Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-01


Protection.
Protection is divine, not human
The law of right is the only law Of
protection. Only an ignorance o.
God could tempt one who is doinl
wrong to ask for protection In thai
wrong-doing. Truth does not protect
error; Love does not protect hate
Right thought is no protection tC
wrong thought. But repentance, fol
lowed by obedience to Gods law, en-
ables one to "abide under the shadow
of the Almighty" He alone who Il
thinking right and doing right is en-
titled to the protection of divine
Love. Inhumanity to man is entirely
due to a misunderstanding of Goo
and man. Can such inhumanity be
done away with without acquiring a
correct idea or understanding oi
God? Indeed not! No more thar
could a mistake In computation be
eliminated without correct under.
standing of numeration. Whoever
acquires the right idea of Love will
be protected from the worlds feaI
and hate. The study of hundred
volumes Of expert, human knowledge
on the subject of disease would moi
protect one from the ravages of dis.
ease A scientific knowledge Of God
is necessary to destroy disease
Whatever is inherently right, being
a law unto itself, is its own protec-
tion. Right thinking is right prac-
tice. Wrong thinking is wrong or
malpractice The one needs no pro
lection, the other could not have 1t II
1t would.
Christian Science practice, being
the operation of Gods law in human
consciousness is entitled to and will
receive the protection which is being
so generously accorded 1t throughout
the civilized world.
Practitioner and Treatment.
Students of Christian Science, who
have experienced healing and moral
regeneration, who have made thor
ough study OF our Leaders works
and are loyal to her teachings are
in a position to prove to others their
understanding of the Christ healing.
Through what Is known as treatment
hundreds of persons throughout the
world are daily being healed In Chris
tian Science Such treatment is not
the erroneous influence of any form
of mesmerism or hypnotism, of one
human mind over another, but 1t Is
the activity of the Word of God in
human consciousness. 1t is the mem
tai approach or coming of the right
idea of Cod 1t Is the prayer that
knows instead of believes what con-
stitutes the kingdom of God in man.
Many who are sufficiently purified
in thought and manner of living to
express the right idea Of treatment,
and who can devote their time to such
work, are known as Christian Science
practitioners. Their mission is not
primarily to effect physical healing
but to bring to humanity scientific
understanding of God and his "sav-
ing health" This right idea of health
acts as a spiritual leaven, purging out
of human consciousness every erron-
eous or unholy thought.
There is nothing more sacred than
treatment in Christian Science; and
the practitioner who knows that OF
himself he can do nothing, but that
it is through divine power alone that
the healing works are wrought Is in
dee da true follower of the Christ.
The real work of the practitioner Is
to purify his own consciousness, so
that 1t may become transparency
for Truth to shine through. He in
rogates no power to himself. He
INDUCES in no self-gloriflcation. He
judges no man. The practitioner Is,
therefore, no mental freak or prod
ICY; he is practical, temperate, law
abiding citizen, and earns his modest
wage through faithful. systematic
work. He knows that ito work is to
pray with the understandings" and
that the only service is service of
love His God-corrected mentality,
constantly radiating Truth and Love,
is boon to any community. AS
right thinker his moral and spiritual
censorship of world conditions is con-
stantly sitting the chaff from the
wheat. He is continually doing as he
would be done by, and loving his
neighbor as himself; In word, mind
ing his own business.
The Textbook.
Along with all great subjects,
Christian Science has its textbook,
Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy.
This book Is indeed a spiritual key
to the Bible. and as such 1t has
proved itself TO be the Bibles best
friend. It has opened up the hidden,
spiritual or metaphysical meaning Of
the Scriptures, has caused thousands
of persons to reverence the book OF
books" as never before; to ponder
and study its sacred pages from a
pure sense OF love for the Truth; has |
greatly increased It's sale and circula-
ton; in fact, has made the Bible an |
indispensable companion in number
less homes throughout all sections Of
The world.
Despite all opposition to what NOR