The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-20

Those Christian Scientists who are
thus earnestly striving are true to
the church tenets and to their teach
ing. II there are those who are not
so striving, they, like all others. have
yet to attain to higher standard Of
living. Because OF this high stand
ard Christian Science has sometimes
been charged with holding up an
Utopian or an impossible standard OF
Christian living. 1t is said that 1t is
not possible for men here upon this
earth to have in themselves the same
Mind that was also in Christ Jesus,
nor should they hope for such an at
tainment; yet this tenet of the Chris
tian Science Church is but a re-state-
ment In almost the exact words OF
Paul's great injunction to the Philip
plans wherein he enjoined them to
have in themselves the same Mind
that was also in Christ Jesus. II
that was true standard of Chris
tianity in Paul's time. and in its early
history, 1t ought to be true stand
ard now. Therefore. the Christian
Science position is that 1t is not an
impossible standard. but that 1t does
impose upon those who subscribe to
these tenets a solemn obligation to
strive. watch and pray for the at
tainment of that high Christian goal.
know not what 1t is fully to pos
sess the same Mind that was also in
Christ Jesus. We can, at present,
have only a faint glimpse Of such a
mighty fact; but this we know. that
it Is possible for all of us to begin
an earnest effort in that direction.
We can commence at the lower rung
of that ladder whose top marks the
full measure of the stature of man
hood in Christ Jesus, and step by
step We may make the ascent II we
will. Every good thought you enter
tain, which Is unselfish and helpful
to yourself, to your neighbor and to
the world is, to that extent, having
In you the same Mind that was In
Christ Jesus. Every good act and
deed which is the outflow of such
good thought is, in que measure, an
expression of the Mind of Christ; and
notwithstanding all the sin in the
world we can brush aside the mists
and see much of the Christ Mind
manifested. Every time l see a man,
care not how rough in exterior. at
the risk Of his own like, going to the
rescue Of the lives OF his fellow be-
ings, see there beautiful manifes-
tation of the Christ Mind or the
Christ spirit. and every day we wit
ness or hear of such things. We
have been too much wont to mag
nifty the evil OF human nature and
to minimize it's good. We have SO
looked upon its wrong side that we
have we'll nigh lost sight Of its best
side. We should see more the true
man. and less the SHINING, dying,
and diseased mortal who bears not
the image Of the eternal God.
The 6cripturai Basis.
| The foregoing indicates, In general
terms. the Christianity of our faith
No unbiased mind will say that, in
statement and theory. it does not en-
brace all the essentials Of Bible
teaching; but let US be more speci.
flc. All who belieye in God at all
agree that He is all-powerful, all.
present, all-wise. All who believe in
the Bible accept the statement ot
the first chapter Of Genesis that God
made man in His own image and
likeness. We should eadeay0r te
give these Bible truths their {ul
weight, their deep sisniacance. Il
we do 80, we must believe that with
God all things are possible. We
must believe that IL God is whole
His image and likeness reflects
!. Wilderness. We must believe that Il
God is pure. His image and likenes,
reflects purity. We must believe
that II God is. good, Hi,
, image and likeness reflect.
, goodness. We must believe
that If God is Love. His image ant
[ likeness reflects love. We must be
lieve that II God, in His Wilderness
t is free from sin, sickness and death
His image and likeness Is likewis,
: free. Otherwise the words "imag'
I and likeness" we're false and mean
3 ingless-a misomer. A full belief II
+ the first chapter of Genesis, whicl
I is the record OF the true. spiritua
a creation, puts upon US the 4ecessIt
: of recognizing God as the only ere
g atOr Of man, and man as the imag
a and likeness of his creator foreve
J, and forever.
IL Paul expressed clear discernmen
: Of the atsti4stleH between the rea
8 man and the false when. as reeerde
in Col. 3, he said; ''But now Y
8 also put OF all these; anger, wrath
el malice, blasphsmy, althy communities
d ton out Of your mouth. Lie not t
e one another. seeing ye have put O.
It the old man with his deeds: and hay
o put on the new man which Is r.
newed in knowledge after the tmss
+ of him that created him.
Q Put on therefore. as the elect Of Coz
n holy and beloved. bowels OF mercie
q kindness and humbleness OF min,
It meekness. long-suffering.
Il and above all these things put Q
y charity which Is the bond Of perfec
q ness," 3
t Here ts distinctly shown the di
!, ference between the true man a