St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-17

unselfishness. purity and goodness.
Thus we see that heaven is not fut-
ure. state of regal refuge but pre-
sent reward for righteous thinking.
Instead of dying his way into heaven.
man must think his way in, and this
is Just as true this day and hour as
when Jesus said it. It is these child
like qualities of thought that one
needs to gain an understanding or
Christian Science. to gain the Mind
of Christ the consciousness of Truth.
Little by little through study and
application, one acquires these quail
tiles of thought and comes into living
oneness with ever present good, God.
Thus is mans consciousness so filled
with goodness that sin, disease. and
sorrow are brought under subsection.
cast out. and destroyed.
PRAYER
Through true prayer man learns to
know God. A correct understanding
of prayer is therefore essential to an
! understanding of Christian Science.
/ Scientific prayer is the modus of all
4 Christian accomplishment. A Christ
ian Science treatment is prayer. AS
4 Christian Science explains it, prayer
is not imploring a far-away Deity. It
is the simple and natural process or
thinking in accord with the ever-pre-
sent Principle, incorporeal good, God.
|, 1t is that thinking which shuts out
/ the claims of material sense and place
t all trust, confidence, and faith in COG.
5 relying solely upon His power ana
8 wisdom to protect and maintain the
: integrity Of His universe, including
e man Thus we see that the Scriptural
9 command Prayer without eceasing,'
e simply means to think righteously al
t ways. Through prayer thus under
Il stood man finds his oneness, in
q, thought and character with God. his
q scientific and eternal unity with di-
4 vine Mind. everlasting good. Through
IS prayer he gains the light of Truth in
n ! consciousness that drives out fear,
: heals disease, and gives man the
il moral strength which resists and
a. 4overcomes sin. Prayer is mans ac-
>, tive manifestation of his oneness
If with God. 1t is right mental activity
"a based on true concept of God and
= man. Since sin, disease and all evil
:. is the outcome of wrong thinking, it
must be plain that the prayer of right
comes the world, the flesh, and all
- evil. It is mans God-given privilege
49, whereby he finds his oneness with the
- infinite and his place in the infinite
= plan.
=. ION earth peace good will toward
~ men, was the message that heralded
~ Jesus ministry. For nearly two thou
- sand years these words and the pray
:, er of the Master: Thy kingdom come.
- Thy will be done in earth. as it is in
= heaven, have been on the lips of
:" Christendom. But what is the troub-
=, lie? Something has failed. Somewhere
~ there has been a hitch. Something
Q has been out of gear. "This people
~ draw near me with their mouth "
20 wrote Isaiah, "and with their lips dc
ho honor for me, but have removed theii
w heart far from me- The trouble has
not been with mems words, it has beer
n with mems thoughts Rivers of words
will not bring Gods kingdom to earth
in thousand centuries; universe
lat right thinking will establish it in .
lal day And universal right thinking il
ch no more and no less than every indi
err vidual thinking, that is prayin,
be- rightly. We each have duty to per
, to form, not only to ourselves but t.
Idly society. The brotherhood of man cal
Bile never be fact while an evil though
on remains in your consciousness or mine
es- Our words and our thoughts need b
ap brought into agreement
per MRS. EDDY
the $3.50 397
not Mrs. Eddy, the Discoverer an
hat Founder of Christian Science, was
pie gentle. refined, and cultured Ne,
clip England woman. A native of Ne,
liz Hampshire, she received her early re
Iod llg1ous training from Puritan parents
tile becoming a member of the Congrega
do tlonal church in her girlhood. Mr.
yets Eddy early in life evidenced a deepl
re- religious nature. She was ever seek
is ing for the truth about life as til
la1- Blble taught it, without concern fo
rms merely man-made doctrines, as ey
ap- denced by her refusal to accept tn
doctrine of predestination when 81
the Joined the orthodox church.
,ary Passing through human trials
be more rhan usual severity but alwa,
one trusting in God and seeking to kno
his more OF Him, Mrs. Eddy discoyere
ness the law of Christian healing at a tin
way Wnen severe accident threatent
tan her lie and her entire trust had to
dis. piaCou III Olnef than material rem
the dies. Her first glimpse of this spiri
ol,r- ual law through which she was tbf
od,s healed was followed by complete r
him tlrement from society for sever
rite years IN order that she might n
o,,r- more diligently devote her time to n
study OF the Scriptures and gle.
mind from them fuller understanding
does TINS law and it's application to HIM.
dis needs. In 1875 the textbook Chri
who tidn science, Science and Heal
0 so with Key to the Scriptures" was m
ling f1sned by her, setting forth the res,
self OF her labors. The Bible, with Viii
as All the teachings of Christian scion
He are IN agreement, and this book ba
,ome ever remained the basis Of all Chr
lille tian Science teaching
,ver for her unfaltering courage in =
fire.. race of a world opposed to her +
ring ner unfailing devotion to Princin
il, Tor her love for God and her devoti
tbat 70 the cause of universal betterme,
~, ana Tor her wise and 1ex..-,