The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-10

istrength. and arose from her bed in- simultaneously healed.
 PROOF ESSENTIAL
 She soon had an ardent desire to put her discovery into writing for the de- liverance of waiting world. She real l ized, however. that the discovery must
 first be thoroughly proved, and after
 several years of conclusive demonstra-
 tion in healing, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" was writ l ten, and became the textbook of Chris | tian Science. In this inspired work ] Mrs Eddy makes this significant state
 ment: Our Master healed the sick. practiced Christian healing, and taught
 the generalities of it's divine principle
 to his students; but he left no definite
 rule for demonstrating this principle
 of healing and preventing disease. This
 rule remained 10 be discovered in Chris ] tian Science" CD. 147). Mrs. Eddy had l discovered this. definite rule, or the i hidden Spirit of truth, which was to lead into all truth; and it is the aim of this lecture to help others to make the same discovery.
 DISCOVERY IS INDIVIDUAL l Newton discovered the law of gravi- tation by observing a falling apple--a very simple and natural event--and each person discovers for himself the I currence just as simple, timely, and nat ural. It may here be said that some l persons unconsciously retard the dis covery of Christian Science by holding an opinion about Mrs. Eddy which, while meant to be scrupulous and just, | is really found to Be prejudiced, unrea- | sonabIe, and unjust. l. myself in my early days in Christian Science, was 1 tempted to criticise severely what ! t1rac a irower exercised by Mrs. Eddy, until [. , awoke one day to realize that this op- position was obstructing my progress, and was only caused by the selfish and ungrateful carnal mind in myself, which, as St. Paul says, lis not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be-" I learned that ingratitude dark ems one's thought and shuts the door on progress, and that if one is ungrate- tul he will be unloving and unjust. In i the years following it was my privilege to know Mrs. Eddy intimately, for over year to be member of her house hold, to watch her daily habits. and to weigh and follow her advice; and can testify in dispassion and in truth that such was her devout obedience to God her unwavering devotion to divine Principle, and her unselfish love for others that it may be said of Mrs Eddy that she was one who measured up to the Masters ideal, and not only lad down her life once for her friends, but did so daily.
 CHIEF OBSTACLE
 The chief difficulty mortals have in understanding spiritual idea is the obstinate unwi11ingness of the material mind to accept anything which may disturb its complacency or displace it's supremacy. The material mind is iE- nately selfish and jealous of it's SUD- posed material comforts and rights From this mistaken sense proc eeds will fulness, and the material human Will is the chief obstacle in the Way of nor tals understanding Christian Science The natural spiritual fact of the ailness of God or Spirit, and of spiritual man and spiritual universe which the Bible teaches is most unnnatural to the ma terial senses of mortals, whose god is matter, whose man and universe are material and whose will or law is ma terial opinion or belief. Matter seems to these material senses to be the great and only fact. Honest thinkers sooner or later learn that the so-called law or material belief, and it's effect, called matter, is contradictory, confusing, and false claim, and is wholly contrary to spiritual law. They come to see that material sense is no law nor law maker whatever Matter is the opposite Of Spirit in nature and expression, and being the very reverse of God it can not be the creation of God, Splrlt Hence, if Spirit, God, is all-in-al. and therefore the positive force of being, as most people believe. matter must be a negation and an illusion. A mi mute examination of matter verifies this conclusion, for the more thoroughly It is analysed the more it contradicts ana ne gatives itself and the more It's noth- ingness is discovered.
 ~UNREALITY OF MATTER
 The New Testament is very explicit in denouncing the flesh" as being con- trary to Spirit, as witness many say ings of St. Paul and the following in particular: For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing" flor the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other; so that ye cannot, do the things that~ye would," "so then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you" and that conclusive say
 ing of Jesus, Tt is the spirit that quich- eneth; the flesh profiteth nothing That "the flesh" meant matter in gem eral is certain, since all forms of mat ter, in nature and quality, are equally the opposite of Spirit. These inspired Bible statements are strong argument against the reality of matter and the carnal or material senses. Says Paul, "The carnal mind is enmity against God" Nobody really loves matter; one merely has sense of life and intelli- gence in matter which he believes IS measurable. But as matter has no life nor intelligence. this belief of pleasure is an illusion and is enmity against God. This is realized as the real pleasure. as life and intelligence in Spirit dawns upon the thought
 UNNATURALNESS OF MATERIAL
 METHODS OF HEALING
 One of the common beliefs or life and intelligence in matter is the power that is gh~en to a drug to restore health. This faith in matter in the form of drug is more important and harmful than most forms, because 1t shuts the door on direct faith In God, Spirit, as the immediate and only re- storer of health and life. What a god some people make of medicine! The drug is said to be given to assist na- ture to produce cure; but the drug has no intelligence, 1t does not know where to go, then how can 1t assist nature in the cure of disease? Nature truly is the natural healer of disease, but matter is not nature. Nature, rightly understood, is the manifestation of divine Principle, and Principle, or Love, and the spiritual Life thereof are not expressed through negative false belief called matter. Physicians say that you will get well if you have good constitution and enough vitality. h11f