The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-23

sion OF God, the one real Life, for he
has taken his mental stand for what
God has made him to I've and he is de-
termined to assert and prove his men
tai and living unity with the Mind
and life which is God, knowing that
it is natural and right for him to dc
so and that God has endowed him
with the ability to do it.
Healing
The real meaning of the word heal
is to make whole, to restore to origi-
nal integrity. Christian Science alone
among the healing agencies Of the
present day accepts this word at its
full meaning Christian Science not
only heals the mental or physical dis
order but sets in motion those proc
esses OF thought which result newt
ably in the restoration of man to his
original integrity as the individual
expression of God.
Only forty years ago the first Chris
tian Science church was organized in
Boston. Since then nearly eighteen
hundred organizations have been
formed throughout the world. A
publishing society employing more
than seven hundred people is supply
ing the increasing demand for
literature explaining the teachings OF
Christian Science. Christian Science
is offering to the world today a vol
ume Of testimony as to the efficacy Of
its healing work unexcelled in the
history of theapeutic systems. From
business men, educators, lawyers,
judges, physicians, ministers, and
men and women of all trades and
classes it is offering evidence of
health and happiness retored to the
individual. These testimonies may
be heard in the Wednesday evening
meetings of the church or read in The
Christian Science Journal, the Chris
tian Science Sentinel, or the Herald
which is published in French and
German.
Prayer
1t has already been pointed out that
the practice of Christian Science in
wolves mental activity an effort to
think in accord with God, the good
Mind. This right mental activity Is
true prayer and is the one way by
which individual man can CASTOR the
shades of hell and abide in heaven
The Bible admonition, Pray without
ceasing," is then seen to mean tt
think rightly always. 1t is right men
tai activity based on true concep'
of God and man. This is true prayer
vital, living, thinking activity.
It is all a mental process. Every
individual must sooner or later here
or ehreafter. learn TO pray Alright, foI
only in this way does he learn to liv;
Alright. When one really discerns
what true prayer is, his prejudicei
give way and he perceives it to b.
the highest Joy and privilege of man
for it is the asserting in thought ant
life of his natural unity with God.
The Bible and Science and Health
The Bible and Science and Healt.
with Kew to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy, the Christian Science
Textbook. are to the Christian Scien'
fist the statute books Of life, From
them he learns the truth that II
science religion, and medicine. Who
can hope to solve the problem OF life
while disregarding the teachings and
laws set forth by those who have mos
clearly perceived thv primal facts Of
being. including the great Way show
err who overthrow the claims of in
durable disease and of death with the
understanding of spiritual law Mere
" to believe that Christ Jesus once
lived on earth gets one no nearer
heaven than to believe in the persona
existence of Christopher Columbus
# is the understanding of his teach
jngs and his methods that saves Inc
Bible states, Science and Health am
niles and clarifies, the teachings o.
spiritual law.