The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-31
Entitled Christian Science: It's Restor-
ative Ministry, by DR.. John
M. Tut, c.. S. B.
Member of the Board of Lectureship of The
Mother Church, The First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass.

eepts restored. To know the Truth i
true prayer. Therefore the Chri,,ia.
| Scientist when he prays. does not asl
God for any material thing lie seek,
to apprehend what is already exis,en
ard bestowed. lie ask. only TO
guidance, for wisdom. for true knowl
edge. So Solomon prayed for an IN.
d~erstanding heart. So Hagar. a,hirS'
in the desert, fearing for the Iif'
OF her child, PRAYED the PRAYER whiel
opened her blind eyes and r%eyeale
the well OF water at hand Sucr
prayer has never failed. for !, is ,hJ
PRAYER OF spiritual sense, thar ICON.
Scious, constant, capacity to Under
stand God and the spiritual, rcal
man.
Christ Jesus. in teaching how 10
pray, sad: "Whatsoever things We de-
sire when 70 pray, believe that We re.
ceiye them, and We shall receive
them" True prayer then is COM
Ori'ed in asking and receiving. |, is
both desire end rcalization-dcSire to
know the will OF God, desire to ex.
press that will in daily life, desire to
overcome all that is contrary &c
GOOD: realization OF the unrcality oi
error and the presence Of God and his
manifestation. PRAYER in Christian
Science includes the answer. and il
this were not so. 'he loving Father
would stand convicted Of capricious-
ness and iayoritism. The riches OF
his kingdom are available 10 all who
claim their divine heritage.
A little girl I know furnished an
adequate illustration of the r%cetora-
tive prayer OF Christian Science when
she freed herself from the bondage OF
sickness thus III God did not make
it how could | be it," Very little proc
eSs entered into her argument against
the false sense that 'rencd 10 bind
her, but she rejected the erroneous
concept and realized the allncSs Of
good She sought refuge directly in
the Truth OF being and knew that
she and God are inScparahlc. She did
not wonder what she had done N
bring on the sickness, and did not
offer the false defense that she was
still mortal. she did not think Of her
self as in the flesh. she wasted no
time in self justification s%cli-pity nor
Seli-condcmnation. Her thought
turned naturally TO God. divine Love.
her only source OF relief, naturally as
the flower turns TO the sun. and she
wa free Do YOU wonder that Jesus
declared the kinpdom Of God open
only TO the child-likc thoughts?
The highest objee, Of prayer and
It's ultimate arswer is the attainment
Of the consciousness OF mans INSOFAR
ablencss from his Maker-God. Cease
less PRAYER IL the demand OF scrip
tute, and this is possible only as cor
slant riph, desire and effort 10 he in
his image and likeness, 10 he present
with God, OF this supreme concept Of
answered prayer Mrs. Eddy has writ
ten:
"Oh' Thou hast heard my prayer;
And | am blest'
This is thy high behest' -
Thou here, and everywhere"
(Misc. writings, page 1857
IN the presence of Good, there is no
unsatisfied desire
Christian Science Va. Suggestive
Therapeutics.
II is now. perhaps, universally con-'
coded that Christian Science restores
the sick. There are those, howeve,
who repeat the ancient mistake Of at
tribu,ing the miracles of Christian
healing to the action Of the human
mind, through what these critics term
mental suggestion. In Jesus day the
unbclieverS said This fellow doth
not cast OH, devils but by Bleerybub