Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-30

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been the case that one who has
brought to this generation a heaven
born truth that would lift them I'd
higher levels of thinking and living
has always been met not only by the
worlds scorn and derision, but by it's
malice and persecution; and even his
brethren have greeted him with the
biting gibe, behold this dreamer
cometh.' and then have sold him into
Egypt.
But the one who, with the convic-
tionsof divine ideal, is Egypt's bond
man today, stands next to the throne
tomorrow; and his brethren come to his
l feet to buy the bread that will save
| their lives. The worlds light -bringers
and light-bearers have all been the
! dreamers, the idealists, whose only
transgression was that they went too
| far.
Practical Application
The Christian Scientist has adopted
the ideal of Jesus, an ideal that includes
all the possibilities of good and excludes
all the elements of the flesh and of evil.
and he npds the practical application
and demonstration of this ideal in affirm
ing the constant healing, guiding. sustain
ing prese-"e of divine love and in deny
ing any principle power or reality to
| evil.
] This affirmation Of good and denial of
evil gain beneficent results just to the de-
| gree Of tine clearness of the understand
ing and faithfulness of the application of
the ideai, and herein is found the only
needed means and mode by which to
prove Gods love and power to be sufri-
| cient for every need.
"A multitude stand forth today and
| bear glad witness that they have proven
the ideal true; that when it bids us trust
| God entirely as the one Who forgiveth
all thine iniquities and who healeth all
| thy diseases; who r.deemeth thy life
| from destruction; who crowneth thee with
! loving kindness and tender mercies; who
satisfleth thy mouth with good things;
so that thy youth is renewed like the
eagles in all this 1t is not bidding us go
too far
Tn following this line of light the
| Christian Scientist, has acknowledged
| that: AS adherents of Truth we take
! the inspired Word of the Bible as our
sufficient guide to eternal life" Hand in
hand with the Bible-rot as supplement-
| ing its message, not as adding TO or
taking aught therefrom, but as. inter-
preting its meaning-is the Textbook of
| Christian Science, Science and Health,
With Key to the Scriptures, whose au-
thor is the Rev. Mary Baker Eddy.
THE Christian Scientist has increasing
! and unreserved confidence in these two
| books, because he has thus far proven
them safe guides upon the way and this
gives him assurance that they will be
safe guides to the end. He believes that
the light which their message has
brought, with its witness of unfolding
| health, holiness, harmony, will grow
brighter and brighter unto the perfect
| day.
He brings his supreme allegiance, which
| is his reasonable service, to the Christ
| they reveal, and he brings an abiding
and abohnding gratitude to the discov-
| erer of Christian Science as the one VINO
| in our own day has helped human
| though. to find it's way back to the
clearness and power of primitive Chris
tianity; who has shown how in the un-
derstanding of the Christianity that
Jesus taught and demonstrated is to be
established the kingdom of heaven on
earth; and who through evil report and
good report has stood faithful and oDed-
lent to the heavenly vision in declarings
the truth as she has received 1t.
How Kingdom Shall Come
1.-THE PRACTICAL unfoldment and demon
stration of this ideal means the visible
coming of the kingdom of Heaven on
earth; anu whereunto shall this coming
be likened? One of its most Impressive
illustrations Is found in one supreme
event In the life of the Master when IN
day toward the close of his earth-minis
try he took the three specially CHOSEN
sciples up onto mountain apart an
there was enacted the wondrous eApei
ence of the TRANSPORTATION.
"The things of the unseen worlo appear
ed as palpable realities, and In >tne noiy
benediction of that hour 1t seemed
Peter that 1t would be well to apioe tneIe
forever. The vision passes, tney mas
their way down the mountain anu OH "a
morrow come to scene Wnich 70
glaring earth contrast OF the Visio,i "
the mountain. There the otner .i,.' uiso,p,e
are surrounded by cynical, clamorine
m,,,titude. and in their midst is father
with a lunatic boy whom they nave vi
dertalen and failed to heal. Jesus qulets
the clamor. gains the attention Oh .n7
father. speaks the word of power anu 'n9
boy is healed. .hass won
drous works? He brought tEe vision -
the mountain down in to the eAPeiienvo
of the valley. This remains Ior hs
Iowers m do-to gain the mountain VISION
.d thsn n hiring the mountain vision
down into the valley-experience' ana =
some day every valley that narpors any
darlx shadow of sickness, sorrow OF SIN
shall he uplifted into the clear sunlsht
~ csod,s eternal truth, and every noun
te,n of highest spiritual attainment shail
he brought within reach OF the iowly' me
crooked shall be made stralsnt anu INC
rough places smooth, because S,l ene "aD.e
.sarfb shall be filed with the knowieuge
of the Lord, as the waters cover f'no
sea-"
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