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s 81 me e object Of the address. Atr. Leonard
u. we may safely and certainly bass all
NC rs Tue nesh IS heir to- on he hn,,-
.--Sy 70 discern The slgns az IT,
sAL4ss' We read Of the wonderful has
Peh.nss OF the times OF Jesus. 49, -,
u.ssA1 De possible now and then 49,, ~
universal belief that the tine for Nir.' I..s
uas gone BY. 10 say the time hss -.
" IoE the power OF the Word To =. 6s 80
.eatsu Is literally "takIng the name NJ ~.
l-osu 10 VAN, tor De sad, 10, an WITH
Webster defines miracle as "anytbing
Mohustlul' WHAT Jesus did was 81 dIr,s1i
oPPOsuon 70 what We term natural layV.
out instead OF our accepting and cllnslne
- HS nave, 10 so-caAed natural law a. DE
1eal la"' We should recognize that no Ia,v
= natural or Normal save that which mani.
.es.s ~ az ways and on al occasions good
~ uO4' what Jesus did VS. not SUPER.
natural from the basis Of real or God
s 80 a4ness p4t " iul accord with all the
p Pr ~ me bible as 70 the redemp.
,s ICON p!lshment Of acceptance Of HIS
Work as the direct manifestation al he
oHanlpresent power OF the Word.
ne realization Of the Infinite mover al
the word brings 70 Us absolute conhdenee
mat when We speak the Word OF tod il
: Always with authority and power; and
tAat the oesettng sln OF the sons OF men
5 theIr !ethargc attitude OF unillumined
Aaluerenee toward anything which SEEKS
20 turn them from this negative attitude
toward the Things o. G0d unto the men.
tdl aIertness which reveals the deep things
o. God and literally brings Gods kingdom
N earth, a. II 5 N heaven"
We do not need 70 prav 70 God 70 take
sln from Us and give Us good. for God :
good and We already have him. We need
70 pray that we may be delivered from
the belief that God ever sent evil: from
the belief that the perfect can ever become
imperfect and the eternal, temporal.
We must accustom ourselves 70 reason
lng out the things Of Spirit and cease BE-.
Leylng they are hidden from y unit.
after the. change which We call death. Tie
Things OF Splut are eternal and il Is as
much eternity now as It ever will be. so
now Is the time when we are 70 worship
God IN spirit and IN truth and cease CIV
ING willing ear 70 the CRY Of carnal mind
which is at war with Spirit and / death
unto any possible knowledge OF God. The
bible teaches 'be ye Transformed b. the
renewing OF your mind" and this means
we are TO be changed in substance by be.
ginning again with Mind Jesus Christ
transcended all material belief and theory
when he healed the sick with the Word Of
God and yet he said Il can OF mine own
sell do nothing indicating it was the
Mind in him, the Father, God, which
did the works.
The world at large has had great mis-
apprehension as to the position accorded
70 Mrs. Eddy by the Christian Scientists.
They have never looked upon her as
creator but simply as a revelator, who,
through conservation, self-abnegation and
profound spiritual searching Of the scrip
lures, discerned the great truth Of the
HE hid with Christ IN God" which she
Transcribed in the Christian Science text
book, Science and Health with Key 70 the
so simply that any one who Is
willing to study may comprehend and
know the Truth which makes man free.
Christian Science Il not Mrs. Eddys
science, It Is Chrlst's sc1Fuce or Christ :
eternal continuity. prese1ce, and activity
manifested in works as vel as words,
teaching Us that only IS we inteLligently
znow and have righteous faith IN him and
prove IL by demonstration, have We be
,Ome as little children accepting the
kingdom OF heaven which IS within. Il
5 Love that establishes in earth His king
iom as il is in heaven. II Is Love rightly
understood that establishes the universal
brotherhood Of man, wherein there Is no
way no WILL and no law save Gods.
And it il this Love manifested through
Christian Science which has drawn Jew,
Ientile, Pagan, Agnostic, and Atheist I'M
q Christ through lifting him up from the
sartho into the realm Of Spiritual reality
nd consciousness, wherein God is worship
Jed in spirit and in truth.
The Christian Science textbook, Science |
md Health with Key to the Scriptures,
Mrs. Eddy's legacy TO suffering and SIN |
lex humanity, enables one TO ind the
,piritual truths in the bible, simplites and
.iucidates their teachings and makes prae-
.ical the example Of our Master while
IN earth. II does not supersede nor does
I take the place Of the bible, but makes /
t more desired and studied than ever be-
The message Of Christian Science to /
Dortals is the message Of hope, the. mes
Ace OF activity and the message OF JOY. /
I d the glad tidings that at last We know /
,ow 10 worship God and how TO w ak /
n the Spirit" that we may not tuihl the
Ust OF the flesh" but press toward the
marx for the prize Of the high calling Of
iod in Christ Jesus" For Of Hum and /
brorgh Him and to Him. are all things; !