Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-24
GRAND FORkSsIIERALD MONDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1919

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and. greater works than, these shall he
do; because ! go Unto my Father;
because I illustrate the way. and
show. 70 he again said, that ''the Son
can do nothing OF himself, &hut what
he seeth the Father do: for what
things soever sha. doeth. these also
doeth the Son likewise."
This reaching scienuac.
That..this knowledge Of God and Of
nan, the knowledge that was taught, /
illustrated, and demonstrated by
Jesus the Christ, Is Christian. all will
concsde. But. it may be asked, Is 1t
scientific?
: This question can be answered.
must be answered in one way alone
that Of demonstration or proof. It
was SO answered when Jesus did his
marvellous works; 1t was 10 answered
when his disciples or students repeat
ed these works: it was so answered
when for over two centuries after
them their followers. the early Chris
tians, did these works. 1t Is in this
way that for the past fifty years 1T
has been answered and is now being
answered. II was so answered when
Mrs. Eddy. through the spiritual illu-
mination to. her Of a Bible text
through the coming. to her Of the
right idea, the true meaning OF this
text-was healed: 1t was SO answered
when she. through this true sense of
the nature. the presence, and the
power Of Cod. healed others. and
taught them to do likewise. 1t was so
answered when her students through
the presentation of her teachings-
given to them in the Christian Science
textbook. Science and Health with
Key to the observation-disclosures.
healed, made the abundance Of good
manifest for others. and in turn taught
swered when this reformed, healed.
regenerated. saved multitude estab-
lished churches and societies of
Christ. Scientist. in every part of the
habitable globe until it is safe to say
that there is no n here who does
not know Of soMe one whose life,
health, mode Of thought. increased
usefulness, and freedom from, want
and woe do not bear witness to this.
1t has been SO answered. and is be-
Ing so answered here by the fact that
this lecture isl given to make these
facts known; tor were it not that
some few or many in this community
were so benefited. this lecture would
not, could not 70 given. for there
would be no ono here who would
cause 1t to be given. There is, there
fore, abundant proof that this Chris.
tianity Is Science, demonstrable and
demonstrated knowledge. Neither do
thinking people deny this overwhelm-
ing proof. But the question still re-
mains, how is this accomplished? III
l.. Tho Beginner.
Let US take one who Is learning to
know this Christ way. and beginning
to walk in it. What effect has this
upon him?
He has been believing. like every
n else. that he Is a material organ
ism with his life. health, strength. in
telligence, and love all inside of him;
that all that he is and all that he has
Is limited by heredity and environ
ment. He knows 1t because he has
been experiencing it. OF course he Is
unprepared for any emergency, feels
unsafe. is inefficient. 1t Is not strange
If he is discouraged, perhaps sick. dis
sipated. Now. the unheeded Christ.
the spiritual idea of being. the Truth,
comes to such a one In Christian Sci
ence. He hears. and hears for the
first time with this new meaning, that
God is the only and all power; that
Mood is all his God: that God is Life
his life: that God is Mind, Truth,
Love and that God, who is all this, is
all his God. II he admits this-and
slow or fast, if he ponders it, he Is
bound to admit twill not every
thing that is right become more and
more possible to him, and will not
everything that is wrong become less
and less dominant over him, and
finally impossible to him.? viii he
not at ono be better prepared for
every demand upon him. feel more
safe. more efficient than before? If
he isSsfallen will this not uplift him;
II he%is sorrowful, will this not COM
fort him; IL he is discouraged; will
this not encourage him; If he is sick,
diseased. will not this ease him until
it heals him: II he has been a failure,
cannot he with this Christian, this
right idea OF being rise to success?
Let me say that in thousands Of ins
stances this has been demonstrated,
and examples are not far to seek. The
netghbors, friends, relatives. Of many
Of you here can tell you their expert
ences, and I am~s4sureayou will find
them. corroborattveS Of this. Neither
should these experiences seem so
strange. after It has been indicated,
as 1t has. what God is and what mans
relationship to God is; and I am sur
1t does not seem SO strange as it did
lIldI 1OQ SnOulU COuuIOEL INC SOTTOW-
ing, make the weak strong, heal the
sick, yes, raise the dying and the
dead. But perhaps 1t can be made
still palmer.
Thought Processes.
II. God Is the alternating power,
and God is Mind, the operation of
this power must primarily be by way
lot ideas. thoughts. Who can straight
en- out his finger or bend 1t without
thought debating the action? Who
can bend it when thought dictates to
hold it straight? Try it. Will the
hand not do kind things under the
impulsion OF loving thoughts; will it
not do cruel things under the impul-
sion Of contrary beliefs? Will it not
do brave. powerful, steady, skillful,
efficient things under the direction of
confident, intelligent guidance, and
trembling. weak. inefficient things UNI
der the iuapulsion Of fear? All have
experienced this. is It not a. common
saying that one Is paralyzed with
fear? Do not people die Of fear?
Does any part of the body not reach
ed by thought do anything or feel any
way II it does, how do you know
It without thought?
The schools are beginning to recog-
nize. and in some degree to acknowl-
edge, that in Christian Science a light
has come into the world. but they are
not able 20 see that It In all light. and