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derstanding that error is without real.
ity. power. law. or presence. The un.
derstanding of Christ. Truth. has the
power OF God to enforce. sustain. main.
tain. and perpetnate it. Recognizing
the infinitude oil Love and seeing man
as perfect, always at one with his
creator, is the fundamental practice in
all Christian Science healing. God is
perfect. and maj in His image and
likeness is perfect. \. clear r~ealiza.
ton of this fundamental fact is tang.
IDLY manifested rs health. infinite sun.
ply. happiness. and longevity in our
here and now experience. Man. the
expression Of God, is honest. upright
and free. Man, rejecting God. mani.
tests intelligence. purity. wisdom. do.
minion, and holiness. Man. the like.
Hess Of God. is loving. kind. and gentle.
God. divine mind, conceiyes His man.
and man fulfills the purpose for which
he was conceived Man is Gods i'm
age and likeness. whatever is possible
to God is possible TO man as Gods re-
Election" Miscellaneous Writings BY
Mary Baker Eddy, p. 1871. II is we'll
to remember that God and man are
not the same. but in the order of di-
vine Science. God and man coexist
and are eternal. God is the parent
Mind. and mar is Gods spiritual off
spring (Science and Health. y. 1864.
The theology of Christian Science is
absolutely essential to healing. and
healing is the visible manifestation of
the application oI its theology. II is
the work of the student of Christian
Science to know the true nature OF
God and maj so clearly that error. of
thought cannot stay in hiding or con
vincingly present itself Christ. Truth
realized, brings long concealed. er,
roneous thoughts to the surface to be
destroyed. 1t is pointed out in the
Christian Science textbook that dis.
ease is always induced by "A false
sense mentally entertained not de.
stroyed (p. AID.
A man who had a severe case OF
inflammatory rheumatism. whom the
physicians had failed to relieve. turn
ed to Christian Science for help. Dur
ing the first visit the practitioner ask
ed him if he were conscious of enter
tanning a false sense. or wrong
thoughts. The mar considered a mo
mene and then said: Il know of moth
ing special, with the exception Of be
ing very much irritated about my
mother-in-law. She lives in my home
and although she is a fine woman
she makes Just one more mouth tc
feed. and ! have all | can do to feed
my own family. My motherin-law has
sons and daughters who are in Il much
better financial position than to care
for her. Every time | think of the in
justice Of this. | become irritated. an
noyed. and angry; SO much so, tina
| see red
1t was suggested that the ma
change his mental attitude, his wa,
Of thinking; that he substitute graft
tude for irritation and anger. He wal
shown that there must be somethinl
in his home very attractive, very de
sirable, to cause his ~mother-in-law It
select it in preference to the home.
with greater worldly comforts. liz
was given a Christian Science treat
ment and advised to turn his though
to God. to count his many blessings
and to express genuine gratitude TO
that something" that was so attrac
tive. so desirable, in his home. II
two weeks time. every vestige Of in
flammatory rheumatism had disap
peared. He later told the practione
that his income had increased NOR,
than enough to take are of the ex
pense of the additional member of hi.
household.
If we wish to receive an abundance,
OF good from our study OF Christian
Science or from a Christian Science
treatment. we shall find it helpful I,
love our neighbor. Whenever ",
scorn another, We %depreciate oursel
YES. whenever We see another as les
than the image OF God, we deface on
vision Of God. whenever we recop
nize another's weakness. we are neve
says. Let us not therefore Judge on
another any more. but Judge thi
rather, that no man put a stumbling
block or an occasion to fall in hi
brothers way Rom. 14.13). There i
no better way of Fastening the day 0
universal brotherhood, of seeing tn
healing Christ reach the waiting ma
tons to the world, than to recogniz
the presence Of perfection. and I
bring more love for God and man int
our own daily experience.
The Discoverer and Founder {
Christian Science wrote: Brethren
even as Jesus forgaye. forgive thou
| say it with JOY, no person can con
nit an offenSe against me that | car
not forgive Message for 1902. ,
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A little boy owned a dog Of whic
he was yer, fond Late one afternoo
the dog came home badly poisoned
The parents. earnest students Of Chri,
tian Science. did all they could for til
dog. They PRAYED diligently and carr
estly. but the dog did not improv,
Soon the little boy came home. an
they told him Of the dogs condition
The little fellow who was a student {
the Christian science Sunday Schoo
said, Let me give him a treatment
He did so. and in a short time the do
had completely recovered.
The parents we're delighted. bl
amazed, and they asked the boy. 'Ho
did you pray? What did you know
He answered, "Oh, | Just turned
| Cod and orgaVp the ono ubn ,,;eo.