The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-30

three centuries Of the Christian
era lifted Up the son Of man In
daily life until paganlsn. schoias-
tic theology and human hatred
of Truth darkened and finally OBJ
secured altogether the spiritual un-
ders;anding % the laws and rules
governing tho way. Misunder.
standing. scifi.hne-. indifference
and misrepresentation were rife
IN the church. Tho way had been
lost. II was Mrs Eddy who.
through fervent prayer. found this
way again. and learned how 10
iift up the son ~ man as Jesus
did. Through prayer. IN. laws and
rules underlying Jesus aemcnstrs-
tion Of the way were revealed 10
her.
Prayer In Christian Science
means not only a desire 90 be
blessed of God. but an understand
ing and acknowledgment that man
Is 30 blessed. True prayer requires
an understanding and Use Of Gods
laws and rules. through ohserv-
anos Of which mankind can realize
this blessing. God and all thai
expresses Him are worthy Of our
understanding and devotion. Low
ing God with all ones heart, with
all ones soul. and with all ones
strength. and ones brother as
oneself. In true prayer. Such
prayer brings bountiful and just
rewards--hlessings which surpass
what human consciousness could
possibly conceive Of True prayer
does not ask God 10 forgive our
sins and leave us free 20 repeat
them. Rather does true prayer
arouse the ono who prays 10 the
correct view of ain as lie. n
dslusion Of physical scnse. which
cannot be fastened 10 man. True
prayer causes man 90 repent, that
II. 10 re-think 30 thoroughly
that he-will never again yield 70
errors subtle temptation. Prayer
enables him 10 gain add To hold
a true sense Of the sllnesa Of good.
The Master once declared about
his own true seifhood. An things
that the Father hath are mine !"
Prayer or spiritual desire Ia one
Of the most important factors In
spiritual progress. No ono can
begin. carry on successfully. and
finally complete the journey from
sense 10 Soul AZ Jesus did and
undoubtedly expected Us 10 DO.
without righteous prayer. Merely
reading the words and enntem-
plating the works Of Jesus viii
never make us like him. even
though We may agree ferysntiy
with what he said and did We
must DO as he DID We must
entertain the heaven-born desires
and aspirations 10 know and 20
do the viii Of God that he enter
tanned. We must strive 10 discern
and 10 practice all Of the qualities
Of divine Mind without emitting
= single one Of them. jus, as he
did This constitutes righteous
prayer. which was answered fully
IN the experience ~ Jesus and
which he foresaW and foretold
would be answered fully here or
hereafter IN the experiences ~
everyone. He declared He iha,
belieVeth on me. The works that
do shall he do also. and greater
works than theas shall be do
because 20 unto my Father. +"
Does Il not seem possible that the
greater works which Jesus dss-
esrnsd must be done BY all who
understood and continued 20 fol
low him were only the greater
works which he himself had yet
10 accomplish through prayer. the
final steps In going 70 his Father ,
Al the tlFns Jesus made this state
nsni hs knsH that he had ysf
70 dsmonstrsts. through prayer.
first. a resurrection from the be-
lief In the power of this grave 10
exert any influence over him. and
secondly. an sscsnaon for himself
out Of and sbOvs materially al
together. You snd have these
sErsAtsr works" 10 perform. No
me can DO them for Is. ProcrAs-
tinatiOn only seems - make them
more remote and difficult Today
Ia nons too soon n learn ~ under.
stand God spiritually. 10 trust
Him yhoishsArtsdiy. and u ap-
preach and 70 solve each problem
Of life through SCIENTIFIC prayer.
The Dlsooserer and Founder
Mary Baker EDDY proved her
self 70 be posssE>sG os mAseuiins
az well as feminine qualities. As
aids 10 her discovery u the Sci
sncs Of being. shs used spiritual
intuition. patience. persistence and
infinitely tender spiritual love. For
the establishment Of the Christian
Science movement, shs rallied the
forces Of intelligence. leadership.
frnness and strength. as well as