Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-18
ing that He is a very present help in

trouble
Mrs. Eddy gave to the movement all
its publications: The Christian Science
Journal, a monthly magazine; the Chris
tian Science Sentinel, a weekly; and
daily paper, The Christian Science Nom
itor, that has taken its place in the
front rank of daily newspapers and is
the pioneer of absoluteiy csean Journal
ism. In addition to this, she has given
to the German-reading public a monthly
magazine, Der Herold der Christian
Science. She has also instituted the form
of service for all Christian Science
| churches issuing the Bible Lessons for
this purpose in Quarterly. These Les
son-Sermons are studied carry by Chris.
tian Scientists all over the world, ard
are read in all the churches every Sun
day, making the services uniform
throughout.
This vast work is due to the fact that
Mrs. Eddy was healed through the
Christ, Truth, and that she had the wis
dom, courage, and urswerving faith in
God enabling her to show others the
way to be healed and saved according
to His teachings. which constitute
Christian Science. Looking back fifty
years, when the idea Of spiritual heal.
ing through Christian Science was new
to the world, and tracing its progress,
one can see, though dimly, the difficult
ties which this noble woman must have
encountered. Through unimaginable
hardship, trial and persecution she bore
: herself not with mere fortitude, but
with Christlike confidence which will
continue to be an ever increasing in
spiration TO mankind.
Christian Science Not HypnOtism.
In the textbook of Christian Science,
J Mrs. Eddy has devoted a whole chapter
to the subject Prayer and whole
chapter to the subject "Christian Sci'
enee Practice" " If she had written moth.
ing else, done nothing else, her elucida.
tion of these subjects would have
placed her in the front rank of thinkers
and immortalized her. The careful study
of these chapters and of the whole
book is recommended to all, and only
word will be said in explanation Of
=, these subjects.
All will probably agree that prayer,
, in its highest sense, IS loving and sim
cere communion with God. Some of the
!, definitions of the word communion
are. Sympathetic intercourse; inti-
mate and helpful association; fellow
ship" Most obviously, nothing could
have more sympathetic intercourse,
: more intimate association, or closer fell
, lowship with God, than man reflecting
God This reflection becomes possible
only by learning to know clearly what
|. God is, what man is, and what consti-
tutes the reign Of God Gin earth, as it
is in heaven" 4" 1t becomes possible
! only by learning to bring every thought
into obedience to Christ Truth, through
. unceasing silent communion, or prayer;
q through rising step by step, and in as
great degree as possible, into " the
stature of the fulness of Christ" until
the truth and perfection of God and of
I mans godlikeness are radiated and ex-
pressed by "signs following" the signs
of healing accompanied by spiritual
o regeneration, the healing being ineiden'
; tai to this regeneration in true Chris
tian Science practice.
= That this devout method has nothing
lin common with any other must be self
. evident. To charge it with being in any
q way tainted with hypnOtism or so-calie1
. mental therapeutics, or any new or OLD
4 unchristian thought, is TO charge 1t as
4 Jesus was charged when he answered,
q {'Tf by Beelzebub cast out devils, by
+ whom do your children cast them outt
But il I east out devils by the
Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God
is come unto you"
u Conclusion.
y The process leading to this Christian
=. practice is educational. 1t is not only
It higher education, but the very highest;
!, an education transcending the hnman
~ beliefs called knowledge, as God $
n thoughts transcend them. This educa'
It tion is Christian and it is scientific; so.
# II must be Christian Science. VINO,
II looking out upon war and woe rent
r world. will say that this education IS
It NOT needed, or that it is not of supreme
h imnortanceq Who will not acknowledge
is that not only the supplication "Ihy
NJ KINGDOM Gomez is needed, but the un'
A. derstandinr also that Gods hgdom is
c come. and that every man, woman, ana
2. child is n sacred idea or state OF the dr.
d vine consciousness and for this reas"p
It 10 be held inviolate and inviolahle5
m Mrs Eddy says, "When the omnipo'
Y. tence Of God is preached and His abso'
a luteness is set forth, Christian sermons
s, will heal the sicK.' (Scienee and
a. Health. p. 345), It is this higher edu'
i. cation. which Christian Science is again
a. bringing to the world that is dispelling
10 the darkness Of both religious and ire
s. ligious agnoticism, and thus removing
the fears and torments of this not
s. knowing. It reiudges all with the un''
" erring, righteous judgment Of Truth and
m Love, and redeems, restores, and re-
,e generates suffering multitudes from all
or kinds of sin and sickness; and 1t is do
10 ing this by again preaching, as Jesus
W commanded, the Kingdom of God at
e, hand and within; by preaching, teach
m ing. that all are the children OF God
b. subject only to God, good, who alone
al legitimatey rules, and that "of such
le is the kingdom Of God. y
4" The Messiah or deliverer who was
looked for, hoped for, prayed for by
10 seers and prophets Of old, who was not
= recognized and therefore was rejected
~ when he came in fleshy form unto his
~ own. is again, as "the Comforter, u
e, "the Spirit Of Truth" Christian Sci
= ence, knocking for admission. There i'