The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-30

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follow them that believe; :. they
shall lay hands on the sick, and
they shall recover"
Christian Science Healing
In Science and Health Up. 269) +,
we are told that, Metaphysics re-
solves things into thoughts, and ex-
changes the objects Of sense for the
ideas of Soul" Those words per-
tain to an essential point in the
healing in Christian Science Of ply
steal inharmony and all forms Of
error.
Healing of disease Jesus declared
to be the proof of his divine self
hood, but his CHIEF objective was to
reform the thinking Of men and
thereby rise the standard Of their
words and deeds. The records Of
his utterances emphasize right-do:
ing as essential to salvation. Mrs.
Eddy has declared fundamental Dr.
vine Science, p. p, Healing physi-
cal sickness is the smallest part Of
Christian Science. 1t is only the
bugle-call to thought and action,
in the higher range Of infinite
goodness"
Jesus fellow citizens saw mortal
man, subject to all forms of discord
and suffering. Jesus beheld In Sci
ence the perfect man, the image and
likeness Of God. Because he saw
above and beyond the counterfeit,
he healed suffering humanity. In
other words, he resolved things In
to Thoughts" and exchanged "the
objects OF sense for the ideas of
Soul" The ideas of, Soul, God, de-
vine Mind, are spiritual and per-
feet, never material or imperfect.
To emulate the works of Christ
Jesus we must learn that notwith-
standing the finite forms presented
by the testimony of the physical
senses we must look, beyond them
to behold the real man. A material
body is not man. the image and
likeness of God, Spirit. II 1t were,
there would need to be as many
gods as there are human beings,
since no two Of us are exactly alike.
A material body, Il healthy or I'M
healthy, Is merely the expression
Of material, mortal mind. Hear
these encouraging words from Sci
ence and Health (p. 254): 'Imper-
feet mortals grasp the ultimate Of
spiritual perfection slowly; but to
begin Alright and to continue the
strife OF demonstrating the great
problem of being, Is doing much"
This educational system, Chris
tan Science, Is teaching mortals,
the world over, how to demonstrate
the problem Of real being; how to
e II n cate upon their bodies
thoughts Of health rather than
sickness; how to gain harmony
where inharmony Of all kinds
seems to be--in short, to possess
that which Is provided by God,
Love, for His Children. III
That Christian Science heals
disease is now widely conceded by
schools Of thought outside Of Chris
tian Science.
The Discovery Of Christian Science
AS has already been mentioned,
Christian Science was discovered in
1866 by Mary Baker Eddy, a cul-
tured New England woman. After
years of emi-invalidism, Mrs. Eddy
had sustained a severe injury which
physicians pronounced fatal. She
had been a deep and lifelong stu
dent of the Scriptures. In her dire
need she turned to her Bible and
while reading the passage In Mat
thew, Chapter TX, describing the
healing Of a man sick of the palsy
she glimpsed the healing Truth
and her recovery followed.
Referring to events Of the next
few years, Mrs. Eddy has written
(Science and Health, p. 1000, "Foi
three years after my discovery,
sought the solution of this problem
of Mind healing, searched the
Scriptures and read little else, kept
aloof from society, and devoted
time and energies to discovering q
positive rule" She continued de-
voting her entire time and energy
to demonstrating the truth she
had discovered and recording hei
findings for the benefit Of human
ity.
In 1875, Mrs. Eddy first published
her book, Science and Health. From
the time that book was writer
down to the present day, men ant
women have been healed Of many
types OF human Ills by reading IT.
pages. Many thus healed had M
previous knowledge OF Christian
Science and no hope or expecta'
ton OF gaining O healing. Yet the!
were released from troublesome
conditions OF one kind or another
including chronic cases OF disease
OF course, the mere reading did no
accomplish these heaiings. The "
Elimination of human thought
which came with the reading, DID
In 1895. Mrs. Eddy ordained w.
Bible and Science and Health viii
Key 10 tho Scriptures" the paste
OF Tho Mother Church, The FRS
Church OF Christ, 6eientist. IN hos
ton, and OF ~ worldwide bFaneb
lea ~ numbering more than ~
th0imand seven hundred,
This inspiring definition Q
ChuFclf appears W tho Glossary Q
noisnan md Health u, be3l 9TH