The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-14

race by the contemplation OF an.
preaching age, increasing infirml-
ties, and the conviction that the
oniy way to escape the penalty is to
die. This cruel creed is untrue. God
never ordained a law that man
should become infirm and helpless.
The carnal. mortal mind made this
eo-called law, and 80 long as men
accept II, believe II, and declare Il
TO be true, they will fear II and ex-
perlence the cruel effects OF II.
Robert Browning. who, without
consciously knowing II, yet caught
and expressed many Rllmpses of the
Christian Science truth. has written
this inspiring virile thought:
Grow old along with me!
The best Is Yet to be.
The last of life, for which the first
wac made;
Our times are in His hand
Who saith: All whole | planned.
Youth shows but half. trust God:
see all, nor be afraid"
Mary Paker Eddy writes. on page
2i4-45 OF the textbook:
Man In Science Ia neither
young nor old. He has neither
birth nor death" "Decreptitude
Is not according TO law, nor is II
n necessity OF nature, but an IL
lusion."
Some understanding OF this won
derful fact will begin to forestall
decreptitude and TO renew and TO re-
invigorate man. The basic fact
from which Christian Science pro-
ceeds to prove, by demonstration.
thn ~ he " a. d N
matter and all material history. in
cluding old age, are unreal: God
never made them: They are the be-
liefs OF the carnol. mortal. so-called
human mind. As the underetan nd
Ing of Christian Science enables one
TO see and accept this fact, the fear
of old age begins to vanish and
with II old age itself. We must look
to the perfect model--void Of all in
harmony.
"A mans reach should exceed his
grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?"
We must aim at something higher
than that to which we have already
attained. The elimination OF old age
A our God-given right. II IL a NOR
tai belief. a disease, Just as rheu-
matlsm is n disease. II Is to be de-
stroyed. and It Is being destroyed,
by the same truth OF Christian
Science which eliminates any 30
called disease.
Chronic Disease
Chronic is derived from the Gree6
word chronos. which means time. A
chronic disease is. therefore. a time
disease: that Is. a disease which has
been In evidence for q long time. II
is the general teaching OF materia
medica, and the almost universal
belief OF mankind, that a chronic
disease by reason of it's continuity,
in past years. has gained n power
almost impossible to overcome.
Has II ever fallen to your lot
after long. battling belief OF sick
ness, TO be mysteriously examined
by medical men, and then to wait
in terrible suspense. long minutes
or hours, to learn the decision OF the
consultative examiners? have
been there, and l can. testify thai
the fear, sometimes felt by morta
mind, under such circumstances, Il
almost beyond expression. IL ths
case is pronounced chronic, and
therefore likely to be incurable. a
great fear is implanted and the dis
ease which should be averted Is in
vlted. Multitudes of people. In
lonely homes and public institutions
are carrying great burdens of chron-
&c diseases, put upon them through
this supposed law OF time.
Jesus refused to recognize any
diseases as incurable; and in these
days, and since 1866. Christian
Science, discovered, elucidated and
| q , 80 h.y rla kat ItAnN-
has proven itself to be the hope for
| the hopeless and the help for the
helpless. This truth Is demonstrat'
ing: and demonstration Is argument
and proof. There are too many mer
and women throughout the world
| today ready TO testify that Christian
| Science has lifted them out OF a
| hell of chronic dlscQrd, to Justify any
one in doubling or denying the heal
Ing power OF this wonderful truth
In Christian Science 1t is God who
heals; and God knows nothing about
time.
We deduce from the teaching OF
Mrs. Eddy that disease Is n lie. a
lie which has been asserting itseli
daily. for ten years, Is no nearer 70
being a reality than is lie which
has been asserting itself only ter
minutes. A common illustration
which is helpful toward under
standing how chronic trouble may
be destroyed, through Christian
Science may be here stated. A room
which has been in total darkness
for ten years is no more difficult tc
light up than IS a room which ha'
been in darkness only ten minutes
A door thrown open will light nT
both rooms instantaneously. CHRIS
tian Science is the open door.
Delay In Healing
Perhaps some one may be men
tally saying. at this point: well, 4
Christian Science can accomplish
these wonderful things, why has j
not healed everybody already?'
I pause long enough to mention
two reasons, but In doing so let II b'
understood that Christian Science
itself never fails. 1t Is equal TO th'
destruction of all error. II Is th'
absolute truth about God and man
The chief causes of delayed heallnt
are, first. Christian Science practi
TONERS have not yet reached th'
measure Of perfect practice. They az
not claim that they can always real
ize healing at once, for all who come
10 them. They are able TO hea
some cases instantaneously, som'
are healed slowly, while there ar'
others they do not seem to be abll