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healing. however. urges US 10 press
on; for as our textbook points out
%. 368). when we come TO have
more faith In the truth OF being than
we have In error. more faith In Spirit
than In matter. more faith In liv-
ing than In dying. more faith In God
than In man. then no material sup
positions can prevent us from heal
inC the sick and destroying error"
However meager may be our present
perception Of the great truths about
God and man. does not this state
ment urge us to press diligently on?
THE Christian Scientist has en-
listed 10 lessen evil. disease, and
death" Science and Health, d. 450).
Mrs. Eddy does not say the Christian
Science practitioner. She says, the
Christian Scientist" Every Chris
tian Scientist has enlisted to lessen
evil" How can this be done? In
only one way: through knowledge
OF the absolute truth about God and
man. You remember In the illustra-
ton we used a few moments ago you
were able to help your friend
through your knowledge OF the truth
about ghosts. your knowledge OF
their unreality. SO you will be able
to help your fellow men to overcome
their fears OF disease through an
understanding OF the absolute truth
about man, an understanding OF the
unreality OF disease. In a word. an
understanding OF Christian Science.
You see there may be vast diff
ference between what men appear
to be, and what man really Is. Ap-
pearances are deceptive. Let me
illustrate. Suppose that you we're out
for stroll with group OF children.
and came TO pond out OF which
slanted q straight stick, partly in
and partly out OF the water, and the
children exclaimed: "Oh. look at the
stick. See how It is bent just at the
top Of the waterl" And you say.
yes. II appears TO be bent" "Ap-
pears TO be-" they say: don't you
see that II Is bent7" Eyes" you say:
ut appears to be: but I have been
studying a science which deals with
just such an occurrence. and know
that the apparent bend Is not In
the stick" That is to say. you reach
your conclusion not from the APP
pearance. but from the standpoint
OF the science you have been study
ing; and you could stand before that
stick with all It's apparent bend. and
say. Il know you are straight
stick" In other words. you saw the
straightneSs OF the stick. not In the
appearance. but In the natural SCI
ence that related 10 the situation.
Now you and I are going 10 judge
men In either OF these two ways:
either from appearance. whereby We
may conclude that they are material
beings, discordant. diseased. and
mortal. or from the standpoint OF
the Science which relates to man,
the first Scriptural statement OF
which Is, God created man In his
own image, in the image OF God
created he him: male and female
created he them"
You do not doubt that Jesus knew
this, knew that man Is the very
image OF God. Was 1t not through
Just such knowing. such righteous
knowing. that his healing work was
done2 Hear this statement from our
textbook opp. 476. 47D: Jesus be-
held In Science the perfect man.
who appeared TO him where SHINING
mortal man appears TO mortals. In
this perfect man the Saviour saw
Gods own likeness. and this correct
view OF man healed the sick"
Health. happiness. and peace are
normal conditions for man: and be-
cause this In true they can be
brought into the experience OF each
one OF US. Someone has said, "All
the water in the world cannot sink
a boat unless II gets inside the boat"
SO all the evil in the world cannot
sink q person unless II gets inside
his mind. In this connection how
pertinent is Mrs. Eddy's admonition
(The First Church OF Christ. Scien-
fist. and Miscellany. p. 2l0): Be
loved Christian Scientists. keep your
minds 40 filled with Truth and Love.
that sin, disease. and death cannot
enter them. II Is plain that nothing
can be added TO the mind already
full. There is No door through which
evil can enter. and no space for evil
10 Ill In a mind filled with goodness.
Good thoughts are an impervious
armor: clad Herewith you are COM
pletely shielded from the attacks OF
error OF every sort. And not only
yourselves are safe. but all whom
your thoughts rts: upon are thereby
benefited"
Gods VIII
You may have heard II said re-
garding some difflcult experience.
whether II was an illness against
which the person had been contend
ing. or an inharmonious environ
ment which had been wearing on
his sensibilities. This Is Gods will.
and I must resign myself TO It."
How did II ever come about that dis
tressing situations were attributed
10 the will OF Ood7 Was II because
that which Is dlfficult TO endure Is
supposed 10 be good for one7 As q
child said about some medicine he
was told TO take. This must be
awfully good for me, II tastes so
bad" or. was II because that which
could not be satisfactorily explained.
was attributed 10 God7
In this age Mary Baker Eddy has
revealed Gods will clearly. Let US
review briefly her experience. Those
OF you who are acquainted with the
events which attended the beginning
OF the Christian Science movement
may recall that ON the evening OF
Thursday. February I, 1856. Mrs.
Eddy was on her way, with a group
OF friends, 10 a Good Templars
meeting In Lynn. Massachusetts:
that she fell upon the Icy street
,nd mas eeverelv injured: that the