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reason and logic She. therefore.
put II 10 the hroades; practical
tests After years OF sacrifice and
labor. turning unreservedlv 70 God
for guidance. she gave her dis
coverv 70 mankind In such 4 form
that all can understand who viii
The Christian Science Textbook
She wrote a textbook Science
and Health with Key 10 the Scrip
lures the FUN state
ment OF Christian Science. and the
rules for its application. Through
the reading and study Of This text
book thousands have been hber-
ated from all kinds of diScordant
conditions. This book sets forth a
doctrine that may seem unique.
but IL IS the selfsame Christianity
that Jesus taught and lived. and
enables all who are willing TO de-
vote themselves 10 its study and
application to overcome not only
sin. but sickness and all mortal
discords, by the same spiritual
means. Christian Science requires
an intelligent application Of its
rules. not mere belief. supposition.
or imagination. II is benefiting
mankind because its basic rules
declare that God Is good. and the
only good, and enables thought 10
rest in the realm Of this goodness
She proved her greatness and
nobility when. after discovering
this Science which is the basis Of
Christianity. she refused TO ac-
cept her own healing selfishly. and
in no way claimed personal
achievement. She knew that her
discovery was the Comforter
promised by Jesus. and that it
was impersonal and impartial. II
should be clearly understood that
Mrs. Eddy not only discovered
Christian Science, but she demon
strated il. This fundamental
premise was at once clear 10 her.
that God is the one and only
creator, and that He has created
only good; and therefore evil is
without a creator or rightful claim
to existence or reality. In the
chapter OF the textbook which
deals with creation, through a
automatically logical continuity
it is proved that the material
creation is a fantasy Of mortal
mind, material belief-a dream Of
life in matter, from which one
must awaken. Matter and Spirit
are antpodes: they contradict
each other. So II one il true. the
other must be false. Matter. NOR
tai mind. is continually changing.
deterioratine, destroying Itself,
and dying. Spirit never changes.
never dies. never loses one iota OF
power or authority. So II should
not be difficult to determine which
is the true and which is the
counterfeit
Jesus declared that God is
Spirit. The Bible also tells US that
God is Love, Life. Truth, Soul.
Mind, and Mrs. Eddy has added
Principle TO these synonyms for
God. Principle indicates an in
variable and infallible guide Life
admits Of no death or destruction.
Love knows no hatred, resentment,
or fear. Mind. divine Mind. knows
all and knows only good. Man.
who is made in Gods image and
l likeness, reflects all spiritual
qualities, expresses intelligence,
wisdom. and right reasoning.
| Truth admits Of no error, no re-
verssl or denial: II Is self-ex-
pressed and inviolable. This gives
you some idea Of what is revealed
through the study OF these syno-
nyms for God which are elucidated
and explained throughout the
| Christian Science textbook. Prin-
eiple, Mind. is expressed in ideas,
I or il would be unexpressed. Man
and the universe are these ideas.
as perfect and eternal as the
Mind that created them. These
are the fundamentals upon which
/ Christian Science Is based and
from which is deduced it's ire
| futable logic.
The Healing Christ-Spirit
in the first chapter OF Genesis.
in which We find the record Of the
the spiritual creation. we read that
God saw every thing that he had
made, and. behold. IL was very
[ good" Since God is Spirit. then
the universe and man Of Gods Gre
ating must be spiritual. must be
thoroughly and only good. and
nothing else has any claim 10
reality or power.
One may say, This sounds Ike
rather impractical theorizng. in
the face Of present world prob
lens" but the great problem Of
the world IL materially. and the
only solution is spirituality. II IL
the understanding and recognition
of Spirit that destroys the false
belief in matter and It's discordsnt
effects Mankind plainly needs re-
lease from the woes Of the world,
and Is looking for q comforter.
Students Of Christian Science are
finding that II brings relief from
dlscord. that II heals sickness and
destroys sin and gives an aounc-
snce Of good In place Of want and
.