Montana labor news., 1945-02-01
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
LECTURE BY
OSCAR ]. PEEKE

fOrmlty with the nature OF divine Prln-
ciple. True prayer is Christianly scien-
tific therefore it is simple. Little chill
dren, mspoiled by false beliefs, readily
understand how to pray.
If We fashion our prayers after the
pattern of the Lords Prayer which is
affirmative of Gods adorable nature, and
indicative of the government of the uni
verse, including man, through Gods law
of divine Love-as is seen in its spiritual
Interpretation in Science and Health
opp. 16, 17)-if we do this reverently and
1mderstandingly, with childlike trust in
God, we are blessed and all our needs
are supplied.
Other exalting prayers are given in
the Bible for our profit. The twenty
third Psalm, read with reverence and
spiritual understanding, has brought
comfort and healing to many. The
ninety-first Psalm indicates the COM
plete protection that is at all time avail
able to those who love GOd-no matter
how dangerous the situation may appear
to be. King Solomon's prayer for a wise
and understanding heart whereby to
Judge the people, and its answer, give
assurance that right desire is always
bountifully rewarded
In Christian Science practice u is the
constant right desire on the part Of the
practitioner that is largely instrumental
in healing sickness and disease-the de-
sire to manifest as full a measure as
possible Of the Christ, so that her or she
may have the necessary love and COM
passion, humility and selfishness to dis
cern, in place of a mortal in bondage to
error an immortal reflection, or idea of
God. This was Jesus loving method.
No one had ever loved Cod so greatly as
did Jesus. And how thankful he was to
his heavenly Father at all times He
also loved his fellow men so much that
he wept because of their apparent I'M
willingness to learn to love and trust
God as he did. He healed readily be-
cause he loved greatly-because he was
so marvelously endowed with the Christ.
If we at any time are tempted to be
unloving or unkind, or even if we think
we are sufficiently loving, We shall de
rive much profit by considering a state
ment written by one who approximated
Jesus ability to heal instantaneously,
and who so closely followed the Christ.
The statement is by Mrs Eddy in her
Miscellaneous Writing" (p. 312). It is
this: Love is consistent, uniform, sym
pathetic, self-sacrificing, unutterably
kind; even that which lays all upon the
altar, and, speechless and alone, bears
all burdens, suffers all Affections, en-
dures all piercing for the sake of others,
and for the kingdom of heavens sake"
Animal Magnetism Is Myth
The healing power Of Christian Science
is today generally acknowledged, All
sickness is the supposed effect Of animal
magnetism, which Christian Science
shows to be the so-called mortal mind
in its aggressive forms of operation. But
animal magnetism is proved by Christian
Science to be altogether illusory The
following statement from Science and
Health Cp. lO3) is most enlightening on
this subject. "As named in Christian
Science, animal magnetism or hypnotism
is the specific term for error, or mortal
mind. 1t is the false belief that mind
is in matter, and is both evil and good;
that evil is as real as good and more
powerful. This belief has not one quality
of Truth"
You see it is just lie Of the carnal
mind. Christian Science teaches one to
quickly detect the various falsities by
which the evil one. or one evil, attempts
to beguile us, and it enables us to realize
their nOthingness and Gods aIness. How
can man, the reflection Of the one divine /
Mind, be deceived by a supposititious, a
nonexistent mind? He cannot. NO myth
ical power called animal magnetism or
mesmerism can cause man TO be either
sinful or sick. He cannot be made sus-
ceptible to lethargy; he cannot be at
tracted by the false claims Of the senses; |
he exercises the dominion with which
God endows all His children; he is at all
,ir,es under tho Government and direc-
tio nof shirt. he &c alert iovois free
Then what and where is animal ragne-
tisr,9 n is nothing and nowhere God
SC Au-;n-an
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