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MANKIND NEEDS ; FULL MEASURE 'OF CONTENTMENT (Continued From Page One.) *— 1 “i —* perity on this planet as that which prevailed during the twenty years preceding the first of August. 1014, and later developments seem to show that never in all the ages was discontent so prevalent in the breasts and thoughts of men as during ■ this period. Some of the nations were so rich that they could afford to apply almost unbelievable of-revenue to a means'of giving \ent to their unrest. Freedom from indebtedness, phenomenal expansion of trade, luxury unrivaled in ancient or in modern times—individual fortunes swollen almost beyond calculation, individual extravagance carried on with a confidence and tft boldness that *>uld neither be reasoned with nor tnshed—-these were all present, and yet the nations and their populations were unhappy. Time was, and that not so very long ago, when, comparatively speaking a man’s wants were little here below, and among the great majority of the people only moderate effort was required to supply them. BtiP prosperity, legitimate and artificial, has nniltigjied men’s seeming wantp in our days many times over, and hair made them so complex, that they have long since passed anti distanced actual needs. To meet what have now come to be known as warns demands a constant strain; attainment only whets the appetite for more: emulation takes the joy out of accomplishment; possession disappoints rather than satisfies, and’getting, gnaws at the heels of having.. MATERIALISM . Has its chance. Never it&s materialism had His way more completely than in the last seven years. Never has its way been less obstructed. To have opposed its headlong cayeer during the greater part of this time would have been to invite opprobrium and hostility. It dominated nearly everything and everybody. An opponent of its methods would be as one crying in the wilderness in the midst of a howling storm. K<re was its chance, and it made the most of ity For years it had been impatiently awaiting the day when it would prove itself the greatest force on the globe. The opportunity coming at last, it proved only one thing;"its ability to destroy. It upset the world, it halted progress, it stopjted production, it unsettled the thoughts of men, it wrought-* havoc and scattered wreckage wher&ver its power or Influence was felt. Mg'he world is still staggering from its Bhunderous explosions. It counted upon ™ts big loans, big profits, high wages, great bank accounts—the setting in of an era of inflation and artificial prosperity—for justification. All of these were realized to the satisfaction of human craving, and with their realization came a period of ltixury and extravagance such as* history had never recorded; but in conjunction with at ail came experiences in popular disillusionment, popular disappointment, and, worse than* nil, in widespredft moral degeneracy, from which no-'permanent recovery is possible save that which shall be brought about through spiritual regeneration. The ailigent from which the world is suffering is mental and individual. All causation is mental. Society, .taken either in its smaller or larger aspect, is primarily individualistic. That which deleterio'usly affects the individuals delete- , riously affects the mass** ;* by healing the individual a -great step* is taken toward the healing of the community and the nation. Mary Baker Eddy, a solitary. but 4v no means a lonely figure In the world's history, thought all this out. and thought it out to a logical conclusion, over half a -century ago, when as the herald of of new crusade she sounded the keynote of universal free dom, asking a fuller acknowledgment of _jhe rights of man as a son of God, demanding that the fetters of sin. sickness and death be stet- ken from the human mind and that this freedom —a freedom Immeasurably greater than anything in the nature of political liberty—be won through the abandonment of all barbarious and savage methods, and by resort to the spiritual healing of existing wrongs. How much the world—how much mankind —would have gained in the last fifty years htrd her doctrines been adopted by rulers and statesmen : t the beginning of this period, and adhered to, is beyond com- - putation. The sorrow, the anguish, the bitter woe piled upon human misery dur ing the last eight years could have been and would have b'eeti averted, if only 3br tribute to the First Comraanffcaent had been taken into the/consciousness , of men and nations. LOOKING IN THE V WF.ONG DIRECTION. Outside of Christian Science, practically all are looking in a direction for an acceptable and isatisfyiug * arrangement of the differences that are disturbing the world. It is generally- hoped that byappealing to the individual and collective selfishness of men a basis of settlement may be found through territorial gifts, through some amelioration of indemnities, through resumption of trade relations, through preferential tariffs, or, when these, or any- of them, fail of effect, through some kind of pressure. The thought of bringing about an understanding on a basis of good will, of unselfishness, of forgiveness and forgetfulness of brotherliness, of the Golden Rule, of the Christly injunction that “ye love one another," is submerged by the false Ad foolish belief that behind every interna, tional treaty all the ancient geographical, racial, tribal, political and religious bigotries, prejudices and bitternesses must be preserved to meet possible or impossible /emergeDitt. This is the bad oldsSethod of international intercourse from which advanced government has essayed from time to time, and struggled honestly and earnestly, to escape, by the adoption of an open and frank diplomacy. The condition thus sought to be remedied, and which is still to be remedied, has prevailed Jyom the earliest period. The Prophet Isaiah was constrained by materialists about him to say: “The Pay of peace they know not, and there "is no judgment in their goings; they have made them crooked paths; whose ever goeth therein shaft,not know peace. Therefore is judgment fnjfc from us: neither doth justice overtakeiis : *.ve wait for light, bftt behold obenrity, for brightness but we walk in darkness * * And Judgment is turned away backward, end justice standeth afar off, for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter." Mary Baker Eddy, if-A he leaders of the peoples of the earth would see it '‘as some day they must apd shall, has long since made clear the basts upon which ! world harmony can be secured ; namely, I through the understanding of -the one great and only God. whereby the destrucibout all falße 6° ds “m.v be brought EFFICACY OF* CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. That Christian Science heals sin, sick-' ness and disease and drives out all manner of evil in individual cases is a fact so often attested and so thoroughlv eaMllsnid that it were a waste of time at Uii-r late day to undertake to offer SVKlher proof. The healing efficacy of I Christian Science is now admitted by in- ; formed people everywhere. Ministers of the orthodox churches and..even medical' doctors very generally acknowledge it, i although with certain reservation*' They have uot aft yet been brought around to i the point of seeing that there can be no reservations, limitations nor restrictions when we are dealing with the power and ! mercy and love of God. They might as I weli acknowledge tbe principle of mathematics. or recognize the law of gravita- : tion, or the diurnal revolution of the! earth, or the orderly motion of the planets, or the rise and fall of tjie tides, with certain reservation*. _■ Truth admits of no Variations, no ! ■modifications. The doctors of divinity.: Ruid the doctors of than whom, , as a rule, there are no more eonscien- '■ tious men in the world, feel free to say i In these days Utah there are times, when Christian Science does some ! good. When pressed they will even go i so far as to recall instances that have i come under their immediate observation where men and women have been greatly i Improved physically, mentally and morally by Christian Science, but often they will be quick to qualify this admission by saying that there are times, of course, when Christian Science goes too far.’ Here they are inconsistent and illogical again, for they are, perhaps inadvertently and unconsciously, but nevertheless surely. committing themselves to the position that right q&n be wrong, or that good can be bad, or that truth can be false, in certain circumstances. They would not think of saying that in their experience they had found addition, subtraction and multiplication fp work opt

fairly well, but'- that the rules of arithmetic are sometimes carried too far. Now, Christian Science from tne first to the last word of out textbook, or it is not true at all. If it be false at any | point, If it be ‘faulty at any point, if it be not in absolute line with one invariable, changeless Principle at all points then, to use the words of Paul, our preaching ie vain; and moreover, to para- ! phrase slightly the language of that gredt j Apostle, we win* have accepted Christian Science are the most hopeless and most miserable of people. To go further, if further it would be possible to go, if i Christian Science is not altogether trne—- ; if the healing power of the Christ be not ' present yesterday, today and forever—- : then we who have been proclaiming our ! healing throagh Christian Science from i the very housetops are false witnesses. ; But we who have been healed in Chrisj tian Science, and we who- have pwnijeed jit to the haaling of others, know full | well that when its Principle is intelli-:-gently, honestly and trustfully employed,, it never falls. This Principle has always ! existed*; it has been known to certain of j God's people tnrougkout 44-the ages, and | it was understood by Jesus more clearly : than by any of his predecessors^ SIARY" BAKER - ! EDDY’S TASK. j Apparently lost for centuries, the • ence whereby it could be put into oper- ; ation as a tangible, practical, usable, i workable agency, was rediscovered uy ! Mary Baker Eddy. Her grei t task, the ! greatest that woman has ever been called i upon to perforin, was to proclaim and | demonstrate convincingly to a doubting world her marvelous revelation. In her | own simple but beautiful language she ‘ tells us when and how each of her steps | was taken. Those acquainted with her i writings are familiar with the story, i She left nothing to mere assertion. She ! proved by demonstration every declaration which she set down in writing, in the year 1866, she tells us. she discovered the Christ Science or divine laws of Life, Truth and Love, and named this discovery Christian Science; but her first j pamphlet on the subject, although copy- \ righted In 1870. did not appear in print ! until 1876, or ten years after her divine ; revelation, “as she had teamed,” to use ; her own words, “that this Science must i be demonstrated by healing, before -a work on the subject, could be-profitably | studied. 'She was in no hurry td launch her discovery upon a world slow,to yield itself to consideration of anew 'philosophy of life, and one especially that Under- : took to refute or reverse practically ail | the theories of human existence handed down by the schools from time lmI memorial. She knew too much of the world. \to trust her revelation in its hands until she was prepared with such proof as it would demand to Insure at x least a respectful, if a skeptical, hearing. To obtain these proofs, and to render them convincing and irrefutable, she gave herself over to prayer and study, i When she sought authority she sought | and found it in the Bible. When she ‘ sought guidance, she Ipoked for it Yn ! the teachings of Christ Jesus and his apostles. All of her dependence for light was placed upon tbe Scriptures and when she finally laid her thesis Def’ni a critical people It was fortified with spiritual truth in every line, sehtence, i paragraph and page. Nothing has been more puzzling or i more annoying ly < fcift!lug to her critics j than the fact of her scrupulous, persist- * i ent, tenacious adheren-e to the Bible— I ■ to the book Which Christians through j i centuries have regarded, or have pro- j fes3ed to regard, as divinely inspired, j ! Mte took ir and employed it as the key- ; stone of her philosophy. She took it, j as it was intended plainly by its in- j spired writers to be taken, in spirit and j in truth, neither deducting from it nor ! adding to iff but accep)rtng it with open I mind and interpreting it in accordance j with its manifest design and meaning. CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS AND THE BIBLE. Just as the discoverer and Founder of jt Christian Science places the Bible first ; at all times; Just as she looks to it and clings to it at all times for Inspiration j and for strength; just as she has given ; it first place in the religious tenets and services of the church she instituted ; and organized, so do ail of her loyal followers accept Its inspired AA'ord as 1 their sufficient guide tb eternal life. It \ is within reasonable bounds to j say that in no other class or denomina- ! tion of professed Christian religionists ; is the Bible esteemed more highly or ; studied more regularly, closely, earnestly j or intelligently than it is among Chris- < tian Scientists. The Christian Science ! textbook, Scieiice and Health, is an ex- j position of the Bible, a Key to the Scrip- ! tures, and, as such, it has already un- I locked for millions, as it is destined to - unlock for countless multitudes to come, ; inexhaustible treasures of spiritual wis- ; dom and understanding. In the earlier days of her labor the I critics were puzzled and baffled -by the , discovery that many statements in her I works which they regarded as the most; radical and the 'most * startling—state- j ments that cnallenged and sometimes flatly contradicted or positively contro verted their time-honored and seemingly rock-rooted theological premises and con- : elusions —were based upon biblical passages which they had commonly and fia bitually used in services aniT sermons, but which, in the light shed upon them by this woman—this presumptuous warn an—presented a meaning altogether new to them —so surprisingly new, indeed, that when they came across them in Mary Baker Eddy's writings they questioned the Correctness of her quotations and j flew to their Bibles in the confident but \ain hope of proving her Inaccurate and ; i unreliable. j Christian and orthodox in her environ- j ment through childhood, girlhood and young womanhood's , Christian and or-! thodox in research and thought throughout her long years of study to fit herself ■ for the work to which she had been j called, she was moved by no impulse j to overturn the faith tc which her Puri ! ancestral beliefs led her to subscribe, | 'but, rather, to buttress it with the sup.i port which its foundations lacked —with j the proofs, that is, which she intuitively ; felt were obtainable through a higher j and holler" understanding of the Bible. j .MRS. EDDY’S REMARKABLE RECORD, x Unless one has made a study of her life-work, especially during the period of her greatest activity, the period in which she instituted and established a denomination which now spreads throughout the habitable globe, it will be difficult if not impossible for him to obtain a comprehensive understanding of this remarkable woman’s achievements. Beginning while still an invalid, by delving into all‘the authorities she could lay her • hands upon, questioning and scrutiu- | izing the generally accepted premises and ! conclusions of thpolpgical disputants, | continuing for years to dig among the i theological debris of centuries in the confident hope of finding the lost key to the i Scriptures; finding it, reburnishing .t and unlocking the .treasures which she ! sought, safeguarding them that, they; might not be dissipated among the lg- J norant, going on to the teaching of her j first student*, to the writing and dis tributing *ff her early pamphlets among a chosen few: preparing and publishing a book that has changed for the better the thought ofl millions, founding a College or Metaphysics, in which during seven years she personally taught over four thousand students; organizing the first established Church of Christ, Scientist, acting as its pastor, lilling the presidency of the first Christian Science Association, revising her first work, writing ‘ other books,- and unaided, for a period, as well a*i publishing the' Christian Science Journal, carrying on 4’- : rent supervision over the whole Christian j Science movement down to the smallest important detail—writing.'traveling, dictating, preaching, founding a weekly pul) | iication and later on a daily, and through i it all compiling a Manual containing by- j laws for the Government through all the years to come of the church organization ; which she had established. What a pic- i turo is this! What an exhibit is this of | dedicated intellectual and moral effort, of unselfish and unselfed devotion to an 1 ideal, a conviction and an inspiration'. The preparation of the Manual would of Itself constitute a monument to the in spired wis Join o i Mary Baker .Eddy, embracing, as it does, rules and laws for the Government ami perpetuation of the Christian Science organization that have withstood, and are destined to withstand, ail the shafts of evil may be directed against them by open or by hid-, den foes. It has taken centuries to-.bring , about the separation of Church ami State, 1 even in the degree to wnich it is at pres- j ent acknowledged and maintained. The j Man'ual of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, 1 Massachusetts, is destined to beLbe fiaodel ! of legislation under which in all coun- j tries religions worship in the future will j be assured of freedom from State regu- [ lation and political interference. There is still existent a certain amount I of irritation in some quarters because ! Christian Scientists, to use a common I phrase, "rmfke so much of Mrs. Eddy." , Some of our critics express the opinion that the name of Mrs. Eddy occurs too , often in Christian Science services, in Christian Science and in Christian Science writings. It will have to be admitted that, us a matter of fact, Christian Scientists do make much of Mrs.

Edtjy, but a very simple reason for it should be sufficient justification. They make so much of Mrs. Eddy, because Mrs. Eddy has made so much of theta. But ihere is another, and a stronger reason, l Christian Scientists make so much of Mrs. i Eddy, because not to understand and api preciate her would mean failure to under- ; stand and appreciate the truth which God has revealed through her to the world. ' , J believe the lawyers in this audience ; will agree with me that there is nothing < in tlie liue.of testimony that goes farther j with court or jury than that which comes I freel/ at hand. This it was that gave immeasurable strength to the : preaching of the Apostle Paul. This it ' was that down to our time gives so much ; weight to his epistles. Christian Scienj lists do not feel hurt nor offended when ! The right of their revered Leader to so ! much recognition and gratitude is quesj Honed, for they attribqte such criticism !to lack of understanding of the facts. Many, perhaps a very great many, who are today numbered among those who never miss an opportunity of expressing gratitude to her, were at one timrnum- , bered among the people who became irnI patient at tbe mere mention of her name-, i Neither do Christian Scientists feel hurt j and ofreneded whenMoubts of the heal--1 power o' the faith they hold is voiced 1 in their presence, for. very likely, they have been at one time audible doubters themselves. They would rather, indeed, into personal contact with the vigorous, robust, (|j.itspdken. honest doubters, .than with one who is overready to ac- . °ept superficially everything' that is i offered, without looking for proof, and without proper consideration or investigation. SCIENCE OPEN * WIDE TO INQUIRY. I , more questions an inquirer xtsks In Christian Science, the more proof he , demands, the more determined he is to investigate for himself, the more promising convert and the better c#ireb member and worker he becomes eventually. It is safe to say-that, an overwhelming majority of those who accept Ghrisiian Science are persons who can give a reason for the faith that*4 in them. They are persons who have taken nothing on hearsay, who have not been swayed by the influence of others, who do not conjecture. who do not guess, who do uot merely believe, but who have won understaudfrom experience, and who know. Paul knew. He had had personal experience with the regenerative power of the Spirit. He drew and convinced great audinces everywhere because he was able to give testimony at first hand—-because he could speak out of the fullness of personal, acraal, human experience, because he could tell of a mental chabge rhat with the quickness of a lightning flash, transformed his character and made him a new r mflu. There arc tens of thousands of Pauls In #;r day throughout the world—tens of thousands of persons, that is, who have been turned through Christian Science from wrong to right thinking, healed of sick and sinning beliefs, cured of pernicious tendencies, relieved of slavish bablti, liberated frmu bondage and restored to the liberty which belongs to God's childrei*-; and these are ready and willing to give direct testimony to the healing power of Life, Truth and Love and to offer heartfelt gratitude to Mary Baker Eddy, who Jed them by her teachings from dnrkness.lnto light. V\'e have from our revered Leader an unqualified Indorsement of the axiom that tue impossible never happens. We have learned from her (hat what blesses one, blesses ail. Most of us realize from our oivn experience that good manifested! ra- ! dlatcß beyond the bounds of our vision, even beyond the bounds of our lmaglna- ; tipn. Our reasoning faculties teach us, even if our spiritual intuition be dull,, that if Christian Science heals in one instance through the intelligent application of Principle, there can be no limitations ’ placed upon its healing efficacy, tt needs only to be applied to government, to politics, to economics, to finance, to commerce, to sociology, to education^to tin* morals of the people in order that U shall work marvelous changes in that potential I powmr of democracy "known as popdlar opinion. There is no more efficacious agency than Christian Sciei>re for tbe promotion of better taßte, higher aspirations and good will among all people. It- is the : most tranquiliziiig influence operating throughout the worid today. Its doc- j trines have already transformed for the better the aspiration and character of 1 ’’mliiioDS of people in all of the ’ globe, and every one of these Is spre*d- j irtg itsHruth, expressing his gratitude, much by word or mouth, nor by indulging in religious controversy, as by letting his tight shine. Through the re flection of Life. Truth and Love, the omnipotent power of God is being more widely recognized now than ever before, /and there Is coming into the conselonsness of the nations, slowly but surely, an attitude of thought which will eventually weld the hearts as well as the in- j teres: sos men. THE PARAMOUNT MISSION. Tt must never be lost sight of that Christian Science is engaged fits! and last in the task of restoring to the world the Word and perpetuating the works given and carried on by Christ Jfsus, and that its grandest mission and Us greatest joy Is to regteffer primitive Christianity and to prepefuate these works as the Master himself, were he once more among us, would direct. He came with healing in his thought, with healing in ids voice with healing in his touch. He went about everywhere doing good. As in hls*day, the Word Is healing all manger of disease, yet Christian Scientists know full well, for their teacher has so instructed them, that, as In Jesm’ day, the healing of .physical ailments is a means rather than an end. Reeause of the stiffness of their necks snd i he hardness of their hearts, in our tin:— -t, as was (he case nineteen hundred ye rs ago, human beingE must be Impressed with some tangible'evidence suitable to their understanding, of ’he love and mercy and power of God before they are Brought to a relaxation of the fact, that the paramount mlssio* of Christian Science is the destruction of sin. the root of ail human sorrow and suffering. / ; Christian Scientists make no stronger pretentions of belief in the Bible than do qfher professed Christians, but Chrisflnn Scientists go farther than mere heiicf—they trust, and strive to under- ; stand. And according to the measure of their understanding they make practical application of Bible truths and achieve demonstrations. One might, believe in mathematics fervently, devotedly, ; unwaveringly, everlastingly, without ever getting further than belief. Mere be- i lief would never solve a problem in j figures. One must take chalk, jt pencil or pen in hand and work .the problem out in accordance with the principle of the science if anything is to be accom- j plished. Christian Scientists, following the instruction of Mary Baker Eddy, and adhering to the Principle which she discovered. prove the truths in the Bible through their understanding, and their work aH.they go along- and bang realization of’its prophecies and its promises; into their daily experience. Christian Science is not blind faith : it i is an intelligent understanding of God j and of man’s relationship to the Supreme j Being, tlie omnipresent, omniscient and i omnipotent Creator. It. is an understand- j ing of God which admits of no limitation, j question or doubt with regard to His j all-seeing wisdom. Ills all-inclusive j power. His all-embracing Love. It is complete acceptance of the Father-Mother- ; n ,1 of the Eternal. It Is an absolute J ncknowledginefft that the God iff our Bible reigns, goterns, controls the universe. and that Ihere is none ,other beside Him. 1 ' AN UNDERSTANDING OF GOD. Christian Scientists liave come to know -end to measurably understand God through the teachings .and work* of Christ Jesus. the - Wayshower, and through the revelation which Mary Baker Eddy. God s inspired handmaid of these latte? dirys, has given to the world—a revelation which, aitong other things, has v /

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re-established in the consciousness not only of her srtfdents but of vast numbers whdt may not as yet be included among -her followers, the conviction that Jesus did not demonstrate the divine* power to heal for any select number or for a limited period pf time. We have tjie prophecy and the promise of Jesus: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that, believeth on gao, the works that I do shall he do also; nad greater works than thesd shall he do, because 1 go unto my father.” Mrs. Eddy looked forward implicity likewise to the opportunities which Mould come to her followers for tha accomplishment of greater demonstrations than any that were crowning their efforts in the first half century of mind-healing which her discovery bad brought about. Jhus we see that demonstration of the alttfighty healing power of the divine mind is. still in its infancy. Jesus saw and prophesied that not only such''wonderous works as he performed would be continued after hia earthly mission had been brought to a close, but that greqger works would be accomplished by those accepting his teaching and following tin his steps through the future. Mary Baker Eddy, in her self-abnegation was solicitous that she should be known only as one who had planted and watered Ills vineyard, leaving to the years to‘"come, and to growth in understanding, the gathering of greater harvests than she had been privileged to see. Doubtless, there are in this audience Borne who would like to know how even a slight undeVslanding of Christian Science might be obtained. They need not be ashamed to confess their Ignorance; rather should they be proud to entertain and to express a desire for the possession, even in a small degree, of that wqjeh' cannot be gotten for the riches eoi'tained'ln all the earth. “Whence, ‘then, cometh wisdom, and where is tire place of understanding?” asks Job. And he replies: “God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof, for he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven • • And unto man he said. Behold, the fear of the Lord, that j is wisdom, and to depart frofil evil, that ; Is understanding.” "Wisdom Is themrlnj cipal thing,” said Solomon In his I’rovarbs, “ihereforef get wisdom, and with all thy getting get understanding.” THE BEG NNER IN SCIENCE. To obtain an understanding of Christian .Science, lk to obtain an understand- . ing of God and His relation to Man. If stAkers are fn earnest, I can promise that they will quickly find ready, kindly, patient and edmpetent helpers, not only at the beginning of the Journey, but ail along the road. They cotne ia the right attitude If they come as little children, with) reeeptlye minds, prepared to listen to the Trutn. Only by putting away Belf —self-righteousness—all self-made, niun-uiads, world-made opinions—and by consecrating ttiemseives to the task of acquiring It, at any coat and at any sac- ! rifice, can an understanding which will enable them to make progress in divine Science be attained. “When we wait patiently on tied and seek Truth righteous ly. Tie directs our path,” says the discoverer and foptider of Chrlß’lan Science. ! (Science ami Health, p. 264 ; 10.) i feet mortals grasp the ultimate of spirit ual perfection slowly, but to begin aright j and to continul"the strife of demonstrating the great problem of being is doing much.” To begin •right, is to provide oneself with a copy of the Bible and of the Christian Rclettee textbook, and to zealously and religiously study their con tents. All of Christian Science la con- ! tallied in these two volumes. To study the Bibf* and Science and Flealth intelligently and ptwiitably dc- , mauds constant recourse to prayer, ghat the eyes and the heart may be opened 'to understanding “The prayer that re- i forms the sinner -and heals the sick," snvs Mrs. Eddy, “Is an ansolute faith that all things are possible to God—a spiritual understanding of Hlui, an an selfed love.” It is a fact, strange as it may appear- to those of other religious denotapiations, that through Christian Science hundreds of thousands of Chris J tian people have been inducted for the j first time how to pray. Great multitudes have come into Chris . tian Science seeking health, seeking a larger share in ths refinements and oorti j forts of life, seeking domestic tranquil ; lty. business ease: great multitudes will J continue to come Into Christian Science j In the hope of obtaining the iuee they i have sought elsewhere in vain, and they T shall not he dlsa’ppotnted. But the vast 1 majority advangp in Christian Science because they have, In progressing step ! by step, made every other cotisideration secondary to that of rising in spiritual • understanding and working out their j own salvation In hto other way than ; by accepting Christ s many invitations to come unto him, to bring our troubles j to him, to ask of him, believing, any thing we may need—Aot something we simply want —tnay divine assistance be obtained along the rugged way to sal- ; vation. To obtain either heaHng or sal- ; vation, we must be ready to abandon self. Seif is the groat hindrance. Self; blocks the way. Self submerges us it; i our own shadow. Wo must get rid oi j self by realizing the AUness of Got}, by up our hands and declaring j 'withrull the earnestness and honesty tfe can command, “Thy will, .0 Lord, not j mine, be done.” When this point is ! re/feheti, and we are trusting divine Love, j uot partly, but wholly; not conditionally,] but absolutely, the point of healing is also reaehcvd, and salvation to crown the healing is close at hand. ; AN UNWARRANTED , INSINUATION. There are certain fundamentals to the J discovery and philosophy of Mary Baker Edd£ which wb*n recognized and under- ; stood by the Impartial student forever j brush aside the utterly unwarranted and j gratuitous insinuation—the utterly silly aspersion that Christian Science is neither Christian nor scientific. The man who first said this, apparently, vas more concerned about the fashioning of a clever and catchy epigram than-about the truth. ! The saying was picked up by tt thousand } preachers and repeated from a thousand pulpits, but from first to last it has tin- j pressed only the ignorant and the prejudiced. The term Christ lap Science, the discoverer and founder of Christian Science says (Science and Health, p. 12,1;; 16), was used to designate the scientific I system of dfviue healing. Nothing could i be more appropriate or more logical since she hold its to N be basic that all Science ; is of God, not of man. and ; "Health, p. 551 ;16). She holds that Jesus was the most scientific man that ever trod the globe—one whoplunged beneath the I materia) surface of things and found the spiritual cause. Again and agaltr she pays him reverent tribute. She holds that he was inspired by God, by Truth and Hope, In all that he said, and did; f that his spirituality separated him from sensuousness. and caused the selfish materialist to hate him that Jesus est*b iislied In the era the precedent for all Christianity, theology and healing; I that he read mortal mind an a scientific j basis, and that Christians are tinder as direct orders now, as they were In Jesus’ I time, to be Christlike, to possess the : Christ spirit, to follow the Christ ex- j ample, and to heal' the sick as well as j the sinning. * With the clearness and kPennesg of [ spiritual vision which characterizes all j the thinking and speaking and writing j of Mary Baker Eddy, she is able to differentiate between the man Jesus/and the j Christ, and thus, to the satisfaction of 1 Jew and Gentile alike, permanently has | she bridged for millions a theological chasm that ha* yawned menacingly before the eyes of confused and bewildered humanity for centuries Thus has she pus nbied her followers to acknowledge adore one supreme and infinite God; to acknowledge Ills Son, one Christ: to understand Avnat is—meant by the Holy Ghost or divide to reeognizS the real Man as God’s image and likeness arid to subscribe, understandingly and whole-heartedly, to those tenets which fix Christ Jesus indelibly in the thought of Christian as the Wayshower, the Redeemer, the savior o? humanity. Whether we seek understanding' or healing in Christian Science, and it ithould he remembered that undqfstand- 1

ing is possible only through the healing of ignorance, self-opinion and prejudice, we insist come in simplicity, trustfulness and confidence. We must have arrived at a decision to go the full length of the way. There must be no shifting, no hesitancy. Nothing shprt of an unconditional surrender will open the door that leads from captivity to freedom. 'The undecided and unready should blame themselves onlyyif tlte.se proclivities obstruct the work of the practitioner or the teacher, defer healing or entirely prevent it. A BLESSED _ ASSURANCE. Christian Science is rich in blessett-as-surances for the struggling heart, and generous In the granting of them, and one of the most beneficent and benevolent of these is the certainty that where thetfS is an hottest desire for understanding and healing, and a genuine willingness to be taught and lifted out of trouble, succor is close at hand. Those who seek understahding and help in Christian Science honestly, earnestly and confidently, di) not fail to find it. Nobody need pause haltingly at the gate, fearing Jest he is beneath consideration or beyond hope or help. Since God Is Love and GjU Is omnipotent, nothing that is good can be impossible. ■— Never has there been a time In all history when men were iu greater need than now of that" clearness of sight, that steadiness of purpose, strength of character—that probity, jierspleacliy and; unshakable moral stamina —which are I imparted through spiritual discernment ! and spiritual understanding- It Is the mission and purpose of Christian Science 1 to bring the kingdom of'God to earin, by dispelling the illusion that material- ; ism, sensuality, money-grubbing, money- . getting, money-spending, can satisfy the ! human desire for contentment, peace and , li&ppiness. The wreckage ail about us of ] liopdS, aspirations, ambitions' based qpon the attainment of mere worldly success, should constitute an impressive warning to the business and professional man as well as to the social strlver of our day. i Wrong thinking is at the *ottnm not i only of individual troubles and sorrows I and sufferings, but it is thg cause of all 1 1 the harrowing evils that beset the'famlly, I the community, the nation, and the world | at large, Christian Science offers/right thinking as a corrective —as an obtain- ; able, feasible, ano7 in fact, as the only possible cure for this stupendous evil, ft the thoughts-of humanity were in himmotiy with the divine Mind, with tilt Commandments, wlih the Beatitudes, with the Prophets, with the teachings of Christ Jesus and his disciples, with the Principle of Christian Science, as revealed through and expounded and taught by Mary Bnker Eddy, the world would be freed from ferment, confusion and tumult. Chrisflan Science corrects, exalts and strengthens ti.he thought of the indi- j vldual, and the thought of the community, the nation and the world will be straightened, elevated and strengthened proportiopately with the increase In the number'tisf individuals who shall'claim, and win, their natural inheritance of light, and who engage In the work of spreading it among their fellows. FIRST GLIMPSE .4 OF SALVATION. Christian Science has helped many hundreds of thousands "of sick and sin- 1 ning, sorrowing and suffering, dlsap- ( pointed, discouraged and despairing'men and women to obtain their first glimpse of salvation, to get their first experience of heaven on earth; to realize fully for the first time thut God is all tin-all, that He is Life, Truth and Love, thfft He is an ever-present help In trouble, their Btrong deliverer.' their sure •salvation. In Chris: tian Science they learn more certainly • than in any other way, because they ■ learn It through their own demonstration, God is a righteous : Judge. He is also a kind, gentle, tender, compassionate, loving, merciful Father; I that He ts ever ready, has ever been ready ; to hear the sigh and to dry the tear of the rapentent, to soothe the hearts of those who coins to Him In humility, with i louging for forgiveness born of genuine ! regret for past shortcomings and back- I siblings. The Christian Scientist, if he be faith- i ful, pray* without ceasing, but he prays to a God who Is Infinite intelligence, who j does not need to he instructed, who lacks nothing in wisdom, who know*, without being told, what is best for Hts children,! and who h.tg provided for them out of the amplitude of His love every tlftng they uoed. He prays for light, for wisdom and for understanding* he prays that the, mind may be la him which was also In Christ Jetfus; he prays that ite .may be honeat, .upright and trite, that he may ! be a good man, a good friend, a good j citizen, that be may not think or *ny or I do anything contrary to God * command ! ments, and with ail nis praying, which is hon-st and pure desfte, uttered or unex j pressed, he yearn* for righteousness, I harmony and peace. Christian Science is essentially * fe Mglon of Faith. Hope and Love, these three; to the Christian Sclent!*; the greatest ■of these is Love, because it comprehends ail-yfiat Love which doth not tis-have itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thlnketh ' no evil; hearetb all things, believeth all things, bopeth all things, enduretb all' things—that LoVe which find* expres*iou ! In the simple lines: Let me be a little* kinder, let me be a ! little blinder To the faults iff those about me; let me! praise a little mote; Let me be when 1 am weary, Just a little bit more cheery ; Let me serve a little better those that 1 am striving for. Let me be a little braver when temptation bids me Avuver; Let me strive a little harder to be oil that I should be; Let me be a little rneeker with the brother that Is weaker; Let mo think more of my neighbor and a little less of u^>.

Tabby Escapes With All of Nine Lives FAIRPLAY Cnio,. I.—“Tnbby” she pet maltese cat of M. Gwinn of Fairplay, escaped with all of it* traditional ntae lives when it was rescued from an* Id box in which It had been imprisoned for 99 days, without food oi drink. The children of Dr. Gwinn found tbt cat In a boxT'where it is believed to have Jumped from a burning building last Juno. “Tabby” was a handful of skin and bones when rescued. It *cou!d not stand on its legs 4nd could not eveu meow, but is expected to recover under careful nursing. People Order Their Monuments Too Soon OBERLIN, Ohio, Feb. t.—More persons think of death and prepare for It than people, generally, imagine, according to G. W. Ernst, 60, last survivor of ten men who started In the stone cutting trade at NorwaNt forty years ago. Ernst said he had y'dozen monuments which he carved out to order, not to be delivered uatM the persons ordering them die. Some of these monuments, stated Ernst, have been ready for oyer twenty yen rs. Soviet Refuses toTteduce Army COPENHAGEN, Feb. I.—A proposal by Nicolai Lenin that the Soviet army Jte reduced In size one-half to appease nte United States has beeri rejected by the central executive committee, salf! a Moscow dispatch to the Social Demokrat today. Leon Trotzkl, commissar for war, addressed Jhe counsel opposing the reduction and declaring Russia would be attacked if she disarmed. Trotzki op- 1 posed the Genoa conference as a trap.

IT’S EASY TO SEW WITH PICTORIAL REVIEW PATTERNS They have patented cutting, guide and construction charts. On sale here. —First Floor, Northwest.

French Serge 54 inches wide $1.48 All wool; in desirible shade of navy blue $1.48 —First Floor, North.

WOMEN’S GLOVES GLOVES FOR WOMEN, of capesktn, suede and chamois, 6-inch strap wrist, PK sewn; gray, beaver, tan, white and chamois shades; up to $4.50 qualities, t qq pair |> 1 .i/O WASHABLE FABRIC GLOVES FOR WOMEN, 2-clasp; black, white, mastic and covert (“r* shades; pair... DUC —First Floor, Southwest. WASH LACES PURE LINEN CLUNY EDGES AND INSERTIONS up to 1-inch width. COTTON TORCHON LACE EDGES, up to 3 inches wide— FILET CROCHET LACE EDGES, up to 2% inches wide, iu white and ecru— BEAUTIFUL PARIS VAL. LACE EDGES AND •INSERTIONS, 1 to 2 inches wid#At 5C Yard —First Floor, Northeast.

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PLAID BLAN KETB. extra size, soft and fleecy, shell stkeh ends; beautiful color' combination plaids; exfTa speelal, _ (* no pair

GUILT COTTON, long, staple, soft and fluffy, 72x90, 1-pound >lCweight, roll *K)C

ALL-WOOL PLAID BLAN RETS, 70x80, full double bee size, steam shrunk, varioui color plaids; last season’! &, $8.75

BEDSPREADS, double bed size, good range or patterns' (no phone orders), ei tft extra special f I.4J

OUT ui G FLANNEL. 28 inches wide, I ght colors, good heavy weight, fleeced on both sides, assortment of neat stripes and check designs; 20e quality,'. ICyard IDC

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Children’s Skuffer ji sh 2Slsl .49 * Well made, of | J _ brown leather with extension soles; s t urdy, neat appealing , and practical. —Third Floor. T 1 /A - ' In Our Model Grocery Quality—Service—Moderate Prices Exclusive distributors for Indianapolis and vicinity of Park.& Tilford’s world’s best food products. On sale only from 8:30 a.- m. to B| JG? Id*II 1B 12 m. Sunlit bread, hot from our . M?Ill(LflV ovens. All pan breads, Including v rye, graham and whole wheat; 1- - pound loaves, while supply .lasts, loaf

CHOICE RIBS OF BEEF, for roasting. IQ. pound .iOC

CREAMERY BCTTEfe, Sunlit, delicious, churned fro<h from pasteurized cream, A<V pound....! dUL

LIPTOJi’S, TEA, 1-pound tin, 89c ▼ FQ„ quality vUC

BTAP NAPTHA WASHING POWDER, large pack- OC age; 33c quality v \..faJC

ON BARGAIN TABLES BRER RABBIT < RLSTELL WATER SOFTENER, 12-ounce package;* \ 10c quality X 2 for \ VAN CAMP'S SOUP, pea, bouillon, No. 1 cans; 12Ujc I quality 2.for I v CLAM CHOWDER. No. 3 can; 45c quality '... 1 TT-. +- FORTUNE MARA (ONI OR SPAGHETTI, 9c qual. I Up 10 lty - v * for I * CLAM JUICE, Monarch brand, 19-ounce can; 15c qual- I 49c BLUE LABEL KABO, can; 13c qual- f A...1 lty 2 for yualFRCITED OATS, a healthful combination of fruit and \ selected oats, 18-ounce package; 25<* quality / ItieS—EGLIKE, a substitute for eggs; 29c quality / HOWARD’S OYSTERS, No. T can; 20c quality.../.... I RAFFETTO’B MELBA SAUCE, for a delicious dessertr 1 P* 9-ounce bottl%; 49c quality J I * OKRA, large, whole, white; No. 2 can; 20c quality... I 1.1 WHITE LINE WASHING POWDER, S-ounCe pack- I ' age; 5c quality * for I VAN CAMP'S EVAFORATF.D MILK. 6c quality.. 4 for I MRS. SHEPARD’S APPI.E FLAKES, delicious, ready I cooked, 8-ounce package; 23c quality / DUNHAM S COCOANCT, Vi pound package; 18c qual- / Uy 1 n —Fifth floor.

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3,241 Brand New APRONS / f °r iill WOMEN R Mm J&bk and MISSES’ mM Mm M * Regular and I§M ggg BSltißll||l| Extra Sizes Smart new aprons made during the dull period of a large manufacturer's *season and priced exceedingly low. The styles are in fact they are close copies of aprons made to retail at $2. Perky sashes, basket pockets, ric rac braid, black satin piping, sudplus styles, Peter Pan collars —just a few of the many attractive trimming features. Checks, plaids, stripes, fancies, light and dark color percales and ginghams. Come early, women who choose but one will bp the exception. So unusual ‘the value. On sale at 84£.

$6. *7, ?§ and $lO Q Men’s Trcyusers O’— Tremeiylous variety makes it easy to* match your and vest. , SPECIAL PURCHASE AND SALE—THOUSANDS OF PAIRS, “BOLT ENDS” of suit patterns—fine all-wool fabrics. Sale price 9iv.^s

SALE—ALL-WOOL OVERCOATS For Men and y(fling Men $14.90 Fine all-wooL “playback” tfabrics in this season’s newest and smartest models. Sale price 914 90. N Sheep-Lined Coats for Men, $6.95 I • “

“FIRST LONG TROUSER" SUITS, TWO TROUSERS INCLUDED. All-wool fabrics. Smart styles (ft t j young men (demand aPItwU

ROTAL LCCHKON COFFEE, our own blend of the finest coffees, perfect aroma and flavor (3 pounds,^ 95c), pound J4C

CALUMET BAKING POWDER, 1-pound can, 0030c quality 4jC

CHE VALUER AFftBT SARDINES. Vpound 40tin, 89c quality, .....IJQ

SALE—ALL-WOOL .suits For Men and Young Men $19.90 New suits, the most desirable pattens and models. A real saving on suits, men‘will be proud to own. j Two Trousers Included at $25.00 i

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