Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-19

Scriptures we learn that mans i'm
mortality and his privilege of entering
heaven are dependent upon his obedi-
ence to Gods Will. Jesus said, Not
every one that saith unto me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven, but he that doeth thef will OF
my Father which is in heaven" John
words are, He that dOeth the will OF
God abideth forever"
What hope of immortality or heaven
(harmony) could man have II he were
subjected to a changeable will? Be-
cause it is of such Importance that we
know and do Gods will, should we not
rejoice that today we no longer need
stumble in the darkness of uncertain
ty, but may walk in the light of a
demonstrable knowledge of God? The
destruction of this false belief of Gods
will as something apart from law,
brings peace, and the assurance that
the more perfectly we understand and
obey this will, the more harmony we
must experience, the less we have to
fear.
What Jesus said of his teachings,
Christian Science today reiterates: IF
ary man will do his will (obey the
spiritual law). he shall know of the
doctrine, whether it be of God, or
whether I speak of myself"
The prevailing concept of the Divine
Will DIS dTDlIIdly 10 plODdDly OliS lOel
son why many who have not 1nVestl-
gated the subject have a mistaken
sense of the methods of Christian Sci
ence An impression sometimes exists
that it is allied with hypnotism or
mental suggestion. 1t is difficult for
one holding to a false sense of the
Divine will to understand how Sclen-
fist can pray more effectually than
can others.
He therefore enormously concludes
that the human will must be a factor
in the treatment, but. the very nature
Of Christian Science makes this impos-
slble He who thinks that this Science
can be used for the accomplishment OF
selfish purposes, has yet to gain true
sense of its teachings. Abraham Lin
coin wisely said, mo man is good
enough to govern another man, with
out that others consent" The justice
of this in the political realm is obvi-
Gus, and 1t should be equally so in the
mental realm The rule in the prac-
tice of Christian Science is, however,
more restrictive, insomuch as this Sci
ence recognizes that any mental con-
troll of one individual by another is
pernicious and is always an infrige-
nent of the rights of the individual.
Not only is such control not essential.
but il does not constitute any part of
true metaphysical practice.
Not Human VIII
Jesus said, st can of mine own self
do nothing" thus virtually declaring
that human will in no way entered into
his wonderful work. Christian Science
insists that man should be and is gov
erned by divine Mind alone. The effect
OF this Science. understood and dem
onstrated, is to free the individual from
subsection to human will and to turn
thought Godward for guidance and
wisdom. 1t operates naturally to awak-
en- the individual to the knowledge of
mans true relation to God, whereby
he may attain that government by
Principle which includes perfect self
government.
All genuine practice in Christian Sci
ence is based upon an understanding of
divine Principle and spiritual law. HUI
man will can no more enter into the
treatment as a. factor than 1t can be a
factor in the science of numbers. This
Science operates on the basis that all
discordant conditions, including sin and
disease, are unreal. the result of ig-
norance, and are therefore to be cor
rected by Science.
In the science of numbers all rules
opera te to produce accurate results and
so far as the basic law is concerned.