New Britain herald., 1924-10-29

now; that now is the day of saliva tion; that now are we the sons of God Instead of exhorting us to wait until tomorrow, or next year, or the next world for salvation. Christian Science invites us to par take today of Gods infinite good ness. All the possibilities of being are always here and everywhere. How could it be otherwise in view of the nature and omnipresence of God, good? Consequently. the only God about which Christian Science teaches is God with us,' God who is absent only to those who believe He is absent. M
 Biblical Healing
 ''The Bible records the unfolding to human consciousness of the truth about God and man. In Ab- raham's day the people were idola- ters. They believed God to be 8 finite personality. This prompted them to make and worship images of their finite concept of the in- finite. Abraham was the first on record to recognize in God a mighty, unseen power. Although his faith in God has been an inspiration to all succeeding generations. he did not understand God clearly enough to heal the sick. In Moses day we find the first evidences of heal ing by spiritual means. The patri- arch discovered that the God of Abraham is a God Of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he,' obedience to whom would bring divine power to bear upon human experience.
 This power Moses demonstrated to a marvellous degree, but there is nothing in the Bible to indicate that he ever imparted his understanding to others. Aaron, Elijah, and Elisha healed the sick by prayer; but, with the possible exception of Elijah, none of the patriarchs or prophets taught others to heal the sick. Not until the ministry of Je- sus Of Nazareth do we find one who could freely impart this understand ing to others. He overcame human discord of every sort and called upon his followers throughout all time to go and do likewise, saying, He that believeth on me- that is, he who understands my teachings, the works that I do shall he do also.' For three centuries the early Christians obeyed the Masters in- junction, after which the primitive Church, unable to withstand the on- slaughts of error, was permeated and corrupted by the materiaIism of pagan Rome. Then it was that spiritual healing, as Jesus taught and demonst rated ii, ceased.
 Christ Jesus
 Interestingly enough, there is nothing 10 indicate that Jesus ever recorded his teachings in writing. All that we know about his worts and works has been handed down to US in the writings of others. | That Jesus was the supreme demon- strator of Truths dominion over error there is not the slightest room for doubt. So closely did his hu- man life conform 10 Christ, the di- vine ideal, that he became known as Jesus the Christ, or Christ Jesus. 1 Had the age been ready to assimi- late divine healing as a Science. God would certainly have made 1t possible for the Master to record it. l But the very fact that Jesus looked definitely to the future for the | Comforter, who would abide forever and lead into all truth, indicated that the final revelation Of the Sci ence Of Christian healing was yet to come.
 Christian Science
 Accordingly. in the year 1866, l Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, who was a devout and lifelong student of the Bible as we'll as an untiring searcher for Truth, through her own instantaneous recovery from an accident supposed to be fatal, discovered the divine Principle or law underlying Jesus wondrous works. After proving that this l Principle is demonstrable according 10 rule, Mrs Eddy named her dis covery Christian Science, which means orderly systematized knowl- edge of Christ Truth, of which Jesus was the example and exem- plar. In the year 1875, Mrs. Eddy