The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-06-26

the world in her discovery during the
early years, Mrs. Eddy never wavered
in her course, but patiently and dill
gently studied the bible, that she might
discover the positive rule for the solu-
ton of this problem of mind healing.
The result of her study she has since
given to the world in the Christian
Science Textbook Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures. AS the
years have come and gone during these
more than fifty years since her discov-
cry, there has been an overwhelming
circle covered by Christian Science, and
an ever increasing army of adherents,
men and women who are constantly
bearing witness to it's healing and saw
ing power; and who are ever mindful
of their debt of gratitude to it's revered
discoverer and founder. There is moth
ing of worship or dedication in the
reverence and respect paid by Chris
tian Scientists, to Mrs. Eddy, but there
is fervent gratitude and appreciation
in an unnumbered throng Of men and
women the world around who have felt
and are feeling the uplift and blessing
of her inspired teachings.
Up to the time of the discovery of
Christian Science by Mrs. Eddy, she
had probably never dreamed of being
a great religious teacher or leader, and
yet no other leader ever lived to see
in his own lifetime such an extensive
and substantial growth and organiza-
ton result from his teaching. Such
results, however, are to be expected al
ways when work is done as was Mrs.
Tho of not
a mere theory to her, but an actual
fact, which she relied upon in estab-
fishing the Christian Science move
ment, as we'll as in all other things.
Christian Science has revealed the
correct concept of God. It asks the
question squarely, "What is God?"
and gives an answer that is satisfy
ing. God is Love, Spirit, Life, Truth,
Soul, Mind, Principle. Perhaps the
word Principle as applied 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 person
atty, takes away His Fatherhood, ten
derness and other human attributes.
Christian Scientists 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 249
Human philosophy has made God
man-Eke. 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
Principle, Christian Scientists have
abandoned the idea that God interferes
in human affairs, at the behest or en-
treaty of this or that one, or that He
interferes with His own law, and
causes the unnatural or supernatural
to be happening in the affairs of men,
Christian Science shows that Gods
creation is already complete and per-
feet, consequently the true mission OF
scientific Christianity is to reveal this
fact to us, and then to show us how
to overcome in our lives and expert
ences, all those things which are un.
like Gods Creation. We will suppose
a man to be sick, and he desires the
help of God and turns to Christian Sci.
ence to be made we'll. There is nc
specific or individual action required
of God, that this mans condition may
be righted, but the treatment OF
prayer of the Christian Science prac.
titioner would be a clear realization
that God has made all, and made all
good. God has created man in His
own image and likeness, therefore, the
do IN
cannot be what God is not, and Ger.
tainly God cannot be sick. God has
made only good, therefore He never
made any colds, fevers, aches or ills
Of any kind, and as God is the only
power, no other power has made these
ills or aches, consequently they have
not been made and man cannot have
them, because they do not really ex-
list.
70 persons accustomed to use ma
terial remedies in case of illness, such
a system of course, only briefly and
inadequately indicated here, might not
be considered scientific or beneficial
yet the actual experience of anyone
who will test it according to the prin-
ciple and rule of Christian Science will
prove that it is both scientific and
beneficial. Of course, starting from
the standpoint of perfection, there is
in reality no sick man, and therefore
no man in need Of healing. When the
human consciousness becomes spiritu.
allied through right thinking or know
ing, and man is revealed as the per.
feet manifestation of spirit, not OF
matter, the Divine Mind is reflected
and man is governed by God. Mrs
Eddy says, "God will heal the sick
through man whenever man is gov.
erned by God" (Science and Health
page 1867 AS the light of thissheal.
ing truth is carried into that con.
seriousness which is darkened by NOR.
tai belief it banishes all sense of error
even sickness as well as sin, and
illumines it with love. Mrs. Eddy ir
speaking of Jesus treatment of sick.
ness says on pages 476 and ATT OF
Science and Health, "Jesus beheld in
Science the perfect man, who appeared
to Him where SHINING, mortal man ap.
pears to mortals. In this perfect man
the Savior saw Gods own likeness