The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14

| Science, throwing on these works and words the lens of Soul, reveals them "a divinely correlated, and brings in prae= tical Christianity, meeting human needs absolutely in every direction It calls humanity to judge Jesus and His teach ings by the fruits, the works as Jesus desired. To the doubting and unbeleving of His day He sadly said. aifhe works | that l do in my Fathers name they bear witness of me" John 10-25) If 1 I do not the works of my Father believe me not But if I do, though ye believe not me. believe the works"
 The hour has come when human need demands a more intelligent sense of these works-when the works shall tllumine l the words
 In this light Christianity Is lifted to | the majesty of an universal demonstra- ble Science and Jesus is seen to be the most scientific man that ever walked the earth; the Philosopher of philosophers, the Logiean of logiclans; the Philanthro- 1 pist of philanthropists. He said, 'I came not to destroy the law, but to fulh! the 1 law" His Science was omi-Science, i which permeates universal Being, for all men and all time. Mrs. Eddy defines | Christian Science as 'the law of God l the law of Good, interpreting and demon strating the Principle and rule of uni versal harmony" (Rudimental Divine i Science.)
 The Ideal Man.
 | It is sometimes said Christian Science 1 is a very beautiful religion, "but it is too transcendental for me-" Is it not soms i thing that transcends this poor, fieetng,
 material existence, that humanity longs ! for and needs? Christian Science is tram scendental because never was such | trenscendentalist as Jesus-IIis every act uyn1 frar rsc0 poa lipli- | tations. When He said, Before Abra- ham was, I am. : The Father and I are one. Glorify thou me with thine own self oh, my Father, with the i glory which I had with Thee before the world was," He uttered the very acme of 1 transcendentalism. Throughout the prog ress Of thought during the centuries the great thinkers, seers, and the prophets, have caught glimpses of the great fact that the spiritual alone is real. Kant, Fichle, Carlyle, all announce this glori- ous glimpse of Truth, but beyond this, that every ray of light from the infinite Source rarifies the atmosphere Of human thought, 1t has had no practical results for humanity. Jesus brought His tran scendentalism down to sad humanity to raise the dead, and, indeed, to transcend every sense Of Loves liElitatioa2.
 Take for instance, these two state ments. Before Abraham was. I am" and "Glorify Thou me, with Thine own self. oh. my Father, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was" These two statements spiritually under stood and held in thought will heal any disease on earth. As we dwell on them, do they not absolutely blot out this poor material sense of being or belief of Life apart from God-this vapor, this dream, this shadow-and reveal the ideal mans indissoluble unity with his Maker? For ideal man is forever a priest after the order of Melchizedec, "without father or mother, without beginning or end of days" taking away the "slns of the world" destroying rhe illusions incident to false, material sense of Being. This ideal man dwells ever in the realm of infinite Light, was never conscious cf matter or evil or sin or death, never separataed frcm, but always in the bosom of the Father-in the Christ-Mind, ar divine consciousness, refiecting the in- inity of Love and Life, and was and ever will be the only real man.
 "Contiuing our definition of man, let us remember that the harmonious and immortal man has existed forever, and is always beyond and above the mortal illu- sion of any life, substance and intelli gence as existent in matter" (Science and Health, pages 302-14. This Is the immaculate concept of man, that is the Savior of the world.
 Christian Science is Jesus transcend entalism made practical, as He made it.
 Jesus Logic.
 Jesus sublime logic is equally simple and powerful. He reasoned absolutely from the basis of one Spirit-one Father, Mother, Cause, Creator, Principle. He applied His divine logic of perfect Cause and perfect effect; perfect God. and per feet man, to all error. He knew that the fountain can rise no higher than its source, that from God. the divine Father, emanates all good He knew that evil, disease and discord can no more come from the Infinite and Holy One than light can emit darkness, or Truth express a lie He held on steadily to the divine promise of His Being. 'T know whence came and whither I go came forth from the Father, and I go to the Father" He planted His followers on this basic Truth and said, Gall no man your father upon the earth; for one is your Father which Is in heaven" And His prayer for universal man has this same basis, "Our Father which art in heaven" We know that man cannot reach his perfect spiritual being on the false basis of material origin or evolution any more than discord could express harmony or flesh express Spirit with which it is ever at war On a spiritual basis only could His followers be really followers or imitators of Him. He came to reveal mans infinite possibilities when endued with a true Knowledge of God, and mans own individual Being sa son of God He said, Greater works than these shall ye 'do." That is when the leayen of this Truth has permeated the universal thought, and mans relation to God, in the splendor of the true sonship, Is revealed, and that God of Israel who forgiveth our sin and healeth our dis ease, is understood, accepted and adored. then shall Gods reign of love and right eousness be established and His will or law will be done on earth as 1t Is In heaven.
 Spiritual PractIcaIity.
 Humanity has sadly fallen into the be- lief that only material force (so-called) constantly reviled and persecuted the dreamer. Let us recall the charming story of the fair young boy, Joseph, of scriptural history. Buoyant and radiant in the joyous consciousness of his vision of spiritual doninion-that law of love to which all must bow-he appears before the false brethren, who say, Behold this dreamer comethi Come, let us slay him" In fulness of time it was Joseph whose forgiving love opened 10 him the treasures of Egypt, that fed the fam ishlng hope of the false brethren, and was their deliverer.
 We also read in the exquisite story of Solomons young manhood, when God said to him: Ask what shall I give thee?" We should all be familiar with the beau