The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-19

corded In the Bible. the stories OF true
events. Her mother did not tell her
about what this or that one said she
was constantly telling her stories Of
their works. and what the Word OF
Cod Accomplished. 80 that Mrs. Eddy
WAS familiar when n young girl win
all the activities recorded In the Bible
10 her they were not mere historic ac
counts or eyents-they were real. liv'
Ing. actual facts. the proofs OF Gods
allness. She chung 20 them ms she
grew up; then when she had reached
maturity she met with an accident
which the doctors said would result
fatally. All OF her friends accepted
and believed this. and her minister
stopped 10 pray with her In the morn.
ing. believing. as they all did, that she
would not be on earth to be prayed
with al the termination Of the morn.
ing service. After he had done his
kindly. loving work for her. she asked
those width whom she was staying 20
give her her Bible and 10 leave her
alone with God They did as she re.
quested and when the minister stop.
ped again later to see II he could be
of any assistance. Mrs Eddy herself
opened the door 20 him, and stood be.
fore him for the first time since her
glrlhood perfectly well, normal and
natural IN every particular.
THE Bible tells us OF many hap.
penings Of that kind. Yes. and there
are many events Of that sort about
which we know that have happened
outside OF Bible times. But what IN
the difference between those and Mrs.
Eddys case? This--the others all nc.
cepted their healing 70 be mani.
festatlon Of n special dispensatlon on
the part Of God. and the next time
they had pain they took a pill. They
thought their healing was special
occasion and that a special privilege
had been given 10 them TO be specially
made well by the Word Of God. Mrs
Eddy did not accept thin. We know
In Chrigtian Science that there is no
such thing In heaven or In earth an
n special dispensatlon, because II wc
believe what Jesus said we know hs
said that II we believe on him we
shall all do the works he did. lie In.
tended therefore 10 say that II was
not special dlspensation which
hand enabled him 10 do these things,
but that II was universal gift TO
men when they were willing to follow
God In his footsteps as he had taught
them to do. Mrs. Eddy did not accept
her healing AK special dispensatIon,
for she knew that she had been made
well through the activity OF the law
OF God, and that she had right 70
her blrthrleht. the knowledge Of Coo
and Jesus Christ whom He had gent,
which would give her dominion over
the earth and the fullness thereof,
and take from her every sense OF fear
that God might be absent. or that
there was another power 10 which she
might be subject; therefore that God
might not be omBipotent, omniscient,
and omnlpresent. Then she became u
student night and day. week IN ana
week out, month In and month OUT.
year In and year out. She studied
And what did she study? The Bible.
II was the only book she had to study.
No commentaries would help her,
but q determined and conse.
Grated effort to know the truth OF
being In Its spiritual import would sur.
flee 10 bring about the knowledge
which she felt was her birthrlght ana
which she was entitled to have. so
she studied and studied and studied,
and then after a while her I'D theo-
logical belief instead Of being n cloud,
became simply mist, and then grew
less and less until finally she began
to get hold Of the light Of God In its
eternal activity, so that she was able
to heal others even az she had been
healed and thus she learned to know
God even better She found hersen
able 10 tell others how 10 heal az she
lad been healed. and then her reveal.
ton fulfilled itself when 1t came to
her so clearly that she was able to pur
II down IN words that you and can
grasp and understand and compre.
bend, go that as we take what she
said and go TO our Bible with II we,
too. find the spirit OF the Word OF
God which enables us to worship Him
IN spirit and in truth, and so fulfill
His law.
so we know by results that the
revelation came to Mrs. Eddy, and
through her to the whole world.
The Bible the Guide.
1.-THE Bible to the Christian Scientist
Is not essentially a church book. or
curse, he uses 1t in church--but It
Is also to him a work book. To the
business man 1t Is a business book
To the honsekeeper it Is a book OF
Jules telling how to keep house com
'ortably, pleasantly and harmonious.
Y. To the child In school 1t is the text
book which teaches that child how to
-hink. And to every man, woman and
child on earth 1t is the foundation OF
right thinking wherein we may find
our freedom.
christian Science il field for
everybody on the face of the earth
upon which to get busy and work out
MIS- own salvation. We have not been
accustomed to think that the laity
should work particularly hard on re-
igious subjects. because a man has
thought that he was
pretty good Christian IL he kept
pew in church, saw that his family
attended regularly and he himself oc.
sasionally when the opportunity seem.
I'd ripe. He would go and he would
listen to the result Of another mans
hard labor and work, and come away
lilu ilbu MS HcdUt nat WAS pretty
good talk" and would feel that he
had done his part of the religious work
until he again associated himself with
other members of his church in its
but. my dear friends, there is
great difference between creed and
religion. Religion demands OF us that
We shall work constantly and continn
,usly to think right. and consequently
10 do right Well one might say, il IL
pretty hard work TO be a Christian
Scientist, Consider. however, your hu.
nan experiences, and all of the human
differences between persons, and YOU
Will find il Is pretty hard work NOT
% be ONE The fact is. that YOU have
lad enough trouble In the experience
iou have had and you would like 10
'hanEe IL II you could We have all
lad that suggestion. No, Il Is not hard
q be Christian Scientist. not as
lard as Il i not 10 be one.
"Where do YOU start 10 be Chris
ian Scientlste With every right
hnught yuu think That Is your start
rhercin Is to be found your progress
Ind In the successful attitude IT al
says thinking right do yNu find the
ley ~ heaven You have had the
hought that heaven i altar of. and
'ei. every time you Use the Lords
araysr what DO sou pray #fhv
a.. coma fFEts tsfiff ~. Home In