Article December 1, 1917 Issue

The beautiful stanza which "J. D." quotes from Gray's...

Duncan Sinclair—Glasgow, Scotland

The Partick Gazette

The beautiful stanza which "J. D." quotes from Gray's elegy seems to indicate, if but indirectly, that men, no matter who they may be, are to be esteemed for the good they know and practice; and certainly the teachings of Christian Science are in accord with this dictum.

When a Christian Scientist is afflicted by some ill "that flesh is heir to," he does not "simply murmur," as "J. D." says, "It is not really real;" that is not Christian Science practice at all. Briefly, what the Christian Scientist endeavors to do in such a circumstance is to realize the spiritual fact that God is ever present as divine Love, caring for and protecting His own spiritual creation; that God or infinite good is all-powerful and able to destroy whatever claims to be the opposite of good. Healing takes place in proportion to the extent of his spiritual understanding. In Christian Science any healing, whether of a moral or a physical nature, results, as one knows the truth about God, in accordance with the words of Christ Jesus as recorded in John's gospel, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

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