The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-17
A Lecture
Christian Science
Entitled
Christian Science:
The Promised Comfortsr
BY
F1orsnes MiddauGh. c. S.
Of Los Angeles, California
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C0S0tJo0 science y oroekl0o
npou The darkness Of the world With
pouotgetane power. even - the bril-.
liant GunSdine piefoes The clouds. II
ele4yo away the meeSneric mists d
matefialjty With a. light Of Truth,
ard enables man 70 correctly view
The circumstances Ant conditions
surrounding them Nsves. since the
beginning Of the Christian era. has
there descended upon the world
ouch . revealing and snlightenins
tope - that which u given In Chris
tlAn eototSce. Wher understood and
9ppa)o0.S thl6 4ciencs diSpeb the ere
sooeouD beliefs which Get men and
nations q. variance. and end IN war
end discord.
Christian Science y teaching men
% know and understand God by
resting th6,gh. upon . spiritual
foundation, and teaching them how
. solve every problem, Of whatever
nature that may confront them BY
capitalization Of thinking and NV
ing. Everyday problems ART solved
6y turning upon them the illumi-
nadng seaEchliSht Of primitive Chris
tianity - taught by Jesus and again
presented to this age In Christian
Science.
The Comforter
Jesus prepared his disciples TO
carry on the work Of establishing
Christianity. but apparently they
waSe afraid the might not b able
% make he demonstrations hs had
taught them 70 make unless he was
personally with them. and that the
6ood they had received from hts
tsoehinSs would b taksn away from
them. Thsy did not fully under.
stand his teaohings until thsy saw
him aftAs his resurrection. But
Jesus treasured them. Il will not
leeve you cotnfortless." no said: II
win pray thu Father. and he shall
give you another Comforter, that
hs may abide With you for ever"
and he referred 10 this Comforter
- "ths Spirit Of truth, which pro-
eeodeth from the Father" He bade
them remain In Jerusalem until they
had received the Holy Ghost.
Twenty centuries later Mary Baker
EDDY declared % . world stepped In
matoriality (0ctence and Health, p.
~. This Comforter ! understand TO
b Divine Science" and she also de-
dnes ~Holy Ghost" - Comforter"
~ Sal The disciples and followers
Of Jesus ,pgacticed his teachings
successfully for some time after
h1s ascension. but ma~tsgislissu and
Wogldlineas began t. choke ths soeds
1t truth that had been sown among
the people. and the heAlines and
miracles were no longer possible 70
such Q state Of thinking. Gradually
men began 70 believe that spiritual
healing xss . gift especially be-
slowed upon Jesus. and intended
ouly foy he time. Jesus indeed left
the Comforter, - he promised, but
when men began 70 look for II In
matter, II was lost TO them. Mrs.
Eddy found 4 again In Spirit, where
20 he'd always beon, hidden 70 the
WoeiA but known 70 God.
The roAson she was % sure che
had found II Was that II comforted
her IN . most ef5ectual way 1t the
time Of her greatest need. II lifted
her from q BED of'pain. annulled the
pgonouucement Of fatal effects from
G serious accident. and refuted the
ong.standiug claim Of invaidism.
But che was not satisf1ed With
having gained the healing and COM
fort she had 20 long sought. Mrs.
Eddy had . love for mankind that
WAs bgoadeued and strengthened by
hse love loe God. and Shs had an
intense desire to give this Com.
b Ill those who we're search.
Inc TOR 4, and 70 greatly needed Il.
She knew Il would mean self
eacri1oe, q renunciatiou Of material
pleasures. and that she must con-
0ecrate herself 70 this purpose. In
her own words shs describes what
this undertaking eftailed Science
and Health, p. 226:2o): II saw before
ne the awful conflict, the Red Des
and the wilderness: but ] pressed on
through leittl In God, trusting Truth,
The stgouG deljversr, % guide me into
The land q Christian Science. where
letters tau and the rights Of man are
fully known and acknowledged"
Nh. E4dy's spiritual insight en-.
ahjo0 hsr 70 disce9n the import Of
Jesus teachings AID healingz; but
had she not been willing au1 ready
b Work out the positive ruiz fog IT.
peoos and eluc3dAtton, Christian
De3ooeo would not have ben gjyen
y he VIVID tn this aeo. me real
l3ed that mank1nd mint not b
Ioo0y % accept hoS heaiiug @ Gula-
dent peoo6 that TIN was 3 sovOlatoo
- Ven @ . discovery. but that Il
must b peeoent6d % ooincidGnt With
rooeoa and logic. ohs, ~EsoroSo9e,
pvt u % the broadest practical tosts.
A3eoe years ot sacrifice and labor.
burning u~ureesrvedly 70 God for
guidance, che gaxs her discovery %
ma0k1nd In such Q form that III
IN understand Who Win.
TAs OAsiseaaa scisncs TsxtSsek
ohe wrote . NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
md Health With Key b The Scrip.
the fun stete.
nenk o( Christian Science. and the u
'ujoo To- r. Application. 11Suugh
~ reading and study e thu SoSt-
~ thousands havo ben lSbefatod
'rem IN nndD q discordant ooodi-
aeae. Thb book oets forth q Goo.
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