The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-08


 because it was the only one which maintained the logic of it's reason- ing. When human thought is filled with fear and belief in disease, no human statement to the contrary will suffice, and the thought which heals must be so evidently the divine idea that it comes to human conscious ness as the very voice, of God to de- stroy and dispel the error Such a system is Christian Science and it only asks to be known by it's fruits.
 IS DISCOVERY AND FOUNDER
 It is essential in undertaking the study of Christian Science that one should know something of the one to whom it was revealed, and some of the factors which led to it's discovery. The revelation came to Mrs. Eddy be- cause the particular qualities of thought which she possessed made it inevitable. She was always of a deep- l 1 studies the trend of her thought is shown in the fact that her favorite studies were natural philosophy, logic, and moral science, together with He brew, Greek and Latin. There was in all that she did a persistence that is very striking. A study of her life shows that every material thing which might have brought some sense of sat isfaction and peace crumbled to ashes within her grasp, yet she never fal- tered nor lost faith that God would show her the way out if she persisted with sufficient diligence She investi gated every material system of heal ing and finally decided that all causa- tiOn must be mental, yet it required twenty years of effort before she real ly understood that all causation was Mind, God, and number of years more before it had unfolded with sui ficient clarity to be given to the
 
 a result of patient unfaltering effort to know Gods law, and to the one who possessed the qualities of thought which made it's revelation humanly possible
 Because the study of Christian Sci ence has enabled us to know the power and love of God and to recognize and appreciate much more fully what the Master did for us in his demonstration of this power and love. we are grate- ful to Mrs. Eddy for having made it possible. There is no human gift that can compare to the gift of spiritual understanding, for it brings joy into every phase of living. Those who have not felt it's beneficence cannot understand why Christian Scientists express so great appreciation of Mrs. Eddy because they cannot conceive of the greatness of the gift, while those who know something of the richness
 
 to be grateful.
 SPIRITUAL GROWTH
 It is the common experience of those who study Christian Science that there comes to them a much larger, clearer understanding of God than they had before. In her writings Mrs. Eddy quite properly and with Biblical precedent uses a number of terms for the Supreme Being each one of which expresses some particular quality of the divine Principle. It is interesting and helpful in studying what she has written to stop and con slider just why particular term for God is used in any given sentence. It will invariably be found that the word chosen not only explains her meaning better than any other, but that by it's Spirit, or of whatever synonym for God has been used, is increased, and one is conscious of spiritaul growth.
 In discussing the nature of God let us begin with the fact that God is Mind because by recognizing this we are enabled to see more clearly the inseparable relationship which exists between God and man. and to see that because of this relationship man manifests the qualities of God, Of Mind. and nothing else.
 It is generally admitted that there is a Supreme Being and that he is omnipotent and omniscient To say that God is omniscient all-knowing, is stating that God is infinite Mind, for Mind alone knows, understands When Daniel said, "Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever; for wisdom