The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-31
THE UNIVERSAL PANACEA.

II each individual in thi, audience
were asked 10 give a reason for his
presence here, no doubt il would be
possible TO classify the replies under
two great heads-religion and medi-
cine, These may be said TO be the
paramount human interests. for sec
ond only to a future salvation. man
kind i, concerned in the preservation
Of his body. Christian Science has
amalgamated these interests so that.
rightly viewed. religion and medicine
become one; and since Christian
Science. in its saving and healing
grace, is applicable to all manner OF
discord,, physical, mental and moral.
it may be termed the universal pan
acca.
II is significant that the earliest
systems Of religious philosophy made
no separation between religion and
medicine. The pagan gods Of medi-
cine were called upon to heal sick
ness. lust as the gods OF war were
appealed TO for victory. and the gods
Of peace for plenty. Medicine began
to separate from religion as medicine
become more material and religion
grew less so. Material medicine had
so developed into a system apar,
from religion, that when Jesus began
his restoration ministry, and healed
the sick by purely spiritual power. he
was termed both by the theolosianS
and the matter physicians a miracle
worker, so unheard OF had i, become
to invoke the healing power OF God.
The only reason mankind has no,
turned TO God, the great physician, in
the time OF physical distress. is be
cause OF the material bias OF its cdu-
cation. Mankind has been taught TO
look to God for salvation from sin.
but 10 rely upon matter for the cure
Of matter and it, dire beliefs. Re.
cause OF the seeming increasing power
of false material education. mankind
has been unable 10 grasp the simple
ity and adequacy Of the spiritual
laws of God applied to the diseords OF
the flesh.
JeSu, knew these laws, employed
them. and laid upon all Christians
the injunction to initiate hi, healing
works. 1t may be argued that Jesus
conferred the power 10 heal upon his
contemporary disciple, MY. Yet he
said u~nequivocally These things
shall follow them that believe" But
II the contention be true. how did
Paul, who was not Jesus immediate
disciple, acquire the ar, of Christian
healing II mus, he admitted that
Paul used non but spiritual power in
his restorative ministry The Master
abiding to his divine Principle, the
healing and saving Christ. said "Lo'
] am with you Away" This Christ
was aVallaole 10 faul and ne rose III
spiritual consciousness 10 the realiza-
ton Of il. The power OF God to heal
and To save, so wondrously presen,
with Jesus, and with the early Chris
tians for three hundred years. is
available TO all today. and when I'M
ders,ood and employed. in Jesus way,
becomes the wi,ne., of Christ in you,
the hope Of glory
Prayer.
The modus operandi by which
Christian Science i%uliills its res,ora-
tive ministry is prayer. By prayer
sickness is healed, sin is destroyed
and harmony restored. BY prayer ig-
noranee is replaced with understand
ing BY prayer we draw near to God
End enter TITO the heritage OF his son.
Prayer is tina, process by which false
beliefs are DESTROYED and -iVh, con