The herald., 1921-03-17

do hear and see. the DIluu IeSClNO I
their sight, and the lame walk, the .
lepers are cleansed, and the dear
hear, the dead are raised up, and .
the poor have the gospel preached .
to them. And blessed is he. who
soeyer shall not be offended in me.
The Christian Science Church has
adopted a similar method for an
swering honest inquiry about the
Comforter which Jesus promised TO .
send us from the Father, and which .
he defined as the Spirit of truth.
Therefore all Christian Science !
churches throughout the world pro-
vide a mid-week testimony meeting, /.
at which members of the conSrega-
ton may testify TO the healing pow
err of God, which they themselves
have seen or experienced.
The Bible Interpreter.
The divine power which can do
good, but not evil, has been inter-
preted in Mrs. 'Eddy's book, Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
lures, with such clearness and SIM
plicity, that it is a frequent occur
renee with the sick and the SHINING
to be healed by reading this book.
The last chapter Of Science and
Health contains one hundred pages
of testimonials by those who have
been healed of organic and func-
tional diseases simply by reading
and studying this book. Practically
every sin and disease humanity known
has, at some time, been healed by
the teachings of Christian Science.
The question, "How does Christian
Science heal?" is answered by these
fruits. There is no mystery about
the operation of Christian Science,
for the power of Gods truth is in
itself, and it needs only to be under
stood in order to be manifested.
Those who receive such blessings,
naturally give thanks to God and to
His Christ for the promised Com
| forter.
! 1t should be well understood that
Science and Health with Key to the
| Scriptures, does not take the place
of the Bible, but it has so clearly
interpreted the Bible as to bring
return of primitive Christian heal
| ing. Moreover it confirms the di-
vinity of Christ Jesus and of his Won
derful works. The fact that people
| have been healed of cancers, tumors,
consumption, the drug habit, and
so on, simply by reading book and
gaining its spiritual import, should
be a most convincing proof that it
/ is not the human will or carnal mind
which does the healing. Even Jesus
will in healing, for it is the truth
about God and man that makes US
free. Healing is not gained from
knowledge of sin, matter or the
carnal mind; it is gained from the
truth about the spiritual Mind where
life, health and happiness abound.
Since the divine MinG is everywhere
present, it is never transmitted nor
projected. Since the facts about
God are the same everywhere, one
needs only to realize those facts
wherever he may be, to know they
are just as true everywhere
where a patient most needs the
help. AS one realizes that divine
Presence, together with the nature
of that Presence, he must realize
the very presence OF fife, health and
freedom; for Where the Spirit of
the Lord is, there is liberty"
Animal Magnetism.
1t should be perfectly evident
that one can never suffer from
aught that comes from the spiritual
Mind, for that Mind brings only life
: and peace. If he suffer at all, then,
it must come from the carnal mind,
which is sin and death, and it must
, be by reason of. his belief that God
. is afar off, which really is not true.
Suffering, then, is really just a
, false belief about Gods absence; for
when one realizes Gods ever pres
ence, the belief disappears and the
healing. Presence appears. ST. Paul
described the effect of that false be-
lief when he said. 1.-The good that
would, do not; but the evil which
l would not, that l do" The same
condition was referred to also by
Job, who declared, when l looked
for good, then evil came unto me;
and when l waited for light, there
came darkness" Such mental dark
ness therefore is but a belief OF
} Gods Absence belief in a power
apart from God.
! The belief in a power apart from
God, which seeks to pervert ones
, natural goodness lis referred to by
= our dictionaries as animal magne-
} tism.' 1t is not a modern invention
! as you may observe from the refer.
5 ence to it by Job and st. Paul. Bible
scholars concede the Book of Job tc
be one of the oldest in the Bible, and
: this Book describes in detail how
: Job succeeded in clearing himself
l from the influence of animal mag.
netism so that he cOu1d finally de.