Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-03

'dH, iu' HfdIllS vi lHHl''I diHf'H'H
is "A means, rather thaA an end.
Because of the stiffness Of their
nccks and the Righteousness of their
will, in our times as was the ease
twenty centuries ago, the great ma
iority Of human beings must be i'm
pressed bv some tangible evidence,
suitable to their understanding. of
the aI-importmt part which spirit
nal law plays in regulating their
! lives, their affairs. occupations,
/ ald circumstances: in determining
! the success Of their careers, in s0Iv-
| ing their minor as we'll as then
lha jor problems. Onl " thus are they
! brought to recognition Of the ever
! presence of God, and to n realization
of the fact, that the paramount mis-
! son Of Christian Science is not the
/ healing Of sickness and disease, but
! me destruction Of ifnoranco, fear
ana sin, which lie at the root Of all
human sorrow and suffering.
J Christian Scientists make no
stronger prctcnsions of belief in tn"
! Bible than do other pr0fcsscd Chris
! tians. but Christian Scientists go
! further than belief; they trust and
! strive TO understand. And acrord.
/ ng TO the measure Of their under
Standing do they make practical APP
pira;io Of Bible truths and achieve
| demonstration. Here is whore the
great diffcrcnc" lies. One might
/ believe ia mathematics fcrEcntlv.
/ ;ievotcdlv. 'aG"finitelv. without eyer
: 9"tt'g tr or than belief. Mrr"
! belief wou q never solve n problem
! in figurrs. One must take chalk,
or pencil, o. pen in hand, ANA work
! The problem ut in accordance with
! the rule of ~" science, if anVt hing
worth while is TO be accomplished.
! Christian Scientists prove the truthS
of the Bible by understanding and
! dcmonst ion rs thcv go along, and
{ bring realization of its prophecies
! and promises into their everyday
experience.
Those Who Hunger and Thirst
! L. cannot be denied that Chrstia
Science holds universal attention to-
day. 50 called skepticS and infidc,s
! no less than orthodox Christia ianS.
aic kccnlv interested in it's doctrines
! and its demonstrations. The thrOngs
! Of Scientists which everywhere
| throughout the world flock TO
| Christ ian Science lectures, to Chris
ian Science testimonial meetings,
afford ample proof of this deep
and widespread interest. All
classes of people see with thei rown
eyes and hear with their own ears
something of its accomplishments
for the good of humanity and the
glory of God, and are sccliLg- TO
learn more about il. And who
should hinder them in this seeking
since wisdom, the understanding of
man s true relationship to omnipot
cncc is to be desired beyond all else
that NAV be sought or attained in
this world2
Whence thea comcth wisdom
and where is the place of under
standing?' asks job. And he re,
plies: "God understandcth the way
thereof, and he knowcth the place
thereof For he lookcth TO tn,
ends of the earth, and sccth mdcl
he whole heaven And unto
man he said, Behold, the fear Of Tho
Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart
from evil is understanding. Wis
dom is the principal thing said
Soloman in his proverbs, therefore
get wisdom: and with all thy get
ting get understanding.
To obtain an understanding of
Christian Science is to obtain an un-
derstanding of the one ever present
and supreme power i'll the universe,
revcrentlv named God. a term
which in Christian Science embraces
all that is good, and to obtain at the
same time an understanding of
man s relationship to this infinite
Being. Those who are really earn
est in the desire to know God. come
in the right frame of thought, if
they come to Christian Science as
little children, trustful, and hopeful
receptive of and eager for light, and
determined to profit bv it.
1t is all-important that Il right
beginning shall be made To begin
rightly is to provide one s SELF with
Il copy of the Bible and of the Chris
tian Science textbook, to study both
2ealouSlv and rcligiously, and to put
their teachings into pacticc us fast
;,> AN understanding Of them is gain
ed. All Of Christian Science is con-
tanned in these two inspired vol
umcs.
TO study the Bible and Science
and Health, intelligently and prof
stant recourse to PRAYER as prayer is
umdcrst ood in Christian Science. II is
u fact, strange as it may appear to
those Of other religious dcnomina-
tions, that through Christian Sciemc"
many thousands of eranest and de-
vout Christian people have been in
structcd for the first time how to
obtain results from PRAYER. When
we learn how to pray as Christian
Science teaches, in that same hour
we also learn how to help and heal
ourselves and how to bring comfort,
peace, and healing to others.
The Way of Healing and Salvation
Whether we seek understanding
or haIil'g in Christian Science, and
ii should be remembered that under
standing is possible only through the
healing of ignorance, self f-ofmion
healing of ignorance, Sclf-opnon,
plicity, trustfulncSS, and confidence
we should have arrived at de"is''
II p..ll Il. l.