The daily tribune., 1907-09-14

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sustains and governs man. redeeming
him from the bondage Of materialistic
law by the spiritual law of life and
harmony.
He taught that even the birds
and lilies teach us lessons Of the in
effable love of this Father Mother
God, a God of love, who embraces
all, from the infinitesimal to the in
finite, who cares for the winged bird
and the flower in the crannied wall ;
He is the same intelligence, Love,
which rolled away the stone and en-
abled Jesus to express his deathless
indestructible identity or individual
being in God.
To-day, in answer to sore human
need. Christian Science appears, re-
itelating to a famishing world the
words of Jesus, and is following him
in demonstrating the God-power to
heal and bless humanity. 1t is es-
tablishing the practical Christianity
of Jesus as he walked humbly with
the multitude, healing every manner
of disease. purifying and uplifting
human thoughts. 1t is fulfilling the
mission of the Comforter 1t takes
of Jesus life, work and words, and
shows them to us, while explaining
his modus operandi.
Have you ever thought how little
is said by Christian people today
about Jesus works? Yet he said,
The works that do shall ye do
also. He taught that God is the
only true physician. revealing to
man this God-given dominion as the
reflection of His maker. This su-
premacy is not attained through the
human will, but through the enlight-
ened understanding of the realities of
being and of mems relation to God.
Paul, who had a clear sense Of
Jesus mission, strove for this mas
terry Of matter, or the body, and un-
derstood it as primary step in Chris
tianity. 4 keep under my body :.
lest when have
preached to others, myself should
be castaway.' This conquest Of
material self-hood and sense must
bring las he teaches) every thought,
wish and desire into obedience to
Christ, to the demands of pure, un-
selfish love that seeketh not her own,
but another's good.
Disease, Decay, Death
Are All Causeless
''Only as the old man-or the
Adam concept in which all die
the Adam thought Of man as coming
from the dust, is put off, do we see
that disease, decay and death are
causeless, having no origin nor right
to exist. The apostle turns our at
tention to the true concept, the
Christ. the spiritual idea, when he
says, Put on the new man, which
after God is created in righteousness
and true holiness This is the i'm
maculate concept of man as the divine
idea. this true concept is the savior
Of the world.
"In that beautiful fifth chapter
of John, a new TRANSLATION makes
this very clear. 1t reads: For we
know that the Son of God hath come,
and hath give us an insight that we
are getting to know Him that is real,
and we are in Him that is real, and
in His Son. Jesus Christ This
clearly shows that spiritual insight
alone can show US the real, while We
look not at the things that are seen,
but at the things that are not seen,
which are eternal.
"This is simple statement Of the
Christian Scientists understanding Of
matter and its discords; they are tenn
poral falsities. Truth, and what it
includes is eternal, perfect and har-
monious. Indeed the apostle tells us
in Hebrews ii. that this one thing
this conviction Of unseen realities,
as a closer translation gives twas
the mighty power by which WAS
wrought the wonder Of spiritual
victory throughout the Scriptures ;
that has quenched the violence Of
fire, stopped the mouths Of lions and
raised the dead.
''This same conviction Of the un-
seen power and presence Of God In not
shorn of its invincible utility, but is,
now and ever, the prerogative and
proof of Christianity. That this
faith which is the evidence Of things
not seen Is the very basis Of Chris.
tianity. is beyond question to the en-
lightened and unbiased Christian
thought. This true idealism Of pure
Christianity brings to light life and
Immortality; 1t reveals tho perfect
man and universe, as the expression
OF the pure ideal in tho bosom Of the
Father. 1t fulfills all high aspira-