The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-18

Whl'h Nuu VIII III due ume nnd tu
hr The actual teaching Of this Scl
rure ~ to he the relative unreality
" matter My purpose is not to i'm
ply by any means that Christian Sci
ence does not require very radical
departure from the old concept Of
material things II does indeed IN.
yuive = wholly changed attitude, hut
his change comes naturally and haI-
moniousy, and with no sense Of loss
bw rather realization ~ suhslan
tInl gniu familiar illustration
NAV be helpful patron uf bauk
which the expert banker detects tu
be- counterfeit The bogus thing never
was moucy. but It had NIl the power
~ real money over the unsuspeCting
patron lie had given Nh equivalent
" lts supposed money value In ex.
change for IT, and would have been
uuiir capable " doing 50 again, but
for the knowledge that came la him
through the clearer understanding Uf
M" expert BY n purify mental pro.
r"~> the uurOyering " n lie, the in.
u"'eut patron has been released from
-uhJrrlluu lO u false claim " mh
t"rlul power The meta I'm the coin
hhs undergone no change. II IN the
same ns before only the truth Is out
about N now and 10 can no longer
deceive. Those who believe man tu
hr material lifr to be- mortal, matter
foo be- power and health 10 be- depend
"ut upon physicu organisms are Ike
th" Individual who mistakenly relies
upon counterfeit money tu maintain
his credit ut the bank. II the latter
were lo say 10 the expert. why do
1uu try lu tell me- this isn't real.
when clearly see coin. aud you
can't deny that you see IT too. would
not the expert reply Yes. YOU see
coin. aud ! see II too. bat you de-
not actually see money any more
than | do We both see the same
thing but see II for what H. " and
you for what II Is not" And su.
where the materialist thinks he seps
that which Is actual. The Christian
Scientist, being better Informed, dis.
Germs counterfeit of the spiritual
reality The correcting process Is
not going 10 Involve change In any
thing except mer~a concepts and
their effects.
Removing the Disguise from Evil
You will be- wise also to put aside
for later consideration any question
as 10 whether Mrs. Eddy has invent
ed new kind " evil, called animal
magnetism She IN fact has done
nothing " the sort Her eudeayur
with regard 10 eyIl has been 10
thoroughly unmask II, aud she has ac.
cOmpllshed this I'm manner that
daNns most practically and helpfuly
| upon the consciousness NJ the student
| Of Christian Science The individual
who stu believes pyll to be- one or
more persons or Que or more things,
very much needs 10 know what Mrs.
Eddy teaches regarding the essential
| ly mental aud obviously animal qual.
tiles " evil, but he needs 10 learn
some other things coincidently With
this, aud the Christian Science text.
book will supply this correlated knowl-
edge IN proper proportions II may
be said now, however, that the term
animal magnetism as definition "
/ evil Is helpful In emphasizing the
important point that evil is primarily
mental must be thought before II Is
acted, and Is product of ERRONEOUS
material sense aud not Of God. Mrs.
| Eddy gives her students much y2lu.
able INSTRUCTION with regard 20 pro.
/ tectlng themselves from injurious
\ mental Influences and tendencies but
/ she quite agrees with the Bible teach.
/ Ing that the things which defile ara
i from Within, not from without.
/ In case your convictions are such
! that YOU would voluntarily fOrefO the
/ benefits NJ Christian Science 81 lOng
! as any doubt remained with YOU as
10 whether II was truly Christian.
you msy at least resolve 10 take The
word " no one else AS 10 this. but
to pursue your own Inquiry, frankly
and without prejudice In that event
/ We shall confidently expect you 10
/ find Christian Sciencr 10 be In full
accord with the Founder " Chrlst-
lauity, who taught that religion
should be Judged hy the fruits there
~ who said his true followers should
not only preach the gospel but heal
the sick, aud that they should teach
1 all men all things he had commanded
b them II Is not " record that he ac,
] lnANa. laAT If.
I fession or confession ~ doctrine ur
dogma. hut his He aud works ara
eloquent " the importance he at
/ tached 10 the propagation Zoo the
hearts NJ men ~ such simple grsurs
as love truth. fidelity. purity hu
utility, unselflshness These arv the
fair fruits " Christian Srleure aud
they hsve today the same relation 10
the healing N diseuse by purely splr
itual meaus ~ they had nineteen
Deuturie~ ago. II Il significant that
christian Science tends tn promote
all the Christian virtues In the liyrs
uf Nv Hdherenl~.
liu mot pat m the day " your
wruiug IN Christian Science fur need
ri help because " 4 feeling that you
nrr mot good enough n YOU con.
sldered Yourself too good We might
concur In YOUR decision to walt awhile
fur srlf rlghleousness perhaps come.
nearer tu heiug nm absolute n0n.cOu.
duptor NJ truth than ANY other known
nusUrN NJ the humsu mlud On The
other haud reasonable degree VI
humUt, makes fertile sull for the
cupd ,ecd
Imiiaiors Fsll Short
Especially b, careful to GEEK cor,
rect soilr,r- NJ Information uu this
subject Like all things that have
succeeded christian Science has IL,
imitator- We need MOI discuss them
further than iu say that they ar
rived parlt and some n lhem are still
here aud that one aud sll they have
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