Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

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The Christian Scientist III his tn
ceasing warefare against evil in
every form allows discouragement
no more foothold in his conscious
ness than he does to malice, hatred. |
envy or deceit He is freed from
the bondage of all OF them by know
ing the truth obout God, and man.
An effective plan to drive out dis
couragement is to bring in q meas
ure of gratitude or praise. There
can always be found some thing to
be grateful for if we will hunt for
it. Along every mans pathway in
life there are blooming flowers of
gratitude and il he will stoop and
pull one and wear it he will find its
fragrance a magic dispeller Of dis
couragement. Or if the day be cold
and dreary. and the flowers covered
with snow. he can find the warmth
Of soul which always banishes dis
enlargement if he will but heed
Jesus favorite passage from Isaiah,
where we are commanded to put on
The garment of praise for the spirit
of heaviness. 1t never fails.
LIGHT AND DARKNESS
l have thus far spoken more of the
results of Christian Science than of
it's methods. For the latter | would
have you consult the pages of it's
textbook Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures, by Mary
Baker Eddy. You will not lay it
down with disappointment if you
take it up with sincerity.
But that you NAV carry away with
you tonight some elementary precept
to test for yourselves, | would place
before you this simple fact. The
Christian Science method of getting
rid of things that are wrong is to
introduce things that are right.
This is not fighting evil but Destroy
ing it. 1t has been proven in mill
ions Of instances that wrong
thought which is the father of a
wrong action will invariably vanish
into nothingness if you will but in
troduce right thought in its place.
Good DESTROYS evil as surely and as
quickly as light destroyes darkness.
Remember that for you will find it
helpful if you are ever disposed to
try Christian Science for yourselves.
If you will associate in your thought
good with light, and evil with dark
ness you will have before you
flashlight glimpse of the impotence
of evil in the presence of the good.
Not all the darkness in the universe
can extinguish the light of one tiny
lamp. Wherever it goes it chases
away darkness, which is always
without power to move, or even to
be, in the presence of light. So with
the light of good and the darkness
of evil.
The comparison is good one but
it is not mine. You will find it many
times in the pages of your Bible.
Remember then. if you will, that the
Christian Science method of banish-
ing evil-darkness-is to bring in
the light good. If you were to try
it for single day you would be sur
prised to find what new sort of
day you would be giving to YOUR
selves. Every time you find your
self thinking unkindly about your
|neighbor.. bring in a good thought
about him. 1t will help him and it
will help you.
Every time your Thoughts drop to
the level Of the beast lift it as near
the stars as you can raise it. If
thoughts unclean. unjust, dishonor-
able are there, bring in something
of purity. of justice, of p1obity.
when you have done your best in
this line of noble endeavor, you will
have accomplished much. You will
have taken step. little one to be
sure, but it leads in the direction of
the understanding of God-the
knowledge Of Him, whom to know
Alright is knowledge eternal.