Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-10-17

unfolding understanding Of num-
bers, and having demonstrated
some measure Of success in a
simple way they confidently
move on to higher accomplish
ment in mathematics. Christian
Science shows US, too, that it is
not any personal power that
heals, but always the imperson-
al Christ, Truth, no matter how
simply expressed. Spiritual un-
derstanding is no respecter of
persons. 1t does not concern it
self with family, background,
environment, education or the
lack of it. Spiritual under
standing is the one fount that
cries, "Ho, every one that thir-
steth, come ye to the waters"
Spiritual, understanding, when
claimed, may be demonstrated
by the humblest or most mighty
of men. No matter where one
may be, right there, where the
understanding of God and man
find him, there does it begin to
operate and express itself in
healing.
While on recent lecture tour
in England, l met and talked
with a young man who had just
left prison on parole. The expe-
rience he told me | have verified.
During the war he sustained an
injury from shrapnel. This de-
veloped into a running wound
which in many years had never
healed, but gradually grew
worse. A year or two ago he
was committed to prison. The
physical condition had become
so bad by that time that the doc
tors declared his leg would have
to be amputated. At this point
in his experience, Christian
Science was brought to his at
tention and he was given copy
of Science and Health. His ac-
ceptance Of the truth was so i'm
mediate and eager that in four
days the wound was healed and
he was discharged from the pris-
on hospital as a patient, but
continued to remain in the ward
as prison employee. He was
healed. solely through the read
ing of Science and Health.
Shortly after this, a mother
came to the hospital to see her
son, also a prisoner, and who
was seriously i'll with spinal
meningitis. This beginner in
Christian Science interested her
in the subject and within a week
or two healed her son. In the
same ward he found an elderly
man suffering with a poisoned
condition of the appendix, and
Immediately healed him. All of
this, including his own moral re-
demption and physical healing,
took place within ten months.
Now, my friends, in the face Of
such experience as this, who
would say that there are times,
places, or conditions under which
the law of divine Love will not
operate? Who is there so un-
worthy, so much a sinner, that
he may not Immediately begin
to prove and demonstrate his di-
vine sonship through the utiliza-
tion of what he knows of
Christian Science? "Now is
come salvation, and strength,
and the kingdom of our God, and
the power of his Christ" From
the moment that good, purity,
and honesty begin to function in
consciousness and to govern, at
that very moment spiritual sal
walton has become operative.
God Must Come First In Our
Thinking
The business of being good, Of
understanding and reflecting
good, is the only business there
really is. This is truly being
about our Fathers business, and
the woman in the home may be
just as active in this occupation
as the man in his office. Some
times a mother or housewife
may say: ooh, l wish l had more
time for study in Christian
Science. I should like to be a
practitioner and heal and help
the shining and suffering, but
my housework and my duties to
my family take so much of my
time and thought" Ny friends,
is not this just what Martha
said to Jesus many centuries
ago? The fact is, the practice
of Christian Scinece is the utili-
zation and practice of right
thinking, no matter who we are,
or where we may be, and no
matter what our human duties
may be.
No matter how busy we seem
to be humanity and physically
and the carnal mind has a great
way of trying to convince US
that we are oh, so very busy in
matter-for those who would
progress spiritually, God must
come first. Like Mary in the
Bible, we must choose the better
part, spiritual understanding,
and put that before all else.
Busy men and women may say:
eyes, but how am l going to do
this? Where in my active life
can l find the time for study
and spiritual reflection?" If
any of you who are familiar
with ships, particularly battle
ships, were to come on board
very early in the morning, you
would find the sailors busy
scrubing the decks, polishing the
brass work, and making all
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