Webster defines "dynamics" as "the science of moving forces," and the Standard Dictionary distinguishes between the common acceptation of the term and its deeper and more spiritual meaning, citing as an instance "spiritual dynamics." In view of this latter meaning, the gospel of Christ may fittingly be termed a dynamic dispensation, for its ministry was fraught, even to human sense, with signs of power.

Christian Science has now come to explain the dynamics of Jesus, and to restore the lost element of spiritual healing. Mrs. Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of this Science of healing, shows us that it was his understanding of the power of Mind which enabled Jesus to speak to the multitudes "as one having authority, and not as the scribes." When the gospel was preached to the Greeks and Romans in the apostolic days, it was hailed as a subject for academic discussion. The stoics and philosophers became more interested in theorizing about Christianity than in living its truths, while Hellenic erudition and Latin culture soon wove about it a tangled web of materialistic concepts, obscuring for a time its primitive purpose.

The wisdom of Mrs. Eddy in disentangling the spirit of Jesus' teachings form the tradition of men, is especially marked in her careful protection of the letter of Christian Science from human opinion. She discourages excessive talking or theorizing upon the subject, insisting that "truth is revealed. It needs only to be practised" (Science and Health, p. 174). She says of Jesus that "his words were the offspring of his deeds" (Science and Health, p. 350), and of herself, "All that I have written, taught, or lived, that is good, flowed through crossbearing, self-forgetfulness, and my faith in the right" (Miscellaneous Writings, p. 213). All should recognize the importance of faith without works. Religion without healing power is like a body without life. St. James said, "Shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works." In a word, it is the dynamic rather than the static forces of Christianity that must be evoked if the works of the devil are to be destroyed.

The multiplying sects of the Christian church and the numerous schools of modern thought all point to a genuine desire for spiritual progres. In this age of organized capital and unionized labour we can see the beneficial influence of the right uses of co-operation, as well as the baneful influence of the wrong. Such movements as Christian socialism and kindred strivings for spiritual freedom indicate a popular reaction from ecclesiastical, despotism. Christian Science solves the perplexing problems of sociology by showing that the only permanent basis of harmonious unity is in having one Mind, one God, or a right idea about God; that is, to know the truth, and live as though we believed it. This is evidently what Paul meant when he said, "Have that mind in you which was also in Christ Jesus." Such unity mind in you which was also Christ Jesus." opinions, but of obedience to Principle. Sincerity is its motive power and liberty its goal. To love Truth with all your heart, and your neighbor all your heart, and your neighbor as yourself, is the obvious meaning of the gospel of Christ. The building of churches in which to feed with the bread of life those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousnes, and to heal those who have need of healing, is clearly an evidence of dynamic religion. Uprightness in the business world, and the ability to "owe no man any thing, but to love one another, are also good proofs of applied Christianity.

Christian Science shows that the humility of Jesus was the source of his strength when he said, "I do nothing of myself, but the father that dwelleth in the works." He taught what his followers have too often forgotten. Mrs. Eddy has faithfully followed our Master, and has not flinched from the responsibility of proclaiming her mission. In reviewing Jesus' sayings, both literally and spiritually, Mrs. Eddy, when but a child, concluded that there must be something wrong with the church and religion if its teachings were not followed by signs of power. Theology attempted to explain the difficulty by saying that the age of miracles had passed, but did this satisfy her inquiring mind. Her sincere desire for the healing truth led up to its ultimate discovery, and it is the Science of this truth which she asks us to follow, rather than any system of beliefs which men have devised.

It is argued by some critics that Christian Science, by denying the testimony of physical sensation, undermines the very evidence which alone can prove its claims. For example, if the senses are to be discredited when they testify of pain, why should we believe them when they say we are well? In answer to this question comes the explanation that our contention is not so much with the evidence of the senses, as with the conclusions drawn therefrom. For instance, the belief in pain to the Christian Scientist is not a physical fact, but a warning that there is something wrong, not with the body, but with mortal mind. When treating a patient the Christian Science practitioner proceeds to destroy the belief in disease, regarding it as something which has no right to exist. Health, on the other hand, is not a bodily sensation, but a consciousness of harmonious being. Our Leader, Mrs. Eddy, declares that both ease and disease must finally give place to an understanding of the Principle of harmony. All must agree that it is more natural to be well than to be sick, and when thought is purged of fear and falsehood it is better able to discern the truth which alone can make one free.

Human sense is naturally disinclined to believe anything outside of its own experience. For this reason the healing work of Christian Science seems to some impossible and unreal. The well-known argument of Hume against the credibility of a miracle illustrates this fact. This inability to comprehend may have been due to the limitations of his own experience. Says the Encyclopedia Americana: "He [Mr. Hume] did not live in an age when a new religion was instituted, and extraordinary guarantees demanded, in order to accredit it with a hostile world. For miracles are not to be looked upon as a violation of the laws of nature, but merely as the interposition of a higher law overruling a lower one. To those who believe in an intelligent creator and conserver of the world, there can be no difficulty in apprehending the possibility of the miraculous; even those who, like Herbert Spencer, have a vague belief in what they style force and power underlying all the operations of nature, should not hesitate in admitting that the force which keeps up the multitudinous activities of the universe may manifest itself at times in unprecedented factors, even as the new discoveries and combinations of science are constantly revealing new powers in the domain of natural law.

In direct fulfilment of the foregoing prophetic utterance Mrs. Eddy has revealed what might at first seem to be a new power "in the domain of natural law." Upon close examination, however, it will be found that she has discovered the long-sought-for Principle of "spiritual dynamics." Christian Science is as old established as the "ancient of days." It is the logos of all Christians. It is the King of kings and Lord of lords which has come to fulfil the teachings of Jesus, to abolish all evil from the face of the earth, and to establish the kingdom of heaven among men!