The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-02

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Principle should not be thought to be cold.
Of Principle is thereby missed Principle
! Is Love. and without Love there is no Prln-
eipIe Therefore. We are obedient to Prin-
obedient TO infinite divine Love, and en-
deayor TO act in accordance with the Mind
that was n Christ
World Healing
The fact that Christian Science heals can
yestgator, and the supporting evidence
reveals its coincidence with spiritual heal
ing, thus proving this healing to be true
! and possible today, and establishing the
fact that Christian Science Is Messianic
Christian Science healing, being contrary
to the teachings of physical science. the
! thinker finds that it cannot be interpreted
1 on a physical basis, that it can be under
stood only as he gains a metaphysical or
spiritual viewpoint To him Mrs. Eddy
makes it entirely clear that material exist
/ ence is not real existence; that matter is
| not what il seems to he and that he cannot
/ safely trust the evidence of the physical
/ senses. Her writings lead thought into
/ the realm Of the immateriai and divine.
| they show Us that we must look beyond
/ physics into metaphysics for causation and
I spond to this demand. Inquiry into the
mental nature of things is becoming more
| general, and the call is for intelligent
! Interpretation Of experience, of physical
phenomena. and of the nature of the human
| consciousness. Many of the points for
which Mrs Eddy commended are today find
/ d
vance in physical science and psychology
Christian Science heals thru the opera
is infinite Spirit Life, and Love. and any
| one who will apply this law of God exactly
and honestly can heal himself and others
thru Christian Science.
/ Mrs. Eddy and Her Revealed Word.
Mrs. Eddy's one objective thru many
years was TO know God, to find the in
| finite source of good, to understand the
true nature of being, that healing might
1 hFN-. Dan hr-a~ ~
| single-mind edness. untempted by the
| world, undisnayed by the weakness of the
! held her true to her ideal and brought her
| TO the longed-for goal, the demonstrable
working understanding of the Christ
| method, with unmistakabIe signs following
! Her human consciousness allied to God
| reality the nature of spiritual being and
| this vision of perfect God and perfect man
/ made Mrs. Eddy the discoverer of the hith-
erto unknown Science underlying all ex-
! istence.
This divine event in the eternal, IN
broken plan of salvation, is perpetuaIly
maintained and sustained by scientific rule
| and procedure, by which thru half
! century of practice and proof. the fact has
| been established that Mrs. Eddy is also
the founder of Christian Science The
| marvel Of these modern times is not the
! phenomenal rapidity and variety of ma
| terial development. but the spiritual ap-
! pue minded woman, of the Christ Truth.
| revealing the universe of infinite Mind ana
| It's eVerp resent reflection.
| This revelation coming not thru hu-
man reason and contra dieting human ex-
perience and knowledge, is yet SO ire
! sistibIe in its appeal and so glorious in its
effects that its written statement in Mrs
! Eddys book, Science and Health with
| Key to the Scriptures readily reaches ana
| convinces those who hunger and thirst for
better things.
Recognizing Mrs. Eddy as the Diseov-
herer and Founder Of Christian Science and
that the revelation came to her because OF
| her preparedness. Christian Scientists
earnestly strive to become acquainted with
her teachings as she has given them in her
| writings. They study them very care
fully in order 10 obtain her own interpre-
tation from her own words, and thereby
| avoid the 1anger of misinterpretation.
Efficacieus Prayer.
| The spiritual thought which apprehends
| divine Truth clearly, communes with God,
or divine Principle, Love, and this COM
| This prayer recognizes the falsity of evil
human sense, and includes the deep, earn
| do His Will; it rests upon the absolute con-
viction of the power of perfect Principle
and the forever operation of the immuta-
| Bile divine law, the law of Spirit, not of
matter: it involves absolute dependence
! upon Him for all that is good and right,
| recognition OF His supremacy, the ac;
| knowIed gment OF Him in all our ways and
! the exercise Of perfect trust in Him. TO
| gether with a clear understanding of the
| chs racter and mission of Christ Jesus and
( obedience to his teachings. This IS what
| St James calls the prayer Of faith which
I shall save the sick and which Mrs. Eddy
| explains in her mastery Calculation or
| prayer in Chapter One Of Science ana
| Health with Key to the Scriptures
! In this book she writes;
"onIy thru radical reliance on Truth
| can scientific healing power be real
| lied" page 1872
| A mixed thought, OF one in which the
real and unreal, the spiritual and the ma
| teriaI. the divine and the human. are not
| accurately differentiated, does not reflect
| spiritual truth clearly, for Truth is Spirit
| and Spirit is reflected only by knowing
| Truth.
the recognition Of the evil thought or
! mental cause which is hack OF disease or
cessfuI and instantaneous healing. Dis
ease may possibly be due sometimes TO
1 purely material causes. so-called, either
chemical or mechanical but more frequent
" disease is due to the indulgence of sin
! or evil thought, or to belief Of malicious
arguments. In such case, when the evil
Is detected and cast out the sufferer is
healed Of the effects of the indulgence in
| wrong thoughts or acts, and is protected
from hypnotic influence
! Thus we see why Christian Science is
truly the Science OF right living. It in
wolves the knowing Of divine Truth and
the Principle Of correct living, 1t recognizes
the deceptive character of evil which is the
cause of wrong living. and thru the opera
ton Of divine law, il makes the healing OF
heals sin but It upIifts thought to higher
ideals by revealing the true nature of God
and the real man. thus inspiring stronger
sense Of right, OF honesty. of justice, Of
purity, OF spirituality. It enriches human
nature. develops and enlarges its latent
capacities for good. ennobles character. es-
|, tablishes moral and physical health, incuI-
. Gates a true lore for God and man. and
, bestovs the blessing resulting from Chris
tan living
'fFinaIly. brethren, whatsoever things
are true, whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just. whatsoever
, things are pure, whatsoever things are
lovely. whatsoever things are Of good
report: II there be any virtue and If
. there be any praise, think on these
things" (Phn. 81
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA /
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