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exact science.
The conscientious mortal then must
face the fact that he is today bas1ng
his existence, his salvation and his hap
pness on three things; first on sci
ence which only pertains to material
conditions and never to spiritual facts,
second on a theology which does not
claim to be scientific or exact, and third
on a healing system which is neither
spiritual nor truly scientific What
picture OF materialism this Is for hu-
fhanity to face after thousands of years
OF human effort! It is true that many
of the thinking people Of today are deep
IL troubled at the evidence that theology,
or our systems Of salvation, seems to
save from so little, and that the material
healing systems have to stand hefpIessly
by whilst men and women are devastated
by epidemics and by host Of sO-called
incurable diseases. Also that the Ell
forts Of material science have in many
cases been utilized not for the benent
Of men, but for the destruction OF men
through the most horrible methods OF
warfare Is humanity never to stop anu
consider these indisputable facts serious
xly? Shall men forever persist in their
course Of materialism, remaining con-
tent to believe that these things must
be so and that there is no permanent
and fundamental remedy for human
wOesl
THREE AS UNDERSTOOD
christian Science, on the other hand.
teaches that there is an exact Science
which is true to Christ and Christianity
that there is a theology which is wholly
scientific or true, and that there Is a
divine healing method which Is both
Christlike and scientific. These three
this Science, this theology and this heal
Ing method Christian Science declares to
be eternal, ever present, demonstra Die
facts Of being, for they are the Science
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healing method Of Truth. Christian Sci
euce teaches that these are the divine
systems when Jesus lived and labOred
TO reveal to mankind. In fact these are
the systems which all reformers have
perceived dimly and have labOred to re-
veal to men. Christian Science utterly
refutes the suggestion that reformers
such as Abraham or Moses, Luther OF
Wesley were striving to bring to human
ity some indefinite and impracticaoIe
idealism. It declares without hesitation
that they perceived and understood 10
some extent the only real Science. the
absolute Science OF spiritual being. which
explains Gods true nature and the re-
lationship Of true being to God. the only
true theology, the exact, scientnc, saw
ing and redeeming effect OF Truth upon
human thought, and the only true heal
ing method. the infinite ability OF sp1r-
ituaI understanding or Of spiritual think
ing to deliver from the diseases OF NOR
tai though and experience Christlan
Science teaches that these are also the
divine systems which are revealed and
outlined throughout the Scriptures. and
that the Bible Is no fairy story, nut IS
when its teachings are properly under
stood, the book Of absolute Science, or
pure theology and Of scientific healing.
Christ Jesus the Saviour of men fore
saw and foretOld that these three systems
revealing the eternal facts Of being
should some day appear TO humanity IN
all their certainty and science This Gp-
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k,Spirit OF truth, - Ohm 10, lol and CHRIS
Rion Scientists know that today there
has been revealed to humanity that for
which men have prayed and suffered.
and for which they have been willing
10 sacrifice all This blessed thing is
the absolute Truth, about God and
about existence. which expresses itself
through divine Science. and which Mary
Baker Eddy has discovered in this age
and founded.
Truly has Whittier written
sOh, sometimes CLEANS upon our sight,
Thro' present wrong, tn eternal Right;
And step by step. since time began,
We see the steady gain OF man.
That all of good the past hath had
Remains 10 make our own time glad,
Our common. daily life divine,
And ey'ry land Palestine.
lUrO' the ldTsl noises OF our udEs
A low sweet prelude finds IL way
ThrO' clouds Of doubt, and creeds Of fear,
A light is breaking calm and clear.
'Henceforth my heart shall sigh no more
For olden time and hoiier shore;
Gods love and blessing. then and there,
Are now and here and ev'rywhere.'
christian Science Hymnal, p. 49,
"rHE oBILAGTION
ssTO PREACH CHRIST.
Christian Scientists recognize that
they are only beginners in the under
bSCanding Of the Science Of Christianity
and they do not claim to be absolute
and complete demonstrators Of this Sci
fence In fact they freely admit that
there has only been one perfect demon
Jesus the Christ. They do know. how
ever. that God has revealed to the world
through Mary Baker Eddy. this divine
Science the Science Of the Christ, which
Includes in itself ali true Science, tneol-
ogy and medicine. They also know that
as their fellow men and women under
stand and accept this science that it's
accomplishments In the way of healing
and saving will be even greater than
they are at present, and viii indeed be
so overwhelmingly conclusive that no
man will be able to doubt the origin Of
this Science rs being divine. II cannot
be toe frequently affirmed that Chris
tian scientists have no quarrel with
their fellow religiOnists. with their
friends who believe that science is
wholly material or with their medical
friends Indeed Christian Scientists de-
sire to have the greatest love and respect
for every one Of their fellow men, no
matter what their religious. scientific or
medical opinions. Let the scritic of
Christian Science VINO thinks that Chris
ton Scientists are attacking his particu-
lar system, because they are declaring
the Science Of Christ, remember that
there are on earth today some millions Of
people who at one time believed that
Christian Science was trying to take
something essential from them through
Its teachings, but who now gladly
acknowledge that they also have found
in Christian Science more than they ever
ness and health.
INTERPRETATION OF
GOD AND HIS CREATION.
Let me then invite you to consider
this Science Of the Christ which embod-
ies, and is based wholly upon the ideal
ism OF Christ Jesus. AS Christian Sci
ence pertains wholly to God and to His
creation or TO true being, il is of course
necessary for us TO consider what God
is before We can proceed.
Popular theology has regarded God as
!. distant being to be sought, In times OF
Leed. through prayer. These prayers. in
a few instances seemed to be answered
but In the majority of cases they TemSin
unanswered. Material science mas, with
its material theories. removed God even
farther from the ken OF mOrtals, and ma
terial healing systems have educated
thought TO consider God as a being who
works through material processes. Chris
tian Science takes exactly the opposite
view. Christian Science declares that God
Is an ever present divine reality, who is
ever available to His own creation and is
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