Legal Notice
NOTICE
HAVING THIS DAY
QUALIFIED as Administra
trix c. t. a. of the estate of
GEORGE KEMPER ROPER,
late of Buncombe County,
North Carolina, this is to
notify all persons having
claims against the estate to
present them to the under
signed at her home in Black
Mountain, North Carolina, on
or before the 26th day of
December, 1964. or else this
notice will be plead in bar of
recovery. All persons indebt
ed to said estate will please
make immediate settlement.
This the 17th day of June,
1964.
HELEN D. ROPER, Ad
ministratrix c. t. a. of
the Estate of GEORGE
KEMPER ROPER, de
ceased.
June 25; July 2, 9, 16, 1964
NOTICE
HAVING THIS DA Y
QUALIFIED as Administra
tor of the estate of WALTER
B. GREGG, deceased, late of
Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons hav
ing claims against the estate
of the deceased to present
them to the undersigned at
his office at 108 Broadway, in
Black Mountain. North Caro
lina, on or before the 26th
day of December, 1964, or
else this notice will be plead
in bar of recovery. All per
sons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate
payment.
This the 19th day of June,
1964.
R. E. FINCH. Adminis
trator of the Estate of
WALTER B. GREGG, de
ceased.
June 25; July 2, 9, 16, 1964
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as Admin
istrator of the Estate of
CHARLES C. McKINNISH,
deceeased, late of Buncombe
County’, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons hav
ing claims against the estate
of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned at
the Office of George Pennell,
Esquire, Attorney at Law,
509 Jackson Building, Ashe
ville, North Carolina, on or
before the 25th day of Dec
ember, 1964, or else this
notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All per
sons indebted to the said Es
tate will please make immedi
ate payment.
This the 25th day of June,
1964.
GEORGE PENNELL
Administrator.
June 25; July 2, 9, 16, 1964
STATE OF NORTH CARo'
LINA
COUNTY OF BUNCOMBE
IN THE GENERAL COUNTY
COURT
NOTICE
LAVERN ELLER, Plaintiff
vs
ALICE DOLINGER ELLER,
Defendant
The above named defend
ant. ALICE DOLINGER EL
LER, will take notice that an
been commenced in the GEN
ERAL COUNTY COURT OF
p, U N C O M B E COUNTY,
NORTH CAROLINA, by the
plaintiff to secure an abso
lute divorce from the defend
ant upon the grounds that the
plaintiff and the defendant
have lived continuously sep
arate and apart front each
other for more than two years i
next preceding the bringing
of this action; and the de
fendant will further take no
tice that she is required to j
appear in the Office of the
Clerk of the General County
Court in the Court House in
Asheville, North Carolina,
within thirty days after July
16. 1964, and answer or de
mure to the complaint or the
plaintiff will apply to the
Court for the relief demand
ed in said complaint.
This the 2nd day of June,
1964.
Zebulon Weaver, Jr.
Clerk of Superior Court
of Buncombe County,
North Carolina, Ex-Of
ficio Clerk of General Coun
ty Court.
June 18, 25; July 2, 9, 1964
EXECUTRIX NOTICE
Having this day qualified
as Executrix of the Estate of
DANIEL LOGAN NANNEY,
SR., deceased, late of Bun
combe County, North Caro
lina, this is to notify all per
sons having claims against
said estate to present them to
the undersigned, duly veri
fied ,on or before 6 months
from the date hereof, or else
this Notice will be plead in.
bar of recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate will
please make immediate pay
ment.
This the 12 dav of June,
1964.
Johnnie C. Nanney
North Fork Road
Black Mountain, N. C.
June 18, 25; July 2, 9, 1964
LEGAL NOTICE
Having this day qualified as
Ancillary Administrator of the
Estate of ELEANOR W.
WILDER, deceased, late of
Buncombe County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against
said estate to present them to
the undersigned, duly veri
fied, on or before 6 months
from the date hereof, or else
this Notice will be plead in bar
of recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will
please make immediate pay
ment.
This the 10 day of June,
1964.
W. B. STONE
120 State Street
Black Mountain, N. C.
June 18, 25; July 2, 9, 1964
NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CARO
LINA
COUNTY OF BUNCOMBE
IN THE GENERAL COUNTY 1
COURT
NOTICE
CLAUDE J. FRIZZELL, Plain- |
tiff,
MAXINE H. FRIZZELL, De
fendant.
TO:—MAXINE H. FRIZ
ZELL, take notice that a plead
ing seeking relief against you
has been filed in the above
entitled action.
That the nature of the re
lief being sought is a divorce,
A Vinculo Matrimonii, based
on two years separation.
You are required to make
defense to such pleadings not
later than the 9 day of Aug
ust, 1964, and upon your fail
ure to do so, the party seek
ing service against you will j
apply to the Court for the
relief sought.
This the 8 day of June,
1964. i
Zebulon Weaver,
Clerk of Supei’ior Court'
(Ex-officio Clerk, Gen I
Cty. Ct.)
June 11, 18, 25; July 2, 1964 ,
NOTICE
HAVING THIS DAY QUA
LIFIED as Administrator of
the Estate of LURA HARRIS,
late of Buncombe County,
North Carolina, this is to no
tify all persons having claims
against said estate to present
them to the undersigned at
his home on Route 2, Arden, 1
North Carolina, or to Ronald
E. Finch, Attorney-at-Law,
108 Broadway, Black Moun
tain, North Carolina, on or
before the 11th day of Dec
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recovery. All persons indebt
ed to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 8th day of June,
1964.
BILLY HARRIS. Admin
istrator of the Estate of
LURA HARRIS, deceas
ed.
June 11, 18, 25; July 2, 1964
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having this day qualified as
Administrator of the Estate
of ELLA YOUNG PRAY TOR,
deceased, late of Buncombe
County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against said estate to
present them to the under
signed. duly verified, on or
before 6 months from the
date hereof, or else this No
tice will he plead in bar of
recovery. All persons indebt
ed to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 28 day of May,
1904.
Richard B. Stone
120 State Street
Black Mountain, N. C.
June 4. 11, 18, 25. 1904
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Having this day qualified
as Executor of the Estate of
PHILLIP A. BAILEY, de
sensed, late of Buncombe
bounty, North Carolina, this
s to notify all persons hav
n,ir claims against said estate
:o present them to the under
signed, duly verified, on or
before (1 months from the
late hereof, or else this No
ice will he plead in bar of
recovery. All persons indebt
ed to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 18 day of May,
[9(14.
Earl Bailey, Executor
diehard B. Stone, Attorney
120 State Street
Hack Mountain, N. C.
rune 4, 11, 18. 25, 1904
NOTICE
HAVING QUALIFIED as
Administratrix of the Estate
of MARY MATILDA ROB
ERTS, late of Buncombe
County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons hav
ing claims against said estate
to present them to the un
dersigned, or to Ronald E.
Finch, Attorney, 108 Broad
way, Black Mountain, North
Carolina, on or before the
11th day of December, 1964,
or else this notice will be
plead in bar of recovery. All
persons having claims against
said estate will please make
immediate payment.
This the 5th day of June,
MYRTLE R. MORGAN,
Administratrix of the Es
tate of MARY MATILDA
ROBERTS, deceased.
■June 11, 18, 25; July 2. JO64
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A Lecture
on
Christian Science
Entitled
The Healing Mission of
Christian Science
bv
Naonii Price, C. S.
of London, England
Mrnther of the Hoard ot Lectureship of
The Mother Church. The First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston. Massachusetts
This Lecture was
Given at
First Church of
Christ, Scientist
Asheville, N. C.,
Sunday, June 21st
at 3:30 P. M.
The lecturer was in
troduced by Mrs.
Charlotte M. Cordt
meyer, Second Read
er of the Church.
The lecturer spoke substan
tially as follows:
Today’s growing interest in
cniritnnl npalino
many to wonder what Christian
Science is and how it heals Let
me begin oy quoting to you the
definition which Mary Bakei
Eddy, its Discoverei and Founder,
herself gives in answer to the
question “How would you define
Christian Science?" She writes
(Rudimental Divine Science 1:
2): “As the law of God, the law
of good, interpreting and demon
strating the divine Principle and
rule of universal harmony.”
Healing in Christian Scien -e
takes place through the utiliza
tion of this law of God. this law
of good. When the divine law of
harmony is understood, accepted
into thought, acknowledged as the
only law. and lived in daily life,
the inevitable consequence is
healing
Sometimes those who are not
well acquainted with the teach
ings of Christian Science ask why
its adherents lay so much em
phasis on the healing of phvsical
disease. Let us see how Christ
Jesus, the originator of Christian
healing, viewed this particulai
matter.
You will recall that John the
Baptist, wanting assurance of the
authenticity of Jesus’ mission as
the Messiah, sent his disciples to
ask him (Luke 7 20): “Art thou
he that should come? oi look we
for another?” Without hesitation
the Master immediately healed
many who were infirm, blind and
sick of many diseases Then,
turning to his inquirers, he said
“Go your way. and tell John what
things ye have seen and heard
how that the blind see, the lame
walk, the lepers are cleansed, the
deaf hear, the de d are raised, to
the poor the gospel is oreached”
(Luke 7:22). Thi was his an
swer. Jesus knev that these
healings were the sign of the ap
pearing of the Christ, Truth, and
he foretold that in the future
those who believed what he said
would perform even greater
works than these.
Healing is likewise the sign ol
the authentic Christlike nature
of Christian Science. This healing
is, as in Jesus’ time, wholly spir
itual. It take1 place through
prayer—through turning to God.
acknowledging the perfection of
His universe and steadfastly
denying the evidence of the
senses, which would testify to the
presence of some evil condition
unlike God and contrary to His
law. The resulting purification of
thought is manifested to human
view in the destruction of disease
and discord of every kind.
Christ’s Healing Power Available
to A'
Christ Jesus told nis disciples
/I Ifi.lfil _IJ T
unto you power to tread on ser
pents and scorpions, and ovei all
the power of the enemy.” Chris
tian Science demonstrates that
this great power “over all the
power of the enemy’' is within
reach of us all. We may all have
it right now through the scien
tific understanding o' God’s uni
versal law of harmony and the
regeneration which accompanies
this understanding Spiritual
power meets all human needs.
It is “over all the pov/ei of the
enemy.” It applies to every form
of discord. Sin, insecurity, pov
erty, loneliness, sorrow, slavery
to any form of human tyranny,
even world unrest can be over
come through the utilization oi
spiritual power.
Christ Jesus gave his disciples
power. How may t.e also have
this healing power? Christian
Science shows us how and ex
plains its operation. The power
that the Master gave his disciples
was derived through understand
ing—the understanding o’ God’s
nature as omnipotent Love, the
Father of all He taught them
that man is the beloved child of
God, inheritor of all the divine
qualities, and he demonstrated
how the exi .ssion of these
qualities endows ime with divine
power to cast out evil.
Christian Science further ex
l-'nino tpn hoc.-! i>-» ejl mortal
c Co ' -a
effectively destroyed by the ex
pression ol the Christly qualities
derived from God. such a. wis
dom. love, integrity. joy, stead
i fastness, humility purity This
expression of good ’•estores the
normal condition of man in God's
likeness, thereby healing both sin
and sickness.
The G cat Discovery
From the First glimpse of Chris
tian Science, the eternal Truth
has been accompanied by signs of
healing. The revelation "ame in
1866 to Mary Bakei Eddy as she
la., dangerously ill afte a fall
Accustomed as -he was through
out her life to pray to God and
to turn to hei Bible for comfort
and help, she called for it now
and in hei extremity opened it
at the passage which relate; the
healing by Christ .le us of the
man sick of the palsy
While pondering this accuurn
Mrs Eddy suddenly game-, a
glimpse of thf Principle under
lying the healing power of God
vvhrch was manifested by Christ
Jesus. She saw ‘hat God. divine
Mind, is the first and only cause
and that adherence to 'hr First
Commandment, “Thou shalt have
no other gods before me." casts
out the evils of mortal mind thus
healing the sick
As immediately as the palsied
man was restored to health, she
herself rose up and walked
Thereafter, her life was devoted
to the discovery and elucidation
ot the Christly method of divine
healing and the utilization of it
for the benefit of all mankind
For twenty years prioi to this
experience. Mrs Eddy had in
vestigated the methods of medi
cine and homeopathy Her ex
perience in thi-e fields of thera
peutics had convinced her that
the cause of disease is mental
and that the divine Mind alone
can produce a cure. Now it was
revealed to her that .rule all
real being is the manifestation of
God, the divine Mind, and is
therefore perfect, 'he discords of
huma. existence—even material
existence itself—are images of
erring, mortal thought They are
the opposites of Truth, evolved
by mortal mind This erring
mortal, so-called mind, falsely
believing in a power, presence
and law apart from Go good
produces its own phenomena in
the material body and the woes
of the flesh These are nevei
more than the subjective state of
mortal mind which seen real to
the senses but which, in fact,
have no more substance and per
manence than shadows in a
dream.
Consequently, because material
inharmony is produced mentally
through fear, ignorance or sin, it I
can be removed only through the
action of the divine Mind When j
one denies these errors and re
places them with love, under- J
standing, and other qualities ol
God, spiritual regeneration takes
place, and this finds its outtvard j
manifestation in the healing of I
material inharmony
In ordei that the undei stand
ing of God’s law might nevei
again be lost Mrs. Eddy then I
recorded her discovery in detail
Her main work, the textbook of 1
Christian Science, “Science and i
Health with Key to the Scrip
tures.” contains a full expiana
turn o* the Science of divine heal
ing and, as its name implies, is in
tended to be read in conjunction
with the Bible. On the cover of
this book and of all her other
writings, appears the emblem ol
the cross and crown encircled by
Jesus’ words: “Heal the sick
Raise the dead Cleanse the lep
ers. Cast out demons.”
When Christ Jesus sent out his
disciples to preach the gospel to
mankind he gave them instruc
tion to heal, and we heai that they
returned full of joy and gratitude
for the wonderful works they
were able to perform We have
no record in the Bible that he
withdrew 01 modified this in
struction, and by healing .he sick
herself and showing us how we
may likewise demonstrate the
healing Principle through the
acknowledgment and application
of God’s law ol universal har
mony. Mrs. Eddy was faithful to
the Master’s command.
The Bible foretells the appear
ing of the Comforter, the divine I
message of Truth which would
lead mankind into all truth
Thousands whose lives have been
transformed through Christian
Science bear witness that this
divine Science is that promised
Comforter. Recognizing that it is
through her discovery that they
have gained a true understanding
of God and of man’s unity with
Him, Christia’ Scientists love
and are grateful to Mary Bakei ■
I Eddy. They acknowledge hei to
■ be the revelator of Christ, Truth
j to this age; they revere her be
i cause she discovered the Science
which Christ Jesus demonstrated
inev trust ner as their Leader and
daily strive to practice more
effectively the divine Truth
which she revealed.
Explaining the source of his
power tc heal, Christ Jesus told
his disciples (John 14:10): "The
Father that dwelleth in me, he
doeth the works.” He knew that
it was through the Christ, the
divine nature, that God gave him
this power. This same Christ
power is available to all men in
proportion as they also reflec* the
divine nature,—this is the great
discovery that Mrs. Eddy has
given to the world. Her own
remarkable power to heal the
sick sprang clearly from the spir
itual Qualities she derived from
God through Science—qualities
wonderfully evident in her life.
Christian Science reveals thai
Spirit acts through its qualities to
destroy not only the beliefs and
propensities of mortal mind, but
also the woes of the flesh which
are the manifestation of these
errors. Mrs Eddy says in Science
and Health (p 243): “Truth, Life,
and Love are a law of annihila
tion to everything unlike them
selves, because they dec'ar-> noth
ing except God.”
Accounts of Mrs. Eddy’s early
tV-,0 htirjr'im ,,f
;ne m!- »••• •• - .. ,n. u
c\p!e. oi lrutn anu u»vc, wmui
1 were latei to come to fruition ii.
' hei great achievements >ne of
the governing impulses o. hei lift
I ha(] always been an intense love
; fm mankind, a deep compassion
i for human suffering and a desire
] to annul it. From this love grew
the selfless, hard-working, dedi
cated lift which brought forth th<
j Church of Christ, Scientist, which
! in its turn is dedicated to the
I salvation ol the world from sin
> and suffering
The Church of Christ. Scientist
This Church, whose branches
now encircle the globe, was
originally conceived in 1879 on
this simple and profound basis
(Church Manual p 17): “To
organize a church designed to
commemorate the word and
works of out Master, which
should reinstate piimbivt Chris
tianity and its lost element of
healing"
The element ol Christian heal
ing permeates every activity of
the Christian Science Church,
indeed its many branches ir all !
parts ol the world are formed and
established by grate'u! people
who have themselves already ex
perienced healing The several
thousand practitioners listed in
The Christian Science Journal i
the weekly Lesson-Sermons, the i
Church services and Sunday
School exercises, the Reading j
Rooms, periodicals and lectures 1
have all this same purpose ot ;
healing. For example, a friend
of mine was healed of a severe
condition of eczema when she at
tended her very first lecture on i
Christian Science.
A Healing of Eczima
One Sunday morning a news
paper advertisement for this lec
ture caught the eye of this young
woman She was an active mem
ber of an >rthodnx Christian
church, but when she saw the
notice she felt drawn to atteno
the lecture and find out more
about Christian Science At the
time she had been undei medical
care for several months for the
condition of eczema which cov
ered both he’ hands, and was
using various remedies for its
relief hut Irnnwinp vprv little
about Christian Science, it did not
occui to her that her physical
condition could in any way be
improved by it
Leaving her househoic tasks
she put on her hat and hastened
to the lecture. Throughout the
hour she liste ed intently, en
joyed what she heard and felt
she would attend another lecture
as the opportunity occurred.
On her arrival home she went
to the medicine cupboard to treat
her hands with their usual lotion
when suddenly she realized that
the rash had almost disappeared
One hour of learning about the
Science of God Spirit, had
achieved more foi her than
months of reliance upon matter
Without further material treat
ment the condition entirely
vanished within two days, never J
to return. That was the end of
the trouble
Healings such as this are nor
mal and scienti'ic, they are not
supernatural. They come about |
through thp operation of divine
law. for, when spiritual under
standing tunes ,ne place of false
mortal belief; when kindness,
compassion and forgiveness re
place criticism, animosity and
resentment; when the light of
love outshines the shadows of
fear and hate, and spiritual satis
faction and peace replace discon
tent and rebellion, then the real
nature of man in God’s likeness
is revealed in all the beauty and
grandeur and harmony with
which he was endowed from the
beginning by his heavenly Fa
ther.
Christ Jesus said to Nicoderrius
(John 3:7): ‘ Ye must be born
again.” In ordet to gain the
health, nappiness and harmony
which consti'ute the kingdom of
heaven, our thinking must ne
transformed We must forsake
mortal error and material theo
ries. and by reversing the testi
mony of the physical senses, learn
anew what God, Spirit, is.
The Nature of God as Love
Christian Science assists in this
rebirth by defining God in seven
synonymous terms, and 1 quote
from Science and Health (p
115': "God; Divine Principle
Life. Truth, Love. Soul, Spirit.
Mind.” Reasoning from the basis
that God is the creatoi of the
true, spiritual universe, including
man, Christian Science deduces
that the real man is, in fact God
like,—he is God’s expression
governed by divine Principle. He
is spiritual, altogether lovely, for
ever perfect and good. He 'is not,
as the naterial senses would
claim him to be, material,
changeable, discordant, mortal.
When we grasp this true un
derstanding of man’s being and
let it take possession of our
thinU-ino urn o m
Oui whole outlook and behaviour
are changed. Our experience in
daily affairs becomes grander,
nobler, sweetei We are at peace
with ourselves and each other
Disorder, disease, discord, dis
satisfaction vanish in this spirit
ual transformation, and we come
into an enjoyment of life never
before imagined.
This transformation comes
gradually as the result of a deep
desire to know and do 'he will
of God. It comes through prayer.
Christian Scientists pray daily in
the words of the Lord's Prayer:
“Thy kingdom come.'' This
prayer acknowledges the pres
ence and power of God and ex
presses the longing to live in
accord with the pattern of true.
Godlike being shown in the life
of Christ Jesus This involves
daily watchful care to eliminate
from our thinking all tha is un
like God and to ixpress mly the
divine qualities implied in the
seven names for God which 1
have just quoted.
St. John wrote (1 John 4:7):
“Beloved, let us love one another:
for love is of i d; and every one
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Our v> oi !< lor iht> i\ , i ,
portant step It. our rebirth and
transformatii n is taken when we
learn to understand God as di
vine Love! God’s infinite, all
inclusive, compassionate love em
'jr&ces every one of His children
We can know that we are all
beloved children o! the Father
made in His likeness, safe in His
tender care, with all nei ’s sup
plied What a wonderful truth
Then, we are faced with the ■
need to love our neighboui as :
ourselves—to see him likewise as
God's beloved child, made in His
likeness, loving, lovable, eter
nally expressing the wisdom, pu
rity and perfection of divine
Mind Sometimes this does not
seem so easy Jesus said (John
15:13): “Greater love hath no
iron than this, ihat a man lay
down his life for his friends’
Loving involves the giving up
of all mortal belief concerning
others It demand that w aban
don our false sense of life in
which oui neighbour appears as a
physical, erring, finite human
being It calls upon us to exer
cise spiritual sense and thus to
see him as the perfect man made
by God.
Christian Scientists pi ay daily
to have this love in their hearts
They strive to bring it into
every aspect of their lives— theii
homes, business alTairs and iheii
churches—and in proportion to
theii success in bearing witness
to the presence ' God and His
perfect universe are they re
warded in seeing the healing in
fluence of the Christ manifested
around them.
The Pattern of True Manhood
This healing Christ which the j
Bible refers to as “Wonderful” is
fully explained in Science and
Health. Here “Christ” is shown
to be the spiritual expression of
God—the divine image and like
ness which comes to human
thought and dispels the illusions
of the senses. It manifests the
divine Mind in perfect conscious
ness and demonstrates true, sin
less being in the expression of
the qualities of eternal Life and
Love.
Jesus expressed the incorpo
real, spiritual Christ the divine
qualities of his Fathei, God, to
such a degree that the fleshly
elements derived from his hu
man mothei weie entirely in sub
jugation to them Humanly he
manifested no evil because he
was spiritually at one with good
His sinless nature, the pure ex
pression of the Christ in his
every thought and deed, endowed
him with divine power. It en
abled him to exercise dominion
over the errors of matter; to
overcome the limitations of time
and space, and to cast oul the
demons ol sickness ai.d sin
which claimed to hold others in
bondage By expressing the
qualities of God, the Master bore
witness to the true nature of
man in God's image—the true
nature of us all.
One of the religious tenets of
Christian Science as laid down
by Mrs. Eddy in Science and
Health reads as follows (p 497)
“And we solemnly pu.mise to
watch, and pray for that Mind to
be in us which was also in Christ ]
Jesus; to do unto others as we I
would have them do unto us; and
to be merciful, just, and pure"
What higher goal could anyone
have than to think as Jesus
thought and to express the divine
nature as he did?
This t.nnd “which was also in
Christ Jesus” imbues everyone
who seeks iu. only with tnercy.
justice and purity but with such
an all-embracing, impartial, com
passionate love for mankind thal
it becomes an overwhelming urge
to help all who are in need. Christ
Jesus yearned to lift the burdens
of discord and sickness from the
world. In the Bible we read
(Matt. 9:36): "When he saw the
multitudes, he was moved with
compassion on them, because
they fainted, and were scattered
abroad, as sheep having no shep
herd”
Every student who in some
measure puts the teachings of
Christian Science into practice is
a practitioner, but there are those
who are so “moved with compas
sion” that they give up all othei
occupations to devote theii full
time to the healing work This
work is a sacred ministij. The
method of healing employed_
Christian Science treatment—is
wholly spiritual. Any compro
mise with matter, a desire to
examine the forms its assumes
and the use of material remedies
renders its efficacy null and void
It is prayer in which thought
turns wholly away from matter,
the physical body and liscordant
mortal conditions, and rests in the
consciousness of the presence oi
God’s perfect universe, the spirit
ual man of His creating and His
law of harmony which governs
A Healing of Heart Trouble
A student of Christian Science
was visiting in the home of a
sister who was unriei the care of
a physician. She was more than
80 years of age but active, vital
and full of the enjoyment of liv
: ° - . » *«h,ohc wd!) sua
denly stricken with a heart con
dition a thing which had nevei
happened before. Th doctoi
attending her sister, in his con
cern, insisted upon an examina
tion even against her wish His
verdict was grave, and he warned
her of the need to rest, telling
her on no account to rise from
her bed.
Thanking him for his merest
the woman waited for his de
parture and immediately took
steps to send a message to a
Christian Science practitioner re
questing metaphysical help. The
practitioner at once reached out
in prayer to God. According to
the orderly procedure laid down
in Science and Health under the
heading “Mental Treatment Il
lustrated, she began by handling
teai. Mrs Eddv says (p 411 y
hV rnyS be.guln your treatment
by allaying the fear of patients.”
thfhen 8ratefuily acknowledged
the allness of God. good, the
izeci mat inert’
fear because 'he divine Mind.
God. maintains throughout eter
nity the beloved child ot His
creating. Denying the physical j
evidence of inharniony wh.ch ac
cording to medical diagnosis was j
dangerous to life, she claimed the
present operation of the divine
law of harmony in every action
and function of hei patient. This j
Christlike understanding 01 true
spiritual being she knew to be a
law of annihilation to the false j
beliefs of human frailty of mor- |
tal Imperfection and discord of ,
every kind, and she claimed the j
presence here and now of the evi
dence of man s strength and har- i
monv in God’s likeness
She continued for some Mine
with this line of thought, reason
ing from perfect cause to perfect !
effect, reversing the testimony ol j
the senses and realizing the pres
ent perfection .if man. until she
felt a wave of jov in the knowl
edge of the infinitude of divine ;
Love.
The tollovving day the patient
was out picking flowers when the
doctor called to see hei sister.
Seriously he begged her at least
not to go out of the garden But
within a few days, completely
healed, she traveled home alone
several hundred miles, and there
after enjoyed an active life free
from trouble vith hei heart.
Man's Spiritual Being Appearing
The practice of Christian Sci
ence does not involve the altera
tion of a belief of discor by a
mere beliel of harmony. It is the
recognition and demonstration of
man's true being as described in
the first chapter of Genesis where
it is recorded that God made man
in His image. This man of God's
creating is purely spiritual be
cause he is the expression of
God. Spirit; he is intelligent be
cause he is the manifestation of
God, divine Mind; he is upright,
symmetrical, governed by the law
ti harmony because he is the
image of God. Principle: he
nanifests the unimpaired, spirit
ual senses of Soul. God; he shows
forth the indestructibility of eter
lal Life, the absolute perfection
i1 immutable Truth, the grace
ind attraction of divine Love—
ill thf* hfantv tfr^nHpnr anH
jlory of God belong to him be
cause man is made in the image
)f God and is maintained in His
ikeness He is unfettered by
luman theories of material limi
ation. His capacity to express
he substance of spiritual quali
ies is infinite.
This is the true nature ol man
he spiritual manifestation ol
3od, the only man there really
s. This is the truth of each one
3f us, yesteida , today and for
;ver—the true nature which we
earn in Christian Science to
Haim and to demonstrate.
Need foi Spiritual Development
Perhaps some may say: “But
what about the mortal, material
body? How do you reconcile the
Biblical record of spiriti al man
with the apparent fact that mor
tal man exists as a material
body? Where did thi come
from?” Mrs. Eddy was c mver
sant with current theories ot
evolution and discusses in hei
writings the theories of Darwin
But from the heights >1 piritual
vision she draws a deal distinc
tion between the true, spititual
man derived from God, Spirit
and the false, mortal belief of
man appearing as a material body
which begins as an unconscious,
microscopic chemical organiza
tion and later develop.- into a
complicated, articulated, highly
sensitive body By this explana
tion man is a nortal, evolving
through the accumulation and re
organization of material atoms,
becoming more complicated at
each stage of development.
But is man primarily dust? 11
so what is th explanation ol
ones spiritual nature? How can
one have, as he plainly has, the
capacity to think, to love, to be
happy, to express the qualities ol
honesty, joy, patience, serenity
and the like? Can dust express
'he qualities derived frort Spirit'’
Why, no. What, then, is this
material body? Christian Science
shows it to be only a human
concept, the subjective state of
mortal though! which changes
according to the mental eond.
tion of the individ jal. Mrs Eddy
says in Science and Hec’th (p
199): "Mortals develop their own
bodies or make them sick, ac
cording as they influence them
through mortal mind." The re
sponsibility for mankind’s un
folding health and happ.ness
mceed its survival—therefore
i ests upon spiritual development,
upon the ever-increasing expres
sion of the characteristics of God
;’.u11, fhe one and only creator
of the immortal universe
Thinkers if today are seriously
considering whether sufficient
emphasis has been placed upon
the importance of spiritual
fhi\Wtih H1ici evolutiun- for without
this development in grace there
vivffi13 h°Pe °f rnankinc1s sur
caSdTn'm Scientists are dedi
cated to the activity of spiritual
fr°*’thf and t0 obedience to the
laws of Spirit. They look tor and
P'ay dai,y for the development
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mr part? Addressin : a ,. ' ’ J
students Mrs g j,;., , /
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‘We, to-day. In this c!a
ire enough to convert tit
f we are of one Mind: f r th, n
he whole world will feel the in
duence of this Mind."
As we pray fo? that Mind to
3C in us "which was also in ehr'<’
frsus” we discovet that -L
quality of gratitude ber. :nt< n_
ireasintly active in oui think .
Gratitude has an important p;’-,.,
n the lives of Christian s .n.
ist■- Each Wednesdn\ ,
ire held in their churches •
vhieh testimonies of healing en
liven
A Business Problem Solved
A friend of mine gained her
irst ray of light on a seriiu
business problem while atientl
ng a testimony nieeting At ule
ime het though' was overeast
ind stormy with resentment, lor
hat very week, she had received
in alarming report of the failure
>f a business from which she and
ter family derived their income
rhis business had prospered ov r
i long period on a solid founda
ion of service to the public, but
lubsequenl to the passing of the
nanagement to othei hands had
;eriously deteriorated Dividends
•eased and final liquidation at a
otal loss seemed inevi’aoit Re
>orts from accountants and law
yers showed the utter hopeless
less if the position, and in spite
if the many healings she had
iXDerieneed in Christian S™.n™
ny ' iend felt helpless to tackle
i problem which had proved be
•ond the power of competent
justness advisers to solve
At this Wednesday evening
neeting she heard the account of
i physical healing from the el
ects of a fall whicf had been
jrought about by the individual’s
eversing the testimony of the
naterial senses and maintaining
he true facts of spiritual being.
\ second speaker gave thanks for
he solution of a problem con
cerning the selling of a house
hrough the application of divine
netaphvsics.
These two testimonies awak
'iie i my iriend to •-ealize • : she,
ilso. could solve this business
iroblem through Christian i
mce She wrote out on a piece
if paper ail the reference- she
could find in Mrs Eddy's wi ilin :s
o the reversal of the evr’enct f
he senses, such as (Science and
iealth 120 7) "Science t\ is
he false testimony of the ph . i
al senses, and by this revei-al
nortals arrive at the fundamental
acts of being "
For several months she slocked
hese passages daily and faith
ullv corrected her concept 11 die
lusiness and the se responsible
or its direction She now saw it
is representing an idea if Soul
vhich could not be curtailed or
le insecure or impeded in any
cay She reversed her thinking
bout the directors of wh m >iie
lad thought so bitterly, and she
aw them as expressions of God,
nanifesting intelligence and
lertness. Moreover, she gained a
;reat sense of spiritual peace on
he whole question, realizing that,
s Christian Science teaches, she
ould never be separated from
chat was really hers as the
nanilestation of divine Love In
act her whole thinking on the
natter was transformed.
Then, one morning, to her ;j>'
he rece’ved a letter saying an
ffer had been received t > take
ver the business at a sum run
iing into six figures, and not only
hat, uut dividends were to be
aid up for the past three years,
’he problem was solved
Gratitude Brings Healing
Now all this good flowed to my
riend through the gratitude ex
ressed at a testimony meeting
Iratitude is a powerful healing
gent: it is a joyous affirmation
When faced with a multitude
o feed in a desert place Christ
esus prayed, he lifted ip his
yes, away from the material evi
enee of lack, and gave thanks to
iod Reversing the evidence of
ne senses, he expressed gratitude
or the abundant supply whic-n
e knew God is always pouring
orth to His beloved children,
he result was immediate 1 -e
lnrfal nicfnrp m lark was
ersed. All were fed and satis
ed and there was plenty ■ cei
Christ Jesus is the Way, and .ns
lethod is the pattern for us all
j follow in our need. Christian
cience has revealed to us die
ivine law of universal harmon.'
nderlying the Master's £rca
a ids. It has restoied primitiv
hristian healing to the wor. ‘
has shown us the way to n
’ell and happy and fearless L
s go home today with hearts lu
I gratitude for all God's spiritu
ifts—gifts which perhaps '
ave not yet seen but which '
now must be (lowing from
itinite source of all good. Lt;
ve in accord with the Pt, tl
iw of Love, having that Mini >
s which was also in t |;! ,
?sus Then the prophet s _ -
ill be fulfilled (Hab 2:141
le earth shall be fllleo '■ -
le knowledge of the glory oi >•
ord, as the waters cover •*