The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-26

denominations are even now endeavor
ing to establish within their church Q
system OF healing as a part of theil
denominational teachings. And in al
their advancement along this line o.
light you may be sure that Christian
Science wishes its sister religions God
speed.
But, as pioneers in this age in. the
healing work as taught and demon
strated by Christ Jesus, Christian Sci
| ence. speaking from a half century oil
| experience, warns all who would un
dertake to emulate the Master in his
work Of healing the sick, to ponder
well his words. To those who would
depart from the path marked out by
Jesus and reiterated in the teachings
OF Christian Science, II urges caution
10 attempt to build on a dual founda
t,on or matter and Spirit, to bow allie
glance In the slightest degree to ma.
terial methods, to recognize aught but
the one Mind, to depend on any but
God and His law, means ship-wreck
and disaster. There is but one way
and that Is the way taught in Christian
Science, the way by which every dis
ease known to mankind has been heal
ed, the way by which the healing work
Is being accomplished today in nearly
every city, town and hamlet in the civ.
iiized world, as 1t was twenty cen
turtles ago in the hills of Galilee It Is
the way by which Christian Science
has healed and is healing organic as
we'll as functional Diseases such dis.
eases as tuberculosis, intemperance
cancer, tumor, curvature of the spine
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la, malformation Of children, diabetes
gall.stones, brights disease, blindness
deafness, apoplexy, appendicitis and
all the ills to which flesh has been con
sidered heir.
The Discoverer and Founder Of Chris
tian Science
The mental process OF complete
evangelization involves unwinding one.
self from the snarls of mortal igno.
rance; 1t involves individual purifca.
ton of thought. The perception of the
truths OF Christian Science does not
come readily to the mind so filled with
animality that there is little abiding
place therein for aught else. The mind
must be gradually emptied of that
which does not lead to spiritual dis.
cernment. The less of materiality we
believe and the more of spirituality
we know, the more of the kingdom Of
heaven is ours. Therefore, the per.
ception and discovery of Christian Sci.
ence must have been the result, on the
part OF its Discoverer and Founder,
Mary Baker Eddy, of a most thorough
publication OF thought. To so purify
mentality that what Mrs. Eddy has
taught us becomes apparent is no small
task for most of us. What degree OF
guiding hand of Divinity, through the
help of the Holy Bible, must have been
Mrs Eddy's- What hours OF earnest
prayerful, selfiess endeavor must have
Teen given by her that humanity might
know Of this Truth that makes men
free! The entire history of Christian
Science from the moment its truths
began to dawn family upon its Dis.
cOverer to the present time, marks Il
as a revelation come from God; as, in.
deed, the fulfillment of prophecy. But
what OF the trials and the triumphs oil
her to whom the world owes a debt
Of gratitude which 1t is now only be.
ginning to pay? What OF the moments
Of fearful expectancy that We're hers
awaiting the worlds approval when
first she family and almost fearfully
lisped her convictions born OF years OF
study, privation and prayer? What oil
the time Of testing that was hers wher,
without malice or resentment at the
worlds bitter heartlessness, she pa
tiently waited with outstretched hands.
her face toward heaven and prayer
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for one little moment-just long enough
to hear her simple story. the story oil
Jesus and his Christ What of those
times, my friends. and those trials {!
Think you that aught but the power
that comes from on High could have
enabled one lone woman to stand ana
face the worlds hatred as did Mrs.
Eddy? And what must have been heI
Joy when the first weary traveller
along life's main haltingly gave ear
then, bordering, finally became hel
lone disciple! What joy must hav,
been hers at the coming OF the second
and the third, and others and still
others to partake of that fountain o.
living water! And what should be the
measure of JOY and gratitude OF every
Christian Scientist today as, looking
about, he contemplates the multitude
of happy, healthy, hopeful folk In ali
quarters of the globe, willing Worship
ers at the shrine of Christ, because OF
the teachings of this one, noble, New
England gentlewoman!
Mrs. Eddy discovered the divine laws
of Life in the year 1866 and gave to
her discovery the name of Christian
Science,-Christfan, because 1t Is pre-
eminently a repetition of the teachings
of the great master Christian; because
1t is loving, compassionate, Christ-like
and universal in its adaptations and
bestowals; because, through a correct
application of it's teachings, the works
of Jesus of Nazareth may be emulateh,
and his command to go into all the
world and preach the gospel and heal
the sick, complied with; Science, be-
cause through the correct application
of law, as laid down III it's teachings,
positive and predetermined results will
follow as necessarily and as certainly
as daylight follows the night. A re-
ligion to accomplish the works OF the
Master must be scientific. A religion
10 be scientific must be Christian.
Advancement along the line OF spirit.
ual endeavor is purely individual and