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264 and beliefs do not express it, much less can they demonstrate it.

Beyond the frail premises of Spiritualism, above the grasp of creeds, the divine demonstration of Mind-healing

stands as a revealed and practical reality, imperious throughout all ages, — a system of Truth and Love, for every man to understand and practise.

For centuries — yea, always — natural science has been considered no part of any religion, Christianity

not excepted. Even now multitudes consider that what they call science has no proper connection with faith and piety. Mystery enshrouds the popular systems of religion. Religion is made theoretical and fragmentary, rather than practical and complete, and so is deprived of its essential vitality.

The way through which Immortality and Life are learned is not ecclesiastical, but Christian, not human,

but divine, not physical, but metaphysical, not material, but Scientifically spiritual. Human philosophy, doctrines, ethics, and ecclesiasticism afford no demonstrable principle, whereby mortals can escape from sin; yet this is what the Bible demands. “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,” says the apostle; yet he straightway adds: “for it is God who worketh in you, both to will and to do of His good pleasure” (Philippians, ii. 12, 13). Truth has furnished the key to the kingdom, and with this key Christian Science has opened the door of the humai; understanding. None may pick the lock, or enter by some other door.