The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

re no better satisfied with a negative
rood than we are with a positive ill.
Thru a still diviner discomfort we
object to merely Indifferent and pas
tive sense of existence-a life lived
rom today-like that of the mollusk
or the polyp, simply to breathe ana
tread the narrow round of physical cx-
stence. A life lived within itself and
for itself, however exempt from pain or
sorrow or loss it may be, soon condemns
itself. 1T
Christ Jesus expounded and exempll-
fed Life that means power, authority,
dominion over the flesh. It was not
after the storm had subsidized, but in
the very midst of it's fury that He
said: "Peace, be still,' and there was
a great calm. He did not wait for the
ascension before declaring: 81 have
overcome the world.' ..-....~.
In view Of these assurances Of man q
dominion over all material elements,
illustrated by what has actually &C.
Cured, it will never be found in the
mind of man to be content with any
thing less than the conscious possession
and exercise Of life that is in perfect
consonance with absolute good.
If all the desires, aims and aspira'
lions of life that are pure, and right,
and upward-tending should be collected
together and seen at once they would
be found all converging in one Objective
point, all looking toward one common
goal-namely, harmony. Indeed, it has
been the common habit to so summarize
the realization Of all good under har
mony's synonym, heaven, and then ia
group around that name all satisfying
conceptions Of rest, and peace, and free
dom, 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 cannot
inherit the kingdom of HEAVIER" Hence
none of their attendant ills can be pres
ent there.
Laboring under the seeming presence
and power Of these enemies of peace
mortals are in constant state of unrest
and are continually wishing and striv
ing for better conditions, putting fortl
every possible effort, as they suppose
to break the distasteful letters of evil
and gain something Of an experience o.
man s rightful heritage of dominion.
But right here mortal sense touche
the limits of it's self-imposed boundaries
1t has placed it's heaven away off, some
where in the distance; to be found an
enjoyed at some future time, and Will
it cherishes hope Of sometime, some
where, reaching that beatifc state,
is we'll assured that there is no sue
possibility this side the grave. Blu
heaven is not place of abode wher
one may 60 and find or make for himsel
home. Heaven is the presence o
God, and God being present every
where, heaven must be everywhere, tor
According to the teaching Of Chris
tian Science heaven is harmony itsel1
the absolute reign of Spirit without
rival power-that condition Of Mind i
which Principle actually does Cover
and control all with supreme and und
vided sway. This definition has n
reference to time or place.
John the Baptist, in announcing til
Messiah, said: "Repent ye, for tn
kingdom Of heaven is at hand.' Jes,
preached and demonstrated the kingdo,
of heaven at hand, and in sending O,
His disciples into their field, the worl
He charged them: GAS we 90 preac
saying: 'The kingdom of heaven is
hand. 80 And when questioned by tt
Pharisees as to when the kingdom
God should come, he said: "The kin
dom Of God cometh not with observ
ton, or outward show, neither shall the
say, 10 here, nor 10 there for behol
the kingdom Of God is within you.
When He taught His disciples to pre-
'Thy kingdom come :" it was to decla
the great fact Of God IS kingdom alreat
come, ever present and universal.
If then, this kingdom Of heaven, tn
reign Of harmony. this complete fulfil
r ment Of all promises and pledges
q good, is here, even now at hand, VIII
, hinders the possession Of full citizensh
E in the heavenly estate, and when M
a mankind enter into so desirable q he
a tagea
q Job said: "Acquaint now thys,
/, with Him with God), and be at pea,
+ Thereby good shall come unto thee
Jesus said: eye shall know the trut
4 and the truth shall make you free
!, and again, "These things have spok
. unto you, that in me, you might ha
q peace. These things have l spok
; unto you that my joy might remain
d you, that your joy might be full.
r What things had he spokens Ev
"a the eternal Truth Of Being that NAL
! free in an unqualified, absolute sen
y He had been preaching and practici
q the Divine Science Of Being, making
e. one with the highest order of CHI
% tianity. Through signs and wond
he had been showing them the Fail
= and the conduct Of affairs under ]
spiritual laws. He also said: "T
is life eternal, to know Thee$ the o.
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom TT
hast sent.' Life eternal must be
: Life that is good, perfect, all harmo
ous-for no one could live eternally
! any other sense of life. Discord it's
Z must be mortal, for it has not one .
ment of Life or Immortality about
;, In this saying Of the Master IS, "I
eternal" is made equivalent to the c
: seriousness of harmony, heaven
knowing God and His Son. It is
: ticeable that Jesus did not say that
is Life eternal to know something alb
! God, to hold opinions or theories alb
the Supreme Being and His creation
but, "RQ know Thee, the only t
God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou
sent; to so understand Truth, to
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