The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-18

Publishing Society, in Boston, Mas
sachusetts. In these the investiga-
tor will find the entire field Of
medicine. surgery, pathology, and
therapeutics covered with verified
cases Of healing of every type of
disease, sin and death included.
No other system offers such fruit
age.
The Principle. rule, and proof Of
this Christianity scientific system
of medicine are set forth in the
writings of Mrs. Eddy, which, to-
gether with the King James YER
sion of the Bible, form the texts
of Christian Science. Christian
Science healing is a system of
therapeutics identical with that
taught and practiced by Christ
Jesus.
In an interview Jesus held with
his disciples, recorded in Matthew
IS, the question arose concerning
the healings wrought by the Mas
ter. Jesus made inquiry, Whom
do men say that I the Son OF man
am ?" and, Whom say We that 1
ann" Simon Peter replied: Thou
art the Christ, the Son of the liv-
ing God" which answer is inter-
preted by Mrs. Eddy on page 1877
of Science and Health to mean:
THE Messiah is what thou hast
declared,-Christ, the spirit Of God,
of Truth, Life, and Love, which
heals mentally" The Master not
only accepted Simon's explanation
as satisfactory, but showed APP
probation by saying: Blessed art
thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh
and blood hath not revealed it unto
thee, but my Father which is in
heaven. And / say unto thee, That
thou art Peter, and upon this rock
! will build my church; and the
gates of hell shall not prevail
against it," This Peter, or rock
refers not to the personal, cor
poreal man, Simon Bar-jona, but
rather TO the spiritual understand
ing of Truth and Love. 1t is this
understanding OF divine Science
the Science OF God, man, and the
universe as divine Principle and
spiritual idea, that cast out ano
casts out the errors Of false belief
manifested as sin, disease, and
death.
Shifting Sands versus Firm Rock
Simon Peter presented in SHARP
contrast conflicting mental states
the so-called pairs of opposites'
Of human thinking. At one time
we find him denying the Master
cutting off the ear of the servant
OF the high priest, and first &c
suggest to the bewildered disciples
that they go back to the old
material way of thinking and liv-
ing, now the Master had left them
At another time we find him filled
with the Holy Ghost, divine Sci
enee, teaching and preaching anc
healing in the name of Christ
Truth. Peter attained, at times
the height of spiritual understand
ing. This understanding was thu
rock or firm foundation upor
which was TO be founded tn,
church for the healing of sin, sick
ness. disease. and death.
The idea OF building on the firm
foundation of spiritual understand
ing is illustrated in Matthew 1924
%. and in Luke 6:4T-49. Here i!
portrayed the value OF building
life,s prospects and hopes upon th'
rock Of spiritual understanding
rather than upon the shifting sand
of mortal belief. He who builds OF
matter basis is destined to fall
and II fell: and great was the fsl
of it," while he who builds upor
the rock. Christ. Truth. sets firm
, foundation and the line TO tn
plummet. The end of that mai
, is peace"
The Bible story contrasting TIL
house or consciousness built on tn
, sands Of belief with the one found
ed upon the rock further illus
trates the necessity of practicinl
ones precepts, in other words. tn
. necessity OF living Science in th'
daily life. II is Science to do wha
! one knows as well as 10 know wha
one does. Knowing and doing ar
but phases Of the same fact u
Science, while processing and no
: doing is a serious offense. Gu
Leader speaks directly on TIN
: issue. She says tMiscellaneou
! Writings. p. 2e5): Truth tAlke'