A Word to the Wise, August 1883

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Mary Baker Eddy

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August 1883

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Editorial Note: This document is a draft of a portion of an article by Mary Baker Eddy titled “Prospectus.” The article appeared in the August 1883 issue of The Christian Science Journal and was later reprinted on pages 1-4 of her Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896.

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A WORD TO THE WISE-

AWORD A WORD TO THE WISE.

We entertain decided views as to the best method for elevating the race physically, morally and spiritually, , We regard good as more natural than evil, and spiritual understanding, the true knowledge of God, that imparts the power to heal, and demonstrate i Truth and Love. The lessons we learn of Christian scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science are applicable to all the needs of man, and Jesus gave them to us for this very purpose, and his life taught us that, “through his stripes”Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isa 53:4 ¶Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. Isa 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. – his experience – defeat and triumph be reduced divine Science to the understanding of man .

No opinions of Gnostic, Pantheist or Spiritualist, enter his line of thought or action. Drugs, matter or mortal mind he never recommended, The divine Mind was his only vehicle and potency in healing. Drugs Hygiene, or animal magnetism never stained the history of his medicine; the Principle of his cure was God, . He knew that erring mortal thought holds in itself all evil and its subjective states sin, sickness and death, Pure Mind, is the Truth

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A WORD TO THE WISE-

AWORD A WORD TO THE WISE.

While w We entertain decided views as to the best method for elevating the race physically, morally and spiritually, and shall express these views as duty demands, we shall but claim no especial gift from our divine origin, or any supernatural power, for we hold that We regard good is as more natural than evil, and that spiritual understanding, even the true knowledge of God, that imparts the only power to heal, and should and demonstrate in our lives the power of Truth and Love. The lessons we learn of divine Christian scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science are applicable to all the needs of man, and Jesus taught them gave them to us for this very purpose, and his demonstration hath life taught us that, “through his stripes”Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isa 53:4 ¶Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. Isa 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. – his bitter experience – and his divine science defeat and triumph be reduced divine Science to the understanding is of man healed and saved.

No opinions of Gnostic, Pantheist or Spiritualist, enter our his line of thought or action. [?] Unclear or illegible Drugs, inert matter or mortal mind he we never recommended, since mind The divine m Mind is more potent than they to govern the body was his only vehicle and potency in healing. Drugs Hygiene, manipulation, or mesmerism is not our medicine or animal magnetism [?] Unclear or illegible never stained the history of his [?] Unclear or illegible medicine; the Principle of our his cure is was God, unerring and immortal Mind. And wherefore? Because we have learned that the He knew that erring or mortal thought holds in itself all evil and its subjective states all sin, sickness and death, and impart these states to the body; while the The supreme and perfect Pure Mind, as seen in is the Truth

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