The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-05-08

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spection, p. 25); and because they con
stitute the absolute laws OF God ar,
available, and can be demonstrated
she named them Science" Hence
Mrs. Eddy discovered and proved tn,
divine laws Of Spirit, the laws of Life
Truth, and Love. After this discoy
cry she subjected it to proof, and be
ing convinced OF the healing and re-
deeming ministrations of these spir.
itual laws, she determined TO give tC
the world the benefit OF her observ
alton and discovery. Accordingly sh,
wrote and published Science anC
Health with Key to the Scriptures,
and designated it the Christian Seine,
textbook. The reading and study Of
this book, in connection with the Ri.
Bile. has brought health and healing to
many. and is indeed key to Gods
inspired Word, the Bible.
Regardless of conflicting reports, !
make this positive and emphatic dec
laration OF fact: Mary Baker Eddy is
the Discoverer and Founder of Christ
ian Science and has been so decreed by
our courts.
After her discovery, Mrs. Eddy
founded church, designed to COM
memorate the word and works of our
Master. which should renistate primi-
tive Christianity and its lost element
OF healing So she states in the Man
ual Up. ~. That church, founded by
her. is the Mother Church in Boston;
and the church whose hospitality you
are now enjoying is an authorized
branch of The Mother Church
Christian Scientists are grateful to
Mrs. Eddy for her years of devotion
in re-establishing practical Christianity
and its lost healing art. They love
her in the true spiritual sense, but do
not worship or defy her. They arc
engaged in perpetuating and applying
her discovery to the needs of human
ity. Because she loved God and be-
cause she also loved those who appar-
entity did not love her, Christian Scien-
fists are earnestly striving to make
practical her saying: "a genuine
Christian Scientist loves Protestant
and Catholic, DID. and M.D.,-Ioves
all who love God, good; and he loves
his enemies" miscellany, p. ~.
Reality is Basic
1t will early be discovered that
Christian Science emphasizes the final
destruction of sin and the healing of
bodily inhrmity. Some of our relig-
ious friends have offered the criticism
that Christian Scientists make too
much of the healing element. AT no
time does the human mind part with
cherished beliefs or relinquish ira
ditional claims until proof, clear and
positive, has been presented showing
that there is a better way 1t is not
therefore, that after ma
terial methods have failed and Chris
tan Science treatment has restored
health and happiness to the individual.
very much should be thought and
made of the healing element. In fact,
all Christian Science practice IS heal
ing in character whether it is applied
to bodily Affections or to other forms
Of discord. The healing of bodily all
ments by prayer is the 'eye opener
to the sick and is positive and indis-
putable proof that matter is submit
ting TO spiritual law. likewise the
false beliefs which material man calls
law cease to govern and bind him IN
to his spiritual discernment
1t is natural in the consideration OF
this important matter that questions
should come to us. ! have asked my
self many times: Is there an ideal, ba-
sic state of being? II so, how may l
know this ideal state? How may | be-
come conscious of the way OF escape
from the baneful effects OF apparent
disease and disaster? Rightly to I'M
derstand and draw proper conclusions
there must be a clear disccrnment be-
tween that which is absolutely real
and basic and that which, to the sens
cs. seems to be real and is believed
by the human mind to be such.
Common experience teaches us that
we are consciously or otherwise gov
crned by and subject to fixed laws
These laws operate in an impartial
uniform manner, regardless OF our I'M
Outstanding or recognition OF them
The individual who rejects their oper-
alton or who disputes their authority
ignorance or otherwise, pays
the penalty for such infraction in pro-
norton to the magnitude OF the OIL
Tense. The laws Of gravitation, math-
ematics. harmony, and the laws regu-
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