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to whom this large thought OF God

ing always from rs sense OF limita-
ton OF lack OF confidence, or restrict
Cd opportunity Not oLsy does il
bring to him liberty, bur ability to
do those things that max. for indi-
vidua1 proger IS growth, and truce
success in commercial, professional,
i industrial and domestic life.
| Perhaps the beginner IN Christian
Science may more readily compre-
bend God as onniscient Mird, posses
| ing ali knowledge, all s" 'ence, all
intelli gence, ali understanding, the
Creator of man and the universe, OF
all that really exists. The man OF
| Gods creation the realman ,reflectine
| these qualities of infinite Mind does
not lacl- wisdom, acumen, perception
tact, judgment, nor perspicity. He
need never be IN doubt, nor con-
| jectur nor wonder her mas no oc
easion to court hueS- nor chance nor
| fCrtuitous circumstance. No problem
can be too profound, no situation too
complex, 10 research too vast for
the man who habftua1ly turns to in
finite Mind, the fountain head q
all knowledge, for his guidance and
direction.
man who is considering the claims
| OF Christian Science with an open
| mind, is there any great difference
upon essential points between Chris
| Cian Science and other Christian de
| nominations. So far as l can see,
Christian Scientists believe much the
same as We do. We have same Bible
| and believe the same truths and /
can see no reason why should go
outside my own church to get Chris
IAN Science. Tell me o he fundamen
al truth wherein they differ. Are
they not identical in all essentials
There are a number OF points OF
divergence and fundamental one is
The Christian Science belief in the
omnip ctence OF God. The Christian
science church not only teaches that
cod is the ouly power, as other
churches teach, but it also insists
that its followers put that teaching
into practice. This means that they
are expected to deny by thought and
nnnnCifn Of God
has any power or actually. With
them this is not mere doctrinaa
theory or AN empty assertion, but an
actuating, eliminating truth. To de-
clare thatGod is omnfpotent and at
the same time admit that evil has
power to confer pleasure or to cause
pain is to say one thing while be-
lieying another. It lis in effect
saying that God is the only power
while believing that He is not.
1t is sometimes wrongly alleged
that in thus denying the reality OF
evil, Christian Science confers a
license to sin. Never was there
greater mistake. When man gains
an understanding of the nnreality OF
sin, he no longer turns to it for
pleasure or fees from it in fear.
This understanding of the unhealthy
of evil is attainable only as we gain
an understanding of God aus the only
realty.
is SICKNESS REAL.
A necessary step towards getting
free from the influence of any kind
OF deception is to know the truth
about it. Al lie that is believed is
as tangible as the truth itself, but
when you KNOW it is lie you are
lree from it's control.
Jesus proved in his ministry ON
earth, and Christian Science is to-
day substantiatmg that proof, that
Just in proportion that a man gains
and applies a right understanding OF
God, the divine Truth which denies
the reality OF all things evil, in that
proportion does he break the hold OF
sickness and sin.
Or in the language OF our textbook
Cd. 1893, We disarm sin of it's i'm
as mary power in proportion to our
spiritual understanding of the stat
is OF immortal being"
If any of the foregoing Christian
ly scientific concepts OF God find
welcome in the secret places OF your
thought, dwell upon them, that you
~ abide under the shelter of
higher, holier life. Each one OF them
is more precious than pearls or ru-
hes. If you will invite them AID in
70 your consc iousness, you wiz
- for your own that which you
will soon prize above wealth or posi-
ton or power or any OF the things
the world cangiVe you and for which
you have worked and hoped and
planned all the days OF your life.
In the text book, Science and
Health, there may be found AM ans
wer TO every vital question the be
ginner may ask. 1t is well for him
to remember that every helpful sci
en11fic thought that may be given
him either by teacher, practitioner,
or fellow Scientist appears some
where in the pages Of Science and
Health That book contains all OF
Christian Science and it is wise
man who turns to it and to the BIZ
bic first for the answer TO his ques-
tons rather than toany human inter
prefer. Let him never be deceived
by the suggestion that Science ana