Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-06

"He that dwelleth in the secret place
of +ba post High" said the Psalmist,
"shaT abide under the shadow OF the
Almighty" What is this secret place
and how shall we find 1t? 10 apldt
under the shadow of the Almighty
would be to be absolutely immune
from the attacks of evil in any Sulse.
and as that has seemed lmpoSslp!e oI
attainment by even the most salIIly
persons, the Psalmist's statement I!d9
heen generally relegated TO the region
of noetical aspiration having no very
in1nediate relation to everyday al
fairs But he himself appears to nave
considered it eminently practical, ana
enumerates the present ills from Whlch
realization of this protective state
will deliver us, and the list includes
almost all the ills TO WhlGh Ilesh lS
heir, pestilence, disaster, disease, ac-
Cident -,.,oo
If there truly ever was such place
where men might dwell securely why
has the knowledge of 1t beeh loSt, OF
why is not some tremendous effort
being made to rediscoVer 1t:
A very little consideration SHOWS lnat
this secret place Nas to the PsalmlsI
= state of mind or consciousness, for
he goes on to say: Because thou hast
made the Lord, which is my refuge,
even the most high, thy habitation;
there shall no evil bcfall thee, neither
shall any plague come nigh thy
dwelling" and the whole Psalm IN
dicates that this state of mind is one
of absolute trust in the omnipntence
of God, and of consequent absence Of
fear of any other power Whatever
NO DWELLING PLACE
In the first chapter Of st. Johns
gospel il is related that two Of John
IA .Iy... .Yl
as he went up from Jordan, and SAID
to him: "Rabbi, .. where dWellest
Thou?" He said unto them, Come
and see" They went with him and
abode with him that day We know
that the Son of man had no dwelling
place had not "Where to lay his
head" and those TWO disciples must,
for that day, have ben uplltted INTO
the "secrot place. which WAS his only
and abiding dwelling, that supreme
and natural cons nuuSness Of God as
the only power which enabled him to
destroy every manifestation of any
seeming power opposed to God or good.
1t was this right knowledge of God
as the only Life and power, which was
natural in Jesus and save him COM
plete dominion over all these different
states and phases Of consciousness,
which made his healing work so spon-
taneous: and Mrs. Eddy has said in
Science and Health with Key 10 the
Scriptures" page Is that his mission
was ITO prove what God is and what
He does for man.
Christian Science has in the expert
ence of a great number Of people
opened the door into the "secrot place"
by giving them not only a reasonable
knowledge of God, but a corresponding
insight into the workings of the
human mind with all its complexities
and undercurrents which enables them
to gain the mastery over it in the
only true way, the way which Jesus
pointed out; and i'm proportion TO their
fidelity they undoubtedly do abide I'M
der the shadow of the Almighty.
BY DAILY STRIVING
To those who Understand something
of the teachings II Christian Science
there can be no doubt that this com
plete and perfect state of knowing God
as the only power was quite natural
10 Jesus, and that nc was in conse-
quence untouched by any of tn con-
dieting states of the human mind.
while to the most earnest student OF
Science in his pEesent degree Of