The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-05

Science and Health would require a
period OF time far greater than that
allotted for this lecture. II In our pur-
pose therefore to consider briefly but
% few phases Of Mrs. Eddy's discovery,
especially those relating to the mis-
sion and teachings Of Jesus and the
possibility OF repeating his healing
work.
Prayer.
The chapter on Prayer" with which
the textbook opens. is to the human
| mind surcharged with the murkiness
Of materiality, as cooling breeze
waiting gently away the oppression
OF midsummer's day. Through its
pages thought is quietly led from the
finite material conception of God. to
the apprehension Of Him as ever
present Love, as infinite unchanging
good. who needs no reminders from
frail mortality as to the proper con-
duct of His universe. True prayer Is
seen, therefore, not as petition, nor the
effort tn change the all knowing Mind.
but AS that hungering after righteous
ness. that ''habitual struggle TO be
ALWAYS good (Science and Heath,
p. A. which brings human conscious
ness into relation with the divine and
lifts thought to the realization that
a loving Father has already done all
things well.
Ignorance Of Jesus Mission.
Without doubt. the great error OF
Christian history lies in mankind's
ignorance of Jesus mission. Mrs.
Eddy's spiritual Interpretation OF his
words and works reveals him as
humanity's Wayshower. teacher and
friend. rather than humanity's King.
And when the race truly understands
and demonstrates the facts involved
In this Interpretation. wars will be
unknown, sin. greed and hate will
vanish from the hand. and the preph-
ecy of Isaiah will be fulfilled: And
the inhabitant shall not say, am
sick"
The failure Of perfunctory religion
to measure up to the joyous standard
of Jesus Christianity was never
more manifest than in the following
incident:
A Christian Science practitioner
was endeavoring to awaken to .
larger, happier sense OF things the
touchdown thought of a wretched
man who applied to him for help.
The patient claimed to have been Il
Christian from childhood. but in this
misery he could discern not one cheer
ing ray.
TRY to cling to some comforting
verse from Scripture" urged his prac-
titioner, cor try to sing some uplift-
ing hymn as you go about your work"
The man left, promising to follow
this advice as far as possible. The
next day he returned. sank listlessly
Into a chair, and said: ITS no use. I
can find no help. ! tried to sing as
you suggested. but l found no COM
fort"
"What did you sing?" asked the
other.
"One of our old religious songs" he
replied. THE first line reads: 'Hark |!
from the tombs a doleful sound!'"
| "A. lifetime of study of the words
and works of Jesus had developed no
more hopeful or helpful inspiration
than, "Hark! from the tombs "a dole
full sound"
Christianity 10 Exact Science.
Now Mrs. Eddy discovered that the
religion taught by Jesus is as exact a
science as Is the science of numbers !;
that a Christian should be enabled ia
overcome sickness, fear, discourage
ment, poverty or any other discoYyl
with the same readiness and certainty
OF correct result that he takes to his
problem in mathematics. Thus she
has defined Christian Science "as the
law of God, the law OF good, Interpret
ing and demonstrating the divine Trin-
ciple and rule Of universal harmony"
fundamental Divine Science. p. H.
And the application Of this rule to the
problems OF every day life Immediately
becomes the privilege and duty of the
consistent follower OF Jesus.
The Mission Of the Saviour
| A story is told OF a shipwrecked
sailor who was cast upon far-on isle
inhabited by semi savage tribes. One
day he came upon group OF wran
Cling natives. and. inquiring the cause
OF the connection. learned that there
was n certain supply of cocoanuts
brought to the island to be equally
distributed among these men, and ne
one could decide as to the number thai
each should have. The sailor naturally
counted the cocoanuts. He found one
' hundred. He counted the men. There
were rs Of them. Without hesitation hi
said, Each will have four as hi,
share" Imagine his surprise when tn.
natives straightway flung Themselves
lat his feet, called him god, pro.
ceeded to worship him! Try an h
might, he could not persuade the sim
pie folk that his instantaneous calcu
lation was the result OF an under
lstanding OF the principle OF nlathe
mates and was in no sense miracu
lous. .ts4
To the bewildered and heartsick chill
dren of men came Saviour. Under
standing the great Principle OF being
he solved their problems. bringing In
Simultaneous answers in health and ref
formation and regeneration. He DlainI
|. said that OF himself he did not tn
works, and that II they would bu
understand his mission and his Erin
, ciple. they too could solve the prob
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