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Christian Science-Its Practice and Proof
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Christian Science t Its Prac
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': Florence Middangh, C. S.
' of Lot Angeles, California
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Mankind U faced with problems to
day that need to be solved. Christian
Science explains Jesus' method of
solving them by recoffnWng divine
Mind as the only Intelligence, and
that Truth succeeds where error must
always (all, and that nothing can
bring right results but right motives,
spiritual consciousness, and a com
plete dependence upon God. The
world Is asking for a way out of Its
difficulties, and It Is asking for some
thing that only the understanding of
God, Spirit, can give.
Christian Science ts teaching man
kind the difference between material
development and spiritual growth.
It Is turning thought from the con
templation of relief In matter to the
attainment of harmony iu Spirit. The
pursuit of material development
comes from false concept of God,
conceived by the material senses
the five physical senses, that testify
to a material personality ana nuna
In matter.
Spiritual growth Is not dependent
upon education, vocational training,
personal influence, opportunity, pres
tige, or wealth. It is the unfoldment
of spiritual Ideas in human con
sciousness. It is the awakening from
material beliefs to an understanding
of God. It is a mental process, in
volving thoughts, not things, and can
be realised here and now.
In one of the most remarkable
books ever written this arresting
statement Is made, "The time for
thinkers has come.'' Some may won
der why such a statement should be
made when the world has always
had good thinkers, even spirihially
mlnded men and women who hare
aiasped something of the fundamen
tals of spiritual creation, not only as
separate from materiality, but essen
tially the only reality.
When Mary Baker Eddy, the Dis
coverer and Founder of Christian
Science, In the beginning of her text
book, "Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures," wrote (Pref, p.
vtl), "The time for thinkers has
come," is there any doubt but that
aha meant that spiritual thinking is
the only real thinking there is?
The aim of universities and col
leges Is to train men and women to
think logically and consistently.
Multitudinous and various are the
sources and provisions for educa
tion, in an effort on the part of
mankind to improve conditions
through enlightened thinking, but
too-little attention In education is
given to spiritual thinking. On page
US of Science and Health we read:
"Academics of the right sort are
requisite. Observation, Invention,
study, and origlral thought are ex
pansive and should promote the
growth of mortal mind out of Itself,
out of all that is mortal." Here is the
standard by which one may decide
which academics are of the right sort.
Do they promote the growth of mor
tal mind out of Itself ?
Human logic and reasoning -are
element of this mortal mind, this
carnal mind, which the Bible tells us
y "enmity against God." Spiritual
Making Is the manifestation of di
ttos Mind, expressed in true
thoughts, or Ideas. Since man Is the
Idea of God, all that he knows that
is reel or true consists of an under
standing of God, and the real man
can express only true thoughts, or
The effort of education to endow
matter with Intelligence and power
must be recognized as futile. There
if no element of progress In exchang
ing one false belief for another, and
whatever is learned about matter or
through material sense must be ex
changed for a knowledge of God, the
spiritual facts of being in Science.
What Is Christian Science?
- Because of erroneous conceptions
about Christian Science, some may
hesitate to accept its teachings. One
may have formed a false concept by
accepting a prejudiced opinion that
would misrepresent the teachings of
Christian Sclenco either through ig
norance or malice. Then, too, because
the name is new, some may believe
that its teachings are new, and dif
ferent from the Christianity pre
sented in the Bible, and taught by
Jesus to his disciples. Many of the
vital elements of this demonstrable
Christianity had been lost to the
world, or considered Impractical.
Among other things, Mrs. Eddy has
restored the healing of disease, and
has revealed that it was a natural,
spiritual law which governed the so
called miracles of Jesus. She proved,
and students of Christian Science all
over the world are proving, that this
divine law. governing every activity
of man, is just as potent today, and
Just as ever-operative, as In Jesus'
. time.
Christian Science is fundamentally
based upon the Biblical declarations
In both the Old and New Testaments,
that God is the only creator, and that
verything He made is good. It pro
claims and proves the allness of God,
food, and the nothingness of evil.
, Christian Science teaches that
since evil is nothing, claiming to be
something, it is destroyed by a recog
nition of Its unreality. This recogni
tion comes with a comprehension
that God ic the only creator, and that
this creation consists only of good. It,
likewise, accepts the Biblical teach
ing that man was created in God's
Image and likeness, the likeness of
1 Spirit, not matter. Chi lstlan Science
is best understood by a thorough
study of its textbook. It invites you
to approach the problems that con
front you from an entirely different
viewpoint and one from which they
can be solved. As one studies this
textbook, the unreality of evil
should become evident to him, and
as the allness of God is unfolded, the
revelation of Truth appears. Each
ona may begin at once to prove this
for himself, with It inevitable good
results.
God as Principle
Mankind is too likely to judge prog
ress by material results, and believe
t.hnt. material development is neces-
katv for anlritual srowth. It Is said
that Sir Isaao Newton, in the latter
years of his life, compared himself to
a little child who naa oeen piaying on
the beach with pretty shells, mas
Ing sand castles, when the vast ocean
lav before him uncxpiorea.
The earnest Inquirer may ask,
"How can I begin to distinguish be
tween material knowledge and di
vine Science?" Mrs. Eddy explains
that "the starting-point of divine
Science is that God. Spirit, is aimiv
all. and that there is no other might
nor Mind, that God Is Love, and
therefore He Is divine Principle'
(Science and Health, p. 375). Is It
not quite evident, then, that the great
need of mankind Is to know ana un
derstand God?
Men depend entirely upon mathe
matical calculations, from the mak
ing of a box to the building of a
bridge. When they realise that the
law governing numbers points to the
invariable and perfect law or ood
which governs man and the universe,
they will find that they can rely upon
this Principle to solve every problem
of whatever nature that may con
front them, and be just as sure of
Hftht results.
If the Idea of God as Principle
sounds cold and abstract, let us re
member that Mrs. Eddy says that
"God is Love, and therefore He is
divine Principle." Since this Pruv
ciple that governs man is Love, then
man has nothing to fear, but every
Joy and happiness to experience no f.
Let me give you a simple illustra
tion. A student of Christian Science
said that one day a friend passed her
on the street without speaking to her.
At first she was filled with resent
ment and a sense of Injustice. Then
she decided that dnce she knew
something about God as Love, it was
her work to apply this governing
Principle to the situation, in order to
gain her own peace of mind. She
reasoned that since God is Love and
man was made in His Image and like
ness, then man must be loving, lov
able, and lovely must express all the
qualities of Love. This understand
ing of Truth enabled her to see her
friend, as well as herself, as this true
likeness. She was comforted, and her
thoughts were at peace, for she was
no longer believing in evil as real or
belonging to God's Idea, man. Some
tune afterwards she met this friend
again, who Joyfully told her that she
bad experienced a very remarkable
healing remarkable because she bad
not called a practitioner, and she
could not account for It. She said
that for some time she had had great
difficulty with her eyes, and had not
been able to distinguish objects even
a short distance from her. suddenly,
one day, the veil lifted and she could
see clearly, and as far as she ever had
before. No specific treatment had
been given her. out the laitniui ap
plication of God's law had operated
with precision, and harmony was
restored.
Thus we learn that when we iden
tify ourselves with Principle, we are
able to prove that we are governed by
fixed rules of perfection, which hold
man forever Inseparable from divine
Principle. God.
When Jesus declared, "Be ye there
fore perfect, even as your Father
which is in heaven is perfect," was
be not making a positive declaration
that man is already as perfect as the
Mind that created him? Christian
Science makes it clear that perfect
God and perfect man is the basis of
demonstration and healing, and that
one needs to start, continue, and fin
ish with this perfect divine Principle
In order to know anything of the true
nature of God and man.
Jesus
Jesus began in early youth to prove
and make practical the truths con
tained in the Bible. As a young boy
of twelve he tarried in the temple
with the doctors and wise men, ask
ing and answering questions that
astounded them. Of his life, from
that time until his baptism by John
we know little, except that he "In
creased in wisdom and stature, and
in favour with God and man." It is
recorded that when he came out of
the water, he heard a voice from
heaven, saying, "This is my beloved
Son, In whom I am well pleased."
and immediately after he was led
Into the wilderness to be tempted of
the devil. He must have recognized
then the mission that was his, and
he was tried from every angle as to
the best way to fulfill this mission.
One by one he rejected all material
methods and means, and accepted
Spirit as the only power and au
thority. It was then he began his
three years' healing ministry.
When we are faced with trials and
temptations, let us remember that
Jesus met and mastered, through the
power or God, every form of evil
which mortal mind might promul
gate. Do not be deceived into believ
ing that the problem that faces you
is just a little different, and more
difficult than that which anyone else
has to meet. Personal sense would
Individualize evil, and personify the
devil, which gives it all the power It
seems to have to harm you, or any
one else.
By demonstrating e . cry step of the
way out of mortality into immortal
ity, Jesus has given us an irrefutable
example for our instruction and
guidance. We who accept Christ
Jesus as the Way-shower, should
really make his teachings a guide and
example for daily living.
The Christ
What may we assume that Jesus
comprehended when he heard the
voice Irom heaven, saying. "This Is
my beloved Son, In whom I am well
pleased"? His own teachings would
never allow the assumption that he
considered the human Jesus the Bon
of God. Did he not behold the only
real man spiritual man, distinct and
separate from a material concept
as the idea of God? Perhaps It was
during these forty days in the wilder
ness that he realized there could be
no compromise, but a complete sepa
ration between the so-called mate
rial man and spiritual man. When
he saw himself as a spiritual idea, at
one with God, he never again rec
ognized a material man is a reality,
but consistently maintained his di
vine Sonshlp, even until he rose above
all materiality.
One of the definitions of ".Wilder
ness, riven tn the Glossary of Sci
ence and Health (p. 601) reads as
follows: "the vestibule in which a
material sense of tilings disappears,
and spiritual sense unfolds the great
facts of existence." Thus we find
that Jesus proved his unbroken unity
with God. He revealed the Christ, as
the spiritual manifestation of divine
Love. Tlie human Jesus vanished
from sight after he ascended, but the
Christ is present today, as then and
dwells with man to reveal his pod
bestowed heritage of completeness
and perfection. Christian Science
makes it plain that mortal man Is no
part of tills real, this spiritual man.
The belief that Jesus was the only
one upon whom this Christ-spirit Is
bestowed has certainly not been
based upon anything that he lias
said regarding It. During his minis
try and teachings he emphatically
pointed out that everything he said
or did was to enable us to follow his
example, to prove our divine sonship
as he did. "That where I am. there
ye may be also" describes tn his own
words the import of his mission, and
the thing he suffered to give to us.
Perhaps his greatest sorrow was
caused by the thought that mankind
might misinterpret his mission.
The Discoverer and Foandtr ef
Christian Science
A number of years ago, in our own
time, a little girl enjoyed the close
companionship of her grandmother,
who was a splrltually-mlnded woman
One day the grandmother was telling
her about the early American set
tlers, who desired freedom of religion.
"What Is religion?" Mary Baker
asked, and little did she know that
one day she would give to the world
the final revelation of the Scriptures.
by which the Bible. In the light of
this spiritual illumination, "hcaleth
all thy diseases"!
During her girlhood she glimpsed
some of the truths of the Bible, of
which she was an absorbed student,
and experienced the healing power of
God. proving His loving care and pro
tection. For instance, once, when she
suffered from a fever, she was en
couraged by her mother to ask God
to make her well. She asked, believ
ing, and was healed. So she, too. early
began her search for spiritual truths,
and to learn more about God. It was
her persistence in this quest that led
to her discovery of Christian Science,
and the ever-present healing power
of God, as taught and demonstrated
by Jesus. She spent many years as
an Invalid, but was restored to health
through the realization of the power
of Mind, and was able to refute the
fatality of a serious accident, which
neither surgery nor materia medica
could reach. At first she could not
explain what had happened, but she
was determined to share this discov
ery with all mankind with all who
were willing and ready to receive it.
She knew that she had found the
truth, the law of Life, the unfailing
law of God. that is ever present and
operative for all, which governs the
universe and man in perfect har
mony. One may ask. "How can I know that
I have found the truth In Christian
Science?" Obviously, by its fruits.
One has but to look about him today
to see the results of Christian Sci
ence. One cannot fail to see the
fruits if he Is willing to look, and
wants to see. Thousands of testimo
nies, both verbal and printed, every
nay pour forth Irom grateful hearts,
for there is no part of the Christian
ized world today where the light of
this truth does not shine. The Bibla
has been illumined, and has become
the textbook it rightly should be. It
has been brought into active use in
thousands of homes. Mrs. Eddy
declares (Miscellaneous Writings, p.
363) that "the Bible Is the learned
man's masterpiece, the lgiorant
man's dictionary, the wise man's di
rectory." No one can honestly say
today that the Bible Is a closed book
to him, for we have been given the
Key which opens its treasures to
all who may choose to loot, for them.
One of the familiar stories of the
Old Testament is the rebuilding of
the wall of Jerusalem, by Nehemiah.
In order to complete the wall of de
fense, which he and his helpers had
undertaken to rebuild, it was neces
sary for them to maintain courage,
perseverance, steadfastness to pur
pose, and a determination that the
work would go forward in spite of
any obstacle that might present it
self. Had they listened fo.- one mo
ment to the suggestions of failure, or
yielded to Its Influence, they, and the
wall too, would have been destroyed.
Wc may safely Imply that Nehemiah
felt that obedience to God's law was
even more important than the accu
racy or the construction of the mate
rial wall of protection. It Is true that
what one builds of a material struc
ture is of little account unless char
acter is being built at the same time.
At a period when the average per
son seriously considers retirement
from business activity Mary Baker
Eddy began her remarkable work of
rebuilding the wall of Christianity,
which had been Impaired by the
storms of the ages. Under divine
guidance and inspiration she wrote
the textbook of Christian Science,
Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures," which was given to her
through spiritual revelation, step by
step, during three years of conse
crated devotion to this purpose, to
the exclusion of all else. Still turning
to God to direct her every activity,
she founded the church that would
bring this truth within reach of all
mankind; established a Publishing
Society for the prin'.lng and distri
bution of a weekly, and a monthly
magazine; taught metaphysical
classes; and, at a time when most
people lose all interest in activity of
any kind, and focus their expecta
tion upon a future reward, she was
led to establish an international dally
newspaper, me unruttan science
Monitor. This gives you some Idea of
what kind of thinker she was. and
to what kind of thinking she referred
when she said, "The time for thinkers
has come."
The same suggestions of evil tried
to stop the work she was doing that
tried to make Nehemiah cease build
ing the wall of Jerusalem, and coma
down. She carried the needed weap
ons tor protection in one nana and
built with the other, even as the
workers did then. She knew that her
"weapons" were not "carnal," but the
wora or uoa, wnicn is "quick, and
powerful, and sharner than nnv two.
edged sword." We can be grateful
for these examples of steadfastness
to purpose tnat nave been given us.
THE NEWS AND THE
Who Is My Neighbor?
' I think Jesus' favorite method of
painting a picture, and pointing a
lesson, must have been the parable,
for he used It so often. Probably one
of the most fnnilllar of his parables Is
"The Good Samaritan." Neighbor
llness Is a part of thnt universal lan
guage of Love which Is understood
and appreciated wherever and by
whomever It may be expressed. I
think wo are Justified in considering
tills parable the most complcta and
comprehensive story ever written on
the subject, and one which the world
very much needs to think about
today.
Jesus clearly and distinctly rebukes
the false standard of class and caste,
preaching without precept, creeds
and rituals, and recommends liiiwr
tlal lxjve. universal kindness, and
consideration tor the welfare of oth
ers. He Implies that It is not always
the question, "Who Is my neighbor?"
but, "To whom cnu I show myself a
neighbor?"
To love one's neighbor as oneself
means to see itim as cod sees
htm, and think of him only in
terms of good. It means looking be
yond the evidence of the material
senses, discarding the counterfeit for
the real. Christian Science teaches
that wo may minister to everyone
upon whom our thoughts rest by lift
Ing our thought about them away,
rrom tne mortal concept to the per
feet Idea of God.
It is not difficult to Imagine what
the world would be today r each In
dividual held a scientific, hence i
loving, attitude towards his neigh
bor. There would be no more war,
unfair competition, or mismanage
ment of business or government.
There would be one common Interest,
and the kingdom of rlchteousness
would reign on earth, as It docs In
heaven.
While men have worked Indivldu
ally and collectively through the ages
for the cause of peace on earth, yet
me majority nave consistently looked
upon the kingdom of heaven as some
thing to be reached or attained In
some future state of existence.
Men of ideals and humanitarian
motives look with apprehension upon
the chaotic world conditions today.
They deplore the Ignorance, lawless
ness, and hatred that Impel the cru
elty, and merciless destruction of
human rights and lives. Yet a close
analysis reveals that the world con
dition Is but the aggregate manifes
tation of these evil traits Indulged In
Individual thinking.
When one earnestly and honestly
seeks to know what Is his part tn
helping to Improve national and In'
ter national affairs, he must reallzo
that first and last. just as In his own
business, his work lies in his own
right thinking. His part Is to start
and continue with scientific right
thinking Wivhin uis own cease
ness.
Proportionately as he ejects erro
neous conclusions from his own
thinking his immediate affairs im
prove. His business, his family, and
other human relationships arc bene
flted, and his scientific right think
Ing becomes an active factor for the
betterment of his community, the
nation of which he is a citizen, and, In
Its measure, inevitably a healing in,
fluence in world affairs.
No one can rightfully feel that his
part Is too small or unimportant, for
we each have not only our part, but
a duty to ourselves and all mankind.
One may say that his business and
world conditions give him a sense of
uncertainty, unrest, fear, and worry,
while actually It Is his sense of un
certainty, unrest, fear, and worry
that is contributing to the unde
sirable conditions In 'the world
today.
Jesus of Nazareth has given to the
world the most practical and efnea
clous remedy for any business prob
lem: "Seek ye first the kingdom of
God. and his righteousness: and all
these things shall be added unto
you."
Some time ago I had an interesting
conversation with a young business
man. who is an earnest student of
Christian Science, it was his custom
to apply his understanding of this
Science to all of his business prob
lems. He was one of the youngest
salesmen for a nationally used prod
uct, and shortly after he became an
employee of the firm he found that he
headed an honor list, to which much
publicity was given, by leading In
sales, not only for his territory, but
over all the other branches. This suc
cess he attributed solely to his appli
cation of the teachings of Christian
Science. But suddenly he felt a new
responsibility, a reputation to uphold,
a record to maintain; and he began
giving more and more time to his
business, often staying up late at
night. To his surprise his sales began
to fall off, and before long he was be
low the standard he had previously
set. Then he realized that he had
been neglecting to seek first the king
dom of God, and had been spending
much less time in the study and con
templation of Christian Science. For
tunately he recognized his mistake,
and when he returned to his former
practice of seeking God first, the
other things were again added to
him. He said he had learned a valu
able lesson which he hoped he would
never forget.
Practicing Prayer
The Apostle James, out of the rich
ness cf his own experience, declared
with conviction, "Draw nigh to God,
and he will draw nigh to you." Wo
are drawing nigh to God when we
seek a bettor understanding of Him.
In the Christian Science textbook
Prayer is the first chapter. Thus we
may reasonably assume that Mrs.
Eddy recognized that one needs first
to draw nigh to God through
prayer, in a desire to know and un
derstand Him. Among other things
In this chapter we are reminded that
the struggle to be good Is prayer. This
is somewhat different from the ordi
nary concept of petition or a re
hearsal of human needs. We learn
also that if our prayers are sincere,
we labor for what we ask. This, then,
is the need of mankind to learn to
practice prayer. Our work is not fin
ished with the offering of prayers; we
must follow by putting them Into
practice, if we really want them to
be answered. It is inconsistent and
Ineffectual to ask for one thing, and
practice another.
A man and his wife, students of
Christian Science, decided that their
business and financial uuecess Justi
fied theli moving into a larger and
HERALD, KLAMATH PALLS, ORB.
better home. Shortly after they had
moved, the husband's salary was cut,
and they concluded they had made a
mistake, and began to retrace the
steps they had taken, which, at the
unit, had seemed to them to oe prog'
ress. But conditions only grew worse,
and their supply was cut off In otlier
directions. Now these earnest people
began to see that there needed to be
some adjustment in their thinking
about supply. As they worked over
tho problem they recognised that
curtailment, although sometimes hu
manly necessary, was an element of
lack, and that they had been practlc
Ing lack while praying for a right
understanding of abundance. When
they had reversed tills false reason
Ing. the husband's salary was re
stored, wim the deductmu refunded.
And when they were again estab
lulled in tlie new home, an additional
and unexpected source of income
opened up.
We ran begin right where we are
to practice prayer by refusing to voire
error or claim for ourselves the things
we do not wish to manifest. What a
cheerful round of. conversation this
old world would enjoy if this were
universally observed I Just check up
on yourself for one day, and see how
many declarations concerning your
body, your business, your home, and
so on, you make that you are really
desirous of eliminating, rather than
manifesting in your experience. And
then see how many times you can
resist the temptation to voice evil,
and deny its false suggestions by
declaring good.
Asking God for material things
could come under the classification
given in the Bible as "vain renetl-
tlon." for there Is nothing in Spirit
out or wnicn matter could be made.
If one longs for abundance, more
love, more Joy. he may humanly
plan how ho thinks he can obtain
them perhaps by more financial se
curity, better health, congenial com
panlons. Interesting work, and so on.
But so long as he believes that lore,
joy, happiness, health, and supply are
to be found In material conditions he
will never really find them. As soon
as he realizes that they are spiritual
qualities, which he has a present
ability to express, he will begin to
claim them as his rightful heritage,
and as he does this they are Inevl
tably brought Into his human espe
rlence. When he learns that man ex
presses these qualities. Independent
of matter, he will know that no con
dition of matter can give them to
him or take them away from him.
We may Improve material conditions
by spiritual thinking, but spiritual
thinking la not gained through
improved material conditions.
A student of Christian Science was
once faced with a physical problem,
for which materia medica declares
an operation is the only remedy. A
friend, who wa not a student of
Christian Science, had a similar ob
structing growth temporarily re
moved by an operation. The tempta'
tlon came to her that in this case an
operation was necessary. For mrfny
years she had relied upon Christian
Science to meet her every need, and
It had never failed, and she wondered
why she did not have a healing
this time. The suggestion of an
operation was so Insistent that she
gathered together all Mrs. Eddy's
writings, the Bible, and their
Concordances, and set about to make
a thorough analysis, examination,
and diagnosis of the case. For several
days she persisted, and when she had
finished she felt that she had passed
through each of the material stages
attributed to such an operation, and
for each one the operation of Truth
had proved sufficient to eliminate the
arguments, symptoms, and physical
discomrort attending them. She
emerged completely healed, and has
had no return of the difficulty. Mor
tal mind can only counterfeit the
operation of divine Mind.
Overcoming Limitation
Every discord or Inharmony, be it
physical, mental, or financial, can be
classified as some form of limitation,
If, at first, this sounds like too drastic
a statement, let us analyze It. Web,
ster defines "Infinite" as "without lim
its of any kind." Is It not plain that
physical Inharmony claims to limit
the activity of the body? Every phase
of wrong reasoning would limit the
accomplishment of gouu in some di
rection, based mostly upon the as
sumption that each one has a limited
amount of health, happiness, activ
ity, or supply portioned out to
him, and when he has used it up, it
Is depleted. One may believe that he
has used his share and should not
expect to have any more. It la
through the infinitude of divine Mind
that limits are denied and broken.
The antidote for the fear of, and the
belief In, limitation obviously is the
understanding tnat God is infinite,
limitless, and that the inexhaustible
good which He continuously supplies
for His children can never be dimin
ished, used up, or overdrawn.
I know a young boy who, a number
of years ago, was seized with what Is
called infantile paralysis, and was
faced with the argument that his
physical activities could be greatly
limited. A largo portion of his body
became immovable, and distorted.
This little boy had been a student in
the Christian Science Sunday School
for two years, and had learned some
of the truths of divine Mind taught
Micro that refuted such false argu
ments. A practitioner was called, and
the motner clung to tne statement of
truth in the Bible that came to her:
"The Lord . . . maketh the devices of
the peoplo of none effect." When,
after a few days, there was great im
provement, the child Insisted that
whatever degree of activity he was
able to express, would be without any
assistance. As he put It, "I want to
use what I have." He maintained
that God wanted him to move, and
that mortal mind could not keep him
from moving. Within a week he was
healed and normally active, and to
day Is a robust, healthy boy.
God never nlacea limitations of tnt
kind upon His Idea, man. In proving
una spiritual fact, tne only change
that takes place is In human con
sciousness. A false belief Is exchanged
for a truo concept; material knowl
edge Is exchanged for spiritual un-
aersianaing. in oreaking down limi
tations, let us remember we are
dealing with thoughts, beliefs, and
that when the wrong reasoning has
been exchanged for right thinking,
the results are manifested in our out
ward experiences. In working to
nvnVPnmn laMr nt health Anntnnt-
ment, supply, and so on. let us turn I
A Lecture
from the contemplation of the differ,
ent phases of these conditions, and
think more about tin allness of God,
and man's oneness with Him. Let us
learn mora about the re. man, In
order to detect the counterfeit and
protect ourselves from It.
Why does It seem so difficult to de
tect the fraudulent nature of that
which we call a mortal? Is 11 not be
cause we have not learned to recog
nise tlie real man? I recently read an
Interesting article explaining the
method of counterfeiting money, and
how It might be detected, the author
said tint he had proved that tlie
average eltlsen has only a very slight
knowledge of genuine money, and
when asked to describe It, for In
stance, as to distinguishing marks for
different denominations, will fall nine
limes out of ten. That Is why, he ex
plains, one Is so easily deceived by a
counterfeit. "It you want to protect
yourself against bad money, study
good money." he advises. Thus the
best way to protect oneself from the
deception of the counterfeit man Is
to learn more about the real man.
What are soma of the wrong
thoughts that need to be exchanged
for true Ideas? Christian Science
teaches that "the procuring cause
and foundation of all sickness Is fear,
Ignorance, or sin" (Science and
Health, p. 411). Most of us know well
the harmful results of sinful habits
of thinking, and we know, too, that
Ignorance must be replaced by under
standing, but we may yet need to
eliminate fear before a healing is
accomplished. Over and over again
Mrs. Eddy reminds us that when
fear is banished the case la healed,
and that Love, divine love, la the
supreme and lasting remedy for all
fear and Its discordant effects. And
so, again, in order to recognize the
fraudulent nature and powerle.nea
of fear we need to learn more about
Love, Its all power and presence.
Sometimes the convenient excuse
that one's understanding U too small
to make these truths practical Is only
a postponement of that which one
must eventually prove. The smallest
grain of truth has more power than
all the arguments of evil put together
for all time. We can do our part, and
leave the Increase to Ood. It is our
willingness to use what we do under
stand that makes us receptive to
larger unfoldment.
Let us learn to accept the testing
times as opportunities to rise above
error. I am reminded of a story of
a man who was traveling In the
Himalayas. He was watching a
spectacular storm, and spied an eagle
Just as the fury of the tempest
reached It. He expected him to be
dashed about and thrown downward
by the tumult, but, instead, he was
amazed to see the eagle spread his
wings, set himself, and use the force
of the wind to carry him up and
above It. He literally used the storm
to rise higher.
Would you postpone, or turn aside,
an opportunity to gain freedom and
dominion over the claims of mortal
sense? Would you be tossed about in
discouragement, fear, despair; or will
you use the storm, as did the eagle,
to carry you higher and higher Into
the atmosphere of peace and har
mony? We can be grateful for the
trials that come. If we have the wis
dom to use them for this purpose.
The more severe the trial Is, the
higher It can carry you, and the
greater will be the overcoming.
When the storms of human expe
rience approach, let us not try to
plunge through them In an attempt
to dispel them by material knowledge
or development, but use them to lift
us higher Into the atmosphere of
Spirit. If the fury of the tempest
forces us to abandon material meth
ods and seek divine guidance, then
we can be grateful for these oppor
tunities to rise higher.
When one comprehends a truth In
Christian Science, the opportunity to !
prove It often Immediately follows; I
and this coincidence may be mlsun- I
derstood, and not recognized as a
blessing. The understanding of Truth
carries with It the responsibility for 1
proving It, and the ability to make It
our own; and this means progress. ;
Behind each command of Truth is :
divine authority, and carries with It '
an attending blessing, when obeyed.
Christian Science Is a demonstrable I
religion, and unless one is willing to i
prove it, he win have little part in Its
practicability.
There often arises the argument
that one is handicapped by past mis
takes, environment, or training.
What you think now is all that
counts. What you know of Truth,
and prove now, Is the only Important
or necessary consideration. The his
tory of error Is as false today as It
will be tomorrow, or was yesterday,
and cannot touch the real man, who
lives In eternity.
When you find something helnful
in the Bible, or Mrs. Eddy's writings.
or In the periodicals, or in a lecture, I
ao you say, "Why, that wan Just
written for me; that Just exactly fits
my case," and make yourself be
lieve that this Is enough? To have
found the remedy is only the first
step. To apply It. use It, means to
receive the benefits and blessings
promised therein. You must make
it your own.
When Jesus had concluded the
parable of "Tlie Good Samaritan" he
had answered the lawyer's question
regarding his neighbor satisfactorily;
even the lawyer must have recog
nized It as such. But Jesus added an
individual responsibility to this rec
ognition of truth. He reminded him
to go and do likewise. But what of
the first question the lawyer asked,
the one which Is in the thoughts of
practically everyone today, as then:
"What shall I do to Inherit eternal
life?" Jesus gave him his answer In
tne first two commandments: "Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy strength; and with all
thy mind; and thy neighbour as thy
self:" but to this also he added
another responsibility In order to
really find the answer to his ques
tion: "This do, and thou shalt live."
He who has read these two com
mandments and passed them by as
Impractical or too Idealistic will find
ine very windows or heaven open
to him if he takes them into his dally
life and lets them solve his problems
'or him. The effort to understand.
the struggle to prove, and the courage
w maintain are so little to give when
the reward Is so rich and the bless.
Ings so great that await the desire
and willingness to obey them! "Tills
do, and thou shalt live."
PALO ALTO, Calif., Kept, 24
(VP) The return of three Injured
players encouraged Conch Clin k
ShBiiglmraay Tuesday as Stan
ford slacked off to a ono n duy
practice schedule for the Uni
versity of Snu Francisco fool
ball game Saturday. Hugh CJiil
larneau, speedy halfback, Flunk
le Labcrt, quarterback, and
Bruno llanducel, tackle, wore
back at practice lifter several
days absence.
LEGAL NOTICES
SUMMONS
Equity No. S92S
IN THE CIRCUIT COUUT OK
THE STATE OK Oltl'XiON
FOR THE COUNTY UK
KLAMATH.
ANNA UNCI. Plaintiff, vs.
JOHNNY I.Iiik, Defendant.
TO JOHNNY UNC;, Defendant:
IN THE NAME OF THE
STATE OK OREGON. You are
hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint of the
plaintiff on file against yuu lit
the abovo entitled stilt on or
before Monday the 14 th day of I
October, 11)411. that brlnu the I
date of the last publication of
this summons, and If you fall to j
ao answer or othcrwiso appear,
for want thereof plaintiff will I
apply to tho Court for Iho relief
prayed for in her complaint, to i
wit: decree of absohilo divorce j
of and from von on the izrmindM
I of desertion for more lhaii one;
year and that plaintiff be de
creed tho care, custody and eon-
trol of Donald Ling, aged 8
years, Edith Ling, aged S years I
and Joan Ling, aged .1 years,
minor children of the juittK's
hereto.
This summons Is served upon
you by publication thereof in the
Evening Herald, a dully news
paper, published and circulated
In Klamath County, Oregon,
once each week for four aucccv
alve weeks, pursuant to order of
the Hon. Edward 0. Anhursl,
Judge of the above entitled
Court, nuido and entered Sep
tcmbcr 18, HMD; tho first pub
llcatlon thereof to be mudv on
September 17, 11)40 and the last
publication thereof to be made
on October IS, 1941).
EDWIN E. DRISCOLL.
Attorney for the Plaintiff.
Post Office and business
address.
206 Williams Bldg..
Klamalh Falls, Oregon.
3. 17 24; O. 18 15; No. 180.
NOTICE Or MEETING
Of Board of Equalisation.
Willow Valley Irrigation
District
Notice Is hereby given Hint the
Board of Directors of Willow
Valley Irrigation District, us a
board of equnllzntlon, will meet
on Tuesday, October 1, 11)40, nt
10 o'clock a. m. at the office of
said Irrigation district at the
home of W. D. Campbell nt i
Lorclla, Oregon, for the purpose i
of reviewing and correcting Its
assessment and apportionment
of taxes.
JOHN S. HORN.
Secretary of Board of
Directors.
S. 3 10 !? 24; O. !. No. 157.
NOTICE OF MEETING
Of Board of Equalisation. I
Horsefly Irrigation District u, reject any and all bids re
Notlce is hereby given that served. Before bids lire submit
tho Board of Directors of Horse-! ted full infoiiuallon concerning
fly Irrigation district, as abonrd the limber, conditions o( sale,
Of equalization, will meet nnland ihe submission nf bids
Tuesday, October I, 1040, nt 10
o'clock a. m. at the office of said
Irrigation district at Bonanza,
Oregon, for tho purpose of re
viewing and correcting Its as
sessment and apportionment of
taxes.
DOROTHY J. EYERS.
Secretary of Board of
Directors.
S. 3 10-17-24; O. I. No. 158.
CITATION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON,
FOR KLAMATH COUNTY,
' Probnlo Department.
IN THE MATTER OK THE ES
TATE OF ALBERT E. JOHN
SON, Deceased.
To: R. Heber Rudcllffe, ad
ministrator with tho Will an
nexed of the cstuto of Louise
Miller, Deceased; Emily Bab
bitt, Minnie Carlson and Paul
ine Johnson and to all other
devisees, legatees and heirs un
known, If any such there be.
Vou and each of you arc hcrc-
We Offer
$28,000.00
Tulelake, California
412
General Obligation Bonds
Due Serially, Sept. 1, 1941 to I860
These bonds were issued for the purpose
ef constructing now water system.
Price On Application
Chas. N. Tripp, Inc.
601 American Bank Bldg.
Portland. Ore.
September 24, 1940
by commanded to appear In the
above tunned court, In the Cir
cuit Court room In Klamalh
Falls, Kliimiilh County, Oregon,
on or Ix'fnra the Iflth duy of Oc
tober, 1 1140, nt tho hour of 10:00
o'clock A, M, of said date la
show cause, If any exist, why
an Order should r.ot be entered
Hi anting Ilia administrator with
Hie Will annexed of said estate,
Ihn right to sell lit private sale
Ihe following real properly sit
uated In Klamath County, Ore
gon, towlt:
The Wcslcr'y BO feet of Lot 1,
lllnclc III, Kalrvlcw Addition
No, 2. Klamalh Kails, Klamalh
Cnunly, Oi'eguti.
Tho Nuiiliwoslcrly B0 feet of
the KuMerly 3(1 leel of Lot B
and Ihe noillnveslerly BO feet
of Lois II and III, all In Hock
III, Klr.Ht Addition to Ihe C ity
of Klamntli Kails, Klaiiililll
Counly, Oregon,
llegliiulng ut the most North
erly coi ner of Lot 10 of Block
III of Klr.it Addition lu Ihe
City of Klaiiiulli lulls, Ore
gon, and running thence in
Soulliwe.sleily direction along
the Soullieantei'ly lino of the
Alley hi said Block, 70 3 feel,
more or less, lo Iho redlining
wall built upon Lot I) III Mild
Block, parallel w 1 1 h Ninth
Street; thence Southeasterly
parallel with the hue between
Lots II mid I) In said Block 18,
fit) feet, thence Northeasterly
parallel Willi the first course
herein deserdied, 711 S feel,
more or less, to the Southwest
erly line of Ninth s I r e e I;
Thence. Noi thweslei ly SO fret
to the pliice of beginning.
IN WITNESS WIIEHEOK, I
have hci'cunlo hct my hand ami
seal this 1 litis day of September,
HMD, pursuant to un Order of
Ihe court entered on Ilia lUtll
duy of September, 1 1140.
MAE K. SHOUT.
(SEAL)
' County Clerk
By. 1'erley Johnson,
Deputy
O. 1 8 13. No. 170,
j
IS
17-24;
National lorotl Timber for Sale
Seuled bids will he received
by the llccioiml Korester, U. S.
Koresl Service, 7110 Murket
Street. San Kranelseo, Califor
nia, op to anil Including October
2, HUH. for nil Ihe lira killed
and fire damaueil I ices on an
ureu embracing about HU00 acres
within Townships 4! and 48
North, Hungcs 14 and IS East,
M. D. M . Modoc National For
est, California, estimated to bo
81)00 M feet B. M more or less,
of poudero.Mi pine timber and
I. out) M feet B. M. of while fir.
No bid will be coiDldcred of less
limn $ AO per M feet for incr-
cliiintable pine limber mid $0.10
per M feet for mcrchuiitiiblo
white fir fo be cut and removed
at the option of the jnirchuner. .
In addition, the purchaser will
be required to make deposits to
cover the cost to Ihe United
State for reforestation and other
sdvltullurul work on this sale
urea nt the rale of $1 00 per M
feet B. M , such deposits to be
on the basis of the netuul scale
of merchantable pint? material.
One Ihousand dollars must bn
deposited with each hid, to lia
applied un ihe purchase price,
refunded or relumed in nart as
Inundated damages, according
in conditions of sule. Tho right
should be obtained from the
Regional Forester, San Francis
co, or the Forest Supervisor,
Alturns, California.
S. 24 No. 171)
Kl
Without waiting. ..Pay it back hi
oiy payment! filtd lo your lo
coma. Your cor need not be tuliy
paid for. Reduce your preterit
payment!. Why not oik uit
Commercial
Finance Corporation
lift Stiitn 6ts St.. KlimMl nill
Mut 32M Hum m ut
Baker Fordyce Tucker Co,
610 Portor Bldg,
Portland, Ore.