The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-27

tlthlilR VI NiNbii'NS 4Nul illt NiA'h'''
The healing of the sick by spiritual
means Is not au end in itself Chris
tan Science probes TO the bottom all
human Ills and destroys their cause
sin Christian Science is a law Of
aunihiat.1n TO everything that re-
t4rls or obstructs mans advance
plritward, even all human beliefs
Of pleasure and pain, and brings to
light the fact hat Spirit ana the
spiritual universe, including man, are
The only realities Of being Man lives
because God lives for mans life is
derived from God Man does not ex
LET merely TO keep himself in repair
or to satisfy his human desires. A
mans real business IN life is 10
know and understand God. The func-
tion Of an automobile is to carry
IFS occupants, no. to uncerGo repairs,
although its owner may at times be
led 10 believe that the expense bin
is the objective. Repairs must be
made Of course, if the machine does
not run So a man. when sick or
sinful, must be healed before he is
prepared to realize his sonship with
Cod But the healings Of sin and
.7is,aso oro or,l,, tbo r.elin,irary sfeps
t, ,ybjch "a man comes to soc that
I,is r,,l d,lt,, hi. idcoI is tn under
stand God and to live according to
His eternal laws "Fear Cod" said
The writer of Ecclesiastes, "and keep
,is cor,r,ondrnonts. for This "a the
,gboIo duty If man " And so a mans
rooonorotio, has merely commenced
,,.hon n, is bc,1ad of rbvsical Ills bv
rbrietiar science Tto beoins 20 see
, ,.isior or . rerract model of man
hood basad an mans eternal sonship
vim God If, finds that a transfer.
,,,iio,. or his character must take
ri,,e ir he is over T., attain this
idaal ond tbot his former habits and
igr,ls ma 1onrnr satisfy him He be-.
-,in. =, measure himself bv the model
or , norroct God and perfect man.
and IN rro7y to that porfection Of
tbought which the PsalmFst saw
when bo said. "I shall be satisfied
when awake with thv likeness"
and tbjs prccees Of regeneration re.
puires the undivided attention ot
aycry man
The Vision Supcrnnl
Noyy tbis vision of the eternal Faith.
orbood of Cod and All mon and wo.
mon ne sons and dauebtors OF God,
satiefioq os nothing else can the inf.
mite asnIrations Of man and trans
forms him into the likeness Of his
Maker This new born understand.
ing Of God is the balm of Gilead the
leaves of the "tree of life" for "the
healing Of the nations" This vision
reveals the perfection Of God. man
His image and likeness. and the uni.
verse perfact and spiritual. Abram
saw t1,is eternal reality and his name
was changed TO Abraham. Jacob saw
it, and his name was changed to
Israel because he was so transform
ed that he became prince who had
"powcr with God and with men"
Nose. saw it on Mount Sinai and he
was CHARGED to do all things after
the "pattcrn. which was Showed thee
in the mount" Christ Jesus saw
this transccndent vision Of the glory
OF Cod. and man His perfect express
sion, on the mountain Of transfigura.
tion and we are told that "his face
did shine ms the sun, and his raj
mcnt was white as the light" and on
Calvary and in the sepulchre he
proved the invincible power OF spir-
ityaI consciousness which rent the
veil Of materiality. destroying death
and the grave, and establishing the
forever fact OF mans unity with his
God Mrs. Eddy. more than eighteen
centuries later, also saw this same
perfect pattern which enabled her to
heal the sick and shining and which
enabled her to inspire unnumbered
multitudcs to forsal5e human opin-
ions dormas. creeds. and drugs, in
order to follow the light Of demon.
strabie truth.
And it is this same pattern which
Christian Scientists see today. They
strive to pattern their lives after the /
model of perfect God and perfect
man. and as a result they are happy, !
healthful. and spiritually minded. |
according to this pattern |
they are enabled to love their fellow |
and TO heal him Of his ills when he
turns to them for help Genuine 4
Christian Scientists pray continually |
that they keen in thought this per
feet model They strive to be gov |
crned by the qualities of love. per
fcction, and holiness which emanate |
from ;he divine Mind and they are |
alert to destroy in their own thought |
the motive or aim which would in |
lure or depress their neighbor. They |
pray continually. "pray without ceas.
ing" that they NAV have that mind |
which was also in Christ Jesus They |