The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-14

active. concrete truth. and as such
- capable of being derlonstsuct ~
ait H. nan a3o. 5. sue 1 d''ubr -.
tinn IS made through prayer. aC 'u'f-
iug t. she thri8tidu'N Stienti'C
method OF Christian Science. The
availability Of the Christian Science
prayer lies In it's practical. workable
nature. Tho Christian Science prayer
works. or avails, just In so far as one
understands and applies the divine
Principle and rules Of Christian
Science to discordant mortal beliefs.
This means that prayer is right
thinking. and in order To pray Alright
one must learn to think Alright, and
In order to do this must learn Of di-
vine Principle. one must cease be-
ncVing that blind suppliCation TO God
10 grant personal desires avails any
thing. Science aud Health explains
o.. -, His work Is done, and we
have only to avail uursclvsc OF Gods
rulD in order To- receive His bless
ing, which enables us 20 work out
our own salvation This rule Is
nothing more or less than the long
hidden spirit Of ruth" and 1t IS
the rule Of Christian Science revealed
I'm this day ana rattun-uamcly,
the law that life, intelligence, aud
substance are spiritual and not ma
ttrti This law must bc cOnscicn-
tiously affirmed and realized in
thought. and material and evil be-
licfs must be denied ana seen to be
unreal This intelligent affirming
OF the true facts about mans spir-
I itual beinE--uamcly that he Is God 3
| image. perfect, pure aud frce-and
the denying of the opposite material
beliefs in fear, disease and sin, con-
Stitutc treatment IN = hrtst "a n
Science. such is "the effcctual fer
vent praper of righteous man that
"ayailcth much"
/ Available To All.
( Anyone can understand how Chris
tian Science heals the sick, and any
one can be- "a practitioner ana give "A
treatment in tn" measure that one
obtains this understanding. Many
people commence TO help and heal
others Immediately after they them
selves emerge from darkness. Thus
u person becomes pioneer mission
AIRY for good in his own family and
In his own community; he becomes
the happy channel through which
much trouble, disease and disCord
are destroyed. There is no element
OF danger in this process, for with
spiritual faith and understanding
come lIlt tact anu NlalNlil llfNtbStil y
to act and talk scnsibly, and which
teach Christian Scientist not Il
undertake problems beyond his un-
detstandiug. one does not attempt
to solve "A problem i'm algebra before
one has mastered multiplication and
division. There is "A protecting power
i'm deep divine faith which surpasses
all mortal knowledge. .
Simplicity of Christian Science.
II Christian Science is truly nat
ural 1t must be simple, because true
nature Is simple and sincere. \ sim
pie thing is one that Is plain and
single; not complex. To be simpl,
Is to be clear. direct. humble. anC
unadorned; not combined with some
thing else. Matter possesses none %
these characteristics, but is complies =
cntanglcd, vague, and dcccitTul, tol
this Is the character of the matcria
mind. Matter is anything but simple
II IS so complex and confused in ma
terial mortal belief that 1t never ha!
been and never can bc undcrstoo,
. hy this false belief. II material be
lief were more humble and simple
1t would not lie and claim its effect
matter, to be cause and creator
Matter is the mask of mortal belief
and this lie OF belief shields an,
! hides itself behind this mask until /
is unmasked by Christian Science.
q Simplicity of Spirit.
The only substance that is simple
artlcss. and entire is Spirit, ana It
qualities are the same. Spirit /
GOD, and God, good, is the simples
thing i'm the world To the good an,
T. pure minded. blessed are the pur
> In heart. for they shall see God.
- said Jesus. Only the material mind
ed. enslavcd by the lie that life am
- Intelligence are in matter, find Spirit
! God. abstract or hard to understand
l Uumask mortal belief expose and re
10 verse its cvll claims, lay bare It's vii
Z fulncss, mcsmorism, and nothing
= ness, and the light and simplicity q
T. spiritual truth, without seam q
rent, begins to dawn upon tn
r thought. and the real man as tn
> image and likeness OF God, is re
Il vealed. This ideal Christina In n
20 his simplicity and perfection, Is ne
= material, but is "A spiritual idea. Thi
- Is the man whom Jesus saw, and thi
70 correct idea of man enabled him I
% cast out errors OF belief and heal tn
/ sick.
Jesus Example of simplicity.
c Jesus lived a life OF simplicity,
q, life apart from matter or the flesl
u lie saw man in Gods likeness an
= Christ" will make anyone free froi
l. the law OF sin and death" Chris
tian Science is this simple law {
y life and Intelligence In Spirit, not
matter. The question is asked, ."
u Christian Science is the same q
. Jesus taught, why is it not more sin
= pie, so that all can readily under
p, stand it?" Mrs. Eddy answers tn
u question in her "Misccllancou
+ Writings" (p. $50, THE teachinl
" of Jesus We're simple; and yet i
= found 1t difficult To make the rulel
= understand, because of their Erc3
= lack OF spirituality. Christian ScienS
i is simple, ana readily understood /
the children; only the thought edit
s Gated away from II finds il abstrdt
II or difficult to perceive. Its socmiu
= abstraction Is the mystery of godl
u ness, and godlincss Is simple to II
u Rudly, but To the uuspiritual, the ui
godly, It IL dark and difficult. II
Carnal mind cannot discern spiri
n ual things"
- Children in Christian Science.
n The unusually large Sundl
- schools in the Christian SCicn,
n churches Indicate the pleasure an
a interest children take in learning Il
is simple truths OF Christian Scienc