The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-05

II cnrrlcs with II rich promise FOR
those who are loving and obedicnt
The objection Is sometimes made
by those who do not understand the
mcthod Of Christian Science healing
that nothing N being done FOR the
sick who have turned 10 Il for aid,
Is one relying upon nothing, when
ono turns 10 theAsunreme source and
cause OF all things. the power which
created the universe and MANI He
cause God N the only creator lie "
ahundantiy able TO care for His own
creation and 90 keep Ills divine law
In operation. God ~ greater than
any disease or evil condition and
there IL nothing 10 fear from looking
10 the only source and origin OF all
that exists for help and healing.
Does not Scripture say that God Is
"a God at hand and not "afar off, =
an ever present hcip7 Christian
Science declares that AL that Ia nc.
ceFsary for the healing OF tho sick "a
included Ia the ono omnipotent
Mind
There are to-day great numbers Of
people ON earth who. IN time pnAt, M
hopeless bondage 10 fear, misery. and
disease were compelled 10 turn 10
God for help because nll else had
failed thom Ask thcaa people Ii
they wcre doing nothing when they
turned 10 Christian Science for heal.
ms. They win tell sou thar after
everything else had failed, they
learned that the only thing 10 do Ia
10 rely upon Cod For many years
IN every Christian Science church
throughout the world. on Wednesday
evening testimonial OF experience
meeting has been held. During this
Tins millions Of authenticated cases
OF healing have been related. AM.
thenlicated IN the kenan thar those
giving The testimony are generally
those who have hna the actual tx,
perlence OF healing Many Of these
people say that by tho reading or
Science and Health with key 10 the
Scriptures" known as The only text.
book OF Christian Science. they have
been healed Of diseases. classified na
incuFable. From cover 10 cover OF
this wonderful book, Mgr Eddy Dc,
ciafes the power and availability Of
God These people. redeemed from
disease and sln. say thai they are
better men and women because or
the mlnlstfntion 81 Christian Science:
they say that through the textbook
they have learned 10 understand and
love God. that !, has made them d..
yous students or the Hlhls. and that
u has fought them 10 pray inteiii,
gently They express the deepest
gratitude FOR having been delivered
from paraiyziug fear. from had dis.
position, and tempcFamental tendon.
cieR. tho direct cause ~ much dlr.
ease md discori. These people who
have learned the majesty ana might
~ sossinesa ana the utter peeerlcsa.
ness Of evil arc not delndrd PRO
pie. They know that the kind Of
mentality which causes disease can
not eure &. and that this change did
not ,nko place through any Ism or
mental suggestion. or through the
whitening influence az hypnotism.
but that Il came through tho hallow
ing influence Of Christ. Truth. ever
operating through divine lnw
The consecated study % Science
and Health r. moulding tho lives OK
Thousands upon thousands into bet.
ter health, honesty. justice, and pur.
iiy. AZ time goes on this book viii
find lis place in human history az
the greatest henefactor Of THIS Bge;
and no attempt OF evil can ever dis.
place u or overthrow Il.
The purpose ot Christian Science
practice Is 10 help others aud to en-.
able them 70 learn from The text
book how 10 pfaetice and 10 demon.
strife the trutfF-'aUEht therein. The
practitioner who realizes most clcar
~ that there l. no disease 10 matter
TO be treated. but rather that there
Il a fnlsn sense Of patient 10 be cor.
recied. win accomplish the hest 70.
suits and gain victory over error
n disease ia absolutely ruled out o.
thought Il VIII not be found in the
body
No right thinking Christian Sci
entlata clalfnu thnt he has attained
perfection today lie does not claim
that the fun scope of healing haH
yet been accomplished. but he Is
striving constantly for more Of the
Mind which was Ia Christ Jesus and
Is therefore a better man and n more
desirable citlzon IN any community.
He thinks more seriously of his vote
that IL may be cast on tho side OF
civic righteousness: he ia In sym
pathy With every effort TO bring
about bcttor conditions for humanity
through the regeneration Of man
kind.
PRAYER
Prayer - supposed 10 have q place
In the daily NE OF every consistent
Christian. and ls generally believed
TO be the means by which man com.
municatcs with God. Jesus attached
30 much Importance 20 the right con.
copt Of prayer that no gave the great.
est Of an prayers. beginning. "our
Father which att Ia heaven" No.
where did Jesus. teaching nH nc did
that he was not God. instruct his
followers 20 pray 70 him. neither did
he instruct them to appeal 10 any
other personality. but without inter.
ccssion. 10 approach God In loving
confidence. How many good Chris.
tlans have absolute confidence that
prayer is always answered. Tho
crying need Of the world Is to know
how 20 pray Alright. to pray Tho
righteous prayer which availeth
much Science and Health with
Key TO the Scriptures contains a
chapter on prayer which Is accepted
by Christian sclsntistH and ncSnow.
lodged by many other advanced
thinkers to be the greatest treatise
on prayer ever written. In this
chapter %. - Mrs. Eddy says "De.
sire ls prayer" then she clearly sets
forth what the right desire and pur.
pose OF prayer must be. Her exposi.
ttfr, ia ttt .,acf accord with fha fenef