The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-03

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| In the early days o. Christian Science
the workers. the men and women who.
IS II were. blazed the way. found it
was difficult 10 convince the public that
this Science actually heals the sick
and that II regenerates human thought.
Many doors were closed upon these
earnest workers whose only idea was
| to share with others something OF the
good that had come into their own
/ lives through the nlinistr&tions OF
Christian Science. The Inscoverer and
Founder OF Christian Science herself
wac not excepted from this unkind and
ungenerous treatment The situation,
however, is today widely different The
demonstration of Christian Science in
the healing OF sickness and in the re-
generation of human thought is now a
recognized and accomplished fact. More
over, snd because this SCIENCE Expresses
the quality and conviction of final revel-
alton, IL Is accepted to be a permanent
dispensation. Indeed. so we'll settled is
| the recognition OF the healing and re-
senerative works of Christian Science
that thoughtful men and women are
asking with growing interest the ques-
ton; How has IL been possible for
Christian Science TO attain It's present
stage of progress and development In
scarcely more than fifty years? This
progress has not been due to the at
traction OF unique social features. nor
TO tho promise of position and rank.
fame and glory; nor yet TO the fear OF
ecclesiastical thunderinEs or canonical
laws. None Of these things belong to
Christian Science. One reaches logical
| ~ the conclusion that the remarkable
development of Christian Science Is due
entirely to the fact that this Science
| meets needs of humanity in an adequate
and satisfactory manner.
The question may be asked: Does
Christian Science never fail7 No true
Science can ever fail One may fail
to understand the science OF numbers,
or fail properly to apply this science in
working out a mathematical problem
No person will assume. however. for a
moment. that because there has been
a failure 90 understand or properly TO
apply this science OF numbers the science
OF mathematics has failed. Likewise
there may be failure properly TO un-
deretand Christian Science. or failure
working ont OF problem under con-
sideration; but Christian Science never
fails.
BASIC ERROR - - -
Systems of religion and OF medicine
which have appeared and disappeared
in the history OF the world have finally
disappeared because they were founded
either upon the personal reputa ton, or
the personal sense. Of their orisinators.
or upon the unworthy and degrading
belief that evil is reality with power
exceeding that of good or God; and that
matter. non-intsl!isent and inert. pos
sesses the qualities or properties Of life
and mind. Any system Of religion or
healing which is adequately and salts
factorfly to meet the needs OF mankind
must be created upon foundation
broad and deep, a foundation which is
at the same time ss simple and as uni
versaily available 20 ali mankind as
divine Love itself is available. Such
a system must express the elements
of intelligence or divine Mind. Matter
cannot be the foundation for an ade-
quate system OF relig1on or healing. be-
cause matter is not intelligent. This
~ simple statement OF ultimate fact,
the logic OF which may not DO lsgiti-
mateiy avoided. Christian Science has
been criticised frequently because Of It's
statements regarding the unreaiity Of
sin sickness. death: and yet. the estAb
Nshed systems of religion and medicine
have been engaged throughout their re-
epective histories and that TOO without
criticism in the attempt TO ESCAPE the
ills associated with evil, and 10 over
come the limitations associated with
matter Were these systems to
be successful in their attempts TO save
mankind from evil and sickness, is II
not clear that they would come finally
10 the recognition with which Chris
tisn Science begins, namely. that evil.
sickness. death. mortal mind are un-
real, because God. the divine Mind. who
includes all intelligence. is of purer
eyes than TO behold evil"-to believe
evil 70 be real. Seeing this TO be true,
mankind ought not TO resist the iniu-
ence of that educational process which
in Christian Science, Is unfolding TO
thought the nature of reality. The or
binary systems teach and perpetuate the
belief that evil, sickness, death
real; more. that these belong TO the
are more or less legitimate and 10 be
expected. Then these systems begin
irnediately TO attempt 20 overthrow ana
to destroy these things which are held
to be real. legitimate and TO be ex-
pected. II these Affections are real.
why try to escape them either through
religion or medicine? Indeed. in such
a circumstance will not the very at
tempt to escape from these ills be an
act contrary to the divine will and con-
trary to the divine order? On the
other hand, IL these evils are not real.
and so not created by God, then let
the statements made by Christian
Science IN regard 70 the unhealthy or
matter, sin, death and destruction, be
approached and measured honestly and
fairly, and above all with the desire to
be consistent. not only with respect 10
the conclusions at which we may arrive
but what Ia far more important. with
respect to the premises from which we
make our beginnings. Christian Science
declares primarily. secondariiy and al
ways that Cod. the divine Mind, is the
only creator; that real creation must
reflect the character of the divine Mind
or God: and that true creation consists,
therefore, of spiritual or true ideas. Evil
is not spiritual or a true idea: there