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 Massachusetts, from whence Il returning to her home she began searching her thought. Suddenly she became aware that certain vices, which she had indulged for years, were morbid desires; they could not be natural to the child of Gods creating, to the true self which she had glimpsed during the first visit to the practitioner. Tn addition to this, she then acknowledged that for many years she had depended upon intoxicants and tobacco; but on the day following her awaken ing she found she had lost all desire for both. Neither drink nor tobacco had any appeal. The craving had ceased. This purifieation of con- sciousness brought a great moral awakening which resulted in a sim cere desire to be and express only good. Notwithstanding that this ex- perience took place after all school contracts for the year had been closed, within two weeks she re- ceived telegram from well-known college, stating that a vacancy had occurred and offering her immedi- ate employment on its teaching staff. ImpersOnal Nature of Evil
 Sin as well as sickness is healed in Christian Science, through the clear realization of the allness of God, good, the understanding of the divine nature, and the real mans unity with his creator. The Master gave an everlasting prece- dent for our example. He pro- nounced Satan the sum total of evils claim-a liar, and the father or creator of lies, but of lies only There is no record that the Master ever condemned 8 person The Magdalene, the woman taken in adultery, even Judas, he did not condemn; but for the lie of evil which claimed to be personified in them, he had no mercy. He de- Stroyed it, proved it to be without cause, hence impotent in effect. He exposed it as false statement about Gods creation. This lie he reversed and annulled through his complete knowledge of Trust, and set free the individual from evils assumed control.
 Christian Science follows this same method of impersonalizing evil. It shows that until it is im- personalized it cannot be overcome or proved unreal. In this it differs from all other systems, which be- heve evil to be personal, real, and powerful. Evil should be denied all actuality in the face of Gods om- nipotent goodness. Its whole claim is exposed and proved fraudulent when the unreality of matter is seen in Christian Science. This Science never condones evil, nor does 1t ever ignore it's false claim to being active, real, intelligent, and powerful. This groundless claim it denies utterly by giving evil no selfhood. It teaches the eternal truth that divine Mind creates and governs all, hence the allness of good. This shows that any belief in evil is a false belief, ignorance of truth, or mere super stition. Divine Science teaches that it is not the fear of doing wrong that reforms and saves. It is the love of doing right that re- deems. The moment one sees that he has been serving. loving, or fear ing only false belief, he inevitably diseardS the counterfeit for the true. Redemption of consciousness is purely question of learning what is real and actual, in order to 6is- card deceptive counterfeit.
 The divine logic of Gods goodness and allness appeals to reason, be- l cause it is demonstrable. Gradually, the healing current of Truth quick ems the sentiments of love, grati- tude, rectitude, and man in Gods likeness begins to appear, as the misrepresentation, or Adam-concept of man, recedeS and finally van- iShes from human experience.
 This Science shows that any be- lief of existence apart from God, Spirit, is wholly mythological and deceptive. It teaches that such a false sense of existence consists of dream substance only. Scientifically viewed, this daydrearn of existence, based upon the theory that matter is substantial, is as unreal as the night dreams which we experience When the sleeper awakens in the night from 6 dream of suffering or pleasure. the whole experience van- ishes. Just so when spiritual un- derstanding wakens us from the material sense of life and its faiss- ties. mankind Is liberated from all selfsimposed woes and Limitations.
 Prayer
 Christian Science makes very clear what ig meant by righteoui prayer - the prayer which JaFnei assured vs "avalleth much" Science and Health teaches (p. 200) twill. power is capable Of all evil. it car never heal the sick. for it is thG prayer Of the unFlghteesls; while tht exercise of tho sentiments -h0pe faith, love = is tho prayer Of thl righteous, This prayer, governed bD Science instead 0f the senses, heall the sick" it heals sin likoWlae, allf all llle woes that beset mortal eK' isi0n0e,
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