East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-25

tendencies, res.eVed of slaVish habits, I
liberated from bondage and restored I
to the liberty which belongs 10 Gods 1
children; and these are ready and /.
willing to give direct testimony to the +,
healing power of Life, Truth and Love
and to offer heartfelt gratitude to /
Mary Baker Eddy. who led them by
her teachings from darkness. into
light.
We have from our revered Leader |
an unqualified Endorsement Of the
axiom that the impossible never hap
pens. We have learned from her that
what blesses one, blesses all Most of
us realize from our own experience
that good manifested radiates beyond
the bounds of our vision, even beyond
the bounds of our imagination. Our
reasoning faculties teach us, even If
, our spiritual intuition be dull, that If
Christian Science heals in one instance
through the intelligent application OF
Principle, there can be no limitations
placed upon its healing efficacy. 1t
needs only to be applied to govern
ment, to politics. to economics to fl
nance, to commerce, to sociology, to
education, to the morals of the people,
in order that it shall work marvellous
changes in that potential power of
democracy known as popular opinion.
| There is no more efficacious agency
| than Christian Science for the promo
ton of better taste, higher aspirations
and good will among all people. II
] is the most tranquilizing influence
operating throughout the world today.
Its doctrines have already transform
ed for the better the aspiration and
character of millions of people i'm all
parts of the globe, and every one of
these is spreading its truth, express
ing his gratitude, not so much by
word of mouth, nor by indnlging In
religious controversy, as by letting his
light shine. Through the reflection
of Life, Truth and Love, the omnipot-
ent power of God is being more wide =
ly recognized now than ever tefore,
and there is coming into the cons
c'ousness of the nations, slowly but
surely, an attitude of thought which
will eventually weld the hearts as well
as the interests of men.
THE PARAMOUNT MISSION
1t must never be lost sight Of that
Christian Science is engaged first and
last in the task of restoring to the
, world the Word and perpetuating the
works given and carried on by Christ
Jesus, and that its grandest mission
and its greatest joy is to restore primi-
tive Christianity and to perpetuate
were he once more among us, would
Greet He came with healing in his
thought, with healing in his voice
, with healing in his touch. He went
about everywhere doing good. AS ii
: : his day, the Word is healing all man
!, ner of disease, yet Christian Scientist:
know full we'll, for their teacher ha'
. so instructed them, that, as in Jesus
!. day, the healing Of physical ailments
is means rather than an end Be
. cause of the stiffness of their neck
and the hardness of their hearts, IL
: our times, as was the case nneteei
hundred years ago, human being
= must be impressed with some tangibl
evidence suitable to their understand
ing, of the love and mercy and powe
= y of God before they are brought to
realization of the fact that the para
. mount mission of Christian Science
. the destruction of sin, the root OF a
: human sorrow and suffering.
~ Christian Scientists make no strong
er pretensions of belief in the Bibl
y than do other professed Christian!
u but Christian Scientists go farthe
'e than mere belief--they trust, an
:. strive to understand And accordin
- to the measure of their understsndin