Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-13

All-in-all and His law the only law.
In heaven, as described i'm the Anpea-
lypse, God shall wipe away all tears
from their eyes; and there shall be no
more death, neither sorrow, nor cry
ing, neither shall there be any more
pain: for the former things are passed
away"
This heaven is a possibility, here and
now.
To attain this heaven. which is a
state of consciousness, IL is not neces-
sary to die. True, Paul wrote of him
self, 81 die daily" but this evidently
could not mean the act of dying IN
the ordinary acceptation of the word.
He must have referred to the death OF
material concepts and fears, or to the
fading away of his belief i'm supposed
material laws, to the putting away of
mortality in order that Immortality
might appear. 1t Is not reasonable to
suppose that God instituted death as
q necessary preliminary to eternal life,
since Jesus assures us that to know
God is life eternal.
Humanity as a whole has never hes
itated to grasp atevery possible means
which 1t could imagine or devise to
avert death or TO delay it's approach.
The utmost ingenuity of every age has
been expended in perfecting life-sav-
men of every generation have devoted
themselves without stint to the found
ing and maintaining of philanthropic
enterprises whose object has been to
cheat death of it's prey; If possible, to
heal the sick, resusCitate the dying:
in word. to prolong life. Mankind
has felt instinctivey that the motive
of such work. whether undertaken by
the physician. the theologian, the leg
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Gus charities, was noble and praise
worthy in itself.
The vast array of hospitals and asy-
lums bears, witness to this iaudablo
desire on the part of mankind to cir
cumvent death. The life-saving sta
tions along our coasts are maintained
for this purpose. The very lighthouses
and buoys contribute to the same end.
The fire departments of our cities and
villages are designed to save life as
well as property. Laws are passed by
many legislatures all over the world
TO protect the lives of those engaged
in various hazardous empIoyments.
And vet If God had instituted death
as the gateway to heaven, all this life
saving work would be worse than
wasted-would constitute an officious
interference with Gods plan, and
would be keeping millions out of the
heaven to which they have a right.
Therefore, we are entitled to reject
the theory that God has placed heaven
beyond the reach of the living and
given IL over exclusively to those who
have experienced death. on the con-
trary, humanity is clearly entitled to
work out its own salvation now, and
to enjoy the frution of that work now.
in proportion to its right endeavor.
Christian Science, by it's practice.
has proved itself the most valuable OF
life-saving institutions. Both as
preventive and deterrent, as well as
cure for sin and sickness. it is es-
tablishing itself in receptive hearts
everywhere. 1t has flinched before no
task. II has admitted no incurable
complaint of soul or mind or body.
and Christian Scientists have applied
its teachings TO the best of their un-
derstanding in meeting both their own
needs and those of the many who have
come to them for help.
Christian Science has appeared in an
age which is pre-eminently philan-
thropic, which will not and cannot en-
dure the miseries OF mankind without
making the utmost efforts to relieve
them. In the world Of today there are
many persons who suffer more by
reason OF the wretchedness of others
than by reason of any troubles of their
own. They justly demand a taste OF
heaven now for others as we'll as for
themselves, and Christian Science
answers their cry by pointing the way
in accord with Jesus teachings that
the kingdom of heaven is within us.
One Quality Must Prevail
Now that which goes on within our
own consciousness determines whether
we are in heaven or not. Heaven i'm
plies divine harmony. Then. in order
that we may have heaven within us.
we must necessarily exclude every
thought which is not in accord with
the divine Mind, with God. Spirit, Life.
Truth and Love. 1t is not possible to
think Of perfect Love and to eXperi-
ence fear in the same instant. One or
the other quality of thought must pre-
vail; one will inevitably drive out the
other. Therefore Johns statement
that perfect love casteth out fear"
is metaphysieally correct, and is scien-
tflc because everyone can prove 1t to
be true for himself or herself in any
age. 1t is essentially a classic utter
ance, which lives forever because 1t Is
always true.
Since it is self-evident that opposites
cannot occupy the same consciousness
it follows that Life
and death cannot coalesce nor good
and evil unite. Eye cannot serve God
thoughts make a heaven of our con-
sciousness, and evil thoughts make "a
hell of it. Christian Science practice,
which is the necessary result of Chris
tian Science teaching, enables mortals
to substitute good thoughts, hence
true thoughts, for evil or untrue
thoughts. This practice is strictly
metaphysical and scientific. 1t obtains
its results through the understanding
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the false concepts of the mortal or
material mind. These false concepts
produce sin, sickness and death, and
the divine Mind in destroying the con-
cepts also rescues mankind from the
i'll effects.
Now Christian Science is teaching
humanity how this substitution of
right thinking for the false can be
accomplished in q Christian and Scien-
tific manner. The work has begun,
and will never stop until it is done.
1t has already conferred the most mar
Velous benefits upon those who nave
turned to it for help; daily, hourly.
It is causing the full radiance of heal
ing Love to shine upon those who nave
supposed that they must abandon all
hope; it is searching out evil habits OF
thought, eradicating diseased tenden-
cies. peculiarities, hereditary traits.
acquired false appetites; and us en-
throning in human consciousness. the
OF God and of HIS
Christ.
The process, the modus operandi of
Christian Science healing, entails no
element of will-power nor self-will,
but demands clear spiritual perception
of the truth of being, sincerity and
love. Individual experience, forcing
the student to draw nearer to God,
teaches patience. charity, and good
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