Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-10

turned to alcohol to console his
grief and to stimulate his en-
deavors. AS result, he found
himself in a very bad state. His
business was no longer success
full, his family life was insecure
and he found himself estranged
from his friends. In short, he
was a stranger to all good he
once knew. Years passed, each
one seeming to be increasingly
hopeless.
One day, at the depths of de-
Spair, he was led to try Christian
Science. Like the prodigal son
of the Bible, he turned from the
depths of despair and estrange-
ment to a sense Of mans one
ness with God, divine Love, as
revealed to him by Christian
Science. His thirst for alcoholic
drinks vanished as he came in
to the realization and inspiration
of his true manhood He studied
the Christian Science LeSson-Ser-
mon daily and attended church
services regularly. His business
once more became successful.
Old Indebtedness was repaid.
Love radiated his home life.
Like Job, his later years became
more successful than his first.
He was no longer a stranger. He
found himself no longer absorb
ed in evil, no longer an isolated
mortal, but reunited in the one
ness of divine Love.
Two Healings Resulting from
the Recognition of Mans True
Nature
Two of this mans experiences
show how Christian Science i'm
proves every phase of human
experience. When our friend
first began to look to Christian
Science for help in his business,
his income increased sharply.
At the end of the year, however,
he found that hS Indebtedness
remained the same. He later
made this SIGNIFICANT observa-
ton: 81 found that I had been
believing it was money that I
needed to pay my debts. With
the help of a Christian Science
practitioner, I sought a fuller
understanding of brotherly love
and tried each day to gain a
true sense of my relationship to
my fellow man. The next year
my debts were all paid. Love
had accomplished what money
along had been unable to do"
Our friend was able to rejoin
the same golf club from which
he had been forced to resign
many years before. In his youth,
although he had been one of
the clubs best golfers, he al
ways failed in crises to win the
club championship. Years later,
after rejoining this same club,
although his golfing companions
were men twenty five years
younger, he won the club cham
p on S h ip. The same victory
came to him again the second
year through what he called the
effortleSS harmony Of divine
Love. He said he learned in
Christian Science there Is neith-
er strain nor competition in div
inc Love. He proved that true
frendlineSS and spiritual love
bring out the best in every man
and enable him to reflect divine
power. His victory seemed ev-
eryone'S victory. It was seen
that age cannot limit mans true
qualities. Christian Science was
perceived to have restored what
Intoxicating drinks had taken a.
way. This man no longer a
stranger either to his friends or
his community. Living in obedi-
ence to the truth of Christian
Science, he commands the res
pect and love of all who know
him. His example has freed
many from the false belief that
smoking or drinking is neces-
sary to the demonstration o1
true friendship or a successful
business.
Government
The happy man is that man
who has learned to yield to the
government of divine Mind, the
only true government and the
only real Mind. That country
governed by law rather than by
despotic personal rulers more
nearly reflects the spiritual gov
ernment of divine Mind. En-
lightened countries of today are
turning to government by law
rather than by enSlaving person
ality. Individual freedom, grow
tn, and progress are nurtured IL
those countries governed by law
So in ind v d u a experience
Slll IolAc1l OSAClLIS JASNCD via
JOY sings and freedom beats il
the hearts of those who are gov
erned by divine law rather thar
by the false claims of the en-
Shaving physical senses. Christi
an Science brings to the mar
governed by spiritual understan
ding that blending with God, hi
divine Principle, which give
man dominion over all the earth
Christian Science is mistaken
ly thought by some who are un
acquainted with it's divine Prin
ciple to be the doctrine of tn,
human mind over matter. Chris
tian Science healing is not uSinl
the human mind to heal matter
1t is the power of the divin,
Mind, God, over all the ills pee
uliar both to the fleShly mine
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