The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-30

/ spending % the warmth which frs,
oispel' the cold THIS glowing trans
formation takes place. Christian
science teaches that mortaS who
come iolunlarlly % Though neces-
slty, INTO The sunlight OF Gods IN
vigoraing Truth experience the
same transformation: and Chris
tian Sc.cnce also teaches that this
chan6a may come quite as gently
Jesl stood fOre.cF IN the warmth
OF 'nia divine Love lie knew that
God was Love. because he never
moved outside NE circle whore the
warn .h OF His God 5, love. might be
felt. Besides dwelling always IN the
watmh Of divine Love. Jesus re-
mainoa pcrpc,galy IN The light OF
ItI'H Therefore. the shadows and
the black icrcbod.ng clouds OF hate.
ignorance. superstition, ritual5m
and creed only delayed never pre-
ven'fd DC completion Of his YORK
No i.e % disease Of hunger. OF want
or alilrc ever crossed the line OF
has Alon unchailcngcd. The white
hgl Of the Christ Truth. the
eie'eal truth az being so filled bis
con business that naurht else could
remain there.
That IS what Christian Science
meats b. the Christ-method which
It Insists, can be and IS being used
tooaf quite as effectively as II was
used by Jesus on The shores OF thc
Galllean Sea, But there must be
Ecp. IN thought constantly a clear
senee OF what this present
CHRIST is. Listen 20 Mrs. EDDY In
chapter OF her textbook called SCI
encc OF Being she portrays The
Christ IN words so simple and direct
that once heard and comprehcnucd
the nlcture they create must remain
IN thought forever. The Invisible
Christ was imporccptiblc 10 the
sc-called personal senses. whereas
Jca appeared as a bodily exist
cntc This dual personality OF the
UaNccn and the seen. the spiritual
and material. the eternal Christ and
TIE corporal Jesus manifest in flesh.
continued until the Masters ascen-
ion when the human. material con-
cep' or Jesus disappeared while The
sN,itHal self. or Christ. continues TO
exist IN tie eternal order OF divine
science. taking away the sins Of the
void as the Christ has ALWAYS
d7re even before the human Jcsu
was incarnate TO mortal eyes Sci
enge and Health. p. 334l This Chris
, IS God made manifest 20 humans.
| the Christ that SAVES
The Prayer Of Affirmation
bccanse the Christ has always
/ operafcd IN human consciousness
according 10 definite law or SEE
/ race and Jesus knew this. his
! PRAYERS were constant affirmation
I oi The eycr-presence and rll-power
( ~ this Christ-law. rather than PETE /
ons TO a far-off Father 10 grant I
/ him some special favor. Mrs. Eddys /
revelation that Principle was Coo F.
and underlay all being. enabled her /
i 10 see the vital truth which formed I
I the basis OF the Masters demonstra-
ton She saw that God was Life
All; that disease. decay. death. bcinc I
no part OF divine Life. did not, could I
not really exist rs fact that they I
only appeared 10 false human /
sense 10 be real
Seeing this. she quickly realized I
and afterward taught. that the most (
effective prayer consisted OF deep |
persistent, earnest affirmations OF |
Gods allness. His goodness. His low |
ing care OF His children She coupled |
tl.,- ,..o.,.o,. .,.,ti, o.,ctt,cr oIDO ot,n /
Of affirmation. namely that evil. sin, |
4 disease. death we're unreal. power
less. and incapable OF destroying the |
( harmony Of being. or Jesus she once
said. that his humble prayers were
deep and conscientious protests OF
/ Truth Science and Health. p. l2i }
This was her method and the
method She taught consistently.
Truth must. because OF rs vcry ma
tire. uncover and destroy every
falslty which confronts It.
Mrs. Eddy as 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 thereby demonstrated her rlgnt
I TO be- known as Founder We haze
set, however. 10 consider her as
.eader. In what way was She
I Leader as we'll as Founder and WAX
docs She still continue TO be. in thc
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 and again personally. ana
through the printed page, Mrs. Eddy
cnioined upon her students and
members OF her church that they
follow her only so far as She followed
/ Christ. It was. and continues 10 be,
therefore. an impersonal leadership
which She exercised and continues 70
exercise. Because this leadership IS
based upon the impcrsonal and
ever prescnt Christ, Truth. II Will
i continue to be the guiding star OF
all those who comprehend and love
the Christ. Therefore In examining
+ MIS-. l0OA lfNNtlSlilp, We hAH'e
! constantly look as she did to the
! Christ. i'm order 20 find the motive
that actuatcd each move she made
from the moment OF her lirst vision
OF that healing Christ.
The Christ Is universal. confined
TO no special group no favored spot
no golden age It's power can never
be shared in the sense OF being di-
yided. but may be enjoyed by all alike
IN equal measure It's mission Is 70
establish mankind in IT'S righiful
lace Of dominion. that dominion
over NJ the beliefs OF a material ex-
is,e, which was promised to man
IN the beginning Mrs. EDDY saw all
this with The clarity OF vision which
the Christ itself alone supplies
Obedience 10 the Christ-vision. inn
plicit and unwaverlng. was the next
outstanding quality which charac-
terizcd her leadership. Thus I'M
pclled by the Christ. she proceeded
To share. with all those who would
] it,. tt,o braIfrIv and fCrnnprlt lTg