The
revelation of Christian Science lifts us above gloomy superstition, sanctimonious suffering, or the belief that backward steps prelude forward steps, and vice versa.
As
if in amplification of the first of the Ten Commandments, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me," the second prohibits the making, worshiping, or serving of graven images or the likeness of any material thing.
Those
who mistakenly believe that Christian Science is merely a mental method of healing the sick will learn that such a belief is erroneous, and also will see something of the great demand and broad application of this religion indicated in Mrs.
How
many today are longing for freedom from disease, sin, poverty, sorrow, or other of the ills which sometimes appear to afflict mortals grievously! Indeed, all men have an innate desire for freedom, since in belief there is that which in some measure fetters all alike, namely, materiality or evil.
Ever
since Sir Thomas More issued his work called "Utopia," in which he pictured a land enjoying perfection in laws, politics, and government, men have referred to the theories and plans of governmental idealists as Utopian.
