Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-11-22

could satisfy her loving heart. She
practiced what she had discovered
healing others and teaching them In
turn to do the same. She made clear
her doctrine in a textbook OF this
Science. Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures" q book that has
done more for the alienation OF hui
man ills and the reclamation OF man
kind than any book ever written OK
cept the Bible. She wrote other books
making clear her meaning; organized
the church which now spreads its
branches over the whole known world
with members numbering hundreds OF
thousands who like her and her imme
date followers have been healed, many
of them Of what are called incurable
diseases. Thousands OF these. out oil
gratitude for what has been done for
them. have in their turn taken up this
sacred ministry of making God better
known through healing the sick, prov,
Ing that He is very present help in
trouble.
Looking back fifty years, when the
idea of spiritual healing through Chris.
tian Science was new to the world,
and tracing its progress, one can see,
though dimly, the difficulties which
this noble woman must have encount-
cred. Through unimaginable hard
ships. trials. and persecution she bore
herself not with mere fortitude, but
with Christlike confidence which will
continue to be an ever increasing in
SEPARATION TO mankind.
Christian Science Not Hypnotism.
All will probably agree that prayer.
In its highest sense, is loving and sin
cere communion with God. Some OF
the definitions of the word com.
munion" are, Sympathetic inter
course; intimate and helpful associa-
ton; fellowship" Most obviously.
nothing could have more sympathetic
intercourse, more intimate association
or closer fellowship with God, than
man rejecting God.
This reflection becomes possible on
ly by learning to know clearly what
God Is, what man is. and what consti-
tutes the reign OF God ''in earth, as il
is in heaven" II becomes possible
only by learning TO bring every
thought into obedience to Christ.
Truth, through unceasing silent com
munion, or prayer; through rising step
by step, and in RS great degree as pos
"ible. into 1.-The stature of the fulncss
II Christ" until the truth and perfec.
Ion of God and OF mans godlikencSg
IRE radiated and expressed by Signs
following" the signs OF healing ac-
conipanied by spiritual regeneration
the healing being incidental to this re
generation in true Christian Science
practice.
That this devout method has moth.
ing in common with any other, must be
ielfevident. To charge II with being
n any way tainted with hypnOtism or
io-Called mental therapeutics, or any
new or old unChristian thought. is to
charge IL as Jesus was charged when
he answered, IF by Beclzcbub cast
1ut devils. by whom do your children
cast them outf . But If l cast out
lewis by the Spirit of God, then the
kingdom of God Is come unto YOU"
Conclusion.
The process leading to this Christian
pra ctice Is educational. 1t is not only
a higher education, but the very high.
est; an education transccnding the hui
man beliefs called knowledge, rs Gods
thoughts transcend them. This cduCa.
ton is Christian and II is scientific !:
so 1t must be Christian Science. Who,
looking out upon n war and woe rent
world. will say that this education is
not needed, or that IT is not of supreme
Importance? Who will not acknowl.
edge that not only the supplication
Thy kingdom come" Is needed, but
the understanding alse that Gods king.
dom is come. and that every man, wo.