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Demonstration versus Riddance
All the world would like to be rid of evil effects. Any one who thought he could really desire sickness and suffering, want and woe, would be considered by all as totally abnormal in his imaginations. He would be looked upon as an anomaly in the human status of men and things. From the beginning of time men have, therefore, sought for ways whereby evil results could be annulled, thinking they might thus be delivered from all torment. In spite of the fact that the Bible has always taught that "whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap," men have still believed they could be freed from ill effects, regardless of what might have been their cause. It is from this standpoint that both sin and sickness have been dealt with for almost countless centuries.
In line with Bible teaching, Christian Science has come completely reversing this practice. Instead of dealing with effects it always goes directly to cause, and correcting the mistaken cause, the unpleasant effect is made impossible. Thus Christian Science stops looking merely for riddance from evil, but instead demands demonstration of good. In place of attempting to overcome evil results alone, it teaches the necessity at all times of going to the root of the difficulty and obliterating that which is responsible for the wrong effect.

September 22, 1923 issue
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Equal Rights
ERNEST C. MOSES
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Preaching and Practice
F. EDITH HILL
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White-winged Messengers
AMY FARISS
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The Effect of God's Government
MINNIE GARDNER
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Seeking and Finding
ADELINE K. BOKENHAM
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Church and Church Membership
FREDDA R. GRATKE
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Great Possessions
SARAH MILDRED SPARKS
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The Christian Scientist does not imagine he is sick, and...
Harry L. Rhodes, Committee on Publication for the State of Kansas,
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The United States statistics alone for 1920 show two...
S. Britton R. Foster, Committee on Publication for the Province of Ontario, Canada,
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Christian Science maintains that the works of Jesus are...
Lester B. McCoun, Committee on Publication for the State of Nebraska,
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Christian Science teaches that "all is infinite Mind and...
Charles M. Shaw, Committee on Publication for Lancashire, England,
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Letters from the Field
with contributions from Robert S. Ross, G. M. Giffen, Frank W. Gale
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Announcement
with contributions from The Christian Science Board of Directors
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Tolerance
Albert F. Gilmore
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Demonstration versus Riddance
Ella W. Hoag
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Inspiration
Duncan Sinclair
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The Lectures
with contributions from Andrew J. Graham, Vivian Borneman
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Four years ago, when I was searching for a practical...
Agnes MacMillan
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I have found the testimonies in the Sentinel a sufficient...
Almon Ray Smith
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In December, 1921, my middle toe became infected from...
George Brewster
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I desire to express my gratitude for the many blessings...
Solomon Wilkinson
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An earnest prayer for constant spiritual growth and an...
John Ralph Griffith with contributions from Anna Griffith
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About three years ago, I contracted an infection which...
William Sharpe Johnson
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Words cannot express my gratitude for Christian Science
Elizabeth M. Parkin
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A Prayer
EDITH L. PERKINS
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from Clarence Reed, C. C. Harcourt, James Reid, Heber Dwight Ketcham