Milford chronicle., 1940-12-13

vas discovered by Mary Baker Eddy
One Of the purposes Of a lecture OF
Christian Science is to make il more
generally known that, after her dis.
coyery' Of the Science OF Christ, the
metaphysical truths upon which
Jesus based his healing and redemp-
tive ministry, Mrs. Eddy herself put
Christian Science to the most ex-
acting tests in an amazing career as
a public practitioner; that from this
vantage Of practical proofs Of her
theory, she wrote the volume, Sci
enee and Health with Key to The
Scriptures, called the Christian Sci
ence textbook. Il should be known
that Mrs Eddy then established
The First Church OF Christ, Seien-
tist, In Boston, a reinstatement OF
primitive Christianity, and that to-
day branches Of this Mother Church
belt the globe; and that, in her de-
| termination to make divine Science
available for the needs of humanity,
Mrs. Eddy created and established
every adjunct and activity of the
Christian Science movement It Is
also the purpose Of a lecture to
DAOh AAAal UGEuUbE AAANCtAAu RJGICAG5
is based on God. as divine Mind or
Spirit, Christian Science Is therefore
diVinely mental or spiritual-and
not a material or mortally mental
system; Christian Science Is not
based on the human mind, its psy-
chOl0gy, pathology. or suggestive
therapy. Christian Science is re-
ligiOn. indeed, in both theory and
practice. the religion Of Christ Jesus:
it heals the sick, prevents disease
and dlscord, lack and limitation. and
saves the SHINING solely through
prayeF-not the prayer of pleading
with God to be and. do good, but
rather the desire and effort to see
the good God has already done
Christian Science prayer leads 10
the knowledge that Gods man can
never be less than Gods perfect
likeness and image. Such prayer
denies all that opposes itself to God
and His creature, man, and affirnls
the health, wealth, happiness, use
fulness. the completeness OF man. |
Christian Science Is both q healing /
and a a saving. q Christly ministry |
conforming to st. James definition: |
Pure religion and indebted before
God and the Father Is this, to visit I
the fatherless and widows in their 1
affliction, and TO keep himself un-
spotted from the world. GAS. 1920
AND FIVE OF THEM WE'RE
WISE AND FIVE WE'RE
FOOLISH
''Then shall the kingdom OF heaven
be likened unto ten virgins, which
took their lamps, and went forth to
meet the bridegroom. And FIVE of
them were wise, and five were fool
lsh. They that were foolish took
their lamps, and took no oil with
them: but the wise took oil in their
vessels with their lamps. While The
bridegroom tarried, they all slum-
1ered and slept. And at midnight |
here was a cry made, Behold the
bridegroom cometh; go ye out to '
meet him. Then all those virgins
rose, and trimmed their lamps. And
he foolish said unto the wise. Give ,
Is OF your oil; for our lamps are !
zone out But the wise answered,
aging, Not SO; lest there be not Z
nough for us and you: but go ye !
ather to them that sell, and buy for
And while they went to
uy, the bridegroom came; and they !
hat were ready went in with him TO
he marriage: and the door was 4
hut Matt. 25:1) In this parable I
esus told Of the ten virgins, all were :,
lrnished alike, all were of one pure !
uFpose, they were single Of mind, II
a aA so In Grr, -
{ them were equipped with vital, :,
ght-giving oil. All ten, shall we 1
ny. had the letter Of Christianity f.
ley even had lamRs-but only five q
ad also the Oil of true spiritual 4
Iindedness. And this lack of spir- =
uaI preparedness was indeed "a :,
aunt want" To say that FIVE of ten :.
re foolish virgins is but to say that 2,
any are trying to enter the marri- n
&c feast Of Truth and Life and =
Ove with only empty lamps to guide X
lem. However complete the fur =,
shings of the letter, however per- n
city formulated the arguments y,
,ainst error and for Truth, discord, y
IL, can never be cast out, the =,
lrkness dissipated and true har- =,
0ny attained without oil-true :. -
lrituality. The great need is oil for -
e lamps of the worlds foolish vir- Z, q
MS. Christian Science has revealed ~
e never-failing reservoir of this ~
ritual mindedness as not in mat ~
+ and the carnal mind. but as only ~
Spirit, the pure, divine Mind. The ~
* and sinning are healed and saw - -
, the poor and needy are enrich ss
, the depressed and woeful are up ~ ~
ted and comtorted only by spirit ~,
! sense, that sign OF Emmanuel" -.
It divine influence ever present ~,
human Consciousness" IS. and H. ~, ~
eface XII. And right here, a ques- -, ~
q. DO we fondly imagine that we 80 -,
} wise virgins and some others are Ma
, foolish? Is there not profit in -, ~
the ten virgins as rep 81,
enting the thoughts to be found ~
each individual human conscious ~,
IS, and some OF them wise and ~
ne foolish? Then shall we not ,at 81
L out the foolish or erroneous ~.
lcepts and open wide the doors sn, ~
harmony to the wise. the right ~,
rs? And shall we not. individ- - -
", be alert TO procure Oh, to flll ~
| trim our lamps? II we are re- ~ ~
ant to Truth and Love. we may ~
re the appellation foolish vfr- NJ,
g., Let us then treasure our Ei.'
ra nf truo aniritualifv fnaraaea Il -