The St. Joseph observer., 1920-11-06

be subject to medical laws or regula-
tons do not mean to imply that
there is any lack of legal right to
practice Christian Science in any of
the other states. Chief Judge Bart
lett, of the New York State Court OF
Appeals when concurring in de-
cision OF that sort which protected
the practice OF Christian Science
from medical interference, said: Il
deny the power of the legislature to
make It crime to treat disease by
prayer" The Supreme Court OF tho
United states in a recent decision af-
firmed the right of state TO dis
tinguish by law between the use of
mental suggestion by certain drugless
practitioners and the healing of the
sick by prayer as practiced in Chris
tian Science.
Evil as a Negation
The teaching of Christian Science
as TO the essential nothingness OF
evil is not perplexing when under
stood. Christian Science does not
ignore evil. but holds II to be not an
entity. but a negation; not the pres
ence OF something, but, in it's final
analysis. the absence OF something.
This is illustrated by considering
ignorance as an example of evil. The
profession OF the educator Is honored
among men. and the work of edu-
cation is supported by untold wealth
OF public and private funds. All this
vast expenditure of time and talent
and treasure is directed against
what7 Against ignorance. nothing
ness.
Would the educator succeed IL he
were to regard that against which he
contends as a positive thing. with a
real source and an actual presence
and powcr3 Is there a school any
where whose curriculum includes n
course OF instruction in the origin
and elements of ignorance? Would
any school tolerate for q moment q
pupil who would declare, II will not
learn anything about intelligence un-
til you explain TO me where ignor-
ance came from and who made It
| and what Il consists Off" The only
answer would be that ignorance did
not come from anywhere, was not
made by any one and does not consist
of anything.
| The educator knows the effect OF
ignorance on its victims. He knows
II must bo overcome. His whole ef-
fort is toward the overcoming OF
Ignorance. Yet he knows it is not Of
itself anything. and he is aware that
he could make no progress against It
If he thought and acted as IL it were
a positive entity.
The Christian Scientist understands
that all evil. including disease and
sin. is the outgrowth or expression OF
conditions as truly negative as is the
particular evil called Ignorance His
experience convinces him that there
Is no permanent remedy I'm processes
that overlook this essential fact. The
Christian Scientist no more ignores
evil than the educator ignores ig-
norance.
Question Easily Answered
What manner of woman was Mary
Baker Eddy?
Those who undertake to follow
Mrs Eddy in the application of
Christian Science TO the needs OF
humanity find that they are success
full in proportion as they are able TO
put into their work such God like
qualities as love, courage, diligence.
patience. purity, humility, unselflsh-
ness In what superlative degree
then must these qualities have been
required of one who could discover
this science. In like manner does
the Christian Science Church bear
testimony to the practical clearsight-
edness OF the one who Individually
devised and established its every
feature. There will be increasing APP
, probation OF this as The Church =.
: Christ. Scientist, continues TO DEM
; onstrate It's ability to protect pure
Christianity from ever again being
obscured by a materialistic aud life-
' less counterfeit