The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-22

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differentiates men from brutes, that
faculty which is the active function
in all racial progress-it is that which
is required in the study of Christian
science, and TO that we appeal
Distinctions Drawn by Christian
Science.
Life necessarily includes the phe-
nomena Of Life in all its aspects.
Christian Science being the Science
of Life, nothing divine or human is
ignored by its teachings, but on the
contrary a proper and adequate pro
vision is made for the observation,
classification and disposal of all phe-
nomena and experiences.
All systems of philosophy and re-
ligion practically agree that effects
could not exist without cause. Chris
tian Science agrees with many of
them as to the nature of cause,
though even in this respect it is far
more practical than they, but dis
agrees with them all as to the nature
of all socaled effects. They on the
one hand declare with Christian
Science that cause must be infinite
and eternal, and at the same time they
teach that all seeming effects, how
ever material, destructible OF de-
structive, must have their source in
the same infinite Cause, Christian
Science shows that such conclusions
are logically incorrect 1t establishes
the incontrovertible fact that there
are true and permanent phenomena
in the universe, and by means OF
them. when understood, it reveals
divine Principle. which conclusively
enables one to first recognize and
then step by step dispose of phenom'
ena which are not permanent, ana
which, consequently, in the last analy-
sis, are not true. Material systems
are often forced by their own pro-
cesses and through their own proofs
to question the reliability of things
which they assume to be natural
phenomena. Christian Science is
never placed and cannot be placed in
any such an inconsistent attitude, be
cause it is not founded upon ephe'
neral things, but upon permanent
facts. These are spiritual ideas, and
they are necessarily indeStructible
and eternal When they are recog
nized and understood they are seen
to be the foundation of true religion
and pure science, and then the rea
soning faculty itself ascends to It's
serene altitude and serves to accom-
plish a glorious mission for mankind
Intelligence Divine and Practical.
That YOU and | can think-that We
are thinking at the present moment
involves the primary fact that inte'
ligence exists. 1t is self-evident also
that our capacity to think is not {
personal thing. Every human beinl
has possessed it in some degree, ant
even the higher order of animals ap
pear to have a measure of 1t, yet in
telligence never belonged exclusively
to any particular man or woman o.
race or creature. The history of hu
manity shows it to be something
more than limited possession. 1t Il
an universal heritage.
The thinking man or woman vii
at some time or other be sure to as
e himself some questions concerning
God. Human existence itself involve
sooner or later, a desire to Eno'
. something beyond the evidence of tn
senses. There have been many ht
. liefs about God, and mau1 / ther
were elevating and hc'pfIi % the =:
tent that they We're comforting, bI
in Christian Scienc" something nor
is required and supplied
! The existence OF ;he universe il
wolves the existence of a cause, whic
can be conceived of only a iutcli
l gence, since no eifectual work q
. any kind is ACCOMPLISHED wthry
j, some measure of intelligence There
fore il ought not 10 he hard TO pei
ceive that God is primary INTEL
gence, Mind and Therefore nature
intelligence, Mind, which one NAV Ill
). derstand by means Of thoughts tina
have their natural being in that il
telligence, Mind.
Intelligence is both = prcrHluisit
, and concomitant of all legiumat
| scientific and Christian endeavOr. II
| nature is unquestiorablv iniinit
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