Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-08
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ding infant, the gallant captain
cheering his men TO greater valor
the gentle Saviour aqufeting- his al
frighted disciples, all use 1t. > That
message Is he not afraid"
Christian Science emphasizes the
fact that when fear Is eliminated
from the consciousness Of the sick
Eaan-no matter what the nature OF
IFS iilness-he has taken long step
towards recovery. 1t declares also
that people who are habitually free
from fear, worry, anxiety. appre-
hension and the like, all OF which
ere the children of fear, are far
less susceptible TO Illness and misfor-
tune than others. II has uncovered in
fear an agency Of evil, an enemy OF
health, destroyer CT peace and
"a bar 70 mans progress heavenward.
II is not to be wondered, then.
that the elimination of fear from hui
man consciousness Is an important
feature Of the mission of Christian Sci
ence. r. 49,. -.
Frequently il is said. 1T Is all we'll
enough to say do not be afraid, but
how am to get rid Of fear and worry
and anxiety? ! use all the wiil-power
and determination ] can command, yet
] do not get rid OF worry. II comes
In about IS fast as drive ii out"
Attempting to get the mastery OF
fear and worry by. Will-poweraa alone is
like trying to beat back the ocean with
baseball bat. or trying to chase
clouds away with broom. You can
not get rid Of them by fighting them,
but you can readily get out of their
reach by rising higher. The waves OF.
fear and the inists OF worry do not ex,
tend upwards and n you will but climb
to the hilltop OF selflessness where
Love stands waiting to welcome you
with outstretched hands, you viii no
longer be buffeted by fear or befogged
by worry. For centuries st. John has
been telling this to the world In these
words. Perfect love casteth out fear. "
In that perfect love may fear-tor.
mented man find Q panacea that Is
free as the air. as animating as the
sunrise and as dependable as the tides
OF the sea. Perhaps the nearest 81,
Multitude to perfect love Is an unspoil.
ed child, and when you find such a
jewel you may note such an absence,
OF fear In the little one that is both
a delight and rebuke TO those Of us.
agrownsupss who have SO much to tun-
learn before we can become as little
children. Our human sense Of love,
fine though 1t be, must be broadened,
purified, unsettled, and just in proper
ton as this Is done II is to be relied
upon as the complete antidote of fear.
As fear, then, Is seen to be the cause
Of so many of the afflictions of NOR
tails, so love is to be known as their
remedy II we. would have less of
worry. anxiety. apprehension and the
ills they invite, we must be more
loving; that is to say. the more OF
God. perfect Love, we bring into con-
seriousness and make manifest In our
daily lives. the less of fear can enter.
Love for God and man is the one
Indispensable element Of. ali true and
lasting success The world of today
Is slow to rise to the appreciation of
this great truth The world OF com.
merce, of industry, Of the professions
Is still constructing its various under,
takings out of the raw materials OF
energy, determination. skill and en-.
terprise; each OF which is measurably
useful In its particular channel, but
al are lacking in the one essential
needed to make them enduring and
truly benehcent. That one thing need.
tul Is love for God and man.
Did you ever consider how our great
cities are made up of buildings, large
md small, each constructed by lay.
ing one brick on top Of another until !
heir walls tower upward and the
streets stretch out for miles? And
lid you ever consider how all this is
possible only through the universal
nee Of that Commonplace and home.
y material known as mortar? How
hese miles of walls would totter and !
rash to the ground If the countless :
niliions If niacos which eoYnnosn Them