Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-07

recognition of. and cooperation with. the indwelling Father. This is every hu- man beings privilege when ready to enter in. Christian science does not un- derstand any other phase mediumship upon the spiritual plane.
 'In the beginning has reference to that awakening of spiritual perception whereby man becomes eognizant for the first time that he as a spiritual being and not a body of flesh. He now learns that his mind is creator of his conditions both physically and otherwise. He learns by this new understanding thst he is in mis- erable health of body because he has been in miserable health of mind. He discovers that his extreme poverty orig mates in deficiency of understanding. lf he should happen to be the parent Of n child whom the world calls stupid or idiotie, perhaps he may lay this appear ance to his dominant idea that God Is ab- sent from some people and some places as unfailing intelligence. You can see that his new understanding lays bare the shallowness of his old plane of reason ings. Like Isaiah, he decress that his old heavens and his old earth shall be effaced or remembered no more.
 Doubtless the thoughtful reader will ask before reading another word, How can such thing be as the effacement or the past with it's obvious results 7? Christian Science teaches you how this may De ana Is OOIlt. lIfc WtIlti OA tilAS cA ticle knows perfectly what she is talking about, and these are no idle words. but full of meaning and profit to those who are ready. If mind can make wrong con ditlons under the impulse of the earnal, is it less powerful under the impulse of spirit? The inspiration of the Almighty giveth understanding. Is the Almighty less powerful than delusion?
 "In the beginning" is the time when the mind is open to spirit and not to sense ''Ye cannot serve God and man. mon" is absolutely true. Paul says "For they that are after the flesh, do mind the things of the iesh but they that are af- ter the Spirit, do mind the things of the Spirit.
 For to be "carnally minded" is death, but to be "spiritually minded is life and peace. Flesh as mentioned above, means the things of sense It has higher meaning when referring to the Christ. For example: My flesh is meat indeed signifies the life of Jesus; and My blood is drink indeed" means His teachings, or the truth: Job declaring, Tn my flesh shall 1 see God" means the regenerated mind or the new understanding. which should be the pathway of the spirit
 Moses writes, And let them have do- minion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowls of the air, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth"
 All these creatures belong to the new heavens and the new earth, and are to be the product of the new understanding and brought into visibility as new and true conditions All animals mentioned in Scripture have reference to creations of mind either of false reasoning or true reasoning. The Jewish people dealt in symbols as signifying principles. Jesus spoke not without parable or symbol in his teachings among this people. can only touch upon this very exhaustive sIlbiprt for want of SnArP bllt will fry briefly to give a hint at my meaning. There are certain thoughts of the mind likened unto fishes of the sea;'' for ex- ample, thoughts that come and go easily -illusive, slippery thoughts that evade the consciousness. Now these we must learn to control; over them we must have dominion" Fowls of the air have reference to ideals which fly high, and over them we must have dominion, else they become our masters by way of inn agitation Indeed, imagination must be converted into understanding, or our fowls will be vultures and hawks to de- stroy our more innocent thoughts, which are symbolized by birds of quite a diff ferent character.
 And over the cattle" refers to those thoughts which make strong and stead fast conditions. For example Domestic animals are steadfast in their affections and to be depended upon as to their use fitness. So with true thoughts. Wild beasts represent those reasonings which tend to destroy. And over all the earth is over the mind as whole. Man is given dominion over the whole mind when he is in the light of spiritual under standing, and all his thoughts are sub ject unto him. And over every creep ing thing that creepeth upon the earth" has reference to sensuality as whole, or that the five physical senses shall be un- der the dominion of the clarified under standing, and no longer trail, serpent like, in the dust of deluson. Thus shall the mind that was in Christ rule and reign over your whole earth-your "new" earth. Your new heaven is the peace Ala1a,.c (N