The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-07

every human need. True prayer isl|
not a suppHcation through blind faith
in other words. asking God to answer
prayer: it Is utilizing and making prsc-I
teal the goodness Of God. True pray
er brings thought into accord with di
vine Mind and declares and demon
sTates the spiritual facts Of being.
There are today more than . hun
bred different sects claiming to bel
followers of Jesus. none of which maks|
he healing Of the nick imperadyel|
Jesus whole mission was one of besll
ing, and the need Of the world tod
day is for a return to the primitiveN
Christianity which inspires its follow
ers TO emulate Jesus in his teaching
and practice. Christians must prove
that they accept the teachings Of Jesus
by fulfilling his commands-by doing
his works.
IL is sometimes asked by those turn
ing to Christian Science for help, II id
Is necessary to have faith in order to'
De healed. 1t would he unreasonable
to expect those who have no under.
standing of Christian Science % have
faith in 1t. There are many in the
ranks OF Christian Scientists who eY.
perienced the most violent antagonism
when Christian Science was first pre-
scented to them, but after seeing. whstI
II did for others, they consented tel
make the experiment and were touch
ed by its beneficent influence.
Little more than fifty years ago|
there was Just one Christian Scientisr
on earth, Mary Baker Eddy. She says|
In "Retrospection and INTERSECTION. II
a short biographical Of her
W life, that from her very Childhood
she was impelled by q hunger and
thirst after divine things, q desire for
something better than matter and
apart from II. This spiritual desire
made her always c~onsecrated 10 ths|
endeavor to know and understand
God. With maturing years came the
conviction OF the unreliab Bile nature Of
all things material. A time Camel
when h was given up to die from
the EFFECTS OF an injury supposed "a
be fatal; she then called for her Bible
and while reading OF the cures wrought
by Jesus. realized that God il as sble
20 heal now as in centuries pAst. anJ|
rhe Immediately arose from her bed
restored TO health. With her heslHa
came the deter animation to know ,,.|
science or truth which had wrought,
such a change in her life. She de-
voted years 10 the research: and all
last In the divine and natural orde,
Of events. In 1875. Science and Health
with Key TO the Scriptures" was given
tn the world.
In this book Mrs. Eddy has set forth
a scientific system with definite rules
for practice. which will enable ann
sincere seeker TO prove the truth ol
her revelation. In the early years a
her ministry, with sublime p~stiencd
and courage she waited. worked. and
prayed, until she gained a handful q
students TO assist her IN establishing
Christian Science on earth. Todal
Christian Science IL known throuen|
out the whole world; In many rene
places there Is n society or church 81
raniza,ion. while the larger ciu1
have many overlooking church
Mrs. Eddy also founded and dIrec(
many activities In connection with
church. which will always be OF re-
benefit to humanity.
Christian Science does not advoon0
the superiority OF woman: its sppes1to
FOR a universal spiritual suffuoG
which eoualizes and unifies the thoG
" men and women and will smsnr
pate the whole human race.
EDDY never encouraged the aligh
personal alteration. but always tn
her followers TO the worship Of
away from personality to Prinl
Humanity will sometime realize tHn5
can never repay It's debt OF a.
to Mrs. Eddy, the Discovers -
Founder OF Christian Science.
The Christian Science Church.
It's form OF government foundoa
Mrs. Eddy, stands for purv demo0N
the brotherhood OF mau. univer0
ucipation. growth. and culture,
individual has his place 10 ~
Mind and came, usurp the psnsoiS
another. The bylaws Of the c
contained IN the Church m
originated by Mrs Eddy. are fGe
purpose Of maintaining and DesGuBV
the integrity OF the organnaneo ~
it, activities, and are requisite Z ~
as material orsanizAu ton IL nsoCnP1
The tenets OF the Christian ontmeI
Church. set forth In SdenO -
Health. teach It's followers 10 b ~uos|
cifu'. just and pure; and this monn
obedience TO the highest moral cod
ard. To disress In moral inte0R1ky \
fstsl to the progress Of a stulone {
Christian Science.
II Is evident that the sinnins naI
held In bondage ~ ignorance - q,
nerstticn IL not Gods man.. p>fcr
mortal man reaches the oonscienases
OF his with God. he ~
battle to wage within. All errsr mus
b overcome within. and lnllv,dua
consciousness II the scene Of couf,ct
The Christian Science church Sand,
for absolute reliance upon Gcd An,
HIS Christ II stands for Tie achisy.
nent Of every good thing, and 10,
complete salvation from sickness AN,
an through mans dorninion over 81
evil.
In eOsinr ] will also ssy FOR roo,
remembrance. he who no, suff,rst
me ranss Of keen DISAPPOINTMENT IN,
sefro~ q great lcss The huminatic,
o. broken pride. uni surely flnd h,
Christian Science s.sos 2. n !.
ssed the contOtie, which wire, sv.s@
ai tears. binds " tb. sr,,.n s..,s1I
and rsatoep. Al tAI...