The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-24

NOT outy 70 ucAt uimnrit. uut many
others who later came 10 him fol
help. The barbarians. after iookinl
on for q great whilc after Paul had
shaken ''off the beast into the fire
and felt no HARM" finally "chahget
their minds and said that hc wal
God" (Acts ss;5-s).
rhe modern unbclicvcr. after wit
Messing numerous cases Of hcalIns
In Christian Science. must nist
change his mind II he would cvcl
understand the operation OF spirit
ual law and be given power 20 heal
Thousands aru daily turning ava,
from matter TO Mind for help. and
the demonstration OF Christian Sci
enee Ia taking place In their behalf
Many are being spared the expert
cnoe Of tho surgeons knife. YER,
few treatments oftentimes removing
any necessity for an operation. The
man who Ia healed In Christian Sci
cnce receives an importation OF spir
itual power which soon enables hin
to comprehend the rudiments oI
Christian healing.
Demonstration In not humanity will
Ing nor outlining things 10 como ouI
way. Il In the voluntary surrender
Of sclf.will and selfinterest for the
good OF humanity. Christian scIcnt
Ists do not demonstrate material
things. They work mentally Il
bring their thinking into accord
with the will OF God. That Is. the,
seek first the leading OF divine wis
dom. and then. as the result OF un
selfish obedience and trust. all need
ful things are added unto them
Demonstration dIscriminates between
human want aud spiritual need. Hu
man beings may want great man,
things which it's not at all needfu
nor even advisable for them 10 have
Demonstration enables thom to nc
quirc only such things as are usefn
and necdful. In other words. Il on
ables them TO be truly economical
Talking Christian Science. or argi
ing In the letter, without practicinl
It's precepts. does not make religion
practical. Demonstration is the con
sistent blending OF practice and pro
fessIon: II Is the answer to the un
eeasing prayer OF Christian living
the overcoming, or blotting out. ol
evil with goods
cop's PRESENCE.
Why are Christians so vitality con
cerned in the coming OF Christ
Truth? Is II not because Chris
comes to unmask and 10 destroy tn,
falsity OF evil. thereby revealing the
all-presence of God. good" Is II moi
perfectly clear. then. that Latil one
gains the right idea OF good. one
does not comprehend the mythica
nature OF evil? Can one overcome
evil before one understands, at least
In part. the power and presence o.
good? Christ Jesus plainly said III
had not come and spoken unto
them, they had not had sin; but
now they have no cloke for theil
sin" John 15:22). The coming ol
Christ. then. is the message of Q
sure salvation for all mankind. But
until they receive this message and
lovingly obey its demands. the prob
lem OF evil for them will remain
unsolved.
Where Christ, Truth. is, God is
and where God Is, evil is not. Evil
then. in all its varied phrases, II
but seeming absence of God. The
warning OF Scripture is not against
the presence of evil. but against be
lieving that evil has presence.
The only possible pretext for be
lieving In evil is to disbelievo in the
all-presence of God, good. Does the
Christian. dignity his religion by
thinking and talking about that
which has no real presence? Has
he any Biblical authority for voicine
error? Is not Gods law just al
much opposed to wrong thinking az
to wrong acting? Can one continue
to think wrong and at the same
time expect to realize the presence
of God? Can one think sickly
thoughts and at the same time real
ize the presence of health?
Is not Gods presence something
more than an idle theory? Is it moi
something which cannot be annulle(
by the dictum of the personal senses,
Pray, what is meant by these state
ments of Holy Writ, "My presence
shall go with thee, and | will give
thee rest" (Ex. 33:14)? and do moi
| fill heaven and earth? Saieth the
Lord" (Jer. 23:2D? do such state
ments suggest to the Christian some
thing purely imaginary? To tht
Christian Scientist. the all-presence
Of God Is the eternal substance ant
reality Of being. The presence o
good is the undeniable absence Of
sin and disease, else there is nc
foundation for Christian healing. The
heart of man should rejoice to learr
that evil is not presence at all, but
is simply a supposititious absence
of reality. Darkness is not pres
ence, but is only seeming absence
of light, else darkness could neves
be dispelled by the light. God is
light, and since God is all, spiritual
light must be the only real pres
ence. All else is but seeming
Ignorance Of God is not presence;
but every Christian virtue bears wit
ness to the everpresence of good.
DOES CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
HEAL?
Does Christian Science heal the
sick? Is question that is answered
today in most practical way. In
all parts of the civilized world may
be found living witnesses to tho
healing power Of Christian Science
These recipients Of Gods blessings
will tell you that they owe debt
of endless gratitude, not only to the
one God and His Son, Christ Jesus,
but to the beloved Leader Of the
Christian Science movement, who, in