The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-29
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MARY BAKER EDDY

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MARY BAKER EDDY
Christ Jesus spent the first 30 .
years Of his human experience pro-
pairing Tor the years of h.s te1ch- .
Ing and ministry Mary Baker Eddy /
rptnt tho first 40 and more years .
~ her human lie searching Tor /
that undertaking VI God which /.
would heal the ills ~ men. Chris I
tan science was not discovered BY /.
chance or I'm moment on page F..
1O7 of Science and Health Mrs. /
Eddy says, In the year 1886. ! dis |
covered the Christ Science or divine .
laws of Life. Truth. and Love and .
named my discovery Chretiun /
Science God had been pr1cioufly T.
preparing me during many years .
for the reception of this fin8l reyeln- I
zion OF the absolute divine Principle .
Uf scientific mental healing Thos"
years pf preparation bad been years
filI'd t7 fhs tsl with knees. sur-
ROW. aud ha1plO.utwonts The ar
r1vHut EgW3u mind finds it difl-
cult tu understand why o. was that
fuH bearer 90 Code uI,4t wHssly"
VAS 70 quiet. gentle hammered Sew
England woman. f0r human reason.
Inp tails FOO Goo The divine law and
order expressed iu Nr.. Eddya dis
rOsrty But Ito who Hent the mes.
sage must needs choose tho mos
a,uror and HIa wi4dum could NOT
orr Beneath tne Ecuuc-uanrorrd
personality wns % heart filled with
high resolve. courage that never
fll'prpd, ana t cons, Iou4ucSs ever
turning to GOD. listening 20 hear,
willing 20 obey SO other was sp
ready and mo- other could iuscrihc $50
woll thg divine utfer1r.c which
science ana Health gives 20 mon.
We may praise Cod that the days
of ouf misunderstanding of Him are
ended through the Lfo-wurH of Mrs
Eddy Tho longing of millions OF
earnest men and women 90 under
stand God has been satisfied. Bee
fore the lsivouiug truth ot Christian
Science the walls OF universal iudif-
ference and yu.0Ftlou io spiritual
law are CfumhuuE Mary Baker
/ Eddy hls become The leader OF a
great army. tho army nf now
| Israel, composed OF 'husC who have
[ seen something OF the vision OF the
Christ, the right idea of God and
man. This army ls on the march
/ with songs ~ Eladucss and with
weapons undcfoltahlo The ohjcc-
/ tive Is tho Ncw Jerusalem, the city
| ~ God built without hands, eternal
| In the heavens, oven the conscious.
/ ness which unitcs men with eternal
/
/ finite evil.
Likc Christ Jesus. Mrs Eddy dis
/ cerncd that only hy ITS healing
works can church justify its exist.
/ cuDc. BoCAuge the Christian Science
. church O. based ON tuIB unzlak"ahI"
. foundation ~ has withHood the
mort iuyidious attacks aimed ar
/ Christianity since thc time OF Jesus
TUE NEED on VISION,
4 kRuF trNytYFnNf IsH fts fH
keep before us the vision OK llfc's
/ goal Christian Science has but one
/ purpose. the establishment Of Gods
/ kingdom among men. II is here
. not 20 hurt but 20 heal, It's purpose
is Gods purpose, 10 help 20 deliver
TO build up. When w keep before
US the vision of its conttructIye pur-
/ pose. our common goal. our joint
cudcayur directed hv the everlasting
! Father, then the trivl1litles OF earth
lose their power to fret auoy. or
| divide us and tho day Of fultillment
/ Is hastcned
\ traveller bnce approached place
/ whore a great governmental building
wns being erected. Drawing near to
a AbOror he inquired. MY friend.
! what are YOU working for here ."
/ The laborer replied, For 81 day"
lie came near 20 n second laborer
ana asked, Tell me, what arc you
working for hcre2" And the sec
ond replied. II am working TO make
this stone which I am Chiseling III
into its place with all tho other
stones" Turning to third work
man he again ask ed. what Is II
that you are working for hcre?"
with "A glow of uuselfsh pride the
workman answered. II, cir am
working ia help C~cct here great
building that vii, be OF service TO
great people" We are all luborers.
What are We working for? Here
we see illustrated three types Of
thought. the self-centercd, tho one
that has lost something OF self, and
tho one that has the fuller vision Of
unsehlsh service. There can be no
question which is tho happiest. the
trueS. We really live only as we
serve. II i9 only our sense OF self
and our selfishness that separates
us from happiness. health. and
heaven. Life has great purpose.
noble aim. a priceless reward. Chris
tlan Science lights the torch Of splr-
itual vision and shows the way 10 It's
PRIDE NOT OF GOD.
one OF the most common barriers
10 spiritual progress IL pGIde. It
! may bo pride OF position. pride OF
power, pride OF class or race. or
prldc IN the superiority OF our own
! personal opinions iu things Small
and great. In Miscellaneous Writ
ings tpagC 9. lines 2-2l Mrs Eddy
has written, pride is ignorance,
those assume most who have the
least wisdom or experience" This
false sense Is sometimes bold and
noisy, oftentimes silent, but deep
: rooted. II clings with tenac city to
precedent and custom and Ia the
main prop for false education and
cold intellectually.
Time and again did the Master
strive 20 uncover 10 the proud
; pharisecs aud TO his own followers
| the danger and obstacles which
prfS offered TO their spiritual