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"7." - ...... .., .... ,,,... ,,.a vwi nin-, nn- imin itiuiiiixru una 01 i.m, lhh on i no contrary is rasiiy approaon- . man, ua J'uul terms tho mortal self, ' the atrouBholds tof evil. A Christian I Just us true this day and hour as whn
lllvnf tn near n li.oriirr. nn 1 hnslinii jin.l ....... ...... ......... .... i.it..., ...1 u:.. e : ... . ..1.1.. .............. ... It . -
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rp(ence delivered by 1 anl Mark i-eol . lu-liels. mental in ehnrucler. while all reflect ami express Mind ami lutein- oharltuhl,.. kind, and Kind to help Hod's maklim. i liberates num. Thus Ihroutih riKht I qualities of thoUKht that oils needs to
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. . - . . ...... ,,.,,, ui- , .t.- f.nuT in us 1 1 1 1 1 11 h'ks iiuiuimu'iii. mhi 1 in is. mi 1 nas kojh i no mon npiirt ' l-'Vl I c III'
Uraakip of The .Molher Church. The testation uf divine Mlml. Cod. Thus ls forever predestined to reflect. lml. What 1ms made them strunBors ? vV.. have aliea.lv sta...,'l th ,t
Plmt Church of Christ, .demist, of does Christian Science untie, not cut. and tins is the only predestination Noll,iK but a false concept entertain- i plained ill ChiVstiaii cl"iic"
imu'i 'L iniini aim "i.uui, iin-iu im. t.Ml HV Ml. A., a I'ntirt'lH W 1 I'h luiil tin .11 . . .... i
Ttt lecturer wan Inirotlucea by .the puzzlo of the ases. S I'h.istiun Kt-ionoo U-achrs thaf hasis In fact, was not tlu oulcom nf . H 1. ."7... ' !
Trofeasor H. T. l"rill. lYincipal C the I
Prndleton Hifih School, who said
part:
The human miiul sonn'tinitis stumls ( n1:)
in aghast when toM that mattor ts unly I forever linked to Oml ns idea is linked la li
m. the real, true, normal man HI truth, hut was simply a false holief. - Ulul true creation. To be sure, evil's
thinking Christian Sdeuco heula tho
Hick, breaks in pieces tho slave whip
of stu, banishes the tyrant fear, and
establishes the government uf divine
Principle, Ood.
gain an understanding of Chrlstitui
Seience, to Buin the Alind of Christ,
the consciousness of Truth.
Uttlo by little, through study and
i application, one acquires these quall-
' I inu rif thinilrhr nliit onmus lnt. 1 l.r i
Mr. A. was deprived of Mr. n , ,t ........ 1. " " . .V ,
mental pnenomena. u perchance any to mind, for tiotl is Mind and man is , t riendhlo :im1 fnm v nk iimpo r.w 1 i .. . . '
This lecture is Riven to the people of may ,-,.! shocked at this Mind's idea. The l eal man helm? no reason at all The ule coneei t ,. ,,,h J t B . "TT . Wa " Whe" "U" J . " " cnc",l"u;fB BO rlel
of Peudleton by the members of First ' sertion you will be interested to know menlu. 1 s, ,' ' en. be nn, was b, rrie, W at wa, needed m '"' h!' ,"y ''roUBht b' ",,B "ial1 OK"",at nnulher wl!"' Badness that sin, disease, and
Church of Christ. Scientist, ef this that physical scientists are now admit- ! therefore is ml m a eri i , hvslc aUv to restore a norma el a, ",0 - "r ?' "i ""K """!?' that ,ho J"fl-" "' l'Pars In sorrow brought under subjection.
Ctjr. They feel that they have in ,,s what Mrs. Kddy averted longer mortally eoiidi, ,., r.l ' since sllch .he truth in m " ns ! 1 Sn s tT himfa?r- . "e d; -st out, and destroyed,
thr possesion very precious : before, namely, that matter is Indeed i conditions are lemooral. not the off- A. ! ,h -o ,I L .S ., .hP . m " ' '8rce of l'IMYICIl
thinir. a new and clarified understand-; rot a substance of itself but mental spring of eternal Mind, but of Its op-' Is not the lesson plain? What Is It ,h, ' one' t hi ioV,, , I, " ,f , TTr .r becuu.se Throi.Kh true prayer man. learns
tnir of the theory nnd practice of j phenomena, the externalised concepts ! posite. mindless matter. Jlan ns idea ' but a false concept that Is between V . coU,mn "f hla "eKllttonce fails to put In a de- , to know Uod. A correct underslund-
Js-us. the Christ. They believe that .of the human mind. A prominent i cannot fall awav from or be scparat - i stifferln-,- humanitv nnd Cod' It is! l,t 'r -rao th" o or is a zero I fense. tho plaintiff, even though his ig f prayer Is therefore essential to
thors ar people here who have wrong : physical scientist la one of the best cd from !tl. for Cod is his iutelli- ! Just that and nothin- more How1 1 ,as ! UUMe-')B u"y nearerfclulms are false, may secure a JudK-I an un understanding of Christian Sol-
notions about Christian Seience; peo-1 known I-luropeau unlversii ics has i Kenee. his life, his substance: nor can imanv have accepted the common """"' s '" ua a ll"-, ment asalnst tho defendant by de- I ence. Scientific prayer ls the modus
Pie who might reap the same benefits within the past few years said. ' Mat- i lied abandon, overlook or foract man ! Perstlt Ion tlftit Cod Is distant unan- ' , ' . ",,t- , J hU ."'"8'lon f:llllt. tn ""' though the claims ( an christian accomplishment. A
from it that they have if those wrons ter is a thing of thought which we for lie cannot be separated from His ! Proachable. ami difficult In 'under- '""'''"'""'S "ach one of us is How were proven true. Christian Science treutment is prayer.
rations were corrected. In order that I have constructed for ourselves.- An-! manifestation. Man s life health, i stand, oven while the i:ibio ,i,.rti..,. e aim k iu oe oo- ei us suppose, mat a. sues h. me As Christian Science explains it.
. vw..-. cia.c.r... ... mtu in i-. a .i nor says: inc nnixerse as Known ! and wcll-oe inr arc t lerelore a wnvs
I to us consists wholly of mind, and
. . . mattor is a doubtful and un
certain inference of the human intol-
a ' His n-i a Cod "at hand' and not afar
seeming j claims that he makes against H. are ! prayer is not imploring a far-away
reality of evil s lie, expressed in sin, , false. . J). should appear, produce the
disease, mortality and material man? (true facts, so exposing tho fulslty of
A. s claim, which would then be cast
out of court as worthless and II.
would he in no danger. The truth has
saved him. lint suposo 11. through
iKnoranee of his rights, or fear of A.
or because he is negligent, fails to de
fend himself. Judgment is given
may be made to those willing to hear,
they have brought to Pendleton to
night one who is qualified by train-j certain inference of the human intel-I Point In the loachinus of Christinn ' their hearts: nn,'l l will b i.. n, 1MVINK WISIMMI ltl'Vl'IMTi:
lhg and experience to speak with au- , ligence." I Science, for without some intelligent i "d. and they shall be to me a pen-; ,,,"'a 1,1,1 tina llU! w"rfar' wlth
thorlty on the subject. They have I If Mrs. Kddy's premise w as correct srasp of original cause anil bis right- ' I'le." Christian Science dispels our1 ,hc W1"'ul' t,u t'esh, and nil evil, un
Invited you to come and hear this nnd everything was in truth mental, ful relationship to that cause, man is I false concepts of Cod., does away with i "sy ta8k; 1ul lf lhero anything that
speaker, and It is their greatest wish , the next and far more important ques- without a guiding star bv which to ! mystery, 'superstition. Ignorance nnd " w'"',h while that Is really easy?
this evening that you will give him ! tion was how evil, mortal mind, and chart his wav out of the wilderness of ! fiur. and enthrones In man the true ""ly lhu fo"llsl "" ls eontent with
-our thoughtful, receptive and unpre-j Its sinful and diseased conditions was earthly woe. consciousness of ibid w hich shows tlu- slUEKard'8 case, lake a man In an
judlced attention. I have great j to be mastered and destroyed by the THK TOX1- '- T ' Him to be all-good, all-powerful ever ' ""a''0, 'he sludent of Christiuu
Pleasure in presenting to you Mr. j one true Mind. Cod. This question since Cod cannot evolve '-inyihlng I available, all wise, to be the' end Science finds pi y of things to oceu-
Baul Stark Seeley. C. S.. of Portland. he met without compromise, and ; uUkc uimelf man must possess tho ' wh" I'l-escntly "hcaleth all thv .lis- 1V his uttenlion. tdistueltn that cannot
who, is a member of the Christian Sei- I through her writings so clearly elncl- ; .amp ,.,u,iity and substance is his 1 eases," be thev mental, plivsical' mor- i 1,11 ,,,"'K,tl l"""t ' bvcreonie in
enoe Board of Lectureship, of Boston, j ratert the laws of the one true Mind j creator Jo-us said am M1V K.,t)u.,. ul or of other nature. ' 1,nlv "' 1,p "ll,Hl k"'l '" his
Mu" Tho lecture delivered by Mr. j nnd the srienli "lc way in which these ' ar,. lin0 - I f we fail to rceosni- the ' eing acquainted witli Cod it ls : c"urs''- He cannot gel ahead by dodg
Beeley follows: Maws can be nse.l to xuhimrate over- ! reiarionship between Cod and ' wel1 I" remember, is simplv a state of 1 ,hl' "Mtacles however big they
The teachings of Christian Science j -nire ami destroy all evil and disease, ! ma i!fIC i,,dioited we fail to -rasp i '"ind; in other words, true conscious- j se''," '' "nisi press on, knowing full
as ls generally known, have to do with that millions it mankind have ! iho,basie truth of being, the vitefi art , "es;. To know Cod man must bc ! well that ho has the means at haml of
man's thinking, but in just what way . thrnni-h their amili'-ation in thought !( Christianity, the eiy key to tho ; thinking correctly about Cod. and that . "'""'"'ning all obstacles If he is fallh
ia not so well understood. The Discov-i 'oCn ha'ed. comforted, and pm il'ied. ! .u-,.. ..f .....l-:.i 't-i,;' ..lis iusl whin' l'brlsl:.n .-l.. i. "lid obedient.
rer and Founder of Christian Science : er -eremise w''eh Is in perfect ac-' or ....... .. in. i-..,.i i.. .in., i ! helping man to do I Kvil does not yield its usurped au- as accuser. The elaulms are totally
Mary Baker Eddy. In her work en-' -er,i with tbe KiMo. that there is but i iM iitv is indeed the do, irin,, of i When the gentle man of .Vaz irelb I "urily simply because man desires to ; false, and till that man needs to do is
Lielty. It is the simple and natural
process of thinking In accord with the
ever-present Principle, Incorporeal
good, God. it is that thinking which
shuts out the claims of material senw
and places all trust, confidence, anW
faith In God, relying solely upon HIk
power and wisdom to protect litj
against him and ho suffers from tho verse, including mun. "hus we see
false clulnis the same us though they that the Scriptural command, "Pray
were true. His own fully has pun- without ceasing." simply menns to
ishod him. Mortals are In much tho imnk righteously always. Through
same position as II., the mun who is , prayer thus understood man finds his
being sued. Claims are being made oneness In thought and character with
against them, ngalnst their life, hupiil-; God. his scientific and eternal unity
ifess and health. Kvll is the plain
tiff and has a host of false witnesses.,
It is of interest to note that evil is de-
fined in the original text of the liible
tntea Miscellaneous Writings." sava
of this Science. "Its genius ls right
thinking and right acting' 3R5V
fend 1b another of her works "N'o and
Tea." she says "The essence of this
Science is rleht thlnkipe and rleht
acting'" p. 12). Man's actions are the
expression of his thoughts. Let us
then consider what centsitutes right
thinking. Its effect upon (he 11 'e of
man, and the way by which one may
learn so to think and thereby gain
t)i benefits.
1MPORTAVOK OF THOTGHT IN
HCMAX AFFArRS.
. - Wei are all deeply interested, wheth
er we have considered the fact or not,
1(0 the subject of thought. Our
thoughts ore in fact the most import
ant thing In the world to each one of
us. We are primarily interested -in
our own thoughts for there we find
our sense of life and existence. Wr
ceo nnd. divine Mind who orentes : atonement as Christian Science ex-", vt''U the messas-e. "Repent: for the
eniv coed, bus been proven bv Irrefu- j plains it or the doctrine of Ht-one- ' Kl"doni of heaven is at hand." he
rble irprt-j to He the -fif-ii and start- i ment. Seen in the light of Christian j voced the demand of Truth to those
'n-r-r.r!nt of right thinking. Science the doctrine of atonement is ! or every ase, laboring In the shadow
tVTL CST O" "rmoVGlT RIGHT ' no l0Iiaer a hlim.in doctrine bill a spir- , r ignorance, superstition ami fear.
' TfYIVKIVG. : uuai lacu namely, mans natural ana ; --f.". n"i'ij niuns iu cnanse your
bo rid of il. IMnusl ho combated in-j to assert his rights, know and declare
The distinction drawn by Christian
Science between the mortal and the
immortal the material and the spirit
'al. is no new thing, no personal opin
ion. Tt is a spiritual and eternal fact
'he central truth of the Pible. This
Science points out that it is through
the correct Tindersamilng o the one
true Mind and his relationship to that
"'!nd that man may free himself from
aH evil conditions. He learns to put
cut of thought the evil ami temporal
"onse of e.-:itonce with its sinful and
diseased be'iefs. ami gradually gain1?'
that consciousness which knows only
good and is not suhieet to sin disease
or death. This is but Ihe reiteration :
are also interested in the thoughts of in present-dav Ian a ase of the state- '
relatives, friends, our business asso- i met ,,.atie bv p,,,! t0 the lloman
ciatea. and in the thinking of society that, "to be ca-nallv minded is death: !
as a whole. We cannot fail to agree hut to be splritnnllv minded is life
that thought is the most essential ofaml p?ace." There is nothing strange !
all things to carry on tho world's af-;aiJout BpIrit"itHtv or spiritual minded-'
fains. In thought government is based, j rPs. .pritualltv is simplv goodness,
law has Its foundation, business is con- , s-I)irlt,.n, mi,i,,i,,ass is rieht thinkinir
eternal oneness with Ood. divine mind. Some men think this privilege.
Mind. Man separated from Ood would esPeeially aa it pertains to religion. Is
with divine Mind, everlasting good.
Through prayer he gains the light of
Truth in consciousness that drives out
four, heals disease, and gives mun tho
moral strength which resists and over
comes sin. Prayer is mun's active
manifestation uf his oneness with God.
It is right mental activity based on u
true concept of God and man. Since
sin, disease und all evil is the out-
telligoMly. Mun mutt know some- the truth. Ihut evil never has hud.
thing of its nature and be wise enough has not now. nnd never can have uny
to delect its deceitful subtleties, bring' legitimate claim on man. or his being;
its lies from under cover. Until he Is that man is of Cod, is subject only to come of wrong thinking. It must be
w ise, man cannot be good. "How much ; "is laws, and has a God-given right : pnn that the prayer of right think
better la it to got wisdom than gold!" i to life, to health and to. happiness. mK j the only way that overcomes
said Solomon, and Jus us admonished I When man understands his divine, the world, the flesh, and all evil. It
be like a number severed from math- I rnn'!ned to the women, but it is not. ' n,a 'oilowers to be as wise as serpent I rignts no cannot do muae me icum : is nmn s God-given privilege whereby
ematics or a tone seearated from ' f hansro your mind change your ; "'y as man fof'ocw God does he gain i or evil, sin or disease. he linds his oneness with the Infinite
music, or a ray of light separated 1 ,h"'ghts. put away false concepts of ' vi-lsUom. for ull wisdom ts In God, Is IT. however, mortul man bus nut i ana hls pillc(, j tho Infinite plan,
from the sun He would be a non- ' r-d f"r now. here, at hand. Is to be Indigenous to Mind, and Is naturally . learned of his rights to immunity: 0n omrtll peacr Kood wi toH.ftrd
entity. Ah the number Is one wllhjf'0"nd "'e harmonious state of being, ' reflected by Minds Idea, man. Wis- from evil and sickness, or Is afraid of men.. waa th(J mefaage lhal hcrnde1
mathematics as the tone is one with I v," at the noint of consciousness, for l1u" s Sained transcends ull mortal ' these chums and puts in no defense. Je3u8. m)ls,rv. For nearly two thou
music. as the ray of light is one with ' Te'",, "The kingdom of God l''" a" human conjecture. It or lf knowing his nghu he neglects to 8an1 vear jhese worila an(J th))
the sun. so man is one with God. So i w"um you. - eauoies man iu juuge unu act rignt-; i'""". w.o.
'onr a s God i:i. man is. They are ' JIEVTAL TnA.VSFOMM VTIOX XEC- eously- to avoid useless c onflicts, aim judgment is taken against him as
"ternallv correlated in thought ani ESSAIIY. " always to meet evil with good, a j though tho claims were true, since
action, a relationship clearlv de'ined i w'h a correct understanding of di-' onables l,lm to d'st'nt;uish between ; nothing Is done to expose their falsity.
I v Jesus when he said. "As tho Father Tin? Mind as the one intelligent canso I ,ho things of tho moment and the : My friends, wo have been allowing un-
mugs oi eiernuy. w tsuoin points tne : jui. juusiio.-ui iu ue iaieu ukuh u.
right way in every human situation r We have not been defending our rights
und exalts Principle which is God. to to life, health and happiness, some
be the one lawgiver in man's dully times because of negligence, more of
life. ten because of ignorance. Christian
t-noweth me, even so
Father."
know
eetved and carried on. human rela
tionships are formed: in short, it is in
thought that the whole scheme and
order of our afairs is founded. Let
ai?y one try to conceive of a day with
that is, thinking in accord with tho
TI1K CHniST-IPKA. i
In place of an obscure, mysterious, i
or doubtful concept of God and Hisj
cieation. Christian Science unfolds, as
we have shown, the true idea or sci-;
ei.tific concept of tied and man. !
which is the corner-stone of right I
tlonking and living and the way to.
Christian healing. The cumir.g. of this
true idea of Cod and mp. n in your
1 the i and man as Mind's eternal idea, w hoso
i real selfhood is goodness, as the basis
for right thinking. Christian Science
snows man now to make this truth
practicable in his daily problems. The
method is the supplanting in con
sciousness ef the temporal and mortal
ense ol life and selfhood with tho
WATCH IT1,X KSS X FKIE I.
i Science shows us how to make our de-
Equipped with divine wisdom, man ! Ions expose tno fawny or evu s
becomes a watchman at tho door of ! claims ana preserve tne integru ol
true and eternal facts of spiritual life consciousness, alert and vigilant. He 1 vur well-being.
and manhood. It is a mental trans- scrutinizes the thoughts that seek en- HOW TO GAIN" A.V VN1KHSTAN1-
cne true cause, divine Mind. If ail . consciousness and mine,
evil, sin, and disease is mental, then,
it must be apparent that the thing
to be done is to stop thinking evil and
out tninKing in it and ne win realize to think onlv good. From the world's
that thought is indeed the very modus point t,f view it mav seem a monu-
and current of life. Stop thinking and mental if not an Impossible task to
the world would be an Inert mass, a cast out aU evli thinking. Without a
mindless desert. Man s worth to him- Ilr,. and ct,rtain aw ta go 1V it ,Vould Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, a
nelf and to society depends upon the : be t.,, Ilut t,, thl. lna Knil h.13 ,,aill minti manifestation of God
formation wthicll graudally exchanges' trance there, separates Just so far as
material for the spiritual sense of i he knows how the chaff from the I
''eing. wheat, the false from the true, lhu t
Mental transformation Is recognized mortal from the immortal, and re- :
from the bondage of evil and destroy -v "" "' the way of progress and , J tn , " anu mortal as naving no
11 disease. It is important that wc
ins f the Christ that
is the coin-
to free us
understand ju.-t what is incaiil by tbe
f'hrist. Christ is defined on page
r..'! of the Christian Science text-book,
"Science and Health with Key to the
the ii:-whieh
reform. All educational effort is but ; right to enter. Keeping his mind fili-
the supplanting of Ignorant anil 11m- ! 'd with goodness he finds to be the
ited concepts of being with more in- ' '"' protection nrtainst nil evil. Ftsnr,
IXtt OP 1 IJIUSTIAX SCIKNC
The question is often, askutl. What
is necessary for one to acquire that
understand in; of Uod and man which
displaces tho false concepts of ma-
prayer of the Muster: "Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be, done In earth, an
it Is in heaven." have been on the lips
of Christendom. But whtu Is the
trouble? Something: has fnJld. Some
where there hus been a hifch. Some
thing hus been out of Ktar. "This
people draw near me with their
mouth." wrote lsuiuh, "and with their
lips do honor me, but have removed
their heart far from me." The troubA
hus not been with men's words. It ffris
been with men's thoughts. Hi vers of
words will nut bring God" kingdom to
earth in a thousand centuries: uni
versal right thinking will ostublish tt
In a duy. And universul right think
ing is no more and no less than every
Individual think inK. that is praying
riKhtly. We eut h have a duty to ier-
teriality with tho truth of spiritual i form, not only to ourselves but to so
beintf, heals the ick, and enables one ciety. The brotherhood of man can
to solvo lifo's problems? Karne.st I never be a fact while an evil thought
inougnis ne enienains. is inougms etl fcVtiI a sijnt understanding of the comes to the flesh to destroy incar
oud his life go hand In hand. They demonstralde sui-reiuacy of the divine "ate error." Christ, then is tho true
ar coincident and inseparable. i Mind over all evil, the accomplish- ; Moa of fJod and man which ernes to
tt then it Is to be through thought : ment seems but tiic natural and in - dif-piiicp the vTinfr concet of exl.st
ttiiit the world is to find the real and evitable outcome of the law of God, f'nre ens:hrined in human tunr-clous-
crtain remedy for its Ills, and that is operating through ri?rht thinkincr or r.e.--st.
what Christian Science teaches, it spiritual understand inff.
surely must be through a different or
der of thinking- than any which has
been generally known to mankind up
tQ the present time. Speculative phi
losophy, physical science, mere intel
lectualism and lofty Idealism, schol
astic theology, materia medica, necro
Bi&ncy, hypnotism, mesmerism, and
Ois.ny other systems of thinking,
though given every opportunity to
meet humanity's need for happiness.
health and peace, have fallen far short m
of that need. Words and theories
there have been a plenty, but there
lias been a poverty of works.
&OYD THK OLW SOl'KOE OF IX-TEXIJGEXCH
IQ seeking an answer to the ques-
TJIE XATl liE Ol' MIM).
Cause signifies power. .Divine -Mind
being1 the one cause, it must have all
power. Bein.&r the only Mind, it must
be all-wise. JJeing the only true sub
stance, there Is nothing to limit it.
therefore it must be everywhere.
Mind's expression or manifestation,
which in its creation, must necessarily
be mental and spiritual, since effect
must have the same character and
nature as its cause. Mind s crea
tion too must be harmonious and good,
This true idea, the spiritual idea, of
f'od and man, taught by Jesus, is
what Christian Science makes plain to
tbe world today. Tt Is the Christ
uilige-nt ones. Tyranny and slavery j discouragement,' hatred, disease, dis- study of the truth as set forth in the remains in your consciousness or
hio disappeared as rapidly as man's; honesty, selfishness, lust, and all sin, Jiibie and Science and Health, and its! mine. Our words and our thoughts
thought has gained a clearer sense of ! "e strives to keep out of his thought, constant application in daily life, is need to be brought Into agreement.
tne rights of man. The whole process r"r np knows that they are not of Ood essential. Jt is also necessary in ap
of mental change seems the natural! nn'1 then-fore do not properly belong proaching this question to remenrber
and right way to belter things. And) tn His reflection, man. He agrees to that (iod and not man governs the
:-o ft is not only in attaining better j disagree with these thieves and Bob- universe. It is Uod's will and not the
things in human society, but in that ! ,,,,H that would deprive him of happi- ; personal will of mortal man that must
ness and health and despoil his char- control. Not Infrequently people come
acter. "Whatsoever worketh abomi- to Christian Science for help with the
nation, or maketh a lie." as John puts desire to have Uod work In their way.
it. he seeks to exclude from his 1 They wish to tell Ood what to do and
thought. He stops tolerating evil in perhaps offer a little advice on the
consciousness, stops talking about it best way L0t Him to do it. Such a
far more important realm of thoueht
which deals with man's relationship
to (Jnd. Through the teachings of ',
Christian Science, the false and Hm- i
ited concepts of God and man are glv- j
ing way to that true sense of belns. '
being the creation of an aU-wiso and u" lwu inti ' nrihi-inoa wan the cor-
iMiiri iji'sua. unnsuuil ocience
nil-intelligent cause. Thfre being nr.
cause precedent to Mind, there, ran
be no subsequent cause. Mind, there-
fore, must be und is self-cxitent and
which shows the coincidence and snir- i morn res from the tyranny of ! or dwelling upon it. out turns upon it i state of mind never gets near to Ood,
Uiial agreement between (iod and man Kln aml Uie siuVe,y of diseased beliefs.) an enemy and drives it out with j for it has failed to recognize that
The Christ-Idea is indeed the pearl of The reatest Proclamation of emancl- thoughts of Truth. He begins to real- j man s whole being is the expression of
creat price the redeemer the savior 1 '"'uion , vcr uttered was given by Jesu j iz that man as God has made him is j ;rd and is eternally subject to His
Tt comes to each of us to lead us out whon nc" yiLi,- 'Yp "hall know the ! not the slave of evil In any form but ; win, which governs the universe for
r-f evil into good out of error Into triUh- the truth shall make you ! has dominion over it. Kvll can have tho benefit and happiness of all.
Truth, out of ignorance into int.dij- Wo -nnot know what Is true i" more power over man than over his Self-surrender, surrender of the
eenee, out of matter into Spirit, awav V e wnai is laise. two .-Manor, since .man is one wun woo. inorUl wnfir nf elfhood, is necessary
from earth to know God. i ca,inot 'cupy the same space x KHIXCi KVH. j t know Gnd. Mortal man must be
Theologians have for maiiv years . ' , ' , . an Christian Science snows man how to ! willing; to let God's will be done whe-
, ... . . , oeienu ninisen againsL evu 111 every uirr m mn il i'miiuhr'b mi jh I;. -
Juea of Him be in thought together. forn it nhows that evil seeks to con-! sonal preference, Many business deals
TIU TIf ll X(;i;s MAX'S X I KW-; ttol and roach man either through ! ought never to work out the way men
lion how to think rightly. Christian eternal, without beaianing and wit h
Sclaoce recognizes that there must , out n,i x-qw this Mind, as stated bo-
neoeesarlly be a basis or standard ac- f,jrCi j3 th5 onu God. and as under
cording- to which thought may be sl0(i in Christian Science Is synony
mous with Spirit-, Father, Love, names
which the Scriptures apply to Dotty.
I.ovinjy consideration must then char
acterize Mind's relationship with it3
makes plain the distinction between
the personal Jesus and tho Christ, the
'rue idea of God. which must come
to each individual consciousness a nd
'esijriect it from false beliefs. To
''in-r to a corporeal savior Is to wor
That
POINT.
onsrioiismss must change no
on which has dawned the true idea of
God and man. life's outlook cannot
remain (lie a.-ime. In plan- of regard-
ttleaaured a right or wrong, the same
aa mathematical law measures with
xactnesa the correctness or incorrect
cfts of mathematical thinkin?. What
wian w tnis manaara a perspective creation. Intelligence, wisdom, love
qr me woria as we see it snows us tnat Ro0ilnes9 harmony, are wen to mark
the natural order of thLs 'creation.
mental suggestion, that is. through ; would have them, and Christian Hcl
eil thoughts thrust into his oonsci- j enco will never help through a dis
ousncss, or by way of the physical honest business deal or give tlie slight
senses. In tho last analysis both j est assistance to anyevil purpose. It
methods are suggestion. Kvil's subtle j is the operation of God's will alone.
-dm, a fleshly concept, and Jesus said bimHeif as a mortal of a few flays j argument always is, us Science and I God dwelleth with him that ls of an
'hat the flesh pronu nothing. Jqaus : Sf;t htose in , world of injustice, mis. Health explains, "It is I" (p. LT.O). It ' hquiblo and coniritu spirit. Krlcnds, I ff4,nty (ieV((t(. hor tjmw t() the BtU(I
"us a nuiiia n person. Lllr is t is tne ' , i" wuiiit i iih siornio seeus in ma k man oei ie o hm ciai nt. n rnimivn hum luuiuhi: i o n un i mr.
'nu- pojriiiiul Idea of life which Jesus - as ''eMt '"' nay or be crushed by them. '. of sin or sickness is a part of his reafi It should further be borne In mind
MIES. KI)Y
Mrs. Kddy, the Discoverer and
Founder of Christian Science, was a
! gentle, refined, and cultured New
Kuglund woman. A native of New
j Hampshire, she received her "fy re-
ligioiis training from J'uritiin iiirentH,
! becoming a member of the Congrega
' lional church in her girlhood. Mrs.
Kddy early In life evidenced a deeply
religious nature. She was ever seek
ing the truth about life as the Hible
taught it, without concern for merely
man-made doctrines, as evidenced by
her refusal to accept tho doctrine nf
predestination when she Joined tha
orthodox church.
mortal sense of selfhood, is necessary, than a,vpritv hm iiw.v.
trusting in God and seeking to know
more of Him, Mrs. Kddy discovered
the law of Christian healing at a timo
when a severe accident threatened her
life and her entire trust had to bo
placed in other than material reme
dies. Her first glimpse of this spirit
ual law through which she wus then
healed was followed by complete re
tirement from society for several years
rder that she might the more dttl-
there Is in It good thinking bad think
Ing, matter and material phenomena.
Those must be accounted for and a ra
tional basis reached for the elimina
tion of cvlf'and the establishment of
ood.
- In her explanation of Christian Sol
one Mrs. Eddy has pointed out with
keen discernment the total dissimilar
ity between Mind and r.atter. Mind
representing Intelligence ina'ter
landing for the eraet opim-P of In
telligence. non-Intelligence. She bold
ly rejected the theory that 'ntelMecnce
or thought could come from non -intelligent
matter, and accepted tie oik
reasonable premium that inC-Hi"ence
must come from Mind, and t:iat alj
thought and life Ih the out corn,1' and
expression of Mind. She did not at
tribute matter or e y to the one Pitel
lifent cause. Mind because both ox
f res ignorance, discord and limit-,
tion, which ar contrary to intelH
Stnce. KVIjL THK M PPOSITrovAl, OI'PO
SITK OK -Kl.
For every fact we know in our
aily Hf we may suppose its opposite
tha lie about it. So in t hV universal
ordr M rs Kddy discerued I hat evil
iHd all that ls mortal and material Is
tut the suppositious or s.i posed op
posite of God creaiion. which Is the
ft Ood and eternal. Hhe recognized that
matter, and evil are merely temporal
Phenomena, the visualized ronoprts -t
th mortal ttr carnal mind, t he op
POli of the one true Mind. God
Jeus exposed this negative nature of
"nderstond and exemplified bettor 1 wit,i a vague concept (f God, distant self. Man finds lhat. Just because- the! that God ear hewn all evil, that He
"an all others, but which ls knowable anfJ inoiftereut to hi needs, man be- body says. "You have a pain, ' he docsj,does not tolerato selfishness, aelf-will.
'id unoerstandahlo by each of us.
bis true idea must be individually
uiV.rst.ood before man can know God.
tho alone cause. Christian Science then
reasons if ?ically from cause to effect
and brings nut what must bo truo
about man and the universe which
firing from and are the expression of
Mind. This Is the second step toward
getting a true basis f.r right think
ing and brings to light the correct
and complete idea of creation Mind
and i.s man! 'ety tion. God and His
uni- erse. ind uding man, cause and
effect as the basis for all true
ihi uaht. Here then is to be found t lie
truj wnd complete standard. God's
standard, exact, .scientific, unchanging.
M X S Hi.L.i..Ohim- to Mixn.
it asoning t hen from Mind as the
Primary cause. Jet us sen what ma ii
rf aliv K Ho-.v is he related to Mind?
Wh.if m his functi-m. his destin) ? The
Hibie i ignat-'s man as God's Imnsrc,
mn. and hir. It a!po says that he i
made after Goo' s likeness, thus mak
ing him out to be tbe living reprc--.-n
tat ivf ni f xpi eysior (if Gfd. Th' y
t rms oT citurse apply to the re.-il and ,
eterp.-, I ma n. not t, i ije nioi 'a I ard
Irati.-Ietit m o inaii. Ti't it Is tho
real man we vanr tit know nbout and
bring to light. Si ' G-.-l jy .Mim ;,nl
Mfud's only mode ..f expression must
'f thri'ush itr. kJe,,-.-. the ver- iinport
! f.e( is seen I lifj t the r-.( ! r.nn
:i i-t be and theref'U" b-' the outeome
f Mind . Is Mind's Plea, ard I a Ptate .
f c'jwiu.T)'- fof-ver e?cp"ejilr
lie learns that; and ail of his false mortal beliefs ns
ne Just a part of rapidly as they come to light. He
Kins to give place in his consciousness not have lo respond, '"yes. I have a ; dishonesty or sin in any form. He who
to the true and eternal idea of crea- t pain and I am sick," or because men- ! seeks to understand God must do so
(ton. He finri hitnlP ;.,,. ,i . nr.at inn "I u..fn ih-.i " I uiOi Ihiu fni-t itt nittiii nn.l Itn n'illinir
Perfection is its standard and no elc- Thi ' .... ... ' ,M ' : I .,llt,(.t,llIU (ll,,i, . . . , 7. . u .. t..,',. I ... u,...n.nH-. n. ,,,,-.i u,.r. Itr Mif
a i i - u i . 7' the ""vine Imoartation rtf God, the : begins to recognizo Ibo" meaning
fl-.MuwiubHiis U11""; '""m. " emanftion of His love and gcodness Johns statement "Our fellowship is
i "ver extended to him who tired of the 'Uh tho Father." Through tho sbad
' bosi- of mortality, would return to'owH of mortality he begins to see light
Ms Father's hone and seek for high- a"d to realizo thHt he has indeed a
er and belter things. Part to fill in the- Infinite plan. V.itb
I'.M KI-; COVf T,JTK. nie ,1,'w niiderslanding he reasons that
M'hon we h'rin to lay hold of th if (;,)d iH K'"al and all-powerful arid
,rue sense tf hehie. actually to real-, man iH 1,1 ''i-aiitv His idea, only good
can he mans birthright. And from
''e in ki ite of ail tho conflict atid dis
'I'oss nf mortal existence that there Is
'ndeed a God who is altotjether good.
lio is all-wi.se and all-powerful, and
"'hfi is now available to help us over-
.i;e and master evil just as soon
we t r ii to Him, then our thinking
'"ins to change. We begin lo seek
r' r and to get acdnairited with iod.
o obey the Scriptural cofnmund.
' Aeoiiiiint now thyself villi him, and
at pace."
A f' vi nti-r I.t one who' Is unknown,
't r;t hup, God is therefore s'raiige to
if we do not acfiallv know Him.
rhis foreign concept of God as si range
j'--t what 'hris-tian Seience is her.
o remove. i,(.f ns suppose that Mr..
. a Mr. It. live in the fame com-
'inii-. eo-iUMoit Relief in th ctrn
"i'nin1 ir. ibat Mr. I:, is unappronch
'''e. di.'-'t.iMt. flifficuJt to understand
Tr. A., without aiiv personal Inve-il-ation.
heJioveH the r'ort and holds
!' from Mr. f... atth' ui;!i lie l in
ii.- iu(d of a friend. Mr. I... In fact.
k c't the kino of a person coiniiior
to in'-et anu master evils claims.
ftecognizing that his truo selfhood
is th; reflection of God. man seeks to
order bis thinking ho that only good
ness and love, God's thoughts, will
ever be manifested in his conscious
ness. With the true idea of perfect
God ami pel feet man as his model he
seeks alw;i;. a to think iu accord with
God, good. Man is Clod's living wit
mHS! and expression, tlie vcrv eiubodi
liiefit of gooii. Know ing God i. inenr
poreiii good, be knows that Oeify can
the Scriptures and glean from theiVa
fuller understanding of this law and
its application to human nec 'In
1ST.", the text-book of Chrlsui Sci
ence, "Science andHealth with Key to
the Scriptures," was published by her,
setting forth the result of her labors.
The ruble, with which all the teach
ings of Christian Science fs In agree
ment, and this book, have ever re
mained the hnsia of all Christian Sci
ence teaching.
For her unfaltering courage In the
face of a world opposed to her, for her
unfa. ung devotion to Principle, for her
love f:r God and her devotion to the
cause f universal betterment, and for
her wise and loving leadership. Christ
ian Scientists honor and respect Mrs.
Kddy. They recognize her great work
for them und for all mankind, even
tho reopening and making H!n of the
way for individual nnd universal sal-
terial sense are contrary to God good, I his self-conceit would try a little of j hep Rud hpr ,)tWork wo(1 he tu de
of his consciousness.
1 these claims of evil
evil s lie about man. They are no part must bo sincere and honest. Home try
of the one infinite Mind or its muni-! to get to heaven carrying a little hell
! Testation, and man has every mason I along with them, under cover. Hell Is
iu the world to dispute them and deny , our m.uui beliefs and the fires of suf
their legality. He learns to assert ! fering ;hry inevitably bring. Huch a
with all the authority of God Himself; one makes no headway in Christian
what is tho fact of being, namely, 1 Science t.nd soon finds that ho cam. nt
that man is in reality made by God, , lay held of hearen with one hand
this simple hut basic truth Im hog ins is His likeness and idea, is divine In t while holding on to hell with the olh-
quality and character; that he cannot ! er. We cannot serve two masters, flod
lie sick because God never made him is One and infinite, and His blessings
sick, but made him perfect and so i come not to the self-seeker, to the
forever maintains him; that all the ! hypocrite or to tho worldly-wise, who,
claims of discordant and diseased ma- , snugly wrapped In the garments of
therefore a lie. and incapable of en- God in a way of his own
croaching, infringing or imposing up-: It is the self-surrender nf her who
nn or in any way making a condition ' gave the widow's mite, her earthly
for God's creature. Iteeause sickness all, the contrition of the publican,
is not a phenomenon of God he knows; tho brotherly love of the good Hamnri
that it cannot be a condition of man 1 tan, that murks the earnest seeker for
wno IS OI anu in tiou. mmi illOlie l nun Him umim'- mm in ii in- ihlnlitnir CmllOnlo I. j u, .,,
' I'i'e.i i ... hoi.:.ii oum.o- ...u ia me uince ami co.muion ... man. f m-.ui o. -- o ...,-. ;mwP(Kim.m of Km, prel(pnt
iiimmmi .in ii iii m tin i'n-ii.-. (iiiij 1 1 l.i L lie KMHWH I IIJI I. I MCI ua II o I II ill M, til 4A IU, u. t n "mi :
therefore every good thought and God's man that can respond to mental children, ye shall not enter into the
every kind word or deed is God in ac- suggestion. Man is animated by the j kingdom of heaven.' This showed
tion. I.ove expressing Itself as man's HUine Vlhiil nlnne Such conscious ' t hat the kingdom nf heaven is not a'
real selfhood. Ueuli'ing as never be- realization of the spiritual facts of be- place but a state of consciousness,
fore the nearness of God, he strives ing Is a Christian Science treatment. : ind which one must acquire the child
earnest ly to think mi as to be nt one It is an antidote that evil ami sickness; like qualities of love, gentleness, hum I
with Him. He seeks each d;iy and cannot w ithstamt niitl a specific for : I it. v. unselfishness, purity and good
hour to think and to live up to his "ment:)! suugestion that Is unfailing, ' ness. Thus we see thnt heaven is not
bi!ie-t nutlet standing of life God, for it has all the power of God behind a future state of regal refuge but a
find so far as in him lies to let his it. It b God-enforced. It is God Im- present reward for righteous thinking.
ny what is true. It would be to shut
out honesty and leave the heart frcren
with the ingratitude which shuts tha
door on good, to him who is thus de
ceived. We all need gratitude, for
IfTatitude goes hand in hand with right
le ac
Grat
itude Is the recognition of God with
us nnd opens the door of thought to
hoiH'unlt' thtnira VI,...,- .... ....i ..
divine Mind alone. Such conscious that the kingdom of heaven is not a'.h j.thent reimrH t,i,,i wu..s,. -.
phvsiclans and ministers ore to be
found In, the writings of Mrs. Kddy.
although she could not concur with
their views upon medical and religi
ous subjects. Christian Helen tisls
entertain no hostility toward the niedl-
rej.. rt has mr.de hint out to be: he Js t -' selfhood ever
,.r in Thought parting Himself through His idea und i Instead of dying his way into heaven,
(Continued on i'uge .)
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