Arizona republican., 1917-02-19


The way involves prayer. but it Is
not mere asking something. In its
highest sense prayer is knowing the
exact truth SO clearly that the error,
whether it be disease or sin, is not
accepted even though it haze the
appearance of reality, and finding no
support in ones belief, disappears
This kind of prayer is available only
to those who think. and in order that
the thinking may be more and more
improved day by day and become
more truly logical and more perman-
emily satisfying, it is essential that
one should exercise the true thinking
capacity in all that he may be called
upon to do. This method. though II
implies willingness, is not an effort OF
the human will. On the contrary, 1t
is much more spontaneous than any
such effort can ever be.
PRAYER
Jesus said: "Whosoever will come
after me. let him deny himself, and
take up his cross and follow me-, an
admonition which few have needed,
and yet one which is essential in the
demonstration of the science which
he practiced Real self denial is a
wonderful thing-so wonderful indeed
that it is little understood.
That self-denial which does non
even think of self or stop to consider
self long enough to be concerned
with it. always accomplishes the
greatest measure of intelligent thought
and action. Great geniouses have ex-
! pressed it without being conscious of
it. While engaged upon some work
of supreme importance to them, their
own material existence was forgotten
Thought alone was in evidence.
thought alone had presence and do
minion; thought alone constituted the.
measure of their revelation, the power
Of their discovery or the glory Of
their artistic conception. This self
denial is characteristic of pure re-
ligion also, and of demonstrable sci
ence always. In the exclusive realm
of thought or mind occurs that COM
munion with God which heals the sick
in Christian Science. There the ideas
which reveal God connect man with
eternality enable him to put off NOR
tality and put on Immortality and
awaken him to true being, in which he
finds permanent satisfaction. Such
ideas revealing God act like God.
like good. like Love- and they do the
work for man that a loving God, the
God who is Love, would necessarily
do. whatever might DE the measure OF
mans need.
MARY BAKER EDDYS DISCOVERY
Enlightenment is the essential fea-
ture of true prayer. Mrs. Eddy's dis
covery of Christian Science involved
this PRAYER, which is its method or
nodus opeTandi, and by which divine
Power becomes available to mankind
Mrs. Eddy was able to discover this
Science because she was clearer than
anybody else in the world. That mea
tai clearness was prayer with her. and
is prayer with anybody who attains
:,
tinguish between spiritual truth. that
is permanent, ana the errors of human
existence, that are always temporal
and always TO be resisted and over
come through proper education.
Mrs. Eddy was a senious of the
very highest order Since the early
Christian era there has Deen no in
stance equal to it. The recognition of
that genius will ultimately be univers-
al, because it will be seen that the
quality of it, being spiritual, far
transcends every other form of genius
known to the world.
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
SCIENTIST
She established the cause of Chris
tan Science and gave TO the move
ment the church organization for the
, protection of humanity and for the
purpose of perpetuating this Science
. OF Christ unadulterated- This church.
which she named the Church of Christ.
Scientist, is an organization with no
: Interior or hidden motives or designs.
, 1t has no political purposes nor ST.
.-filiations. 10 system of rewards OR
punishments. 1t is purely Christian
r in all its activities. for its Founder
! saw that when men shall demonstrates
the pure Science of Christ, no good
: thing should he wanting in their lives
, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard.
neither have entered into the heart of
man, the things which God hath pre-
. pared for them that love Him" QCor
>: 81
.. ALL INcLUslvENEss or TIE
, SCIENCE OF MIND
, Seeing the grandeur Of Christ ian
Science, therefore fulfilling as ii does
the mission of any adequate definition
of both science and religion, it is hot
| strange that it should be encircling the
. glcbe because it is greater than the
J globe or anrthing else. 1t is the SCI
, ence of that divine and infinite Cause
upon which everything depends and in
which everything that is true in the
universe originated, and by which
:, everything which is true is sustained
and perpetuatcd. 1t must eventually
control the world II could not do SO
as personal influence or desire and
any tendency upon the part of human
beings II so restrict Christian Sci
q cree would he to delay its full DEM
> onstration of blessing and peace foe
humanity Its divine control humans
: itY illustrated can only he proved and
, experienced through the unselfish rec
ognition and demonstration of its di
, vine Principle in human hearts and
/ lives. ManifestlN' such n science can
! form no adjunct to ordinary educa
: ton and knowledge. 1t is not less
] than anything else, but greater than
all things. II is necessarily basic to
q all right knowledge. and must be SO
recognized by those who would dem
| onstrate it.
! NO END OF THE WORLD"
ii Influenced by mere traditional belief
: and fear some people believe that the
II signs of these times indicate the END
, | of Tic world. Such views rest upon
material beliefs. When YOU read the
r Bible in the light which Christian Sci
ence throws upon it YOU will see that
it is only the end of error that il
prophesied. This is not an event to
, bc feared, but IS desirable in every
way. and we should help to fHifIil
: such prophesy by gaining the enlight-
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