Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10

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One OF the greatest Ala
aerstandins and demon.sso
.hi s. Science of being, is n,s'
q wealth OF deep ana prayer.
that word prov. coAs
a a.; As long as the wo,a stin
ists: human hope can o pIyc
s;re,y lost. Then is tbs ser !
ncnentist who depends ~ Chd1
prayer' not In accord wifi lana
purest and highest An An huRsa
true that prayer has hanesi
aerstood and misused IN IN %
its effulgence and fr, tNat -
peen lost. but even yet "eaal>
i ;na more to poor sick ~
ing humanity than dos .nd
prayer. What then is ~ this
christian Scientist? ~ pnSs
spasmodic attempt In ~ b
i nn',sann that is to cb,nsa
l r.as the immutable' %i,se
zoo, who is always Low ss'"ne
an attempt to obtain Il
something that we do from
IN order that we NAV coa not q
material course. tIhontinae n
, nasg 70 deliver ourselye, = =. ~
LESS from poverty, from IRON
rom any vicissifude ~ Won
periencc simply in ora nuna
may be free from pain n tha
The prayer Of a cbriss ahd tret
=, ,5ra ms constant. Conscious !, YEA
.Ing mental desire to ljva sans
i ~ and in accord WITH 90. se
II IL his unceasing atta ,n NE ty
mune with the divine ,pt .
ana 80 TO utilize the MIND
which reveals true o, uue 81
rue, true theology which i nevt,nscs
,sers from sin. and the t,,aSy
power which always baa,ue tss
ine Christian Scientist Gk
MS persistent daily and Ee
nrmation Of divine MI. nouhf
pn. and power, and q, nj
,nothlnsness. 1t is his ~
knowledge of God and q, 'ne,s
spiritual being. and befor. Ava
so-called carnal mind aua as
ties of sense, material a Gnu 70
disease, and death prou, A fene
liFally disappear. This ia thu
OF which Paul speaks .. '"e NJ
Mithout ceasing. True nrav.!m ~
OF the tenderest. most cer,s, u
scientific and most inte,,;.lh
on earth or in heaven I'M =
t t;a scientists prayer IS. !, y
ms ms spiritual thinking and ,ir,
ms right mental actjvitv n
a man thinks rightly he Is sx
ms true being az the ,;t eapfa
God, divine Mind. Snirih ne1es
ing IS. therefore. really Imu ~
goo with us: Just as soon a.
recognizes that his constaas
thinking and right living Or i.
mental activity. that is his ~, aa
seriousness. is indeed Jmm.Na
divine Mind, God, with ne La
moment begins to understa,S
tiue prayer is infailible and
mite In its ability to reveal
iacts which save and heal ~.
ing divinely. or having tbs NJ ~
chrlst, is attaining Somewhat ~
in Gods image, the true 49,
man, the man God made ths
VINO is forever an expresses.
emanation of God, to whom mI.
dominion over all material ,h;,.
The Purpose Of True p,...!
1t might be we'll to exn,ain
christian Scientists make NM.
the healing of disease for ths !
reason that Jesus did, and IN,
because the healing OF Ssj
through spiritual means is ,s.sJ
as a clear and indisputabIe NM
Emmanuel, or God with me- -
matter Of fact. Christian ST.
teaches that what humanity ~
needs to be healed OF primadlr
Its faith in things material or a }
material thinking. Every ain I'll
disease. every sorrow, every MAJ
condition. every catastrophe. ,u1
phase of fleeing mortality, Cs|
tan Science declares to be but I
effect of material thinking. or 0, R
carnal mind, and Christian Ser1
therefore proposes to heal the n
dividual and the world Of M
things by first correcting thei, h
terial thinking, or their false n
ferial theories. with the Mind
Christ. or with spiritual think
The real mission of Christian Scis1
therefore, is to destroy mems hd
faith in things material by denis
strating beyond a doubt the alrI
and supremacy of Spirit or Of q
divine Mind, which is God.
Mary Baker Eddy
One earnest. consecrated thinksI
loving. lovable woman. Mary Bin
Eddy. has accomplished these TIN
for humanity in her day. II Is \
possible for me to speak as vaI
desire of Mrs. Eddy and Of al u
/ owe to her. If there is today az
thing that is good. that is pure, ID
is healthy. or that is God-fke in 7
life. owe it to the consecns
thought and life of Mary Bal
Eddy. and millions are telling u
same story. 1t is true that 2
only begins fully to appreciate v
Eddy and her lifework as he un0s
stands and demonstrates Chflsl
Science. although a great mul1i1l
of men and women who are
Christian Scientists have also rcs
nized Mrs. Eddy's great controuu
to the salvation of humanity. y
Eddy not only discovered Chrs.
Science. hut as the result Of !a
of struggle and toll she founda
on a practical. demonstrate ~
No forward step in this great NV
ment has ever been taken on!
the result Of her initiative ana
vice. and every step initiated D.
was the result of deep and cas
Grated prayer. Christian Sc'enus
regard Mrs. Eddy as Gods me's 4.
ser to this age. and they knos ~ =
through her revelation many o. w
have been delivered from sn -. !.
disease. and even from death ~ !,
what this world of ours VIII ~ !. Z
when more of us are enapieu !,
emboldened to put away our
terial theories and Dependence, ~ .
to rely wholly on the divine X,
God. operating in human eAps, ~
through spiritual thinking or .h, =
true prayer. Then will sin anu Das \
row vanish from mems tly~a
then will pain be stilled anu N
dread of disease be cast out 4
will the lame man leap WIZ wv, Z
and the leper be cleansed, t,,'S ~,
war cease and the reign Oh ~ \
Love be established. These ..,s
things are indeed being
plished to some extent tooG
the harvest is still great anS ~
lahorers few. We Christian