The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-12

one of two things must necessarily be true either that statement in the Scriptures is wholly false, or else people have not known how to make the prayer of faith throughout the cen
 tmie Except in sporadic instances, the sick have not been saved as the
 result of prayer It, therefore be-
 comes subject for legitimate in- quiry i'm order that it may be deter mined if possible, whether or lot that statement in the Scriptures is true Many people ask if Christian Scientists pray, and now Christian
 Science prayer differs from that of
 other churches. and it will doubtless
 prove both interesting aaG helpful if
 the difference is explained
 1t can be said that almost every person is taught to make the prayer
 of petition. the prayer of pleading They are taught to petition God for
 whatever good thing they desire, and | also to petition Him to withhold what
 ever evil thing they seek 10 avoid. Running through the prayer of peti- tion, and in fact, its very foundation
 and essence. is the belief that the mind of God can be changed by the petition There is the belief that, but for the petition, God will not do the
 thing He is asked to do, else why ask Him? Or that but for the petition He would do the thing and would send the evil that He is asked not to do or not to soId
 Yet all the while that this form of prayer has gone up from unnumbered millions Of agouizing hearts the Bible has declared that God is undlanging
 II God is unchangiIg. as the Bible de- clares Him 10 he. then is il not plain that 90 long as people go on in the belief that it Is the function of prayer to change the mind of Gci to meet the human desire, in reality the fur ther they are getting away from the true theory Of prayer; and line more sincerely they believe that sort Of thing, the more their very sincerity will confuse their understanding and will prevent thsm from making the prayer of faith which, the Bible says
 shall save the sick
 Christian Science. upon the other ,iand, teaches its adheruts to make | the prayer of realization. the prayer of affirmation Christian Science teaches that God is infinite good. and that it is wholly unnecessary 10 beg or petition infinite good. 10 manifest good to us, for infinite good cannot do anything else except manifest good to
 every creature. If one should let fal ar object it would Le absurd to beg
 or petition the law of erayitation to | operate. That law would operate au-
 tOmatcally, and would pull the object | down 10 the first obstruction. Chris l tian Science teaches that God Is
 Mind, or Principle, aad that Mind gov. ! eTns through spiritual law. which law
 is operating through the entire uni
 verse, and is a law of infinite good
 and is mauitestug good and nothing
 but good ceaselesaly to every human | beng
 1 NS'A'a lNi 'Hil 0tf0 n tlttl ID u utt h IT, ',
 them. do people m 10 have so little good and SO much that is not good?
 Let us look al that for a moment. if
 one drops an object the law of gravi-
 tation will pull it down to the first
 obstruction, but if the obstruction be
 removed, it will pull it down further
 and further as uha Instructions are re moved, until at last, if every obstruc- tioa were removed the law of gIayi.
 tation would then have it's perfect
 work, and would pull the object to the | center of the earth. That is precisely
 what happens through the operat on of spiritual law. That law is operat- ing in human consciousness. just as
 far as the Instructions will permit. which Instructions are mental quail
 ties-superstition. false beliefs, human | will and the like. As they are remov-
 ed, the spiritual law will operate fur
 ther and further in human conscous-
 ness, bringing gooI deeper and deeper into human experience. until at last, l when every such obstuct'on shall
 have been removed, wAen the human
 consciousness shall have been com
 pletsly evangelized by truth. and l every mortal thought shall have been
 brought into obedience to Christ. as
 the Scripture commands. then the spir.
 itual law will have it's perfect worl,
 in human consciousness. In that day
 men and women win walk the earth
 free from every evil condition. no
 longer in bondage to sickness. sin. poverty. old age or deat1. but shall | them b. fuuud .n tIN coueDions Tos.