The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-08
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: THE
RELIGION OF FLlLFILLNENT

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and vet no other leader ever lived to
see in his own lifetime such an extern
sive and substantial growth ana or
ganization result from his teaching.
Such results. however, are to be ex-
pected always when work is done as
was Mrs. Eddy's. The presence Oh
God was not a mere theory TO her,
but an actual fact, which she relied
upon in establishing the Chrisuan
Science movement, as we'll as IN all,
other things.
Christian Science has revealed the
correct concept of God. 1t asks the
question squarely. What is COD!
and gives an answer that is salts
flying. God is Love, Spirit, Life.
Truth, Soul, Mind, Principle. Per.
haps the word Principle as appiled
to God has aroused more opposition
from the critics Of Christian Science
than any other. They insist that to
speak of God as Principle robs Him
OF personality, takes away his
Fatherhood, tenderness and other
human attributes. Christian Scien.
lists believe that it is time the world
was getting away from the idea OF
an anthropomorphic God. sort OF
superman, as Mrs. Eddy says IN
Science and Health, page 24S.
Human philosophy has made COO
man-like. Christian Science makes
man Godlike."
Principle is without beginning or
end, is continuous, is perfect. IS I'M
movable, is inviolable. is ever active.
Principle is not moved by the breath
of praise or fattery; nor by entreaty
or threat. In the thought OF COO as
Principle, Christian Scientists have
abandoned the idea that God inter
feres in human affairs, at the benest
or entreaty Of this or that one, or
that He interferes with His own law
and causes the unnatural or super
natural to be happening in the ana1rs
of men. Christian Science shows that
Gods creation Is already complete
and perfect, consequently the true
mission of scientific Christianity ls 70
reveal this fact to US, and then 10
show us how to overcome in our lives
and experiences, all those things
which are unlike Gods Creation. We
will suppose a man to be sick, ana
he desires the help Of God and turns
| 10 Christian Science to be made
well There is no specific or lnd1-
vidual action required of God. that
This mans condition may be righted,
1 but the treatment or prayer or the
| .hristian Science practitioner would
he clear realization that God mas
made all. and made all good. Cod
has created man in His own image
and likeness, therefore, the real man
heing made in Gods image, cannot be
what God is not, and certainly COD
cannot be sick God has made only
good. therefore He never made any
colds feyers, aches or Ills of any
kind. and as God is the only power
no other power has made these his
Ior aches, consequently they have not
lheen made and man cannot nave
Them. because they do not reaiiv
lexist.
! Christian Science is trying to helI
men to see and to understand thai
/ for every need, one should look &c
j God TO the spiritual. and not to the
material. But one may say, I'VE DC
i pei some material relief" Yes. Du'
lii is only temporary, whereas, IL one
lin christian Science understands the
lnothingness and powerlessness OF
any so.called sickness or evil, ne is
mot only relieved, but is less nkeiy co
eYnerience the same false belief
again. II one knows that sickness
ibas no mower. he will cease to fear
- and with the overcoming OF fear
lone of the great producers OF disease
will he gone. Christian Science
teaches us that there is nothing &c
fear for God is all in all. One can
mot fear God or good. Indeed Jonn
/ said. ".perfect love casteth out rear.
AS a treatise on philosophy, science
ond religion. the Christian Science
textbook has been subjected since its
frst appearance to the most unspar
ing and searching criticism. Physl
clans. preachers, editors and teachers
have tried to prove Its teachlng &c
no fa,lacious and tried to accomplish
lite destruction, but 1t has stood the
Test and is today being published anc
far more widely circulated IMAM ever
lbefore. and is perhaps more unlVer
sally read and studied than any othei
notification except the Bible It's use
is not at all confined to those VINO
are members of Christian Science or
ranizations, but it is read and pr'zec
by teachers, preachers, doctors ane
others, many of whom, who While no.
ready to accept its teachings 1ulS
and publicly, are nevertheless, pens
surely led by reading it to higher
nlanes of thinking and living. l be
iieve II would not be saying too mucl
70 claim that the Christian Science
tsst-hook has Ieavened and is leaven
ING the thought Of the whole world
when Jesus said, Come unto me
oil We that labor and are heav!
laden" it is not to the human Jesu:
he was asking us to come, but to the
christ Truth, which redeems ant
saves To those of us who have bu
. touched the hem of his garment
have but caught faint glimpse o
This Christ that heals of sin, sickness!