Arizona republican., 1920-02-08

the market-to be sold to the highest bidder.
 What is a man." asks Hamlet
 If his chief good and market of his
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 Be but to sleep and feed? a beast, no
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 There is something peculiarly abhor- ent to most people in the notion that health is an animal property, depend ent on matter. Have we not seen over and over again that man, regarded as a healthy animal, will be betrayed by animality. Samson would be good illustration of this, and Hercules an- other. Both of them were brought to disaster by animality, the very thing that the doctors would call good health. Christian Science gives us back the image and likeness of God, and not merely a healthy animal.
 Christian Scientists have no quarrel with the doctors but they do believe that the notion that in order to under stand health you must be a student of disease, has proved fallacious and very costly to the community. You might as well expect a gardener to spend his time studying weeds. Investigation of disease has enormously increased the number of diseases. The study of health means the contemplation of that which is governed by law, and law is spiritual. The raising of the standard of living has improved health condi- tionS and will continue to do so, but this is due to common sense and higher morality, not to drugs or innoc- ulation.
 We are told in the Bible of one king, who sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians,'' indicating that it a matter of reproach that he did not seek his health from God. If that were the general thought today, we should not have such an enormous and costly system in our midst that known as ''materia medical" and undoubtedly great numbers of those unselfish work CTS whose motive is to alleviate the sufferings of humanity would not be seeking to cure material belief with drugs and hypnotism, but would be Christian Scientists enlisted to lessen sin, disease. and death, in the Christ way, the way that Jesus taught on the shores of Galilee.
 Only One Authority
 We should never let ourselves be Iulled into a false sense of security by the authorities are agreed. A recent writer in dealing with this latter con tention humorously remarks:-"Wh When am told that all authorities agree, 1 feel certain that one of them has blundered, and the rest have followed him without inquiry.
 Again, the argument that things have always been so, is no argument in their favor Antiquity does not add venerability to false belief. The fact that they found loaded dice in Pompeii does not make cheating right thing. The only authority for Christians IS Christ Jesus. and His teachings are in dependent of time or place. Before Abraham was, I ann ..Lo I am with you always.
 Therefore they must be scientific and they must be the only test which can safely be applied to all the mod ern o-called sciences. If the latter do not stand that test, then they become as Paul said. 'oppcsitions of science falsely so called
 You see how inevitably we are thrown back on to Christ Jesus for our authority in all matters. His king ship stands because it is impossible that any human authority can ever supersede it. We are safe if we hold to him, and Christian Science does not ask us to swerve one hairs breadth from His teaching. Instead it con- firms it and reinforces it at every point We should ask ourselves whether. like the captain of ship, we are steering our course according 10 the chart that he mapped out. or whether we are mere pleasure sailors going anywhere that the caprice of
 
 True Self Government
 lf-government does not, of course, mean just having your own way in everything. Man is properly self governed" writes Mrs. Eddy c'Science and Health,' pg. 106). 'only when he is guided rightly and governed by his Maker divine Truth and Love-"
 To the degree that a man finds the truth in Christian Science, the law of God enters into his heart, and he be- comes a representative of Principle. Easing his life on the first command mcnt and the Golden Rule he finds himself naturally impelled to uphold law and order and to aid in the ejec- tion of disorder or lawlessness. He becomes more compassionate and will ing to share his new found freedom with those who are. suffering from a false sense of law. That is. from disease or sin. or limitation. He knows that what has healed him can heal others and he gladly brings to their notice the fact that the Christ method of healing is here on earth today. and Ilhat it is to-be found embodied in the