Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-09

sabIod soldiers being held at the Veterans
image and likeness" The little boy
, said that he had He was then asked
whether he knew what was meant by
1 Image and likeness" and he answered
that he did not. The practitioner lifted
( him mp so that he could see his rehec-
tion ia a mirrOW which was in the the
room, and told him that what he saw
there was his image and likeness, and
asked him whether it ever did anything
that he did not do or whether 1t ever
oheyed ANYTHING but him He answered
that it couldn't The little boy was then
silently treated. which means that the
truth Of mans God likeness was prayer
fully known about him, tie mother paid
for the treatment and they went away.
AS they went, the little boys face
: twitched just as II had when he came,
and, II any one Of you had seen him,
YOU would probably have felt that moth
Ing had been done. The practitioner
Judged. however, mot accord nP TO the
appearance" but IN accordance with the
spiritual or true sense Of being and also
with the understanding that Gods word
does not return 10 Him void, but ac-
c0mplishes that whereunto Il ~ sent"
After about a week. q letter came from
the mother Of the little boy saying that
there was no change IN his physical
condition, but that he WIS certainly
better boy Another letter TO about the
same effect came about week later,
and, although the boy never had more
than the one treatment a letter came In
about two weeks more saying that the
trouble for which he had been treated
had entirely disappeared. This boy IS
now grown, Is a big and strong man. and
his face IS Ia perfect condition.
GODS
HEALING WORD.
that the healinRs Of functional disease,
such as that OF the boy. is conceded as
possible through Christian Science, but
that the healing Of organic or malignant
diseases cannot be conceded to 1t.
In the Old Testament, we are told,
"lIe'-mPauing God-"sent his word
and healed them In speaking Of the
word OF God. Jesus sald."Ihy word IS
truth" and Of the truth. as already
quoted ne said, the truth shall make
you frae' No limitation of any kind
Is placed upon the power Of Gods word
or truth % heal or make free, either
by the old Testament writer or by
Jesus, and both the Old and New Test
ament records show that Gods word or
truth, when rightly applied accomplish
ed its divine purpose,-healed all man
uer Of disease. Not only does Christian
Science prove that 81 IS the Word or
Truth Of God Of which the foregoing
was predicated. but It does this in a way
tbat leaves no room for doubt upon this
question by frequently accomp llshlng the
healing and emancipation without any
personal fundamentally or interme-
diary A case Of this kind, o. which /
would Ike TO tell you. IS that Of a man
who attended Wednesday evening
meeting OF the church In my home city.
His trouble was a disease OF the mouth
and lower lip, which had progressed so
far as T. have no question as to IT'S ma
ture. Very much impressed with the
testimonies given nj the meeting, he en-
Qu!red ~ an usher Tor some one VINO
could tell him something more about
Christian Science and was referred TO
Il practitioner, Without any prelsmi'
uaries. he said, You can see what is the
matter with me; but this is not NIL !
have been and am an immoral man, and
a hard drlnkcr l am travelling man.
only day or two IN a place, and have
never been religiously inclined. Can
be cured, and what must ! DO to be
G. red z"
From what YOU say" replied the
practitioner, Fl take It that you know
nothing of Christian Science; so the
first thing which l should advise you 10
do would be 10 procure copy of Science
and Health with Key 10 the Scriptures,
by Mrs Eddy, which You have heard
mentioned in the testimonies here to
night. and read it. In this way, you VIII
not only learn what Christian Science
teaches and be able to decide whether
YOU want to turn TO It for your healing
God which, as you have heard I'm some
of the testimonies, does the healing,
there Is no reason why you should not
be healed by 1t without treatment from
+ q practitioner At any rate, you Will be
able to decide whether you want Chris
tian Science, and, II you then desire
treatment. you will be able to find and
consult a practitioner IN almost any
town you visit Without a word, ne
turned 10 the table where the literature
/ was sold, and bought IA copy of the
book. lie did not visit the church again
until quite number OF months after
wards, when At another Wednesday
evening meeting he got up. and, recall
ing his previous visit to the church, his
trouble, his inquiry about Christian
he told with tears Of gratitude stream
ing down his face, that he was healed
Of the malignant disease, of the d. NIX
habit and other bad habits, through the
reading OF the Christian Science text
book. Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. and
that he had found it to be the Word or
Truth of God with u.s.
The case cited, viii, I am sure, suf-
ficiently illustrate the great truth that 1t
is the understanding of Soul or Mind,
God, that is the true Saviour from all
the ills to which flesh, or human belief,
has claimed to be heir. Such cures, most
certainly fulfill the mission of the
Christ But Christian Science, the
Science Of Soul or Mind, to the degree
that it is understood and practiced, saves
from all bondage, from all limitations,
and proves that it is indeed the truth that
makes free
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