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Christian Science recognizes that all power, all knowledge,...
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Christian Science recognizes that all power, all knowledge, all presence, all action, is vested in God, Spirit, and that therefore the real universe which He created is spiritual, perfect, and harmonious. Evil, sin, disease, poverty, death, are not therefore a part of the spiritual universe, because they are contrary to the nature of God. Relying wholly on Spirit, Jesus, the apostles and prophets, healed the sick and attained that poise and freedom which have made them true models for manhood ever since. It is interesting to note that throughout Bible history the wonder-workers, hypnotists, witches, magicians, and mesmerists attempted to emulate the genuine works of those who relied on God. Thus the magicians of Egypt strove to do the works of Moses; the prophets of Baal, the deeds of Elijah. In the Old Testament constant warnings by the prophets are given the people against false wonder-workers; and so clearly was this distinction known to the people that even in the time of Jesus the Pharisees attempted to discredit his works by imputing his power to Beelzebub, the alleged god of materiality. The human mind or carnal mind, which St. Paul declares "is enmity against God," is not a healer. In fact, St. Paul declares in another place that it is the "old man" (the carnal mind) which must be put off, before the "new man" (the mind of Christ) can be put on, "which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."
The critic finds some fault with Christian Science because it emphasizes good to the exclusion of evil. I am quite well aware that some psychologists and philosophers have promulgated the theory that a knowledge of evil is necessary in order to appreciate the good; that it is necessary to know darkness in order to see light; that a man can gain knowledge only by comparing better with worse, and that evil is an inevitable and necessary concomitant of good. This seems to be the position of our critic when he states "we could have no apprehension or appreciation of 'good' except for the contrasting experiences that we call 'bad.' "

July 20, 1912 issue
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE A WORLD RELIGION
WILLIAM D. MC CRACKAN, M.A.
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"AN OPEN DOOR"
HENRY E. HEWITT.
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LECTURES IN BRANCH CHURCHES
HORACE SEELY.
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"WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?"
WILLIAM LLOYD.
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EFFECTIVE USHERING
JAMES L. RICH.
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ONLY A DREAM
EDITH M. INGPEN.
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Some weeks ago comment was permitted in your paper on...
David Anderson
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Christian Science is scientific Christianity, or the Science...
William J. Bonnin
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OMNIPOTENCE
CHARLES C. SANDELIN.
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UNIVERSAL APPLICATION
Archibald McLellan
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ALL GOOD IS
John B. Willis
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ABSTINENCE
Annie M. Knott
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THE LECTURES
with contributions from Frank Eberman, John N. Greer, Alden F. Potter, T. M. Tweedie, Charles E. Jarvis, S. Manson Abbott, William F. Rainey
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Unbounded gratitude urges me to relate some of the great...
Leonard W. Langford
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I wish to give my testimony to the healing power of...
J. T. Jackson
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After a fall on a polished floor in March, 1911, it seemed...
Vinnie L. Woodman
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So many times I have been helped and encouraged by the...
Jessie C. Hitchcock
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I feel it is time for me to give my testimony to those...
Maggie Hunt with contributions from A. F. Buermann
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When Christian Science was first presented to me, twenty...
Belle Black with contributions from Florence Jones
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I came to Christian Science for something with which to...
Mary E. Hartzog
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I wish to express my gratitude for Christian Science, for...
Fred. B. Cline with contributions from Alice R. Keeney
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I wish to express my deep gratitude for the truth that has...
Nellie S. Andersen with contributions from Alexander Kennel
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I am indeed grateful for the many blessings which have...
Elizabeth A. Hayden
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UNFAILING LIGHT
LAURA GERAHTY.
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FROM OUR EXCHANGES
with contributions from J. H. Jowett, M. M. Pattison Muir