The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-17

entIfieally described the healing
OF the lmpotent man al the pool
OF Bethesda than In here expressed
in these straightforward words Of
the woman, who. in obedience 10
Jesus own injunction, search the
scriptures: Tor they are they
which testify OF me. proceeded TO
look long into the Bible. and 10
look long into the teachings and
works Of Christ Jesus. until she
saw there something that neither
philosophy nor ritualism had ever
revealed the true idea Of God
finding expression IN the Science
OF man.
That . thought so sincere and
scifless as that Of Jesus should be
concerned solely with dogmatie
human theories was Inconsistent
with Jesus own words and acts.
Here was a beginning Then what
was his concern what his purpose
10 teach That human thought
might find eppreciahle value in his
teachings. he healed the sick and
the SHINING. The purpose Of Jesus
in this healing work then began
to unfold to the woman. this purs
pose being 10 turn thought toward
God that by relating conscious
ness to the Father. men, women.
and children might begin to grasp
the Science OF Codiikeneas.
Mrs. Eddy csr9ht the Science Of
Jesus teachings. and she has pre-
scented it 10 this age In language
which will endure the changes OF
time. quote from the "soien-
tific statement OF being in Sci
enee and Health ~. t6s); There
is no life. truth. intelligence. nor
substance in matter All - in
finite Mind and It's infinite mani
festation. for God Ia Animal. :"
As one learns In Christian Science
that God IL. indeed. Ali-ln-sli. one
ceases to seek his own glory -
his own faulty, uncertain hnossl-
edge and the glory" tho Science
of God. strsightway begins 10 nn-
fold to him the realities which
exist beyond the limitations of
personal sense. beyond the OBJ
struetions Of matter
MATTER AND PHYSICAL
RESEARCH
II Is OF more than passing In
terest TO observe how closely the
concepts Of matter and Of reality
accepted today by outstanding
thinkers conform TO the dsfini-
tons Of matter and Of reality
established many years ago BY
Mrs. Eddy.
To thoHe who contend that mat
ter Is substance, and that "a
such. Il - deflnsbis In terms of
materially. the following language
BY Or Irving l.Augmuir will
come as distinct revelation.
Or. Irving Langmuir. president
Of the American Chemical Society.
IN ms address 10 the society at
Minneapolis. Minnesota. in Sep
tsmber. 1879. Ia reported 10 nave
sad in this connection substan-
TALLY. Physicists nave been max
lng Increasing gse Of mathsmsti-
cal forms Of expression. and have
been giving less attention 10 the
development Of mechanical models.
We have no guarantees that
nature Ia 40 constituted that II
can D. accurately described Ia
terms Of mechanical or electrical
models. II Ia more probabIs that
i can only be expressed maihs-
matiealiy. II at all In these LAT
three words. ~ a. all" one may
find a fine point of integrity ek-
pfsssed D. Dr. Lsnsmsif Many
years ago Mrs. E10y Was viewed
zifh EiaHess which we're more
than aasanes. Nhsn sbs expressed
. similar conclusion in these words
Science and Health. o. zstJ
Matter disappears under tns
microscope of spirit"
HEALING ACTION
TIE point Is sometimes Airsastd
D. CRITICS that In Christian Beis
snes healing there u no material
or accepted pfocess BY which tbs
seaIlaKs can bs observed ard
measured. classified ana eh4rte1.
There exists an Old saying that
persons IN glass bOusss ought not
70 indulge in the practice Of
throwing stones Being purely
spiritual o. mental IN ia nature.
Christian Science does not follow
Ire practices u ordinary material
syalems II healing. nor does It's
action rsst upon physical Of ma
tsrizi diagnosis. The premise and
conclusion Of physical diagnosis
rsst upon matter. II must Dc