The Washington herald., 1916-11-05
SCIENCE
| DOCTRINES EXPLAINED
Good Is All Powerful. Declares Writer
in Religious Journal.

The oft-stated purpose of the worldly
wise Is TO appropriate all that Is good
IN Christian Science and to eschew all
that is evil,'" writes Clarence w. Chad
wick. c. s. B.. under the caption "Doers
OF the Word" In a recent issue OF the
Christian Science Journal This simply
means that they are looking through a
material lens at Christian Science, and
are therefore incompetent to cognize
the operation Of spiritual law.
"One who knows what Christian Science
| teaches. he continues. knows that II Is
the ever-present law of God which de-
| stroys the last vestIge of evil and does
not uphold sin In an 15Tm II Gods
law Is based upon both good and evil.
one might presume to find some evil In
Christian Science. but not otherwise.
ITO understand Christian Science so
that one is able to tell others what II
teaches. Is to understand the omnipo-
| tence Of good. The best answer to the
query. What is truth? is the proof to
suffering and sin-sick mortals that good
| Is all powerful and ever available to de-
stroy the unchristian belief in an evil
| power. Christian Science is answering
this question so satisfactorily to the
| earnest seeker that the whole religious
world is aroused thereby. and in the dark
ness OF bigotry and unDelief many ludi-
SANNS dhtSihpNS are DelnB uldQe TO OlS-
credit It's redemptive work. The human
mind being the only recognized inventor
or evil devices, 1t is not unreasonable to
suppose that this so-called mind would
do Its utmost to maintain its reputation
of denying the omnipotence Of good.
Through Its utter failure to heal the
sins OF mortals and thereby to turn them
to Christ. Truth. as their only Saviour,
1t must sooner or later surrender its pre-
tended n hAo
suggestion and ascribe all power to God,
divine Mind.
Christian Science Constructive.
Christian Science is giving humanity
something to build upon. something upon
whlcn to base its hope In Immortality
1t leaves no one in doubt as to the ulti-
mate conquest over sin and the realiza-
tion OF the kingdom of heaven. The DEM
onstration OF Christian healing is the en-
trance to this royal road to peace and
happiness. Without this demonstration
the world Is without Christ. Truth, with
out spiritual understanding, without a
true knowledge OF the living God. Chris
tian Science is gradually educating hu-
man thought to rise to the perfect Christ
ly standard and to rely radically and
implicitly upon divine power for saliva
ton. 1t admits OF no admixtures or COM
w
Me ye can do nothing
The drug-taking habit Is but an in
dication Of the obscuration of spiritual
sense and spiritual law, a habit which
might have been justihable had Jesus
said, Without matter ye can do moth
ing The determination on the part of
processing Christians to hold to matter
In the treatment of disease, would in
dicate that they had substituted matter
Sntrff In bat i,,ar
words. Christian Scientists have learn
cd that all belief in matter must be dis
pensed with bef",," the Christ-healing can
be realized. Ne gilded sophistry can
ever make it right to deify or to dignity
that which the great Wayshower COM
pletely eschewed in his practice.
No Compromise Possible.
''Illumined with the light Of the teach
ings OF Christian Science, Jesus words
and works are coming more and more
into prominence every day. and this very
largely because Of the scientifically
Christian attitude OF Christian Science
In refusing to enter into any compromise
with materiality in the healing Of disease
or sin. The demonstration Of Christian
healing is SO simple in theory that the
worldly-wise often refuse to put 1t to the
test until their faith in matter weak
ems and human suffering compels the
surrender Of unbelief, egotism, and
pride.
Christian Science Is the universal
leaven Of gospel truth which is permeat-
ing the affections Of all mankind. Its in
fluence upon human lives is irresistible
No human weapon has been able to stay
its progress The revilings and persecu-
tions of the material senses have been
and will continue to be but the har-
bingers of those spiritual blessings which
the great Wayshower promised to all
who should be obedient to the will Of
the Father.
shoulder to shoulder, clad in the
whole armor Of Cod the true followers
of Mrs Eddy's inspired teachings are
marching on to victory, forgetting those
things which are behind and consta ntly