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 Mrs. Eddy has named the sum total of all wrong thought mortal mind. All that pertains to evil, sin, sorrow, sick ness, pain, disaster, war and death originate and have their seeming ex- istence in this so-called mind. On the other hand, all that relates to life, health, peace, harmony and perfec- tion have their origin and eternal ex- istence in divine Mind.
 PRAYER WITHOUT CHASING
 Christian Scientists are sometimes said to be a prayerless people. No aspersion could be farther from the truth than this. Christian Scientists believe in prayer without ceasing." We believe in keeping thought active in the right direction, in order to expel all the errors of false training, and to separate the mental chaff from the wheat, as did Jacob of old in his conflict with evil. We believe we should never cease to acknowledge Gods supremacy over all, and His lov- ing and merciful kindness to His chil- dren.
 Our prayer is not so much in suppli- cation to God for help as in acknowl edgement of the good which He al- ready has given. If one had gold mine, filled with the precious metal, he would not think it consistent to pray for gold, but would expect to help himself to that which was al ready his. Christian Scientists do ask God for guidance, wisdom and help. They know that He has given them all things, and that their need is only to awake from their dreamy, mortal mind sense to avail themselves of His infinite goodness. Scientists try to become wholly submissive to the divine will, and to be ever alert to resist thoughts which are unlike good This is their prayer, and it conforms to the Scriptural admonition: Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil (eviD and he will flee from you"
 When Christian Scientist is tempted to think of pain or sickness he immediately turns against it and declares for the allness, completeness, and absolute perfection of Gods ere ation, which is expressed in, man. He refuses to believe that pain or dis ease is any part of perfection. ... This resistance of ungodly thought, if cor rectly understood, prevents the error from entering the consciousness, hence it cannot exist. When in this way good results obtain it proves that God, divine Mind, is the healer of all our diseases.
 You who can see through the dens- ity of mortal mind, and can realize for an instant the eternal perfection which the heavenly Father has be- slowed upon you (though you may seem to have been afflicted from the day of your birth) may go forth from this place free from disease and pain, for such is the law of good over evil. It is that kind of prayer which healed the impotent man at the pool of Bethesda, and it is that kind of prayer which heals the sick today. The Saviour said,
 "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect"
 When Christian Scientists under- stand enough of Christian Science they will not only heal all cases of disease, but will do so instantaneous ly. At present we are glad even to touch the hem of the Christ garment. We are still like the children who demonstrate the simpler degrees of mathematics.
 Christian Scientists love the Bible. They declare it to be the Book of all books, as it is the Book of life. Its inspired pages contain the secrets of all being. All that pertains to Christian Science Mrs. Eddy gleaned from divine inspiration and the Bible. She found that the Bible has a two-fold meaning, one the literal or material, and the other the spiritual. This discovery cleared up the seem ing contradictions and revealed the divine order of being.
 With the help which Christian Scientists receive from their text book the study of the Bible becomes an inspiration. The seemingly dark and hidden sayings, which have pug zled the ages, become clear and luminous under the searchlight of Christian Science, and Christian Scientists hunt for the new and price less gems in the stimulating pages of that dear old book, even as the miner expectantly and eagerly digs for treasure.
 MRS. EDDY'S HEALING.
 Mrs. Eddy's first awakening to the divine healing power came to her when, from the effects of an accident, her recovery seemed beyond all earth ly hope. Her early spiritual training tended to inspire confidence in the power of God to heal the sick, so. when man had reached his extremity and failed, she turned to God to verify that early confidence. Her healing was instantaneous! From that mo- ment the new light of Truth dawned upon her, which, in the Preface of Science and Health (p. viii), she de scribes as "the first steps of child in the newly discovered world of Spirit"
 Mrs. Eddy had discovered the law of spiritual healing, and she brought the blessed message to the world that there is a comforter for every sor- row, however despairing; that there is law of restoration for every fear and disease; qualification for every sin, and panacea for every ill. Be- cause it is the same law known to and taught by Christ Jesus, and because it's operation is governed by scientific Principle, Mrs. Eddy named it Chris tian Science. It is undoubtedly the Comforter" and the Spirit of truth" which the Master promised would come again-and it has come, to re-