Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11

belief Naturally he knew little or
nothing of the Bible or of Christianity
and the occidental ideas of God and
of Christ Jesus were unknown to him.
Like millions of other people the pro-
biems of life were forcing him to seek
solution and in his extremity
Christian Science was presented. This
man, a thinker, commenced the study
OF Christian Science solely from the
standpoint of reason. There could be
no other approach because of his ut
ter unfamiliarity with and lack of
faith in the Bible. Little by little he
found that reason and revelation were
being reconciled and followed by test
or demonstration. In the line of rea-
a flood of light was thrown on
the Bible and the life, works, and
words of Jesus. This man, all his life
a Buddhist, trained in modes of think.
ing entirely remote from our own, has
accepted Christian Science and real
ICES that Mrs. Eddy has correctly and
scientifically based her discovery on
the Bible. The teachings of that book
have been shown to him to be abso-
utely reasonable, logical, and demon
;trable.
1t is to be here noted that Mary
Baker Eddy says she discovered
Christian Science She did not invent
Or originate it, In the same way that
Lief Ericsson may be said to have dis
covered or brought to light Principle
hat has existed through all ages, an
9ver-orerative divine law, indicating
he harmony, Science. and continuity
If being. 1t was the promised Comfort
pr or Christ, the spiritual idea of
God, and this Comforter or truth of
being so illumined her consciousness
with light that the divine facts of be-
ing came as complete revelation,
which she transcribed in the book
known as Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures, the textbook
of Christian Science. Study of this
book is revealing to all mankind 'sthe
Comforter which leadeth into all,
truth" Science and Health, p. 1879.
Down through the ages the law of
God has always been available but
there have been few who discerned
enough of the truth to demonstrate
it in human experience. Occasionally
at various periods in history there
have appeared great prophets and
Isaiah, and others These men apprOxi-
mated Truth sufficiently to uplift the
thought of their people, and by practi-
cal proof demonstrate to an almost
always doubling thought, an available
God. Confucius, Socrates, and Plato
also represent periods when men were
reaching out for clearer concept of
God through philosophy, but the actual
Science or law of being, the relation
of God to man, they but dimly dis
.cerned.
Jesus ST Nazareth
This remained to be exemplified in
the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The son
of virgin, he came in fulfillment of
the age-old promise to save his people
from their sins. He therefore was
known az the Saviour or Way-shower
This way was a scientific one, being
based on exact understanding of God
and His law. He defined for all time
the true or right way of thinking and
living, the way of Life, Truth, and
Love- Mrs. Eddy and all Christian Sci
entists regard Christ Jesus as the
highest example spiritual living the
world has ever known They revere
and honor him as the Way-shower,
and are unspeakably grateful for his
life of self-abnegaticn and righteous
ness.
Obviously the healings Of the great
Teacher Indicated the existence and
operation of some divine power They
indicated not ignorance but intelli-
gence that Jesus possessed accurate
and scientific knowledge of God. If
the position be taken that Christ Jesus
was a wOnderworler who by some
supernatural power and for SONS
mysterious purpose set aside the rule
or law of being, the whole mission OF
the Savious falls to the ground-in-
deed he could no longer be called a
savior II his acts are to be viewed as
sporadic contravention of law his
value as a redeemer is forever lost.
His life and works would hold no
meaning or promise for us. We would
be without hope to-day. But Jesus was
no violator of law He was truly the
Saviour, his whole life being devoted
to carrying out the purpose and plan
of mans salvation. This purpose OF
Christ Jesus was the fulfiIIment of
GCd's will. Indeed he came as he him
self declared, not to do mine own
will, but the will of the Father which
hath sent me" He came as the Bible
says, the Messiah, to seek and save
that which was lost
In fulfilling his mission as savior
and redeemer, Jesus recognized that
the only way to save those who were
lost would be a practical one which