Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-03


these. the firm conviction that Jesus
did not demonstrate the divine pow.
or to heal for any select number or
for limited period of time. We
have his prophecy and promise:
" Verify, verify, ! say unto you, II"
that believeth ON me, the works that
! do shall he do also; and greater
works than these shall he do; be-
cause 90 unto m Father.
Mrs. dEdv looked forward implic-
itlv likewise to the opportunities
which would come to her followers
for the accomplishment Of greater
demonstrations than any that wer"
crowning their efforts III the first
half century of Mnd-hcaling which
her discovery had brought about.
She has plainly stated (Scicnce
and Health, p. 34S.) ~ have never
supposed the world would immcd-
lately witness the full ,fruitagc Of
Christian Science. She wished to
be known only as one who had plant
ed and watcred His vineyard lcav-
ing 70 the wears to come, and to
growth in spiritual understanding,
the gathering of greater harvcstS
than she had bceu privileged TO see.
Mans Right to Peace and
Happiness
For ages men have been engaged
in u continuous effort to get more
out of life, to obtain larger mca-
sure of freedom, and to find in the
possession of both, that ease, com
fort, contentment, and peace, which
make up the sum Of human happi-
ness. But the prizes sought have
been elusive. They have lost theil
value even with seeming attain
ment. for the struggle to capture
( them, Las, in the main, been car
ried along on the theory that hap
piness is something material, and
therefore. something to be pursued
by pampering the material senses
and turning loose upon the chase the
sensual desires.
Not the objective, not the thing
, sought, but the method and purpose
behind the seeking, have been wrong
i'7l anu IJPlhNoS 'it 'Vi
ditions to which we all should as
pirc, if only we strive for then
with right motives and in the right
way. To yearn for those things
which make for the greater com
pletencss Of human existence, ha!
been sanctioned and legitimatizet
from the very beginning. God :
promises to His children have al
ways been represented as in answe
J to the desire, or prayer, for high
er understanding of lIim-that is
for Il higher understanding and ap
probation of Life in its full an'
true meaning.
Christian Science teaches tha
lack, limitation, poverty. are among
the errors to be overcome by ap
/ prchcnsion and understanding o
the truth that divine Love is tn
! source, and only source, of supply
Christian Science teaches that pov
ertv and unhappiness are abnormal
due to wrong thinking and to wron.
living. Christian Science teache
that prosperity and happiness ar
desirable, and that they are attain
able, when rightly, that. is, Iwhel
spiritually, sought.
1t is the desire for the spiIitua
peace and harmony which constitut
real prosperity and happiness tina
! has led advanced thinkers of al
times to be discontented with con
There is sometimes a vast differ
encc between contentment and hap
pincss. To be content with les
than justice, would mean acquies
cencc in injustice; to be conten
with less than right, would mean &c
ceptance of wrong; to be conten
with anything less than freedom
would mean complacent agreemen
! in some form of slavery. Some o,
+ the greatest revolutions of modern
times have been justified on th
ground of man S inalienable righ
to life, liberty, and the pursuit o
| happiness-an assertion of elemen
tai human privilege which all tn,
world receives today in the light o
so'f-cvident truth.
Two thousand wears ago man
right to life. in all its fullness, wa
proclaimed by Christ Jesus in pre-
scnce of the prosecuting Pharisee
in that beautiful figure of spcecl
! wherein he describes himself rs
shepherd devoted to the protection
and welfare of his flock. 81 an
come he said. "that they Nigh
j have life. and that they might hav
it more abundautlv.' Again, he tol'
! those who were striving to haras
! and emharrasS him, how, by know
( ing the truth they might secure rea
( freedom. In almost his first III
! terancc in the presence of the rah
bis, he read from the prophet EsaiaS
the marvellous passage predictn!
! the coming of the Messiah Uuk
4:1S.)
In the first psalm is laid dow
| the basis upon which man may AZ
tain blessedness, which is but an
other name for contentment, pros
peritv and happiness. And Mar
! Baker Eddy, the Discoverer ant
Founder of Christian Science. ha
written in "Sciencc and Healtl
with Key TO the Scriptures, th'
/ Christian Science textbook, as tn
purpose of her denarture from III
old theology, an inspiring and nj
imuclling desire to liberate tn
body, by cmancipatmg the thought
. $50" (Scienca and Health, pr
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