The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-11

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J in which the sick are simultaneously
healed In speaking Of her experience
! at this time Mrs. Eddy wrote on page
/ 107 Of the textbook, an the year 1866,
I discovered the Christ Science OF. di-
vine laws Of Life, Truth, and Love and
named my discovery Christian Science.
I God had been graclously preparing mo
iduring many years for the reception Of
+, this final revelation of the absolute
divine Principle Of scientific mental
healing. This apdictical principle
points TO the revelation of Immanual,
God with us.'-the sovereign ever
| presence. delivering the children OF
men from every i'll that flesh is heir
/ to- Through Christian Science. re-
Ingion and medicine are inspired with
/ a diviner nature and essence; fresh
| opinions are given to faith and under
standing, and thoughts acquaint them
selves inteIligently With Cod"
THE MOTHER CHURCH AND ITS
MANUAL.
! Sometimes we are asked. why did
Mrs. Eddy form distinct church or
ganization when there We're 50 many
denominations already established, ded-
Iicated to the extension OF the religion
Of Christ Jesus?' The answer to that
question is simple. Her message was
refused by the established churches,
and she was impelled to organize a
church of her own. The Mother Church
was organized in Boston in April 1879,
ireorganized in September 1892 as The
First Church of Christ Scientist, in
Boston, Mass, and has been followed
by a host Of branch churches now scat
tered throughout the civilized world
Mrs. Eddy knew the nature of evil;
she knew that the early Christian
church had lost its healing power be-
| cause the teachings of pure Christian
ity had become aduIterated by pagan
ism and human theories. To guide and
protect the Christian Science church
and to provide that never again down
through the centuries should the heal
ing power Of the Christ, Truth. be lost
to this world, she evolved from time
to time the Rules and BY laws set forth
In the Manual of The Mother Church,
the wisdom OF which has been amply
demonstrated in the prosperity OF The
Mother Church and its branches. Per
aaps no stronger evidence Of Mrs.
sddy's profound understanding of GCd
md her knowledge of the working of
evil can be presented than this same
Manual, and Christian Scientists cher
.sh and obey 1t, because it unsWerv-
ngly guides them and their churches
IN the straight and narrow way OF
demonstrable truth. They know that
so long as they obey the Manual their
churches viii continue their healing
work and their unprecedented pros
perity and they have no notion what
soever Of departing from either the
letter or spirit Of its requirements. on
page 104 Of the Manual Mrs Eddy
speaks Of it as follows ut stands
alone, uniquely adapted 70 form the
budding thought and hedge ii about
with divine Love" The exalted pur
pose of The Mother Church is definitely
set forth in the Manual on page l9 as
follows: 1.-THE FIRST CHURCH OF
CHRIST. SCIENTIST, ~ BOSTON.
MASS. is designed 10 be built on he
Rock, Christ; even the understanding
and demonstration of divine Truth.
Life, and Love. healing and saving the
world from sin and death; thus to re-
fect in some degree the Church lni-
versal and Triumphant"
LIFE ETERNAL AN EVERPREs
EMIT FACT.
Christian Science teaches men 10
have a childlike trust In God. Not tho
worldly wise, but the simple minded
understood and loved the Master.
When Christ Jesus wished TO teach his
disciples a lesson on true greatness, he
set little child in the midst of them
md said. Except we be converted. and
become as little children, ye shall not
enter into the kingdom Of heaven
Matthew 1873 To the degree, there
fore. that we gain simple straightfor-
ward perception Of Spirit do we par
AXE here and now Of the divine nature
,ternaI life is not some far of, divine
event, but is an irrevocable fact 70 be
grasped and lived. Today is the day or
salvation. Life is God, and God IS
present. therefore life is here
and now, an everpresent fact 10 lee
lived and proved. No barrier is inter
posed. no door is closed between mon
and life. Death IS not q transitory
state between mortality and immOr
tality. but IS an enemy to be destroyed
through the d3scernment az immortal
life. To the degree that we put on
mortality do We put on immortality.
TRUE HAPPINESS BASED on
SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING.
Happiness is the unive1 sal goal ~
men and women. But happiness is not
possible without peace of mind and
peace of mind can be gained only when
thought restsAon a spiritual basis. All
that the physical senses app-ehend is
fading, transitory. mptable. II we rest
on that basis. the Foundation Of our
structure win sooner or hater give way
and confusion and loss wilrNlle our por-
ton We must learn to rejectNtle false
and hold fast to the true II We would
dwell in the secret place Of the most
high II we are wise. we viii seek
to gain spiritual understanding which
is the pearl Of great price with
spiritual understanding we make clear
distinction between right thoughts and
wrong thoughts, between divine ideas
which people the realm Of Spirit, and
mortal beliefs Of sin, disease and death.
What test can we apply to indicate
upon which side we are standing?