The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-23

ness. His loving care Of His chill
dren She coupled this prayer
with another. also one Of affirma-
ton. namely: that evil. sin disease
death were unreal. powerless, ana
incapable Of destroying the har-
monv Of being. OF Jesus she once
said. that his humble prayers
were deep and conscientious pro
tests Of Truth" Science and
Health. p 12). This was her
method and the method she taught
consistently. Truth must. because
Of its very nature. uncover and
destroy every falsity which con-
fronts II.
Healing Described
An excellent illustration o.
Christian Science prayer, based
upon this dependable method, is
given BY Mrs. Eddy in her text
book at page 1s4. Describing the
healing of one suffering from pull
monary tuberculosis at q time
when consumption was universally
held to be incurable. she tells of
sitting by the side of this patient
who always breathed with the
greatest difficulty when the wind
was in the east. Mrs. Eddy re-
manned silently beside the sufferer.
Quickly the breathing became nor
nal and soon the patient was
healed. not only of the immediate
suffering. but of the disease itself.
and healed permanently. though as
Mrs. Eddy pointed out to her by
calling attention to nearby
weather vane. the wind was still
in the east. The treatment had
not altered the current of the
wind. but had changed the pa
tents belief about wind and its
effect spon her. Truth had de-
stroyed lie
Mrs. Eddy gives no further de-
tails of this healing except to say
(Science and Health, p. 1851. My
metaphysical treatment changed
the action of her belief on the
lungs In the chapter in Science
and Health entitled christian
Science Practice" she refers again
to the treatment of this disease,
and at page 425 replies to the
question, What if the belief is
consumption ?" by saying, God is
more to a man than his belief, and
the less we acknowledge matter
or its laws, the more Immortality
we possess" To affirm that only
good really is, and to believe it,
means that we are ready and
willing to take from the Father.
who is the source of all good and
the only source, that which He so
richly bestows upon His children.
To realize this means that one
understands what a Christian Sci
ence prayer actually is. and how
it may be employed effectively to
bring into human experience those
things which Jesus declared would
be added to all those who sought
first the kingdom of God and His
righteousness.
Significance OF Christian Science
PRAYER
One more word about PRAYER IS
necessary. A Christian Scientist
spends much time in psayerful listen
ing for the voice OF God. He knows
that God infinite Mind. does answer
prayer He knows that by resolutely
shutting out Of his consciousness
every conflicting. harassing, torment
ing evil and unkind thought. he is
preparing the wav for Truth TO enter.
He knows that only when he is thus
prepared can he hear the voice OF
God. Therefore. while he does not
expect that his human ears will re-
spond to the vibrations of a physical
voice. he is not unmindful Of the
thou opened" He recalls that Chris
tan Science teaches that ears. =
scientifically defined stand for
spiritual understanding Science
and Health. $3.50. Thus he enter
tains an inward conviction. deep
God. divine Mind will direct him,
Hence. he waits patiently for divine
guidance though such waiting is
never idle waiting On the contrary.
ii is most vigorously active waiting.
as anyone will testify who has faith
fully endeaVored TO carry out this
plan. A Christian Scientist never tells
God what he wants and then impor-
tunately begs for II He declares.
rather. that his Father has already
endowed him with all good. including
health usefulness and the ability TO
glorifv God Then he waits conf
IDENTIFY for the material manifestation
TO take place
Do YOU not see as this simple
method is unfolded how positively
this Is the wav Of salvation? Do YOU
not see how men are thus saved from
the falsities. the fears. the doubts.
the uncertainties OF human expert
ence? Do YOU not see that this must
be a true way because following II
has led so manv straight into the
haven Of their dearest hopes? Men
are thus saved not from real failure.
real disease. real suffering, real pain.
but from the long-held conviction
that these conditions are real. They
are lifted by the conscious presence
Of divine Truth out OF this labyrinth
Of unrealitv into a new world OF peace
and hope and 1ov.
Mrs Eddy a. Leader
We have now looked critically at
Christian Science as a divine reyela-
ton and at Mrs. EDDY as revelator.
We have seen. as well. how Mrs EDDY
founded Christian Science as a world
religion by demonstration. and there
by demonstrated her right 10 be
known as Founder We have vet,
however. TO consider her as Leader.
In what way was she Leader as well
as Founder and whv does she still
continue 10 be in the most positive
sense. the Leader OF the Christian
Science movement This question is
easily answered BY anyone familiar
with her life and her writings
Again ana again personally and
through the printed page Mrs EDDY
enjoined upon her students and
members o. her church that they
follow her only so far as she followed
Christ II WAS and continues 10 be
therefore an impersonal leadership
which she exercised and continues 20
exercise Because this leadership Is
based upon the imnersouRl and ever
present Christ Truth. y will continue
70 be the guiding star Of all those
who comprehend and love the Christ
Therefore. in examining Mrs. Eddvs
leadership. We must constantly look
IS she did % the Christ in order 70
find the motive that sctusteo each
move she made from the moment Of
her first vision Of that healing Christ
The Christ s universal. confined 70
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