The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-17
TEACHINGS or CHRISTIAN
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Tho teachings ~ Christian Science
on which tho movement o. founded,
which are tho basis Of 90 practice
and promises. and which have been
tho cause Of 10 tremendous growth.
are clearly net forth in the textbook
Of Christian Science. Science ana
! Health with Key 90 ihc Scripture %
by Mary Baker Eddy Nm EDDY has
also written other books, an N which
emphasize. olucIdate. ana nmplify
these teachings iu variety Of forms.
Any ono can learn what Christian
Science teaches by reading aud
studying these books.
on account OF tho necessary brey.
/ ity Of this presentation OF the sub.
sect, Il must suffice 10 call attention
90 tho fact that Christian Science Il
based fundamentally upon God. that
consequently wo need TO consider Tor
moment what Christian Science
teaches regarding God Mm, Eddy
defines God as, '"rho greatI AM. tho
allknowinE. all-socing. allactlng. all-
wise. all-loying. and eternal Princi'
pie. Mind. soul. Spirit. Life. Truth;
Love; all substance; intelligence
tsciencs and Health. p. $50.
Divine Principle - ono Of the syn.
onymoua names employed In the
Christian Science textbook for God.
and the Biblo II fun Of this thought
when Il speaks OF God na Creator. az
''iunt and right" az governor. Judge,
law. thus defining Him an basis.
foundation. cause. etc. which Prin-
ciplo In.
II IN not a difficult step from Prin.
cipla 60 / AM. tho name God n re-
corded 10 have given himself In
answer TO Moses inquiry. Tho FIRE
/ quont records o. tho voice OF God
90 pAtrinch-. prophets. and others
indicate God 10 b. Mind. tho Infinite
| intelligence, or omnihcience.
Spirit II tho name for Deity which
n used perhaps moro than all othsrr
10 the Bible and which makes plain
Ills omniprescnce and allneHn. and
! that the divine creation - wholly
I spiritual. for only immaterial hu6
stance Is iniicsiructible and eternal
All ChrlBtcndom Is familiar with
tho God OF Truth who is Life. Of
whom tho Bible teaches. and which
teaching Christian Science roafflrma
and demonstrates. proving tho ON
nlpo,ent actually which God really
Is.
Finally wo find tho great dofini.
ton Of God IN tho repeated dcelara
ton madS by ~. John. that God y
love John $40. tho saving, lreaerv-
Ing. guiding Father Mother, MI
knowing. nll-wlao. nll-harmoniqua,
thus completing tho perfeo; eorrr'n
zion with tho Bible OF Mrs, EdSy'f
scientific definition OF Gods nature
and character.
so also do tho teachings OF the
Bible and OF Christian Science c9-in
edo regarding man who was made
In tho ''lmaRc and Likeness OF GOD,
and tho universe which God pro.
nouneed very good"
REDEMPTION INCLUDES
HEALING
], should next - seen that
Christian Science Is tho Science OF
Christianity. namely. tho ernct sya.
tsmAiic. damons,rnblc knowledge Of
tho Christ teachings and their apph
cation 20 human redemption, When
NO understand tho mission OF Christ
Jesus wo see that his teachings were
intanded, by saving mortala from tins
misery, wretchsdneas. and ungodll
ness Of material living. 70 bring e
them NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from
tho worlds evils
II II evident that this redemption
inciudos heAling.--moral. mental. and
| physical. A record OF Jesus lie and
works, rs given in tho New TeFtn'
ment. shows that he always sttfio-
utsd the healing results hs obtained
10 tho power OF God. Indeed. IN
Jesus work tho healing was done %
cnll attention 20 divine power and to
awaken tho sufferers 70 a right be
| lief and faith IN God.
Mrs. Eddy called Christian Science
tho Science OF Mind heallng, meta.
phHyical healing. spiritual healing.
etc, and tho fact that i,a healing IL
accomplished by the power OF God,
thru spiritual understanding, IN es.
tabllshod beyond doubt to-day There
fore Christian Science Is truly divine
Science. tho Science OF divine Being,
tho Science OF tho Principle OF Nil
existence and OF It's operation. This
operation includes tho intor.rolation'
ship OF ell Gods creation and, when
applied 20 tho solution OF human
problems, II means the redemption
OF mortals. through divine power,
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALING
Since tho healing OF sin, disease
and all other earthly misery Is an
essential part OF tho worlds redemp-
ton, and since Christian Science
brings about this healing. let us con.
slider this question for a moment for
Il involves n subject that Is greatly
misunderstood.
1 II To- va AVhA H'g " Ah'N etatAN 80
Christian Science tho healing Is done
mentally. which hns led sorno who
arc unfamiliar with Christian Sci
onco 10 believe that It's healing is
accomplished through form OF
mental suggestion. IL "a also be-
lievod by some that Christian Science
heals only cases OF nervousness md
| hystcrin, or slight indispositions
which nature would take caro- OF. or
cases concerning which II Is said
they would get well anyway" II
IN quito truo that cases involving
hystorin, fear, and imagination have
been healed, but these by no means
constitute tho larger portion OF tho
work done. II IL a matter OF record.
supported by lndisputablo proof that
Christian Science has hoaled innum
cradle cases OF organic and structural
diseases which had been diagnosed
as such by reputable physicians. II
is tho trallng OF serious and critical
cnsos which groves most strikingly
tho efficacy OF cAristlan Science ms
n healing agency.
Christian Science healing may be
demonstrated and will DO differenti
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