Love

LoveWhat a word! I am in awe before it. Over whatworlds on worlds it hath range and is sovereign! the un-[pg 250]derived, the incomparable, the infinite All of good, the [1]aloneGod, is Love.By what strange perversity is the best become the mostabused,—either as a quality or as an entity? Mortalsmisrepresent and miscall affection; they make it what [5]it is not, and doubt what it is. The so-called affectionpursuing its victim is a butcher fattening the lamb toslay it. What the lower propensities express, should berepressed by the sentiments. No word is more mis-construed; no sentiment less understood. The divine [10]significance of Love is distorted into human qualities,which in their human abandon become jealousy andhate.Love is not something put upon a shelf, to be takendown on rare occasions with sugar-tongs and laid on a [15]rose-leaf. I make strong demands on love, call for activewitnesses to prove it, and noble sacrifices and grandachievements as its results. Unless these appear, I castaside the word as a sham and counterfeit, having no ringof the true metal. Love cannot be a mere abstraction, or [20]goodness without activity and power. As a human quality,the glorious significance of affection is more than words:it is the tender, unselfish deed done in secret; the silent,ceaseless prayer; the self-forgetful heart that overflows;the veiled form stealing on an errand of mercy, out of a [25]side door; the little feet tripping along the sidewalk; thegentle hand opening the door that turns toward want andwoe, sickness and sorrow, and thus lighting the darkplaces of earth.[pg 251]Address On The Fourth Of July At Pleasant View, Concord, N. H., Before 2,500 Members Of The Mother Church, 1897My beloved brethren, who have come all the way fromthe Pacific to the Atlantic shore, from the Palmetto to the [5]Pine Tree State, I greet you; my hand may not touchyours to-day, but my heart will with tenderness untalkable.His Honor, Mayor Woodworth, has welcomed you toConcord most graciously, voicing the friendship of thiscity and of my native State—loyal to the heart's core to [10]religion, home, friends, and country.To-day we commemorate not only our nation's civiland religious freedom, but a greater even, the liberty ofthe sons of God, the inalienable rights and radiant realityof Christianity, whereof our Master said:“The works[15]that I do shall he do;”and,“The kingdom of God comethnot with observation”(with knowledge obtained fromthe senses), but“the kingdom of God is within you,”—within the present possibilities of mankind.Think of this inheritance! Heaven right here, where [20]angels are as men, clothed more lightly, and men as angelswho, burdened for an hour, spring into liberty, and thegood they would do, that they do, and the evil they wouldnot do, that they do not.From the falling leaves of old-time faiths men learn a [25]parable of the period, that all error, physical, moral, orreligious, will fall before Truth demonstrated, even asdry leaves fall to enrich the soil for fruitage.Sin, sickness, and disease flee before the evangel ofTruth as the mountain mists before the sun. Truth is [30][pg 252]the tonic for the sick, and this medicine of Mind is not [1]necessarily infinitesimal but infinite. Herein the mentalmedicine of divine metaphysics and the medical systemsof allopathy and homœopathy differ. Mental medi-cine gains no potency by attenuation, and its largest [5]dose is never dangerous, but the more the better in everycase.Christian Science classifies thought thus: Right thoughtsare reality and power; wrong thoughts are unreality andpowerless, possessing the nature of dreams. Good thoughts [10]are potent; evil thoughts are impotent, and they shouldappear thus. Continuing this category, we learn thatsick thoughts are unreality and weakness; while healthythoughts are reality and strength. My proof of thesenovel propositions is demonstration, whereby any man [15]can satisfy himself of their verity.Christian Science is not only the acme of Sciencebut the crown of Christianity. It is universal. It ap-peals to man as man; to the whole and not to a por-tion; to man physically, as well as spiritually, and to all [20]mankind.It has one God. It demonstrates the divine Principle,rules and practice of the great healer and master of meta-physics, Jesus of Nazareth. It spiritualizes religion andrestores its lost element, namely, healing the sick. It [25]consecrates and inspires the teacher and preacher; itequips the doctor with safe and sure medicine; it en-courages and empowers the business man and securesthe success of honesty. It is the dear children's toy andstrong tower; the wise man's spiritual dictionary; the [30]poor man's money; yea, it is the pearl priceless whereofour Master said, if a man findeth, he goeth and selleth[pg 253]all that he hath and buyeth it. Buyeth it! Note the [1]scope of that saying, even that Christianity is not merelya gift, as St. Paul avers, but is bought with a price, a greatprice; and what man knoweth as did our Master itsvalue, and the price that he paid for it? [5]Friends, I am not enough the new woman of the periodfor outdoor speaking, and the incidental platform is notbroad enough for me, but the speakers that will now ad-dress you—one a congressman—may improve ourplatforms; and make amends for the nothingness of [10]matter with the allness of Mind.Well Doinge Is The Fruite Of Doinge WellHerrickThis period is big with events. Fraught with history,it repeats the past and portends much for the future. [15]The Scriptural metaphors,—of the woman in travail,the great red dragon that stood ready to devour the childas soon as it was born, and the husbandmen that said,“This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the in-heritance may be ours,”—are type and shadow of this [20]hour.A mother's love touches the heart of God, and shouldit not appeal to human sympathy? Can a mother tellher child one tithe of the agonies that gave that childbirth? Can that child conceive of the anguish, until she [25]herself is become a mother?Do the children of this period dream of the spiritualMother's sore travail, through the long night, that hasopened their eyes to the light of Christian Science? Cherish[pg 254]these new-born children that filial obedience to which the [1]Decalogue points with promise of prosperity? Should notthe loving warning, the far-seeing wisdom, the gentle entreaty,the stern rebuke have been heeded, in return forall that love which brooded tireless over their tender [5]years? for all that love that hath fed them with Truth,—even the bread that cometh down from heaven,—as themother-bird tendeth her young in the rock-ribbed nest ofthe raven's callow brood!And what of the hope of that parent whose children [10]rise up against her; when brother slays brother, andthe strength of union grows weak with wickedness?The victim of mad ambition that saith,“This isthe heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritancemay be ours,”goes on to learn that he must at last [15]kill this evil in“self”in order to gain the kingdomof God.Envy, the great red dragon of this hour, would obscurethe light of Science, take away a third part of the starsfrom the spiritual heavens, and cast them to the earth. [20]This is not Science.Per contra, it is the mortal mindsense—mental healing on a material basis—hurlingits so-called healing at random, filling with hate itsdeluded victims, or resting in silly peace upon thelaurels of headlong human will.“What shall, therefore,[25]the Lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroythe husbandmen, and will give the vineyard untoothers.”[pg 255]Little GodsIt is sometimes said, cynically, that Christian Scien-tists set themselves on pedestals, as so many petty deities;but there is no fairness or propriety in the aspersion.Man is not equal to his Maker. That which is formed [5]is not cause, but effect; and has no underived power.But it is possible, and dutiful, to throw the weight ofthought and action on the side of right, and to be thuslifted up.Man should be found not claiming equality with, but [10]growing into, that altitude of Mind which was in ChristJesus. He should comprehend, in divine Science, arecognition of what the apostle meant when he said:“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, thatwe are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; [15]heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ.”Advantage Of Mind-HealingIt is sometimes asked, What are the advantages of yoursystem of healing?I claim for healing by Christian Science the following [20]advantages:—First:It does away with material medicine, and rec-ognizes the fact that the antidote for sickness, as wellas for sin, may be found in God, the divine Mind.Second:It is more effectual than drugs, and cures [25]where they fail, because it is this divine antidote, andmetaphysics is above physics.[pg 256]Third:Persons who have been healed by Christian [1]Science are not only cured of their belief in disease, butthey are at the same time improved morally. The bodyis governed by Mind, and mortal mind must be correctedin order to make the body harmonious. [5]A CardWhile gratefully acknowledging the public confidencemanifested in daily letters that protest against receivinginstruction in the Massachusetts Metaphysical Collegefrom any other than Mrs. Eddy, I feel, deeply, that of [10]necessity this imposes on me the severe task of remainingat present a public servant: also, that this must preventmy classes from forming as frequently as was an-nounced in the October number of theJournal, andnecessitates receiving but a select number of students. [15]To meet the old impediment, lack of time, that has oc-casioned the irregular intervals between my class terms,I shall continue to send to each applicant a notice fromone to two weeks previous to the opening term.Mary Baker G. EddySpirit And LawWe are accustomed to think and to speak of gravitationas a law of matter; while every quality of matter,in and of itself, is inert, inanimate, and non-intelligent.The assertion that matter is a law, or a lawgiver, is [25]anomalous. Wherever law is, Mind is; and the notion[pg 257]that Mind can be in matter is rank infidelity, which either [1]excludes God from the universe, or includes Him in everymode and form of evil. Pantheism presupposes thatGod sleeps in the mineral, dreams in the animal, andwakes in a wicked man. [5]The distinction between that which is and that whichis not law, must be made by Mind and as Mind. Law iseither a moral or an immoral force. The law of God isthe law of Spirit, a moral and spiritual force of immor-tal and divine Mind. The so-called law of matter is an [10]immoral force of erring mortal mind,aliasthe minds ofmortals. This so-called force, or law, at work in natureas a power, prohibition, or license, is cruel and merciless.It punishes the innocent, and repays our best deedswith sacrifice and suffering. It is a code whose modes [15]trifle with joy, and lead to immediate or ultimate death.It fosters suspicion where confidence is due, fear wherecourage is requisite, reliance where there should beavoidance, a belief in safety where there is mostdanger. Our Master called it“a murderer from the[20]beginning.”Electricity, governed by this so-called law, sparkleson the cloud, and strikes down the hoary saint. Floodsswallow up homes and households; and childhood, age,and manhood go down in the death-dealing wave. Earth- [25]quakes engulf cities, churches, schools, and mortals.Cyclones kill and destroy, desolating the green earth.This pitiless power smites with disease the good Samari-tan ministering to his neighbor's need. Even the chamberwhere the good man surrenders to death is not exempt [30]from this law. Smoothing the pillow of pain may infectyou with smallpox, according to this lawless law which[pg 258]dooms man to die for loving his neighbor as himself,— [1]when Christ has said that love is the fulfilling of thelaw.Our great Ensample, Jesus of Nazareth, met and abol-ished this unrelenting false claim of matter with the [5]righteous scorn and power of Spirit. When, throughMind, he restored sight to the blind, he figuratively andliterally spat upon matter; and, anointing the woundedspirit with the great truth that God is All, he demon-strated the healing power and supremacy of the law of [10]Life and Love.In the spiritual Genesis of creation, all law was vestedin the Lawgiver, who was a law to Himself. In divineScience, God is One and All; and, governing Himself,He governs the universe. This is the law of creation: [15]“My defense is of God, which saveth the upright inheart.”And that infinite Mind governs all things. Onthis infinite Principle of freedom, God named Him-self,i am. Error, or Adam, might give names to itself,and call Mind by the name of matter, but error could [20]neither name nor demonstrate Spirit. The name,iam, indicated no personality that could be paralleledwith it; but it did declare a mighty individuality,even the everlasting Father, as infinite consciousness,ever-presence, omnipotence; as all law, Life, Truth, and [25]Love.God's interpretation of Himself furnishes man withthe only suitable or true idea of Him; and the divinedefinition of Deity differs essentially from the human.It interprets the law of Spirit, not of matter. It explains [30]the eternal dynamics of being, and shows that natureand man are as harmonious to-day as in the beginning,[pg 259]when“all things were made by Him; and without Him[1]was not any thing made.”Whatever appears to be law, but partakes not of thenature of God, is not law, but is what Jesus declaredit,“a liar, and the father of it.”God is the law of Life, [5]not of death; of health, not of sickness; of good, notof evil. It is this infinitude and oneness of good thatsilences the supposition that evil is a claimant or a claim.The consciousness of good has no consciousness or knowl-edge of evil; and evil is not a quality to be known or [10]eliminated by good: while iniquity, too evil to conceiveof good as being unlike itself, declares that God knowsiniquity!When the Lawgiver was the only law of creation, free-dom reigned, and was the heritage of man; but this [15]freedom was the moral power of good, not of evil: itwas divine Science, in which God is supreme, and theonly law of being. In this eternal harmony of Science,man is not fallen: he is governed in the same rhythmthat the Scripture describes, when“the morning stars[20]sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy.”Truth-HealingThe spiritual elevator of the human race, physically,morally, and Christianly, is the truism that Truth dem-onstrates good, and is natural; while error, or evil, [25]is really non-existent, and must have produced its ownillusion,—for it belongs not to nature nor to God. Truthis the power of God which heals the sick and the sinner,and is applicable to all the needs of man. It is the uni-[pg 260]versal, intelligent Christ-idea illustrated by the life of [1]Jesus, through whose“stripes we are healed.”By con-flicts, defeats, and triumphs, Christian Science has beenreduced to the understanding of mortals, and found ableto heal them. [5]Pagan mysticism, Grecian philosophy, or Jewish reli-gion, never entered into the line of Jesus' thought oraction. His faith partook not of drugs, matter, nor ofthe travesties of mortal mind. The divine Mind washis only instrumentality and potency, in religion or medi- [10]cine. The Principle of his cure was God, in the lawsof Spirit, not of matter; and these laws annulled all otherlaws.Jesus knew that erring mortal thought holds only initself the supposition of evil, and that sin, sickness, and [15]death are its subjective states; also, that pure Mind isthe truth of being that subjugates and destroys any sup-positional or elementary opposite to Him who is All.Truth is supreme and omnipotent. Then, whateverelse seemeth to be intelligence or power is false, delud- [20]ing reason and denying revelation, and seeking to dethroneDeity. The truth of Mind-healing uplifts mankind, byacknowledging pure Mind as absolute and entire, andthat evil is naught, although it seems to be.Pure Mind gives out an atmosphere that heals and [25]saves. Words are not always the auxiliaries of Truth.The spirit, and not the letter, performs the vital func-tions of Truth and Love. Mind, imbued with this Scienceof healing, is a law unto itself, needing neither licensenor prohibition; but lawless mind, with unseen motives, [30]and silent mental methods whereby it may injure therace, is the highest attenuation of evil.[pg 261]Again: evil, asmind, is doomed, already sentenced, [1]punished; for suffering is commensurate with evil, andlasts as long as the evil. Asmind, evil finds no escapefrom itself; and the sin and suffering it occasions canonly be removed by reformation. [5]According to divine law, sin and suffering are notcancelled by repentance or pardon. Christian Sciencenot only elucidates but demonstrates this verity of be-ing; namely, that mortals suffer from the wrong theycommit, whether intentionally or ignorantly; that every [10]effect and amplification of wrong will revert to the wrong-doer, until he pays his full debt to divine law, and themeasure he has meted is measured to him again, full,pressed down, and running over. Surely“the way ofthe transgressor is hard.”[15]In this law of justice, the atonement of Christ losesno efficacy. Justice is the handmaid of mercy, and show-eth mercy by punishing sin. Jesus said,“I came not todestroy the law,”—the divine requirements typified inthe law of Moses,—“but to fulfil it”in righteousness, [20]by Truth's destroying error. No greater type of divineLove can be presented than effecting so glorious a purpose.This spirit of sacrifice always has saved, and still savesmankind; but by mankind I mean mortals, or a kindof men after man's own making. Man as God's idea [25]is already saved with an everlasting salvation. It is impossibleto be a Christian Scientist without apprehend-ing the moral law so clearly that, for conscience' sake,one will either abandon his claim to even a knowledgeof this Science, or else make the claim valid. All Science [30]is divine. Then, to be Science, it must produce physicaland moral harmony.[pg 262]Dear readers, ourJournalis designed to bring health [1]and happiness to all households wherein it is permittedto enter, and to confer increased power to be good andto do good. If you wish to brighten so pure a purpose,you will aid our prospect of fulfilling it by your kind [5]patronage ofThe Christian Science Journal, now enter-ing upon its fifth volume, clad in Truth-healing's newand costly spring dress.Heart To HeartWhen the heart speaks, however simple the words, [10]its language is always acceptable to those who havehearts.I just want to say, I thank you, my dear students, whoare at work conscientiously and assiduously, for the goodyou are doing. I am grateful to you for giving to the [15]sick relief from pain; for giving joy to the suffering andhope to the disconsolate; for lifting the fallen and strength-ening the weak, and encouraging the heart grown faintwith hope deferred. We are made glad by the divineLove which looseth the chains of sickness and sin, open- [20]ing the prison doors to such as are bound; and we shouldbe more grateful than words can express, even throughthis white-winged messenger, ourJournal.With all the homage beneath the skies, yet were ourburdens heavy but for the Christ-love that makes them [25]light and renders the yoke easy. Having his word, youhave little need of words of approval and encouragementfrom me. Perhaps it is even selfish in me sometimes torelieve my heart of its secrets, because I take so much[pg 263]pleasure in thus doing; but if my motives are sinister, [1]they will harm myself only, and I shall have the unself-ish joy of knowing that the wrong motives are not yours,to react on yourselves.These two words in Scripture suggest the sweetest [5]similes to be found in any language—rockandfeathers:“Upon this rock I will build my church;”“He shallcover thee with His feathers.”How blessed it is tothink of you as“beneath the shadow of a great rock ina weary land,”safe in His strength, building on His [10]foundation, and covered from the devourer by divineprotection and affection. Always bear in mind that Hispresence, power, and peace meet all human needs andreflect all bliss.

What a word! I am in awe before it. Over whatworlds on worlds it hath range and is sovereign! the un-

What a word! I am in awe before it. Over what

worlds on worlds it hath range and is sovereign! the un-

derived, the incomparable, the infinite All of good, the [1]aloneGod, is Love.

derived, the incomparable, the infinite All of good, the [1]

aloneGod, is Love.

By what strange perversity is the best become the mostabused,—either as a quality or as an entity? Mortalsmisrepresent and miscall affection; they make it what [5]it is not, and doubt what it is. The so-called affectionpursuing its victim is a butcher fattening the lamb toslay it. What the lower propensities express, should berepressed by the sentiments. No word is more mis-construed; no sentiment less understood. The divine [10]significance of Love is distorted into human qualities,which in their human abandon become jealousy andhate.

By what strange perversity is the best become the most

abused,—either as a quality or as an entity? Mortals

misrepresent and miscall affection; they make it what [5]

it is not, and doubt what it is. The so-called affection

pursuing its victim is a butcher fattening the lamb to

slay it. What the lower propensities express, should be

repressed by the sentiments. No word is more mis-

construed; no sentiment less understood. The divine [10]

significance of Love is distorted into human qualities,

which in their human abandon become jealousy and

hate.

Love is not something put upon a shelf, to be takendown on rare occasions with sugar-tongs and laid on a [15]rose-leaf. I make strong demands on love, call for activewitnesses to prove it, and noble sacrifices and grandachievements as its results. Unless these appear, I castaside the word as a sham and counterfeit, having no ringof the true metal. Love cannot be a mere abstraction, or [20]goodness without activity and power. As a human quality,the glorious significance of affection is more than words:it is the tender, unselfish deed done in secret; the silent,ceaseless prayer; the self-forgetful heart that overflows;the veiled form stealing on an errand of mercy, out of a [25]side door; the little feet tripping along the sidewalk; thegentle hand opening the door that turns toward want andwoe, sickness and sorrow, and thus lighting the darkplaces of earth.

Love is not something put upon a shelf, to be taken

down on rare occasions with sugar-tongs and laid on a [15]

rose-leaf. I make strong demands on love, call for active

witnesses to prove it, and noble sacrifices and grand

achievements as its results. Unless these appear, I cast

aside the word as a sham and counterfeit, having no ring

of the true metal. Love cannot be a mere abstraction, or [20]

goodness without activity and power. As a human quality,

the glorious significance of affection is more than words:

it is the tender, unselfish deed done in secret; the silent,

ceaseless prayer; the self-forgetful heart that overflows;

the veiled form stealing on an errand of mercy, out of a [25]

side door; the little feet tripping along the sidewalk; the

gentle hand opening the door that turns toward want and

woe, sickness and sorrow, and thus lighting the dark

places of earth.

Address On The Fourth Of July At Pleasant View, Concord, N. H., Before 2,500 Members Of The Mother Church, 1897My beloved brethren, who have come all the way fromthe Pacific to the Atlantic shore, from the Palmetto to the [5]Pine Tree State, I greet you; my hand may not touchyours to-day, but my heart will with tenderness untalkable.His Honor, Mayor Woodworth, has welcomed you toConcord most graciously, voicing the friendship of thiscity and of my native State—loyal to the heart's core to [10]religion, home, friends, and country.To-day we commemorate not only our nation's civiland religious freedom, but a greater even, the liberty ofthe sons of God, the inalienable rights and radiant realityof Christianity, whereof our Master said:“The works[15]that I do shall he do;”and,“The kingdom of God comethnot with observation”(with knowledge obtained fromthe senses), but“the kingdom of God is within you,”—within the present possibilities of mankind.Think of this inheritance! Heaven right here, where [20]angels are as men, clothed more lightly, and men as angelswho, burdened for an hour, spring into liberty, and thegood they would do, that they do, and the evil they wouldnot do, that they do not.From the falling leaves of old-time faiths men learn a [25]parable of the period, that all error, physical, moral, orreligious, will fall before Truth demonstrated, even asdry leaves fall to enrich the soil for fruitage.Sin, sickness, and disease flee before the evangel ofTruth as the mountain mists before the sun. Truth is [30][pg 252]the tonic for the sick, and this medicine of Mind is not [1]necessarily infinitesimal but infinite. Herein the mentalmedicine of divine metaphysics and the medical systemsof allopathy and homœopathy differ. Mental medi-cine gains no potency by attenuation, and its largest [5]dose is never dangerous, but the more the better in everycase.Christian Science classifies thought thus: Right thoughtsare reality and power; wrong thoughts are unreality andpowerless, possessing the nature of dreams. Good thoughts [10]are potent; evil thoughts are impotent, and they shouldappear thus. Continuing this category, we learn thatsick thoughts are unreality and weakness; while healthythoughts are reality and strength. My proof of thesenovel propositions is demonstration, whereby any man [15]can satisfy himself of their verity.Christian Science is not only the acme of Sciencebut the crown of Christianity. It is universal. It ap-peals to man as man; to the whole and not to a por-tion; to man physically, as well as spiritually, and to all [20]mankind.It has one God. It demonstrates the divine Principle,rules and practice of the great healer and master of meta-physics, Jesus of Nazareth. It spiritualizes religion andrestores its lost element, namely, healing the sick. It [25]consecrates and inspires the teacher and preacher; itequips the doctor with safe and sure medicine; it en-courages and empowers the business man and securesthe success of honesty. It is the dear children's toy andstrong tower; the wise man's spiritual dictionary; the [30]poor man's money; yea, it is the pearl priceless whereofour Master said, if a man findeth, he goeth and selleth[pg 253]all that he hath and buyeth it. Buyeth it! Note the [1]scope of that saying, even that Christianity is not merelya gift, as St. Paul avers, but is bought with a price, a greatprice; and what man knoweth as did our Master itsvalue, and the price that he paid for it? [5]Friends, I am not enough the new woman of the periodfor outdoor speaking, and the incidental platform is notbroad enough for me, but the speakers that will now ad-dress you—one a congressman—may improve ourplatforms; and make amends for the nothingness of [10]matter with the allness of Mind.

My beloved brethren, who have come all the way fromthe Pacific to the Atlantic shore, from the Palmetto to the [5]Pine Tree State, I greet you; my hand may not touchyours to-day, but my heart will with tenderness untalkable.

My beloved brethren, who have come all the way from

the Pacific to the Atlantic shore, from the Palmetto to the [5]

Pine Tree State, I greet you; my hand may not touch

yours to-day, but my heart will with tenderness untalkable.

His Honor, Mayor Woodworth, has welcomed you toConcord most graciously, voicing the friendship of thiscity and of my native State—loyal to the heart's core to [10]religion, home, friends, and country.

His Honor, Mayor Woodworth, has welcomed you to

Concord most graciously, voicing the friendship of this

city and of my native State—loyal to the heart's core to [10]

religion, home, friends, and country.

To-day we commemorate not only our nation's civiland religious freedom, but a greater even, the liberty ofthe sons of God, the inalienable rights and radiant realityof Christianity, whereof our Master said:“The works[15]that I do shall he do;”and,“The kingdom of God comethnot with observation”(with knowledge obtained fromthe senses), but“the kingdom of God is within you,”—within the present possibilities of mankind.

To-day we commemorate not only our nation's civil

and religious freedom, but a greater even, the liberty of

the sons of God, the inalienable rights and radiant reality

of Christianity, whereof our Master said:“The works[15]

that I do shall he do;”and,“The kingdom of God cometh

not with observation”(with knowledge obtained from

the senses), but“the kingdom of God is within you,”—

within the present possibilities of mankind.

Think of this inheritance! Heaven right here, where [20]angels are as men, clothed more lightly, and men as angelswho, burdened for an hour, spring into liberty, and thegood they would do, that they do, and the evil they wouldnot do, that they do not.

Think of this inheritance! Heaven right here, where [20]

angels are as men, clothed more lightly, and men as angels

who, burdened for an hour, spring into liberty, and the

good they would do, that they do, and the evil they would

not do, that they do not.

From the falling leaves of old-time faiths men learn a [25]parable of the period, that all error, physical, moral, orreligious, will fall before Truth demonstrated, even asdry leaves fall to enrich the soil for fruitage.

From the falling leaves of old-time faiths men learn a [25]

parable of the period, that all error, physical, moral, or

religious, will fall before Truth demonstrated, even as

dry leaves fall to enrich the soil for fruitage.

Sin, sickness, and disease flee before the evangel ofTruth as the mountain mists before the sun. Truth is [30]

Sin, sickness, and disease flee before the evangel of

Truth as the mountain mists before the sun. Truth is [30]

the tonic for the sick, and this medicine of Mind is not [1]necessarily infinitesimal but infinite. Herein the mentalmedicine of divine metaphysics and the medical systemsof allopathy and homœopathy differ. Mental medi-cine gains no potency by attenuation, and its largest [5]dose is never dangerous, but the more the better in everycase.

the tonic for the sick, and this medicine of Mind is not [1]

necessarily infinitesimal but infinite. Herein the mental

medicine of divine metaphysics and the medical systems

of allopathy and homœopathy differ. Mental medi-

cine gains no potency by attenuation, and its largest [5]

dose is never dangerous, but the more the better in every

case.

Christian Science classifies thought thus: Right thoughtsare reality and power; wrong thoughts are unreality andpowerless, possessing the nature of dreams. Good thoughts [10]are potent; evil thoughts are impotent, and they shouldappear thus. Continuing this category, we learn thatsick thoughts are unreality and weakness; while healthythoughts are reality and strength. My proof of thesenovel propositions is demonstration, whereby any man [15]can satisfy himself of their verity.

Christian Science classifies thought thus: Right thoughts

are reality and power; wrong thoughts are unreality and

powerless, possessing the nature of dreams. Good thoughts [10]

are potent; evil thoughts are impotent, and they should

appear thus. Continuing this category, we learn that

sick thoughts are unreality and weakness; while healthy

thoughts are reality and strength. My proof of these

novel propositions is demonstration, whereby any man [15]

can satisfy himself of their verity.

Christian Science is not only the acme of Sciencebut the crown of Christianity. It is universal. It ap-peals to man as man; to the whole and not to a por-tion; to man physically, as well as spiritually, and to all [20]mankind.

Christian Science is not only the acme of Science

but the crown of Christianity. It is universal. It ap-

peals to man as man; to the whole and not to a por-

tion; to man physically, as well as spiritually, and to all [20]

mankind.

It has one God. It demonstrates the divine Principle,rules and practice of the great healer and master of meta-physics, Jesus of Nazareth. It spiritualizes religion andrestores its lost element, namely, healing the sick. It [25]consecrates and inspires the teacher and preacher; itequips the doctor with safe and sure medicine; it en-courages and empowers the business man and securesthe success of honesty. It is the dear children's toy andstrong tower; the wise man's spiritual dictionary; the [30]poor man's money; yea, it is the pearl priceless whereofour Master said, if a man findeth, he goeth and selleth

It has one God. It demonstrates the divine Principle,

rules and practice of the great healer and master of meta-

physics, Jesus of Nazareth. It spiritualizes religion and

restores its lost element, namely, healing the sick. It [25]

consecrates and inspires the teacher and preacher; it

equips the doctor with safe and sure medicine; it en-

courages and empowers the business man and secures

the success of honesty. It is the dear children's toy and

strong tower; the wise man's spiritual dictionary; the [30]

poor man's money; yea, it is the pearl priceless whereof

our Master said, if a man findeth, he goeth and selleth

all that he hath and buyeth it. Buyeth it! Note the [1]scope of that saying, even that Christianity is not merelya gift, as St. Paul avers, but is bought with a price, a greatprice; and what man knoweth as did our Master itsvalue, and the price that he paid for it? [5]

all that he hath and buyeth it. Buyeth it! Note the [1]

scope of that saying, even that Christianity is not merely

a gift, as St. Paul avers, but is bought with a price, a great

price; and what man knoweth as did our Master its

value, and the price that he paid for it? [5]

Friends, I am not enough the new woman of the periodfor outdoor speaking, and the incidental platform is notbroad enough for me, but the speakers that will now ad-dress you—one a congressman—may improve ourplatforms; and make amends for the nothingness of [10]matter with the allness of Mind.

Friends, I am not enough the new woman of the period

for outdoor speaking, and the incidental platform is not

broad enough for me, but the speakers that will now ad-

dress you—one a congressman—may improve our

platforms; and make amends for the nothingness of [10]

matter with the allness of Mind.

Well Doinge Is The Fruite Of Doinge WellHerrickThis period is big with events. Fraught with history,it repeats the past and portends much for the future. [15]The Scriptural metaphors,—of the woman in travail,the great red dragon that stood ready to devour the childas soon as it was born, and the husbandmen that said,“This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the in-heritance may be ours,”—are type and shadow of this [20]hour.A mother's love touches the heart of God, and shouldit not appeal to human sympathy? Can a mother tellher child one tithe of the agonies that gave that childbirth? Can that child conceive of the anguish, until she [25]herself is become a mother?Do the children of this period dream of the spiritualMother's sore travail, through the long night, that hasopened their eyes to the light of Christian Science? Cherish[pg 254]these new-born children that filial obedience to which the [1]Decalogue points with promise of prosperity? Should notthe loving warning, the far-seeing wisdom, the gentle entreaty,the stern rebuke have been heeded, in return forall that love which brooded tireless over their tender [5]years? for all that love that hath fed them with Truth,—even the bread that cometh down from heaven,—as themother-bird tendeth her young in the rock-ribbed nest ofthe raven's callow brood!And what of the hope of that parent whose children [10]rise up against her; when brother slays brother, andthe strength of union grows weak with wickedness?The victim of mad ambition that saith,“This isthe heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritancemay be ours,”goes on to learn that he must at last [15]kill this evil in“self”in order to gain the kingdomof God.Envy, the great red dragon of this hour, would obscurethe light of Science, take away a third part of the starsfrom the spiritual heavens, and cast them to the earth. [20]This is not Science.Per contra, it is the mortal mindsense—mental healing on a material basis—hurlingits so-called healing at random, filling with hate itsdeluded victims, or resting in silly peace upon thelaurels of headlong human will.“What shall, therefore,[25]the Lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroythe husbandmen, and will give the vineyard untoothers.”[pg 255]

Herrick

This period is big with events. Fraught with history,it repeats the past and portends much for the future. [15]

This period is big with events. Fraught with history,

it repeats the past and portends much for the future. [15]

The Scriptural metaphors,—of the woman in travail,the great red dragon that stood ready to devour the childas soon as it was born, and the husbandmen that said,“This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the in-heritance may be ours,”—are type and shadow of this [20]hour.

The Scriptural metaphors,—of the woman in travail,

the great red dragon that stood ready to devour the child

as soon as it was born, and the husbandmen that said,

“This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the in-

heritance may be ours,”—are type and shadow of this [20]

hour.

A mother's love touches the heart of God, and shouldit not appeal to human sympathy? Can a mother tellher child one tithe of the agonies that gave that childbirth? Can that child conceive of the anguish, until she [25]herself is become a mother?

A mother's love touches the heart of God, and should

it not appeal to human sympathy? Can a mother tell

her child one tithe of the agonies that gave that child

birth? Can that child conceive of the anguish, until she [25]

herself is become a mother?

Do the children of this period dream of the spiritualMother's sore travail, through the long night, that hasopened their eyes to the light of Christian Science? Cherish

Do the children of this period dream of the spiritual

Mother's sore travail, through the long night, that has

opened their eyes to the light of Christian Science? Cherish

these new-born children that filial obedience to which the [1]Decalogue points with promise of prosperity? Should notthe loving warning, the far-seeing wisdom, the gentle entreaty,the stern rebuke have been heeded, in return forall that love which brooded tireless over their tender [5]years? for all that love that hath fed them with Truth,—even the bread that cometh down from heaven,—as themother-bird tendeth her young in the rock-ribbed nest ofthe raven's callow brood!

these new-born children that filial obedience to which the [1]

Decalogue points with promise of prosperity? Should not

the loving warning, the far-seeing wisdom, the gentle entreaty,

the stern rebuke have been heeded, in return for

all that love which brooded tireless over their tender [5]

years? for all that love that hath fed them with Truth,—

even the bread that cometh down from heaven,—as the

mother-bird tendeth her young in the rock-ribbed nest of

the raven's callow brood!

And what of the hope of that parent whose children [10]rise up against her; when brother slays brother, andthe strength of union grows weak with wickedness?The victim of mad ambition that saith,“This isthe heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritancemay be ours,”goes on to learn that he must at last [15]kill this evil in“self”in order to gain the kingdomof God.

And what of the hope of that parent whose children [10]

rise up against her; when brother slays brother, and

the strength of union grows weak with wickedness?

The victim of mad ambition that saith,“This is

the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance

may be ours,”goes on to learn that he must at last [15]

kill this evil in“self”in order to gain the kingdom

of God.

Envy, the great red dragon of this hour, would obscurethe light of Science, take away a third part of the starsfrom the spiritual heavens, and cast them to the earth. [20]This is not Science.Per contra, it is the mortal mindsense—mental healing on a material basis—hurlingits so-called healing at random, filling with hate itsdeluded victims, or resting in silly peace upon thelaurels of headlong human will.“What shall, therefore,[25]the Lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroythe husbandmen, and will give the vineyard untoothers.”

Envy, the great red dragon of this hour, would obscure

the light of Science, take away a third part of the stars

from the spiritual heavens, and cast them to the earth. [20]

This is not Science.Per contra, it is the mortal mind

sense—mental healing on a material basis—hurling

its so-called healing at random, filling with hate its

deluded victims, or resting in silly peace upon the

laurels of headlong human will.“What shall, therefore,[25]

the Lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy

the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto

others.”

Little GodsIt is sometimes said, cynically, that Christian Scien-tists set themselves on pedestals, as so many petty deities;but there is no fairness or propriety in the aspersion.Man is not equal to his Maker. That which is formed [5]is not cause, but effect; and has no underived power.But it is possible, and dutiful, to throw the weight ofthought and action on the side of right, and to be thuslifted up.Man should be found not claiming equality with, but [10]growing into, that altitude of Mind which was in ChristJesus. He should comprehend, in divine Science, arecognition of what the apostle meant when he said:“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, thatwe are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; [15]heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ.”

It is sometimes said, cynically, that Christian Scien-tists set themselves on pedestals, as so many petty deities;but there is no fairness or propriety in the aspersion.

It is sometimes said, cynically, that Christian Scien-

tists set themselves on pedestals, as so many petty deities;

but there is no fairness or propriety in the aspersion.

Man is not equal to his Maker. That which is formed [5]is not cause, but effect; and has no underived power.But it is possible, and dutiful, to throw the weight ofthought and action on the side of right, and to be thuslifted up.

Man is not equal to his Maker. That which is formed [5]

is not cause, but effect; and has no underived power.

But it is possible, and dutiful, to throw the weight of

thought and action on the side of right, and to be thus

lifted up.

Man should be found not claiming equality with, but [10]growing into, that altitude of Mind which was in ChristJesus. He should comprehend, in divine Science, arecognition of what the apostle meant when he said:“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, thatwe are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; [15]heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ.”

Man should be found not claiming equality with, but [10]

growing into, that altitude of Mind which was in Christ

Jesus. He should comprehend, in divine Science, a

recognition of what the apostle meant when he said:

“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that

we are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; [15]

heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ.”

Advantage Of Mind-HealingIt is sometimes asked, What are the advantages of yoursystem of healing?I claim for healing by Christian Science the following [20]advantages:—First:It does away with material medicine, and rec-ognizes the fact that the antidote for sickness, as wellas for sin, may be found in God, the divine Mind.Second:It is more effectual than drugs, and cures [25]where they fail, because it is this divine antidote, andmetaphysics is above physics.[pg 256]Third:Persons who have been healed by Christian [1]Science are not only cured of their belief in disease, butthey are at the same time improved morally. The bodyis governed by Mind, and mortal mind must be correctedin order to make the body harmonious. [5]

It is sometimes asked, What are the advantages of yoursystem of healing?

It is sometimes asked, What are the advantages of your

system of healing?

I claim for healing by Christian Science the following [20]advantages:—

I claim for healing by Christian Science the following [20]

advantages:—

First:It does away with material medicine, and rec-ognizes the fact that the antidote for sickness, as wellas for sin, may be found in God, the divine Mind.

First:It does away with material medicine, and rec-

ognizes the fact that the antidote for sickness, as well

as for sin, may be found in God, the divine Mind.

Second:It is more effectual than drugs, and cures [25]where they fail, because it is this divine antidote, andmetaphysics is above physics.

Second:It is more effectual than drugs, and cures [25]

where they fail, because it is this divine antidote, and

metaphysics is above physics.

Third:Persons who have been healed by Christian [1]Science are not only cured of their belief in disease, butthey are at the same time improved morally. The bodyis governed by Mind, and mortal mind must be correctedin order to make the body harmonious. [5]

Third:Persons who have been healed by Christian [1]

Science are not only cured of their belief in disease, but

they are at the same time improved morally. The body

is governed by Mind, and mortal mind must be corrected

in order to make the body harmonious. [5]

A CardWhile gratefully acknowledging the public confidencemanifested in daily letters that protest against receivinginstruction in the Massachusetts Metaphysical Collegefrom any other than Mrs. Eddy, I feel, deeply, that of [10]necessity this imposes on me the severe task of remainingat present a public servant: also, that this must preventmy classes from forming as frequently as was an-nounced in the October number of theJournal, andnecessitates receiving but a select number of students. [15]To meet the old impediment, lack of time, that has oc-casioned the irregular intervals between my class terms,I shall continue to send to each applicant a notice fromone to two weeks previous to the opening term.Mary Baker G. Eddy

While gratefully acknowledging the public confidencemanifested in daily letters that protest against receivinginstruction in the Massachusetts Metaphysical Collegefrom any other than Mrs. Eddy, I feel, deeply, that of [10]necessity this imposes on me the severe task of remainingat present a public servant: also, that this must preventmy classes from forming as frequently as was an-nounced in the October number of theJournal, andnecessitates receiving but a select number of students. [15]To meet the old impediment, lack of time, that has oc-casioned the irregular intervals between my class terms,I shall continue to send to each applicant a notice fromone to two weeks previous to the opening term.

While gratefully acknowledging the public confidence

manifested in daily letters that protest against receiving

instruction in the Massachusetts Metaphysical College

from any other than Mrs. Eddy, I feel, deeply, that of [10]

necessity this imposes on me the severe task of remaining

at present a public servant: also, that this must prevent

my classes from forming as frequently as was an-

nounced in the October number of theJournal, and

necessitates receiving but a select number of students. [15]

To meet the old impediment, lack of time, that has oc-

casioned the irregular intervals between my class terms,

I shall continue to send to each applicant a notice from

one to two weeks previous to the opening term.

Mary Baker G. Eddy

Spirit And LawWe are accustomed to think and to speak of gravitationas a law of matter; while every quality of matter,in and of itself, is inert, inanimate, and non-intelligent.The assertion that matter is a law, or a lawgiver, is [25]anomalous. Wherever law is, Mind is; and the notion[pg 257]that Mind can be in matter is rank infidelity, which either [1]excludes God from the universe, or includes Him in everymode and form of evil. Pantheism presupposes thatGod sleeps in the mineral, dreams in the animal, andwakes in a wicked man. [5]The distinction between that which is and that whichis not law, must be made by Mind and as Mind. Law iseither a moral or an immoral force. The law of God isthe law of Spirit, a moral and spiritual force of immor-tal and divine Mind. The so-called law of matter is an [10]immoral force of erring mortal mind,aliasthe minds ofmortals. This so-called force, or law, at work in natureas a power, prohibition, or license, is cruel and merciless.It punishes the innocent, and repays our best deedswith sacrifice and suffering. It is a code whose modes [15]trifle with joy, and lead to immediate or ultimate death.It fosters suspicion where confidence is due, fear wherecourage is requisite, reliance where there should beavoidance, a belief in safety where there is mostdanger. Our Master called it“a murderer from the[20]beginning.”Electricity, governed by this so-called law, sparkleson the cloud, and strikes down the hoary saint. Floodsswallow up homes and households; and childhood, age,and manhood go down in the death-dealing wave. Earth- [25]quakes engulf cities, churches, schools, and mortals.Cyclones kill and destroy, desolating the green earth.This pitiless power smites with disease the good Samari-tan ministering to his neighbor's need. Even the chamberwhere the good man surrenders to death is not exempt [30]from this law. Smoothing the pillow of pain may infectyou with smallpox, according to this lawless law which[pg 258]dooms man to die for loving his neighbor as himself,— [1]when Christ has said that love is the fulfilling of thelaw.Our great Ensample, Jesus of Nazareth, met and abol-ished this unrelenting false claim of matter with the [5]righteous scorn and power of Spirit. When, throughMind, he restored sight to the blind, he figuratively andliterally spat upon matter; and, anointing the woundedspirit with the great truth that God is All, he demon-strated the healing power and supremacy of the law of [10]Life and Love.In the spiritual Genesis of creation, all law was vestedin the Lawgiver, who was a law to Himself. In divineScience, God is One and All; and, governing Himself,He governs the universe. This is the law of creation: [15]“My defense is of God, which saveth the upright inheart.”And that infinite Mind governs all things. Onthis infinite Principle of freedom, God named Him-self,i am. Error, or Adam, might give names to itself,and call Mind by the name of matter, but error could [20]neither name nor demonstrate Spirit. The name,iam, indicated no personality that could be paralleledwith it; but it did declare a mighty individuality,even the everlasting Father, as infinite consciousness,ever-presence, omnipotence; as all law, Life, Truth, and [25]Love.God's interpretation of Himself furnishes man withthe only suitable or true idea of Him; and the divinedefinition of Deity differs essentially from the human.It interprets the law of Spirit, not of matter. It explains [30]the eternal dynamics of being, and shows that natureand man are as harmonious to-day as in the beginning,[pg 259]when“all things were made by Him; and without Him[1]was not any thing made.”Whatever appears to be law, but partakes not of thenature of God, is not law, but is what Jesus declaredit,“a liar, and the father of it.”God is the law of Life, [5]not of death; of health, not of sickness; of good, notof evil. It is this infinitude and oneness of good thatsilences the supposition that evil is a claimant or a claim.The consciousness of good has no consciousness or knowl-edge of evil; and evil is not a quality to be known or [10]eliminated by good: while iniquity, too evil to conceiveof good as being unlike itself, declares that God knowsiniquity!When the Lawgiver was the only law of creation, free-dom reigned, and was the heritage of man; but this [15]freedom was the moral power of good, not of evil: itwas divine Science, in which God is supreme, and theonly law of being. In this eternal harmony of Science,man is not fallen: he is governed in the same rhythmthat the Scripture describes, when“the morning stars[20]sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy.”

We are accustomed to think and to speak of gravitationas a law of matter; while every quality of matter,in and of itself, is inert, inanimate, and non-intelligent.The assertion that matter is a law, or a lawgiver, is [25]anomalous. Wherever law is, Mind is; and the notion

We are accustomed to think and to speak of gravitation

as a law of matter; while every quality of matter,

in and of itself, is inert, inanimate, and non-intelligent.

The assertion that matter is a law, or a lawgiver, is [25]

anomalous. Wherever law is, Mind is; and the notion

that Mind can be in matter is rank infidelity, which either [1]excludes God from the universe, or includes Him in everymode and form of evil. Pantheism presupposes thatGod sleeps in the mineral, dreams in the animal, andwakes in a wicked man. [5]

that Mind can be in matter is rank infidelity, which either [1]

excludes God from the universe, or includes Him in every

mode and form of evil. Pantheism presupposes that

God sleeps in the mineral, dreams in the animal, and

wakes in a wicked man. [5]

The distinction between that which is and that whichis not law, must be made by Mind and as Mind. Law iseither a moral or an immoral force. The law of God isthe law of Spirit, a moral and spiritual force of immor-tal and divine Mind. The so-called law of matter is an [10]immoral force of erring mortal mind,aliasthe minds ofmortals. This so-called force, or law, at work in natureas a power, prohibition, or license, is cruel and merciless.It punishes the innocent, and repays our best deedswith sacrifice and suffering. It is a code whose modes [15]trifle with joy, and lead to immediate or ultimate death.It fosters suspicion where confidence is due, fear wherecourage is requisite, reliance where there should beavoidance, a belief in safety where there is mostdanger. Our Master called it“a murderer from the[20]beginning.”

The distinction between that which is and that which

is not law, must be made by Mind and as Mind. Law is

either a moral or an immoral force. The law of God is

the law of Spirit, a moral and spiritual force of immor-

tal and divine Mind. The so-called law of matter is an [10]

immoral force of erring mortal mind,aliasthe minds of

mortals. This so-called force, or law, at work in nature

as a power, prohibition, or license, is cruel and merciless.

It punishes the innocent, and repays our best deeds

with sacrifice and suffering. It is a code whose modes [15]

trifle with joy, and lead to immediate or ultimate death.

It fosters suspicion where confidence is due, fear where

courage is requisite, reliance where there should be

avoidance, a belief in safety where there is most

danger. Our Master called it“a murderer from the[20]

beginning.”

Electricity, governed by this so-called law, sparkleson the cloud, and strikes down the hoary saint. Floodsswallow up homes and households; and childhood, age,and manhood go down in the death-dealing wave. Earth- [25]quakes engulf cities, churches, schools, and mortals.Cyclones kill and destroy, desolating the green earth.This pitiless power smites with disease the good Samari-tan ministering to his neighbor's need. Even the chamberwhere the good man surrenders to death is not exempt [30]from this law. Smoothing the pillow of pain may infectyou with smallpox, according to this lawless law which

Electricity, governed by this so-called law, sparkles

on the cloud, and strikes down the hoary saint. Floods

swallow up homes and households; and childhood, age,

and manhood go down in the death-dealing wave. Earth- [25]

quakes engulf cities, churches, schools, and mortals.

Cyclones kill and destroy, desolating the green earth.

This pitiless power smites with disease the good Samari-

tan ministering to his neighbor's need. Even the chamber

where the good man surrenders to death is not exempt [30]

from this law. Smoothing the pillow of pain may infect

you with smallpox, according to this lawless law which

dooms man to die for loving his neighbor as himself,— [1]when Christ has said that love is the fulfilling of thelaw.

dooms man to die for loving his neighbor as himself,— [1]

when Christ has said that love is the fulfilling of the

law.

Our great Ensample, Jesus of Nazareth, met and abol-ished this unrelenting false claim of matter with the [5]righteous scorn and power of Spirit. When, throughMind, he restored sight to the blind, he figuratively andliterally spat upon matter; and, anointing the woundedspirit with the great truth that God is All, he demon-strated the healing power and supremacy of the law of [10]Life and Love.

Our great Ensample, Jesus of Nazareth, met and abol-

ished this unrelenting false claim of matter with the [5]

righteous scorn and power of Spirit. When, through

Mind, he restored sight to the blind, he figuratively and

literally spat upon matter; and, anointing the wounded

spirit with the great truth that God is All, he demon-

strated the healing power and supremacy of the law of [10]

Life and Love.

In the spiritual Genesis of creation, all law was vestedin the Lawgiver, who was a law to Himself. In divineScience, God is One and All; and, governing Himself,He governs the universe. This is the law of creation: [15]“My defense is of God, which saveth the upright inheart.”And that infinite Mind governs all things. Onthis infinite Principle of freedom, God named Him-self,i am. Error, or Adam, might give names to itself,and call Mind by the name of matter, but error could [20]neither name nor demonstrate Spirit. The name,iam, indicated no personality that could be paralleledwith it; but it did declare a mighty individuality,even the everlasting Father, as infinite consciousness,ever-presence, omnipotence; as all law, Life, Truth, and [25]Love.

In the spiritual Genesis of creation, all law was vested

in the Lawgiver, who was a law to Himself. In divine

Science, God is One and All; and, governing Himself,

He governs the universe. This is the law of creation: [15]

“My defense is of God, which saveth the upright in

heart.”And that infinite Mind governs all things. On

this infinite Principle of freedom, God named Him-

self,i am. Error, or Adam, might give names to itself,

and call Mind by the name of matter, but error could [20]

neither name nor demonstrate Spirit. The name,i

am, indicated no personality that could be paralleled

with it; but it did declare a mighty individuality,

even the everlasting Father, as infinite consciousness,

ever-presence, omnipotence; as all law, Life, Truth, and [25]

Love.

God's interpretation of Himself furnishes man withthe only suitable or true idea of Him; and the divinedefinition of Deity differs essentially from the human.It interprets the law of Spirit, not of matter. It explains [30]the eternal dynamics of being, and shows that natureand man are as harmonious to-day as in the beginning,

God's interpretation of Himself furnishes man with

the only suitable or true idea of Him; and the divine

definition of Deity differs essentially from the human.

It interprets the law of Spirit, not of matter. It explains [30]

the eternal dynamics of being, and shows that nature

and man are as harmonious to-day as in the beginning,

when“all things were made by Him; and without Him[1]was not any thing made.”

when“all things were made by Him; and without Him[1]

was not any thing made.”

Whatever appears to be law, but partakes not of thenature of God, is not law, but is what Jesus declaredit,“a liar, and the father of it.”God is the law of Life, [5]not of death; of health, not of sickness; of good, notof evil. It is this infinitude and oneness of good thatsilences the supposition that evil is a claimant or a claim.The consciousness of good has no consciousness or knowl-edge of evil; and evil is not a quality to be known or [10]eliminated by good: while iniquity, too evil to conceiveof good as being unlike itself, declares that God knowsiniquity!

Whatever appears to be law, but partakes not of the

nature of God, is not law, but is what Jesus declared

it,“a liar, and the father of it.”God is the law of Life, [5]

not of death; of health, not of sickness; of good, not

of evil. It is this infinitude and oneness of good that

silences the supposition that evil is a claimant or a claim.

The consciousness of good has no consciousness or knowl-

edge of evil; and evil is not a quality to be known or [10]

eliminated by good: while iniquity, too evil to conceive

of good as being unlike itself, declares that God knows

iniquity!

When the Lawgiver was the only law of creation, free-dom reigned, and was the heritage of man; but this [15]freedom was the moral power of good, not of evil: itwas divine Science, in which God is supreme, and theonly law of being. In this eternal harmony of Science,man is not fallen: he is governed in the same rhythmthat the Scripture describes, when“the morning stars[20]sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy.”

When the Lawgiver was the only law of creation, free-

dom reigned, and was the heritage of man; but this [15]

freedom was the moral power of good, not of evil: it

was divine Science, in which God is supreme, and the

only law of being. In this eternal harmony of Science,

man is not fallen: he is governed in the same rhythm

that the Scripture describes, when“the morning stars[20]

sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy.”

Truth-HealingThe spiritual elevator of the human race, physically,morally, and Christianly, is the truism that Truth dem-onstrates good, and is natural; while error, or evil, [25]is really non-existent, and must have produced its ownillusion,—for it belongs not to nature nor to God. Truthis the power of God which heals the sick and the sinner,and is applicable to all the needs of man. It is the uni-[pg 260]versal, intelligent Christ-idea illustrated by the life of [1]Jesus, through whose“stripes we are healed.”By con-flicts, defeats, and triumphs, Christian Science has beenreduced to the understanding of mortals, and found ableto heal them. [5]Pagan mysticism, Grecian philosophy, or Jewish reli-gion, never entered into the line of Jesus' thought oraction. His faith partook not of drugs, matter, nor ofthe travesties of mortal mind. The divine Mind washis only instrumentality and potency, in religion or medi- [10]cine. The Principle of his cure was God, in the lawsof Spirit, not of matter; and these laws annulled all otherlaws.Jesus knew that erring mortal thought holds only initself the supposition of evil, and that sin, sickness, and [15]death are its subjective states; also, that pure Mind isthe truth of being that subjugates and destroys any sup-positional or elementary opposite to Him who is All.Truth is supreme and omnipotent. Then, whateverelse seemeth to be intelligence or power is false, delud- [20]ing reason and denying revelation, and seeking to dethroneDeity. The truth of Mind-healing uplifts mankind, byacknowledging pure Mind as absolute and entire, andthat evil is naught, although it seems to be.Pure Mind gives out an atmosphere that heals and [25]saves. Words are not always the auxiliaries of Truth.The spirit, and not the letter, performs the vital func-tions of Truth and Love. Mind, imbued with this Scienceof healing, is a law unto itself, needing neither licensenor prohibition; but lawless mind, with unseen motives, [30]and silent mental methods whereby it may injure therace, is the highest attenuation of evil.[pg 261]Again: evil, asmind, is doomed, already sentenced, [1]punished; for suffering is commensurate with evil, andlasts as long as the evil. Asmind, evil finds no escapefrom itself; and the sin and suffering it occasions canonly be removed by reformation. [5]According to divine law, sin and suffering are notcancelled by repentance or pardon. Christian Sciencenot only elucidates but demonstrates this verity of be-ing; namely, that mortals suffer from the wrong theycommit, whether intentionally or ignorantly; that every [10]effect and amplification of wrong will revert to the wrong-doer, until he pays his full debt to divine law, and themeasure he has meted is measured to him again, full,pressed down, and running over. Surely“the way ofthe transgressor is hard.”[15]In this law of justice, the atonement of Christ losesno efficacy. Justice is the handmaid of mercy, and show-eth mercy by punishing sin. Jesus said,“I came not todestroy the law,”—the divine requirements typified inthe law of Moses,—“but to fulfil it”in righteousness, [20]by Truth's destroying error. No greater type of divineLove can be presented than effecting so glorious a purpose.This spirit of sacrifice always has saved, and still savesmankind; but by mankind I mean mortals, or a kindof men after man's own making. Man as God's idea [25]is already saved with an everlasting salvation. It is impossibleto be a Christian Scientist without apprehend-ing the moral law so clearly that, for conscience' sake,one will either abandon his claim to even a knowledgeof this Science, or else make the claim valid. All Science [30]is divine. Then, to be Science, it must produce physicaland moral harmony.[pg 262]Dear readers, ourJournalis designed to bring health [1]and happiness to all households wherein it is permittedto enter, and to confer increased power to be good andto do good. If you wish to brighten so pure a purpose,you will aid our prospect of fulfilling it by your kind [5]patronage ofThe Christian Science Journal, now enter-ing upon its fifth volume, clad in Truth-healing's newand costly spring dress.

The spiritual elevator of the human race, physically,morally, and Christianly, is the truism that Truth dem-onstrates good, and is natural; while error, or evil, [25]is really non-existent, and must have produced its ownillusion,—for it belongs not to nature nor to God. Truthis the power of God which heals the sick and the sinner,and is applicable to all the needs of man. It is the uni-

The spiritual elevator of the human race, physically,

morally, and Christianly, is the truism that Truth dem-

onstrates good, and is natural; while error, or evil, [25]

is really non-existent, and must have produced its own

illusion,—for it belongs not to nature nor to God. Truth

is the power of God which heals the sick and the sinner,

and is applicable to all the needs of man. It is the uni-

versal, intelligent Christ-idea illustrated by the life of [1]Jesus, through whose“stripes we are healed.”By con-flicts, defeats, and triumphs, Christian Science has beenreduced to the understanding of mortals, and found ableto heal them. [5]

versal, intelligent Christ-idea illustrated by the life of [1]

Jesus, through whose“stripes we are healed.”By con-

flicts, defeats, and triumphs, Christian Science has been

reduced to the understanding of mortals, and found able

to heal them. [5]

Pagan mysticism, Grecian philosophy, or Jewish reli-gion, never entered into the line of Jesus' thought oraction. His faith partook not of drugs, matter, nor ofthe travesties of mortal mind. The divine Mind washis only instrumentality and potency, in religion or medi- [10]cine. The Principle of his cure was God, in the lawsof Spirit, not of matter; and these laws annulled all otherlaws.

Pagan mysticism, Grecian philosophy, or Jewish reli-

gion, never entered into the line of Jesus' thought or

action. His faith partook not of drugs, matter, nor of

the travesties of mortal mind. The divine Mind was

his only instrumentality and potency, in religion or medi- [10]

cine. The Principle of his cure was God, in the laws

of Spirit, not of matter; and these laws annulled all other

laws.

Jesus knew that erring mortal thought holds only initself the supposition of evil, and that sin, sickness, and [15]death are its subjective states; also, that pure Mind isthe truth of being that subjugates and destroys any sup-positional or elementary opposite to Him who is All.

Jesus knew that erring mortal thought holds only in

itself the supposition of evil, and that sin, sickness, and [15]

death are its subjective states; also, that pure Mind is

the truth of being that subjugates and destroys any sup-

positional or elementary opposite to Him who is All.

Truth is supreme and omnipotent. Then, whateverelse seemeth to be intelligence or power is false, delud- [20]ing reason and denying revelation, and seeking to dethroneDeity. The truth of Mind-healing uplifts mankind, byacknowledging pure Mind as absolute and entire, andthat evil is naught, although it seems to be.

Truth is supreme and omnipotent. Then, whatever

else seemeth to be intelligence or power is false, delud- [20]

ing reason and denying revelation, and seeking to dethrone

Deity. The truth of Mind-healing uplifts mankind, by

acknowledging pure Mind as absolute and entire, and

that evil is naught, although it seems to be.

Pure Mind gives out an atmosphere that heals and [25]saves. Words are not always the auxiliaries of Truth.The spirit, and not the letter, performs the vital func-tions of Truth and Love. Mind, imbued with this Scienceof healing, is a law unto itself, needing neither licensenor prohibition; but lawless mind, with unseen motives, [30]and silent mental methods whereby it may injure therace, is the highest attenuation of evil.

Pure Mind gives out an atmosphere that heals and [25]

saves. Words are not always the auxiliaries of Truth.

The spirit, and not the letter, performs the vital func-

tions of Truth and Love. Mind, imbued with this Science

of healing, is a law unto itself, needing neither license

nor prohibition; but lawless mind, with unseen motives, [30]

and silent mental methods whereby it may injure the

race, is the highest attenuation of evil.

Again: evil, asmind, is doomed, already sentenced, [1]punished; for suffering is commensurate with evil, andlasts as long as the evil. Asmind, evil finds no escapefrom itself; and the sin and suffering it occasions canonly be removed by reformation. [5]

Again: evil, asmind, is doomed, already sentenced, [1]

punished; for suffering is commensurate with evil, and

lasts as long as the evil. Asmind, evil finds no escape

from itself; and the sin and suffering it occasions can

only be removed by reformation. [5]

According to divine law, sin and suffering are notcancelled by repentance or pardon. Christian Sciencenot only elucidates but demonstrates this verity of be-ing; namely, that mortals suffer from the wrong theycommit, whether intentionally or ignorantly; that every [10]effect and amplification of wrong will revert to the wrong-doer, until he pays his full debt to divine law, and themeasure he has meted is measured to him again, full,pressed down, and running over. Surely“the way ofthe transgressor is hard.”[15]

According to divine law, sin and suffering are not

cancelled by repentance or pardon. Christian Science

not only elucidates but demonstrates this verity of be-

ing; namely, that mortals suffer from the wrong they

commit, whether intentionally or ignorantly; that every [10]

effect and amplification of wrong will revert to the wrong-

doer, until he pays his full debt to divine law, and the

measure he has meted is measured to him again, full,

pressed down, and running over. Surely“the way of

the transgressor is hard.”[15]

In this law of justice, the atonement of Christ losesno efficacy. Justice is the handmaid of mercy, and show-eth mercy by punishing sin. Jesus said,“I came not todestroy the law,”—the divine requirements typified inthe law of Moses,—“but to fulfil it”in righteousness, [20]by Truth's destroying error. No greater type of divineLove can be presented than effecting so glorious a purpose.This spirit of sacrifice always has saved, and still savesmankind; but by mankind I mean mortals, or a kindof men after man's own making. Man as God's idea [25]is already saved with an everlasting salvation. It is impossibleto be a Christian Scientist without apprehend-ing the moral law so clearly that, for conscience' sake,one will either abandon his claim to even a knowledgeof this Science, or else make the claim valid. All Science [30]is divine. Then, to be Science, it must produce physicaland moral harmony.

In this law of justice, the atonement of Christ loses

no efficacy. Justice is the handmaid of mercy, and show-

eth mercy by punishing sin. Jesus said,“I came not to

destroy the law,”—the divine requirements typified in

the law of Moses,—“but to fulfil it”in righteousness, [20]

by Truth's destroying error. No greater type of divine

Love can be presented than effecting so glorious a purpose.

This spirit of sacrifice always has saved, and still saves

mankind; but by mankind I mean mortals, or a kind

of men after man's own making. Man as God's idea [25]

is already saved with an everlasting salvation. It is impossible

to be a Christian Scientist without apprehend-

ing the moral law so clearly that, for conscience' sake,

one will either abandon his claim to even a knowledge

of this Science, or else make the claim valid. All Science [30]

is divine. Then, to be Science, it must produce physical

and moral harmony.

Dear readers, ourJournalis designed to bring health [1]and happiness to all households wherein it is permittedto enter, and to confer increased power to be good andto do good. If you wish to brighten so pure a purpose,you will aid our prospect of fulfilling it by your kind [5]patronage ofThe Christian Science Journal, now enter-ing upon its fifth volume, clad in Truth-healing's newand costly spring dress.

Dear readers, ourJournalis designed to bring health [1]

and happiness to all households wherein it is permitted

to enter, and to confer increased power to be good and

to do good. If you wish to brighten so pure a purpose,

you will aid our prospect of fulfilling it by your kind [5]

patronage ofThe Christian Science Journal, now enter-

ing upon its fifth volume, clad in Truth-healing's new

and costly spring dress.

Heart To HeartWhen the heart speaks, however simple the words, [10]its language is always acceptable to those who havehearts.I just want to say, I thank you, my dear students, whoare at work conscientiously and assiduously, for the goodyou are doing. I am grateful to you for giving to the [15]sick relief from pain; for giving joy to the suffering andhope to the disconsolate; for lifting the fallen and strength-ening the weak, and encouraging the heart grown faintwith hope deferred. We are made glad by the divineLove which looseth the chains of sickness and sin, open- [20]ing the prison doors to such as are bound; and we shouldbe more grateful than words can express, even throughthis white-winged messenger, ourJournal.With all the homage beneath the skies, yet were ourburdens heavy but for the Christ-love that makes them [25]light and renders the yoke easy. Having his word, youhave little need of words of approval and encouragementfrom me. Perhaps it is even selfish in me sometimes torelieve my heart of its secrets, because I take so much[pg 263]pleasure in thus doing; but if my motives are sinister, [1]they will harm myself only, and I shall have the unself-ish joy of knowing that the wrong motives are not yours,to react on yourselves.These two words in Scripture suggest the sweetest [5]similes to be found in any language—rockandfeathers:“Upon this rock I will build my church;”“He shallcover thee with His feathers.”How blessed it is tothink of you as“beneath the shadow of a great rock ina weary land,”safe in His strength, building on His [10]foundation, and covered from the devourer by divineprotection and affection. Always bear in mind that Hispresence, power, and peace meet all human needs andreflect all bliss.

When the heart speaks, however simple the words, [10]its language is always acceptable to those who havehearts.

When the heart speaks, however simple the words, [10]

its language is always acceptable to those who have

hearts.

I just want to say, I thank you, my dear students, whoare at work conscientiously and assiduously, for the goodyou are doing. I am grateful to you for giving to the [15]sick relief from pain; for giving joy to the suffering andhope to the disconsolate; for lifting the fallen and strength-ening the weak, and encouraging the heart grown faintwith hope deferred. We are made glad by the divineLove which looseth the chains of sickness and sin, open- [20]ing the prison doors to such as are bound; and we shouldbe more grateful than words can express, even throughthis white-winged messenger, ourJournal.

I just want to say, I thank you, my dear students, who

are at work conscientiously and assiduously, for the good

you are doing. I am grateful to you for giving to the [15]

sick relief from pain; for giving joy to the suffering and

hope to the disconsolate; for lifting the fallen and strength-

ening the weak, and encouraging the heart grown faint

with hope deferred. We are made glad by the divine

Love which looseth the chains of sickness and sin, open- [20]

ing the prison doors to such as are bound; and we should

be more grateful than words can express, even through

this white-winged messenger, ourJournal.

With all the homage beneath the skies, yet were ourburdens heavy but for the Christ-love that makes them [25]light and renders the yoke easy. Having his word, youhave little need of words of approval and encouragementfrom me. Perhaps it is even selfish in me sometimes torelieve my heart of its secrets, because I take so much

With all the homage beneath the skies, yet were our

burdens heavy but for the Christ-love that makes them [25]

light and renders the yoke easy. Having his word, you

have little need of words of approval and encouragement

from me. Perhaps it is even selfish in me sometimes to

relieve my heart of its secrets, because I take so much

pleasure in thus doing; but if my motives are sinister, [1]they will harm myself only, and I shall have the unself-ish joy of knowing that the wrong motives are not yours,to react on yourselves.

pleasure in thus doing; but if my motives are sinister, [1]

they will harm myself only, and I shall have the unself-

ish joy of knowing that the wrong motives are not yours,

to react on yourselves.

These two words in Scripture suggest the sweetest [5]similes to be found in any language—rockandfeathers:“Upon this rock I will build my church;”“He shallcover thee with His feathers.”How blessed it is tothink of you as“beneath the shadow of a great rock ina weary land,”safe in His strength, building on His [10]foundation, and covered from the devourer by divineprotection and affection. Always bear in mind that Hispresence, power, and peace meet all human needs andreflect all bliss.

These two words in Scripture suggest the sweetest [5]

similes to be found in any language—rockandfeathers:

“Upon this rock I will build my church;”“He shall

cover thee with His feathers.”How blessed it is to

think of you as“beneath the shadow of a great rock in

a weary land,”safe in His strength, building on His [10]

foundation, and covered from the devourer by divine

protection and affection. Always bear in mind that His

presence, power, and peace meet all human needs and

reflect all bliss.

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