Montana labor news., 1946-12-19

Taking her Bible. she opened it to the
account of the healing of the man who
was sick of the palsy. as related in the
ninth chapter of Matthew's Gospel.
She was Immediately healed. rose
from her bed. and presented herself
which the attending physician had
described as fatal. Fortunately for all
of us. she sought in the Bible a com
plete explanation of what had healed
her. The explanation came in the
form of a discovery. She discovered
the law upon which spiritual healing
is established and which was under
stood and demonstrated in varying
degrees by the prophets, by Christ
Jesus. and by those who followed his
teaching and example.
Applying her discovery, she was
able to heal quickly and permanently
many cases Of disease and injury
which had not yielded to medical and
surgical treatment. 1t is because of her
discovery that Christian Scientists af-
%fectionately refer to her as the Dis
coverer of Christian Science.
The Christian Science Textbook
Through Mrs. Eddy's love for God
and mar and her deep gratitude for
what she had discovered. she made
her discovery available to the whole
world through a textbook, a book
which every Christian Scientist
studies in connection with the Bible.
This textbook, named Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
clearly explains her discovery and its
application to the cure of disease as
well as of sin. 1t may be read, borrow
ed, or purchased at any Christian
Science Reading Room.
This book is unlocking the inspired
passages Of the Bible, which have
been closed through literal and un-
inspired renderings. Science and
Health is not another Bible, but by
bringing out its spiritual meaning it
does make the Bible a new book to
anyone who will lay aside his religious
p~rsjudices and permit God to reveal
Himself through His inspired Word.
These two books reveal a moral and
spiritual power which is more valu-
able to the human race than any form
OF material energy could ever be-a
power which, when exercised, will
hold in check the potentially destruc-
tive physical forces with which ma
tons are now confronted. Moral and
spiritual power is wholly constructive
healing, saving, regenerating in its
nature. This power transforms human
consciousness and establishes the
kingdom of heaven within, by reveal
ing the laws which underlie and con-
stitute spiritual existence.
Human thought does not instantly
change from a material to a spiritual
basis. But through the Transforming
action of the Word it is enabled to
yield step by step to those spiritual
facts which it understands. The under.
standing of these spiritual facts
brings forth health where disease ap-
pears to be, and righteousness where
sin seems to have control. This is be-
cause health and righteousness are
spiritual facts.
Revelation and Reason
The first tenet of this church reads
AS adherents of Truth, we take the
inspired Word of the Bible as our
sufficient guide to eternal Life
tScience and Health, D. 497). Taken
literally. there are many irreconcilable
contradictions in both the Old and
New Testaments. But interpreted
spiritually, the Bible CLOVIS with illu.
minating statements, revealing the
realities of Spirit which can be related
to present human experience.
A. fault common to all OF us is to
try to reason from the premise OF
that which appears to be, rather than
from the premise of that which really
is. In Christian Science it is recogniz,
ed that. important as it is, human
reason cannot establish the premise
from which correct conclusions are
drawn. Sound metaphysical premises
are revelations of divine Truth.
So if you would heal yourself OF
another of some condition
be sure that in your prayer or treat
ment your premise is correct. In
Science and Health, page 259, we
read; The Christlike understanding
of scientific being and divine healing
includes a perfect Principle and idea
perfect God and perfect man,-as
the basis of thought and demonstra
ton"
The Word must be made flesh IL
the individual experience of each one
Of us. The spiritual truth of existence
must be understood and demonstrated
in present human experience. Chris
Jesus is the Way-shower to everlast
ing Life. We follow him in the degre,
that we understand what he under
stood about God and man, and as W,
apply this understanding as he did tt
the overcoming of sin, disease, ant
death.
The Line Of the Prophets
There are two distinct lines Of reli
gious thought running through tn,
Bible. One stems from the first o.
spiritual account Of creation IL
lGenesis and may be referred to as thu