The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-13

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hold, tAoa an made whole, sin> no
more, lest 4 worse thing come unto
tnes."A (JeAn 6:14.) ChffGtiAn Sd
epce makes men whole " the d.
struction Of 8 desire 70 sfn. 1t Gre
ates . natural desire to KNOW Gods
will and overcome , love Of ease IN
matter. thereby gfvink freedom ana
activity to thought 5
The purpose Of Christian Science
treatment IL rot to make 4 man
comfortable Ia matefialfty that be
may 20 on living at ease in matter,
neither does 1t enable one to sin
without the forever consequence Of
suffering as the result Of SIN. Its
purpose Is the -suhlime ono OF re-
generation, that man may overcome
sin, sickness, and death.
Not Path Care
Christian Science 10 not 4 faith
cure. The healing is not accomp-
lished through the mere concentra-
ton of thought, holding thought
for another, nor through the exef.
else of the human will; that is. by
willing the sick to recover. The
entire teaching and practice Of
Christian Science rests upon the
basic fact that God is alt. The
power Of Christian Science treat
ment lies In the fact that 1t il the
realization Of the omnipotence Of
God, of tie power Of truth over all
error In accordance with the divine
will or law. When the positive light
Of truth is brought to bear upon the
false sense Of evil, evil disappears.
The objection is sometimes made
by those who do not understand the
method Of Christian Science healing
that nothing is being done for the
sick who have turned to It for aid.
Is one relying upon nothing. when
one turns to the supreme source
and cause Of all things. the power
which created the universe and
man? Because God is the only Gre
ator He is abundantly able to care
for His own creation and to keep
His divine law in operation. God is
greater than any disease or evil
condition and there Is nothing to
Near from looking to the only source
and origin Of all that exists for help
and healing. Does not Scripture
say that God is God at hand and
not afar off, an ever present help?
Christian Science declares that all
that is necessary for the healing
Of the sick is included in the one
Omnipotent Mind.
There are today great numbers Of
people on earth who, In time past,
in hopeless bondage to fear. mis-
cry. and disease. we're compelled to
turn to God for help because all else
had failed them. Ask these people
il they we're doing nothing when
they turned to Christian Science for
healing. They will tell you that
after everything else had failed
they learned that the only thing to
do is to rely upon God. For many
years in every Christian Science
church throughout the world, or
Wednesday evening a testimonial
meeting has been held. During this
time millions Of authenticated
cases Of healing have been related
authenticated in the sense that thos,
giving the testimony are generally
those who have had the actual ex
perience Of healing. Many Of thes,
people say that by the reading o
Science and Health with Key to tn,
/, Scriptures, known as the textbook
Of Christian Science. they hav.
been healed Of diseases classified a,
incurable. From cover to cover o
this wonderful book, Mrs. Eddy de-
clares the power and availability
OF God. These people. redeemed
from disease and sin. say that the.
are better men and women becaus,
of the ministration of Christian
Science; they say that through thu
textbook, they have learned to un
derstand and love God. that it ha.
made them devout students Of tn,
Bible, and that it has taught them Il
pray iptelligently. TheH express
the deepest gratitude for havina
been delivered from paralyzing fear
from bad disposition, ana temper
amental tendencies. the direct caus,
OF much disease and discord. These
people who have learned the mates
ty and might Of goodness and ute
powerlessness Of evil are not a de-
luded people. They know that tn,
kind OF mentality which causes dis
ease cannot cure 1t, and that thi!
change did not take place through
any ism or mental suggestion, OF
through the whitening influence O
hypnotism, but that It came through
the hallowing influence Of Christ
Truth ever operating through di
vine law.
The consecrated study Of scienc,
and Health is moulding the lives O
Thousands upon thousands into bet
ter health, honesty, justice. and pur
ity. As tine goes on, it will find It,
place In human history as the great
lest benefactor of this age; and n,
attempt Of evil can tv9 displace 1
or overthrow It.
AH0 purpose Oh CuIlSC8n SC1eUCt
practice is to help others and to en-
able them to learn from the text
book how to practice and to demon
strate the truth taught therein. Tn,
practitioner who realizes mus
clearly that there is no disease 1,
matter to be treated, but rather tina
there IL false sense of the patien
to be corrected, will accomplish tn
best results and gain a victory owe
error. II disease Is absolutely rule,
out Of thought It will not be foun,
in the body.
/ Throughout oil time the Chris
mind has appeared as the Savior
It was revealed through the teach
ing Of the prophets; It was demon
strated to its fullness in the liz
and works Of Christ Jesus; II Va
declared Is the only way Of salva
!; ton by Paul: 1t was brought to thi
age by Mrs. Eddy through the rev
elatton Of Christian Science