The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-01

things that really are must bs like
God In quality and character. So. In
spite of the testimony Of the physical
senses. regardless OF the wrong edu.
cation OF the ages, she took her stand
against the things temporal though
seen. and with the substance of things
hoped for but no seen; and the result
OF this standing revealed to her the
glory of God and the great Truth rela-
tive to Him, which is the foundation
OF all the redemptive and healing
work that Is accomplished in the min.
istry of Christian Science-nameIy,
that God is infinite Mind.
In reasoning on this subject of God
being infinite Mind as against the be.
lief In personal God, let me ask this
question: Did you ever converse with
the body Of friend? Did you ever
call on a friend, and finding him
sound asleep, draw your chair beside
the couch on which he reclined and
engage in an animated half hours
conversation with his body, and then
leave him, feeling edited by reason
OF what you had said and he had not?
Did you ever pray to the body Of God?
Don't you know, when You think Of II.
that every prayer or petition in our
highest consciousness that has been
addressed Godward has been address.
ed unto that Mind which was a1Se in
Jesus Christ? We know that is where
it has been addressed, when we think
of it; for we know it ls Mind that
knows. 1t is Mind that thinks. It is
Mind that guides, guards, governs,
controls and protects.
Christian Science, in teaching that
God is Infinite Mind, is not asking
that we worship new God 1t is
simply an imploring appeal that we
lay our mortal misrepresentation and
humanized wrong belief relative to-
Him in order that we may know the
God who is unlimited. unconfined and
everlasting Life, Truth and Love. for
not until We know God In his infinite
way can we possibly conceive of His
infinite capacity, ability and desire to
bless; and not until we do conceive
of this, does 1t seem the rational or
normal thing to do to go to Him In
our every hour Of trial, whether that
trial may seem to be mental, moral,
physical or financial
1t Is not prejudice that makes the
Christian Scientists stand like rock
against the suggestion that the re-
ligion of Jesus the Christ does not
heal 1t is the knowledge that the
Comforter OF promise in our midst,
Scripture is fulfilled, and the Word
that heals is doing its work individual
ly and collectively for all those who.
in meekness and humility, are willing
to lay self aside and let the spirit
OF the Christ enter their thought.
To summarize the teaching Of
Christian Science relative to reality
and unreality-it means simply
Life Truth and Love are real because
they are like God. sin is unreal be-
cause sin is unlike God: Disease and
pain are unreal because disease and
pain ftI uullhc ION. tAud u6atu 10 Ill.
real because death is unlike God,
whom we know Alright is life eternal
and in whom I'VE live, and move and
have our being"
Christian Scientists have had and
still continue to have love for Mrs.
Eddy the language can never express,
because she has taken us near to God.
She has taught us what He is. She
has made Life. Truth, Love Mind, liv-
ing realities, and has taught us our
natural environment and our spiritual
birthright.
In her writings, Mrs. Eddy has set
forth the Truth relative to the Spirit
of the Word of our Bible in so simple
and direct a form that he who is
seeking after truth in the spirit of the
word, may instantly comprehend, and
the veriest child understand When
one seeks truth for truths sake, he
will find that the Christian Science
textbook unlocks the door which leads
to the straight and narrow way where
in We shall find the fount of every
blessing Of which all may drink freely.
My appeal to you is that you pro-
cure Christian Science literature and
study 1t and ponder its teaching, ana