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 te
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 a 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 it 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 a true standard of Chris
tianity in Paul's time, and in its early
history, 1t ought to be a true stand
ard now. Therefore. the Christian
Science position is that it 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.
I know not what it 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
I step we may make the ascent II we
will. Every good thought you enter
tain, which is unselfsh 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 due 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 q man,
l care pot how rough in exterior. at
the risk Of his own like. going to the
rescue Of the lives Of his fellow be-
ings. I see there a beautiful nantes
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 it's best
side. We should see more the true
nlas. and less the SHINING. dying,
and diseased mortal who bears not
the image Of the eternal God.
The S~criptural Basis.
The foregoing indicates, in general
terms. the Christianity Of u faith.
No unbiased mind will say that, in
statement and theory. 1t does not en-
brace all the essentials of Bible
teaching; but let us be more speci-
nc. 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 Of
the first chapter Of Genesis that God
made man in His own image and
likeness. We should adeayor to
give these Bible truths their full
weight, their deep sisnjAcance. II
we do 80. we must believe that with
God all things are possible. We
must believe that II God is whole,
His image and likeness reflects
Wilderness. We must believe that II
God is pure. His image and likeness
reflects purity. We must believe
that II God is. good, His
image and likeness reflects
goodness. We must believe
that II God is Love. His image and
likeness reflects love. We must be-
lieve that ii God, in His Wilderness,
is free from sin, sickness and death,
His image and likeness is likewise
free. Otherwise the words Image
and likeness" were false and mean
ingles-a misomer. A full belief in
the first chapter of Genesis. which
is the record 9: the true. spiritual
creation. puts upon US ths necessity
of recognizing God as the only Gre
ator of man. and man as the image
and likeness of his creator forever
and forever.
Paul expressed a clear discernment
Of the alistt4etteH between the real
man and the false when. as recorded
in Col. 3, he salai 'But now We
also put OF all these; anger, wrath.
malice. blasphsmy, althy communica-
ton out Of your mouth, Lie not to
one another. seeing ye have put OF
the old man with his deeds: and have
put on the new man which Is re-
newed in knowledge after the image
of him that created him. u
Put on therefore. as the elect Of God,
holy and beloved. bowels Of mercles,
kindness and humbleness OF mind,
meekness. long-sufering, =
and above all these things put on
charity which Is the bond Of perfect.