Arizona republican., 1921-01-31
Entitled Christian ScenceThe Religion of Fument-

Manual and are ever attempting to
 follow obediently it's provisions, thus
 meriting this tribute from their Lead CT, ;'Among the manifold soft chimes that will fill the haunted chambers Of memory. this is the sweetest: Thou hast been faithfull'" (Afiscellaneous Writings, D. 34s.)
 God
 Christian Science has revealed the correct concept of God. It has cour- ageously and reverently asked the question, What m God?" and has given the answer that is satisfying te | thinking men and thinking women: ' God is Love, Life, Truth, Soul Mind, ! Spirit. Principle. Perhaps the term | Principle as used for God has more than any other aroused the opposition of the critics of Christian Science | They contend that to speak of God as Principle takes away His person | ality. robs Him Of His fatherhood tenderness, and other so-called human attributes. Christian Scientists de-
 Hove that it is time for the world to get away from the idea of an anthro- pomorphic or man made God a sort of | superman The text book says "Hu- man philosophy has made God man. like, Christian Science makes men IGodlike." Science and Health. p. 269. l Principle
 Principle is eternal without begin
 ming or end. is perfect, irnmovable, in-
 violable, unerring, ever active. Prin-
 ciple can not be moved by the breatt
 of praise or flattery, or by cntreaty
 or by threat. In the thought of Goo
 as Principle, Christian Scientists have
 abandoned the idea that God interferes
 in the affairs of men at the behest o.
 this one or that one. or that He inter
 feres with His own laws. causing th,
 unnatural or supernatural to be hap pening in the affairs of men. Chris
 tian Science shows that Gods crea- tion is already perfect, complete, con.
 sequently the true mission of Scientifi Christianity is to reveal this fact to u
 and then to show us how to overcom' in our own lives and experiences ever,
 thing and every thought that is unlik,
 God and His creation
 Christian Science Treatment , As a practical illustration, let u suppose man to be sick, and tha } he desires the help of God, and turn 5 to Christian Science to be made wei Since Gods work is already done : there is no specific or individual actio required of God that this mans condi
 tion should be made right. The BilH says that. God looked upon his worl ? and that 1t was very good. The treat , ment or prayer of the Christia ; Science practitioner. is clear. posi- tive, knowing and understanding tha God has made all and made all goo, r God created man in his own imag . and likeness. and as a necessary re 2 suit of the law of creation. man i I ! Godlike. He must reflect the God : like qualities, joy, peace. harmon, dominion, freedom, power. God bein good, has not created and from tn very nature of goodness could nc 1 have created any levers. pains C e aches of any kind. and since God the only power, no other power ha [ created them. and man can not hay | them, because they do not really exis
 To persons accustomed to the use e material remedies in case of Hines 0 such system of course. only brief e and inadequately outlined by m
 might not at first be considered scier n tific or beneficial, yet the actual e1 t perience Of any one who will test e according to the principle and rule a Christian Science will prove that il g. both Scientific and beneficial.
 e But. says a friend. Why try to sa Y, am not and can not be sick when g. know I have this pain?" No one ca If be found who will have more lovif 'f consideration for those suffering fro 'f disease and pain than a Christis 70 Scientist. Christian Science Is not h. admonition to bear suffering patient -- nor to endure 1t stoically, but is l. the contrary, scientific system ." which disease and suffering are to
 lovercome. It shows any person vi 1e will earnestly study and practice rs that the evidence of the human sens r. Is all there is to any suffering, and ,v this evidence be changed or owe ,. come, the disease and suffering di "a appear.
 to Hove you ever observed how t h. physical senses are so easily and COT nd monly deceived? There is nor a ds or nor perhaps an hour. but what we a sr the victims of some false testimo t, of the senses The school boy cross o- the fist two fingers of his hai t- closes his eye, and has his cross ii fingers rubbed over marble and { m sense of touch will indicate to h ad two or three marbles instead of ol ar Stand in the car track and follow {
 rail with the eye and the sense
 sight will tell you that presently { - rails come together, but it isn't tr - Or. sit in the railroad train that ls standing and look out of the wind u at a moving train on an adjac, ,y track and every sense tells you Il you and your train are moving a ,l practically your only escape from ( IT deIusion is to look away from
 De moving train and see things as il s1s really are In exactly the same W ics when the human senses speak to ies Of sickness, sorrow and separation, should look away from the thin @ioe @ oi sense to God. and see Him as 'E leally is: see and know the real n
 ..l as he is in Gods image and liken'
 VI and we shall come to know that & real man can not be sick nor disc dant. In this connection one may ,u- how much of good can be accomplis' ldh and how much of sickness and evil cn' stroyed by a process of correct thi isl, ing and knowing.
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