Mower County transcript., 1903-11-25

polyp, simply to breathe and tread the: :
narrow round of physical existence A
life lived within itself and for itself,
however exempt from pain or sorrow or
loss, it maybe soon condemns itself. 2: =.
In one of her published works entitled,
Unity of Good" Mrs. Eddy says.
"With Christ, Life was not merely a:
sense of existence, but sense of might
and ability to subdue material condi:
tions" 1t was not after the storm had
subsidized, but in the very midst of its.
fury that he said: "Peace, be still" and
there was great calm. He did not wait
for the ascension before declaring: II
have overcome the world" -..
In view of these assurances of mans
dominion over all material elements,
illustrated by what has actually occurred,
1t will never be found in the mind of
man to be content with anything less
than the conscious possession and ex:
ercise of life that is in perfect conson-
ance with absolute good.
If all the desires, aims and aspira-
tions of life that are pure and right,
and upward. tending, should be collect
ed together and seen at once, they
would be found all converging in one
objective point, all looking toward one
common goal, namely, harmony. In
deed, it has been the common habit to
so summarize the realization of all
good under harmony's synonym, heaven
and then to group around that name
all satisfying conceptions of rest, and
peace, and freedom, and health-of
prayers answered, of hopes fulfilled, of
life expanded into immortality.
No one ever thought of associating
with his idea of heaven, such anomalies
as limitation, weakness, want, sin, sick
ness, or death. '"Flesh and blood can
not inherit the kingdom of heaven"
Hence, none Of their attendant ills can
be present there.
Laboring under the seeming presence
and power of these enemies of peace,
mortals are in constant state of un-
rest and are continually wishing and
striving for better conditions putting
forth every possible effort, as they sup
pose, to break the distasteful fetters Of
evil, and gain something of an ex-
perience OF mans rightful herigate Of
dominion. >':
But right here, mortal sense touches
the limits of it's self imposed boundaries.
1t has placed its heaven away off, some
where in the distance, to be found and
at some future time, and while;
it cherishes hope of sometime, some:
where reaching that beatific condition,
it is we'll assured that there is no such
possibility this side the grave. But
heaven is not a place OF abode, where
one may go, and find or make for him
self home. Heaven is the presence
of God, and God being present every
where. heaven must be everywhere too.
According to the teaching of Chris
tian Science, heaven is harmony's own
selfhood, the absolute reign of Spirit
without a rival power-that condition
of Mind, in which principle actually
does govern and control all, with
supreme and undivided sway. This
definition has no reference to time or
place.
John the Baptist, in announcing the
Messiah, said: "Repent ye, for the king
dom of heaven is at hand" Jesus preach
ed and demonstrated the kingdom of
heaven at hand; and, in sending out his
disciples into their field, the world, he
charged them: "As ye 60, preach, saying:
The kingdom OF heaven is at hand. "
And when ques ioned by the Pharisees,
as to when the kingdom of God should
come, he said: "The kingdom of God
cometh not with observation, or outward
show, neither shall they say, 10 here, nor
10 there, "for behold, the kingdom of
God is within you,' or, sin the midst of
vou." When he taught his disciples to
pray. "They kingdom come," it was to
declare the great fact of Gods kingdom
already come, ever present and omnipo-
tent. -.
If then, this kingdom of heaven, this
reign of harmony, this complete fulfill
ment of all promises and pledges of
good, is here, even now at hand, what
hinders the possession Of full citizen
ship in the heavenly estate, and when
may mankind enter into so desirable a
heritage?
Job said: "Acquaint now. thyself
with Him, with God) and be at peace.
Thereby good shall come unto thee"
Jesus said: aye shalll know. the
Truth, and the Truth shall make you
free;" and again, "These things have l
spoken unto you, that in me, you might
have peace These things have +
spoken unto you, that my joy might re-
main in you, that your. joy might be full"
What things had he spoken? Even
the eternal truth of being that makes
free in an unqualified; absolute sense.
He had been preaching and practicing
the divine. science of being, making It:
one, withthe highest order of Christianity.
Through signs and wonders, he had been,
showing them the Father, and the con-
ductsof affairs under his, spiritual laws.
He also said: "This is life eternal, to
know .Th e, the only true God and Jesus
Christ whom Thou.shas sent >. = 2 Life
eternal must be the life that's good, per-.
feet, all g.harmonious,-for no one could
live erernally in any other sense of life
Discord itself must be mortal, for it has.
not one element of life or Immortality:
aboutit. Then, in this saying OF the
Masters, life eternal, or the consciousness
Of harmony, heavenis made equivalent
to knowing God and his. Son. 1t lis
noticeable that Jesus did not say that it
IS life eternal to know something about
God, to hold opinions or theories about
The Supreme Being and His creation
but. to know Thee the only true God,
and Jesus Christ whom Thou has sent"
toT so oSunde derstand Truth, to so know God
and the mutual relation existing be-,
tween III i'm and SIS His creation az atnl