Article March 29, 1941 Issue

Only One Law

CARL L. NEWELL

In "Miscellaneous Writings" (p. 200) Mary Baker Eddy states, "The foundational facts Christian Science are gathered from the supremacy of spiritual law and its antagonism to every supposed material law." Therefore, in the study and practice of Christian Science there is no middle ground. There is no intermingling of Spirit and matter, either in cause or in effect. The reason for this may be easily discerned if we understand the basic facts of Christian Science. The allness of God and of His good creation is the premise upon which Mrs. Eddy founded this religion.

The Bible is replete with illustrations of "the supremacy of spiritual law" over "every supposed material law." The Israelites were fed in the wilderness. The widow's supply of oil was increased by Elijah's understanding of the spiritual sense of abundance. The tempest was stilled, the sick were healed, and the dead were raised to life by Christ Jesus through his knowledge of "the supremacy of spiritual law." All these things were accomplished by the proper application of the Science underlying such law.

A dictionary definition of the word "science" is "knowledge of principles or facts." Mathematics is an excellent example of such a science. The answer to a mathematical problem is either right or wrong. There is no intermediary point which allows one to say, for example, that four and four is sometimes eight and at other times nine. Only by positive application of its rules may the science of mathematics be proved. However, if these are properly applied, one may solve any mathematical problem.

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