The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-01

lead into captivity Page 125.) God
has built a higher platform of human
rights. and built it on divine Claims
These claims are not made through code
or creed, but in demonstration OF peace
on earth and goodwill TO man." page
lz2) Have you ever thought WhaS II
would be TO gain the liberty Of the seSs
and daughters of CSOd2 Why. Il WOui6
be to walk the whole wave of human be-
lief 10 demonstrate over all mortal, lin
tied measurement of things. and to walk
IN the principle OF being rom TINS oay
on. It would be to hay aside all falSe
beliefs. to enter consciously and intelll-
gently into our true inheritance and re-
iationship with God here and now. 10
say Abba, Father. with as much trust
fuineSS and certainty of help and protec-
ton as the little child feels when ne says
Papa, papa"-tO feel our security, TO
know our deliverance from false claims
and 10 abide in that security and knOWl-
edge This alone Is serving God IN spirit
and In truth; this alone is laying off the
old man and his deeds and putting on the
new Why need we hesitate in so prac-
teal trust and reliance on this supreme
we yield him homage or not, he governs
our lives, and our small estimate OF
things 10 the contrary does not alter this
great fact that God rules.
Must Trust God Fully.
Why not realize that the sooner we
premacy the sooner We enter INTO our
true relationship and gain our liberty as
heirs Of GOd-joint heirs with Christ, ana
welcome in the millennium To catch
glimses of this eternal verify of things
is possible. for Jesus lived in this ap-
prehension. although surrounded by the
same elements Of the world as ourselves
He ever recognized God as the Author
and Finisher of all created things: these
things which TO our benighted senses
seem to possess the actual in and OF
themselves he knew to be but the eVl-
dence of that actual, unseen TO the
physical senses. He held himself aloof,
L. l. I n
belief. become entangled in the mystery
of ungOdliness rather than turning ana
seeing the fact behind the appearance,
which it is our right and privilege 10 see
and live in; thereby live, move and nave
our being in God, who created all Things
instead Of living in the things; thereby
losing our GOd-given inheritance and do
miniOn over them Jesus mission was 10
unclasp the hold of personal sense ane
unite the human thought with the divine
TO give US our true inheritance as chill
II has been the early education of US
all that eye sees, that ear hears, that
nerves feel and that body is sentient mat
ter; and now. to find in later years
through the revealed thought OF Chrls-
tan Science. that this false education has
largely induced humanity suffering Is
a powerful lesson to learn. Is II any Won
der that we become enthusiasts IN our
eagernesS and willingness to give Coo
due homage of an entire SeCV1CeZ AFTER
years and years of servitude to phyS1cal
laws. after years Of painful illness, en-
plOying all the means and methods with
in reach. a whole drug store OF Inecl-
cines and appliances at one 5 command,
after TesOFting to operations, change OF
climate, diet. baths and travel, to flnd
that il is the false estimate OF life, the
false belief Of body. its functional quail
tiles and organic conditions, to find-
say, that these false thoughts, and not
body are to be dealt with. and that oy
ruling out of mind this false sense the
body will soon make manifest the DeLJer
thought attained We need falJn lnal
Nrn1 hold
them out as tangible evidence that hu-
man thought may realize the Splrltual
fact as forcibIy as it today seems TO re-
alize things as physical.
Should Study Aim in Life.
We need to study our motive and aim
ii is not mere accident that We exist;
for what purpose am I here? What abil-
ity have / TO develop and COnSecrdte TO
God? All that ! possess belongs TO MN
Am 7 devoting it to him2 Am ! fulfilling
this mission and bringing out IN my IRE
all that God requires of me as an lndl-
vidUalized identity of himself2 w hat IS
the underlying. governing impulse Oh my
life? What am I thinking of when am
alone? These thoughts are the thoughts
on which my whole LIES usefulness de-
ponds; they develop and shadow forth
themselves throughout all my lie and
work. are these private, silent thoughts
held as belonging to God. and as the
foundation on which true character $
built and all true living Is ShdpedE IneSe
thoughts are our convictions, our true
selves. and they mould ana shape our
lives for good or evil; they are more taI-
reaching and powerful than lne Out
sDOke0 word These thoughts must be
cOneecrated to God or our lives are not
adjusted TO the true balance Jesus con
stanJlF1 asserted, u and my Father are
one, 7 always 90 the VIII OF the IA
Their" thus Christian Science teaches Us
unity of thought IN God. in prlnclple- IS
the foundation of all true living ana
that God viii accept no lesser service
f70g. IN nrrfT
utilization of thought. the unselJinS OF
self. becomes an essential feature IL
Christian Science living.
What We give to the world depends en-
tireIy on this inner life; we are helping
OF hindering another according TO our
appTehensiOn Of the true light when
iighteth every man. Is this thought
which hold when alone uplitung. pure
and true. or am l going over past
on to evil as a power? If we flnd when
alone our thought enters into SeI-coh-
demnation or condemnation Of another,
we may be sure the balance IS not ao-
iusted on the Christ side of the question
Thus the mother, in Christian science
has ever taught US to work from the
spiritual result be regarded. We aim TO
die to error every day and climb one
step the higher way. ...,-
A pOetess of some note has most Iltly
said: There are two kinds OF people on
earth today filters and leaners;
And wherever you go you Will Ilnu
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fust these two classes Christian SCI
enee enables its followers to take thelr
places as filters. to ease the burdens,
yes to lift them entirely off our brothers
Shoulders. It enables US to recognize God
as the ruling power of earth as Wen as
IF heaven It is the conviction of Chris
tan Scientists that God can be trusted,
not only partially. but wholly and they
fear nothing but to dishOnor him by IN
belief II has entered the consciousness
of thousands of vigorous. stirring. active
business men of the large cities all over
our land to adjust their lives and busl-
ness on no other rule than this
Christian Science teaches US we are rad
icaIIv saved if we radically believe. and
The 'PfbIe assures US that whatsoever
things were written afOretime were writ
ten for our learning. that we through pa
tience and comfort of the SCRIPTURES
might have hope. D.,
The Cod of hope fill YOU with all JOY
and peace in believing that ye may
abound in hope
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