Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-23

toll. This same God or Principle sup
plies every need, and because He sup
plies our every need, He is not cold
and austere. He is indeed the loving
Father who blesses all mankind.
In her book fundamental Divine
Science" Mrs. Eddy answers the ques-
ton, What is the Principle of Chris
tian Science?" in these words:-"lt is
God. the Supreme Being, infinite and
immortal Mind the Soul of man and
the universe. 1t is our Father which
is in heaven. 1t is substance, Spirit,
Life, Truth, and I.ove,-These are the
deific Principle"
Contrast, If you will, the guidance
of divine Principle through law, with
the practice of heather rites and cere-
monies. In one of the great cities of
China, for example, there stands n
brave little Christian Science church.
dedicated to the healing ministry of
our great Master. Surrounding this
filled with idols fashioned by the hand
of man. Not long ago a severe
drought afflicted the city, and for
many days the pagan priests implored
their gods to send rain. When the
drought continued unabated, the
matters into their own hands, and pro
ceeded to punish the gods. The idols
of their own making were removed
| from the cool, spacious temple and
placed out of doors in the full heat of
the sun. Then the priests began to
mock and chide them like so many
children, even taunting them with
such remarks as. Stay there and see
how you like to bake in the SUM-" And
| there they sat until the rain came.
I About the same time an accident.
which was Immediately charged to the
a INC of sta fvr,IS rrpI " fsf
the mines of Korea So the mines
were closed until exorcist priests were
brought from long distances to per-
form rites and ceremonies intended to
appease the wrath OF the gods. 1t
seems, therefore, that the heather
much like the Satan of the Bible.
Christ Dethrones Satan
The Founder of Christianity repu-
dated the notion that Satan could cast
out Satan, and gave as a reason that
a kingdom divided against itself can
not stand. He once spoke OF a certain
woman who had been bowed together
eighteen years 'and could in no wise
lift up herself" as "a daughter OF
Abraham. whom Satan hath bound, 10.
these eighteen years" He healed her
Immediately by the power of God, and
it was on the Sabbath day. The
Christian God therefore does not send
disease. but He heals disease. He is.
in other words, the divine Principle of
our health and holiness.
To the Christian Scientist, the Christ
idea bears the same relation TO the
divinc Principle as the suns rays bear
to the sun itself. Christ Jesus de-
clared himself to be the light of tho
world,-the same light that appeared
in the beginning when God said, Let
there be light: and there was light
That light was the saving Christ: but
God. the divine Principle. was the
Creator OF IT In due course. the com
ing Of that light as saving power
was spoken of as Emmanuel, or God
with u.s. which is the appearing of
divine intelligence In human con-
sciousness. healing and saving man
kind.
Bible scholars make n distinction
between Christ and Jesus, which
Christian Science explains; for God
appointed the man Jesus to the office
of Christ. Christ Jesus therefore was
the promised Messiah, or Mediator be-
tween God and men. He rightly de-
clared himself to be, not God, but the
Son of God, bearing witness through
his healing ministry unto the Christ.
Truth. that redeems and saves all
mankind.
Healing by Faith
Fof ionS llIne pfOlcSseG 'HEis-
tians fell into such idolatrous methods
that they utterly lost sight of the
healing power of Christ. All they be-
held was the visitation of evil, and
they prayed after the manner of the
heather to appease the wrath OF their
god. In effect, they really became
worshippers of Satan. and that con-
tinued until a young priest of the
church started movement which
made 1t possible for people of every
rank and station to read the Bible in
their own language. This was the
great reformer. Martin Luther. As a
result of this Bible study. the people
began to gain "A more correct view of
God. and occasional instances of heal
ing rewarded their faith
a very significant and important re-
suit OF Luther's Bible study was the
healing of his disciple. Melanchthon.
The man had lost consciousness, his
eyes were set. and tho court physician
had pronounced him beyond human
aid. When Luther. saw his dearest
friend in that condition, he was Wis
ibly frightened. Then, rousing him
self, he exclaimed: 20 God, how has
the devil injured this thy Instrument
There was the evidence of his Bible
study; for he refused to attribute that
sickness to God. Rather did he appeal
to the Giver of all good TO save his
friends. To use his own words, 1
'wearied His ears with all His prom
ises of hearing prayers, which | could
repeat out of Holy Writ; so that He
could not hut hear me. II ever / We're
to trust in His promises" Then
grasping Melanchthon by the hand.
Luther exclaimed, &c of good courage.
Phili-. thou shalt not die. -. He
has pleasure in life, not in death.
Therefore give no place to the spirit
of sorrow. and be not thine own mur
derer." In response TO that right
sense Of Gods loving care Melanch
thon's breath revived. but he acted
very much like "A drowning man who
begs to be let alone that he may die
In peace. by no means, Philip" cried
Luther; thou must serve our Lord
God yet longer When food was
brought. Luther burst out with the
threat. Thou must eat, or | will ex-
communicate thee It is interesting