The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-04-30

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ing conviction of the righteousness 81
her cause. met the fun force OF lh,
worlds opposition But truth, whef
understood, is invmcible, and IN,
waves OF prejudice and persecution
dashed I'm vain against the rock upon
which her work was founded The
sick were healed through her minis
trations. the bondage OF sin was brok
en- fer the sinner, and dark0ued minds
were filled with spiritual Illumination
through her teachings and writings
Guided by her wisdom, the movement
grew apace until firmly established
To-day all the world knows Of her
work Il has not yet graspod the full
meaning oil her achievements, but is
beginning to discern the value OF her
teachings for the redemption of the
race.
The Science Of Mind.
The Science OF Mind which Mrs.
Eddy taught IN Science and Health is
The science of knowing Truth 1t is
the Science Jesus meant when he
said we shall know the truth ana
The truth shall make you free" How
can we know the truth except through
thought? If we can know truth
only through thought then truth itself
must have It's source i'm Mind. The
Scriptures teach as to know God, 20
love Elm, and 20 obey Him How can
we follow these commands except
through consciousness? Tho Scrip
lures teach that man was born OF God,
that all the maryels OF the universe
were created by Him How are these
maryels possible except we grant that
God is Supreme Mind? Mind is the
source, the origin Of all intelligence,
all law, all order Mind is Life, the
creator Of all the manifestations OF
life, and these manifestations are the
ideas of God Therefore, God and His
creation dwell in the heaven Of Mind.
When We remember that science,
even as humanity defined. is the or
derly and systematic classification OF
ideas made available in life or the
search for truth" we can at once see
the fitness Of applying the term sci
ence to Christianity order said
Pope. lis Heavens first law" Cod
manifests Himself to men through or
der, through law. through science. We
would belittle our conceptions OF Deity
shogdd we attempt to imagine that He
who, through all eternity upholds the
universe by His wisdom would do less
than reveal Himself to men in an or
derly scientific, perfect way This
God does. and this Mrs Eddy dlscov-
cred, and this,-the Science OF Mind
she gave to the world in her great text
book, Science and Eealth with Key
to the Scriptures"
Scientific knowledge Essential
Why, one may ask, is it necessary
to gain this science OF knowing Truthg
Isn't one religious belief as good as
another so long as the individual is
honest and sincere in holding it2 Be
yond question some religious belnfs
are better than others. and a genuine
test of any religious belief, is, How
much Of the spirit of Christ does it
inculcate? Are its believers better,
purer, healthier, holier for it? This
final and supreme test Of any relig-
ious belief is, Does it crown its work
by destroying sin. disease, want and
mortality? II not, then that belief
must Of necessity give place TO bet
ter knowledge Of God which does ac-
this result 80 fight 1"
said Paul, mot as one that beateth the
air" and this is the distinguishing
of Christian Science. II
doesn't beat the empty air, but teaches
its adherents how to fight aid win
the prize Of spiritual mastery against
the rulers of the darkness Of this
world against spiritual wickedness in
high places" Isn't exact knowledge
necessary to gain success in every
walk Of life? Why then this haziness
about religion and this current COM
ment that one religious belief is as
good as another? How long would the
her TO her course and final
ly come to port unless he
knew exactly where he was going
and had the nautical science to hold
tho course until the voyage was ended?
His honest belief that he was guiding
the ship in the right direction would
avail him nothing if his snip struck a
reef and went TO the bottom
The Science of Mind must be gained
to attain spiritual dominion over the
flesh and all carnality and the prize
is worth the effort TO prove, for in
stance, that health is not something
that can be lost, but is a spiritual
quality, imperishable and perfect syno-
nymous with purity holiness, and har-
mony-Isnt that truly worth while
Many thousands have given their
earthly all for health and have not
found it. because they have not looked
to God for it, And yet, health is the
gift of God. free as the air OF heaven.
within the reach OF every honest man
who will strive, as ST. Paul declared,
TO "be strong in the Lord, and in the
power Of his might"
Creation Spiritual and Perfect.
Since God is infinite and perfect
Spirit, the logical deduction is that
His creation is like Him. partakes of
His qualities and manifests His per-
fection. IN the first chapter Of Gene
sis we read that God created man in
his own image in the image Of God
created he him" we are further told
i'm this wonderful chapter descriptive
OF the spiritual creation, that "God
saw everything that he had made, and
behold, 70 was very good" Man, there
fore. Is spiritual and perfect; he Is
the highest expression of the divine
nature; he expresses the glory OF God
His intelligence, His holiness, His