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I by
Violet Ker Seymer, c. 8. B.
of Boston, Massachusetts,
Member Of the Board of Lectureship Of the
Methe. Church, The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts
It is safe to say that hardly anyone
in this audience is satisfied at all
points. Whether he seems to be NOV
ing forward, slipping backward, or is
at standstill; whether he is going
through life with religious fervor, or
as a devotee of agnosticism or of
atheism; whether he is utterly dis
heartened, satisfied with material ex-
istence, or doggedly doing the best
he knows against odds, Christian Sci
ence has something Illuminating and
practical to offer him. ..S
r. Christian Science T--"'
Now what actually is this Science
which does all this and much more?
1t is the law of God, good, and it is
scientifically applicable to human
problems. This Science lays bare the
errors of mortal thought and there
fore is corrective. 1t expounds the
nature of divine Truth and therefore
is informative. 1t brings to light the
perfection of one divine Mind and
therefore is redemptive. 1t develops
spirituality and therefore is emo
bling. It explains the invariable ma
ture of health, therefore it heals the
sick. It stands for spiritual joy, there
fore it comforts the sorrowing. 1t
reveals the affiuence Of good, there
fore it brings release from poverty.
In her work fundamental Divine
Science" Up. u Mary Baker Eddy de-
fines Christian Science as "the law
Of God, the law of good, interpret
ing and demonstrating the divine
Principle and rule Of universal
harmony"
Christian Science, then, is the law
Of infinite good, in which there is no
evil. It is the law of Spirit, in which
there is no matter. It is the law of
Soul, in which there is no sin. It is
the law of perfect Mind, in which
there is no mental imperfection. It
is the law of divine Love, in which
there is no hate. It is pure truth as
stated by Christ Jesus. In Mary Eddy's
words, Christian Science is "a deep
arawn breath fresh from God" (The
First Church of Christ, Scientist, and
Miscellany, p. 1867.
Christian Science gives one new
zest in life, new power, new under
standing, new dependence on Deity,
new dependability towards ones fell
lows. It teachers one how to stand in
the hour of temptation, how to be
the victor, not the victim.
The Demands of Christian Science
In revealing the majesty of divine |
Principle, Christian Science neces-
sarily stirs and dissipates humanity's |
long entrenched belief in evil. One
who would receive it's blessings must |
respond to it's demands. What are
the demands of Christian Science?
Where the healing of sickness is
sought, it demands full reliance on
the healing power of Life, Truth, and
Love, without material remedies.
Where the healing of sin is sought,
Christian Science demands that one
shall first of all face his faults with
a view to correcting them, and then
efface them with spiritual purity,
gained through the understanding Of
Spirit, God. Where the healing of
grief is sought, this Science lovingly
demands of us the acknowledgment
Of the ever-presence Of Life, in which
there is no death, and of spiritual joy
in which there is no mortal sorrow.
Every surrender Of the false strength
ems ones hold on the true.
Intelligence
In Christian Science we learn the
art of intelligent thought-censorship;
we develop it enjoyably and use it
proftably. True intelligence, a quail
ity of divine Mind, God, is never SUBJ
ject to mental strain, moods or mel
fear or suffering. The only
genuine mental condition is the con-
dition of divine Mind. That which is
net Gods manifestation is not your
true nature. On this basis Christian
Science treatment is healing insanity
and other human Affections.
. Christ Jesus
Although Jesus walked among men
In the valley of human needs, his
thoughts rested in the heights of
divine Mind. He was neither dis
mayed nor deceived by the evidence
Of sin, disease, and death, because his
pure consciousness was inseparable
from Christ, Truth. Hence he was
called Christ Jesus, that is, Jesus the
Christ. In "Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" Up. 1922 Christ
IL referred to as "the true idea voicing
good, the divine message from God
to men speaking to the human con-
yciousness." Through this same Christ,
each one of US can receive the specific
healing and the spiritual awakening
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