clearer
than that of other people, Her under
standing spontaneously rose to the
realm of pure thought and remained
there. She not only discovered Chris
tian Science, but she is the founder of
it's practice and of the church and
movement. She saw that human be-
ings would have to learn how to dem
onstrate the truth and with a wisdom
as remarkable as rare, she taught
through her works the way or method
by which thought may be cultivated
until truth could be thereby realized
christian Scientists are endeavoring
to rise to the full understanding of
prayer. Like other people. they have
their difficulties. They encounter
hardships, the trials and the tempta-
tons incidental to human existence.
A person Is not immune from disease
or suffering merely by saying that he
is Christian Scientist. He is inn
mune from both, however, in a great
measure by faithfully striving to be
one. The great object of Christianity
is to. bring salvation or redemption to
the human race. This object cannot
be achieved in any other than a scien-
tific way, for science alone can reveal
supreme Intelligence which Is nee
essarily divine Love. and make it
available to mankind. The prayer by
which this availableness shall be rec
ognized and habitually relied upon is
the realization of that divine Mind
which could not include disease or
sin This mind is omniscient and ON
niscience can only appear in thought
or understanding. The prayer Of
Christian Science Is therefore educa-
tional. 1t brings about the realization
of Gods presence, and for that reason
its scope and Influence extend far be-
yond the experience or environment of
the one who prays. 1t Is Christian
Science prayer that must be relied up
IN in the present extremity of the hn-
man race. How greatly we all desire
to pray effectually for peace to come
to the nations. yet how little faith
there is in the ordinary prayers for
peace. 10 ask zoo TO Drln8 peace uH-
der the supposition that God is taking
part in war is .as vain as the prayer
for victory on the part Of the various
belligerents. The infinite Mind which
is Life is not cognixant Of death deal
ing contentious and devices. Never
theless. the courage, selfsacrifice, en-
durance, patience and kindness shown
by thousands Of men and women who
have been directly or indirectly forced
to take part in the war. constitute the
soil which shall result in wonderful
fruition when that soil is ready for
sowing.
IF we however. would effectually
lpray for peace we must dsstroy the
evil mentality which has produced AL
the wars that have ever occurred.
Envy. Jealousy. pride. ambition, greed.
hatred. malice, revenge, which may al
be traced to fear. that arch enemy. OF
mans peacAa-Are found only In wrong
mentality. II We are entertaining any
OF these elements Of war within our
selves. Why pray Tor peace to corie to
other psopIes The rsfofmat don taught
In Christian actence Il indivtdnal II
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