Arizona republican., 1922-03-11

which causes disease cannot cure il,
and that this change did not take
place through any ism or mental sug-
gestion, or through the whitening in
fluence OF hypnotism but that it
came through the hallowing influ-
ence of Christ, Truth ever oper-
ating through divine law.
The consecratcd study of Science
and Health is moulding the lives of
thousands upon thousands into bet
ter health. honesty. justice and pur-
ity. AS time goes on, it will find its
place in human history as the great
est benefactor of this age: and no
attempt of evil can ever displace it
or overthrow it.
The purpose of Christian Science
practice is to help others and to en-
able them to learn from the text
book how TO practice and to demon
strate the truth taught therein. The
practitioner who realizes most clear
! ly that there is no disease in matter
to be treated but rather that there
| is a false sense of the patient TO be
corrected. will accomplish the best
results and gain victory over error.
II disease is absolutely ruled out of
| thought it will not be found in the
| body.
Throughout all time the Christ
mind has appeared as the Savior
IL was revealed through the teaching
! of the prophets il was demonstrated
| TO its fullness in the life and works
Of Christ Jesus: it was declared as
| the only way of salvation by Paul;
| IL was brought to this age by Mrs.
Eddy through the revelation Of
| Christian Science: throughout the
successive steps of this revelation,
the healing is conspicuous. Is it not
then incumbent upon every professed
follower OF Christianity to prove in
some degree the mind that was in
Christ by casting ont evil and heal
! ing the sick? Any effort to retard
| the progress and unfoldment OF the
Christ idea is but an incident in it's
history. Mrs. Eddy refers to the
eternality of the Christ in Sci Snce
and Health as follows: Truths inn
mortal idea is sweeping down the
centuries gathering beneath its
wings the sick and SHINING. My
weary hope tries 70 realize that hap
nv dav when man shall recognize the
Science of Christ and love his neigh
bor as himself: when he shall real
ize Gods omnipotence and the heal
ing power of divine Love in what it
! has done and Is doing Tor mankind"
No right thinking Christian Scien-
list claims that he has attained per-
lection today. He does not claim
that the full scope of healing has yet
been accomplished. but he rs striving
constantly for more OF the mind
which was in Christ Jesus and is
| therefore a better man and a more
desirable citizen in any community;
he thinks more seriously OF his vote
that IL may be cast on the side OK
civic righteousness; he is in sym
pathy with every effort to bring
about better conditions for humanity
| through the regeneration OF man
kind.
Autocracy was not destroyed nor
even rendered inactive on that day in
November, 1918, when the armistice
| was signed. Many ramifications Of
autocracy are appearing today,
which must be recognized and re-
sisted in order to preserve the liberty
and freedom Of our homes, of our
children, and of our greatest Ameri-
can institution, the public school
| system. Throughout the country
| there is a concerted effort TO force
compulsory vaccination and oblec-
tionable so-called health laws into
! the public schools through legislation.
| II vaccination has ell the virtue
claimed for it by certain individuals
people would not have to be
! forced to accept il. Some OF the pest
medical authorities consider II dan
Rerous and the cause OF some ol the
most malignant diseases. For the
| few to impose that which IS con
sidered dangerous and mahshaht
I,non the many through the process
| of law, is far from the ideals oil those
who founded this great democracy.
| Tba trainers OF the constitution of
the United states discerned in part
our rights as sons of God. and in
| corporated them in that document as
the fnalienable rights OF man. We
must prevent the slightest intrench-
ment upon these rights II we would
save this great republic for posterlty'
The Bible. often referred TO as the
book of books. is too seldom read ana
too little understood Too often IS u
shut away in the bookcase or Is
made a depository FOR all sorts OF
memoranda. a collection of WhaI
nots. Because the Bible depicts oil =
ferent conditions Of thought, II - OF
esneciaI interest to Christian Scien-
fists for they recognize in the MS
tory of the prophets. the chlldren OF
Israel and that of the disciples their
own experience in the warfare pe-
tween good and evil as 1t takes place
in each individual consciousness
Christ Jesus through his teachns'
entrusted to his followers the spirit
ual warfare. The struggle at preseilS
| seems to be between the material
| and The snirituai sense Of things, but
nroeress makes il less struSsle anu
- as.Hf ~
| shonld be. Problems do not discour-
| ageF Fo1- disnaav the one who is think
| inr rightly, for he regards them as
opuortunities to prove God 5 allness:
| PAM said. THY grace Is sufficient
| and the Christian Scientist learns
| that Gods grace is always suIIlclsi,' "a,
INTO fhe day or hour Of seeming evil
For centuries the world has stun .
hIed on without a definite under-
/ standing of what constitutes lrue
| nraver Irnder great stress OF surfer
/ ing or disaster there is sometimes d
| desire TO know how TO pray ouI III
| snife of tears and importuhate
vearning. much OF the prayer OF tlle
world is never answered. n JAMES
we read. ''Ye ask. and receive no.
| because ye ask amiss. Games 80
Mrs. Eddy teaches that the ohiV ei-
fectual prayer is the prayer OF Jesus
the recognition of the allness or
God and the availability of that ali
ness for every human need True
prayer is not a supplication through
blind faith. in other words, asking
God TO answer prayer; it is utilizing
and making practical the goodness OF
God. True prayer brings thought
into accord with divine Mind anu
declares and demonstrates the splr-
| ituaI facts of being.
There are today more than nun.
dred different sects claiming 70 pe
! followers of Jesus. none of Whlch
make the healing of the sick lmpera-
! tive. Jesus whole mission was one
| g J,o.1;,,o, opd tbe need of the WOrld