The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-15

ial. Thou shalt have no other gods
before me" il the origin and basis Of
all true religion. Upon it was founded
the ancient confession of faith OF the
Jewish people: Hear. o Israel: The
Lord our God il one Lord" and Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thine heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy might" (Deut. vi. 4-S)
Christ Jesus taught this same law.
saying, Think not that I am come to
destroy the law. or the prophets: l
am not come to destroy, but to fulhl.
Matt. w., ~17.) 1t is written that q
lawyer asked of him. Master. which
Is the great commandment In the
law? Jesus said unto him. Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart. and W tn all thy soul. and with
all thy mind. This is the first and
great commandment And the second
is like unto 1t, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as myself. On these two
commandments hang all the law and
the prophets" (Matt. xii, 36-4O.)
Christian Science accepts the law in
all its completeness, as expounded by
both Moses and Christ Jesus. On
page 467 Of Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" the Christian
Science textbook. we read-'The hrs-
demand of this Science is. Thou shalt
have no other gods before me-
The second is like unto it. Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as myself. And
again, on page 8, we find-"Dost thou
love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with
cludes much, even the surrender OF all
merely material sensation. affection,
and worship. This is the Ell Dorado
Of Christianity
3 Resting under divine promise, con-
fident that God would provide for and
sustain them. the patriarchs Abra-
ham. Isaac and Jacobs well as the
later prophets-manifeste the power
Of God, through faith. attained unusu-
al length OF years, and through Sptr-
itual intuition impaired the Messianic
prophecy, foreseeing the fulf1llment of
the promises in Christ Jesus. Jacob
probably adhered most closely to the
word Of God. He it was who frs.
discerned the basic rule of divine law
that there must be separation or di-
vision, in consciousness, of evil from
good. He realized that man cannot
serve two masters. Therefore he
fought with the evil suggestions with
in himself, not letting go the angel
the thought of God-until he had won
the struggle. Then it was that his
name was changed from Jacob to Is
rael. or soldier of God"
The state OF consciousness which is
the result of the overcoming of evil
PAORCASIl4SS was lAC PIOlulSC0 SScO W
be blessed throughout the entire world.
Some time every man will wrestle with
the error within himself, even to the
point of overcoming every thought at
variance with God. Then will he have
earned the name "Israer'-''soldier of
God" and become one of the children
of Israel" He will be Of the chosen
people" because he has chosen God.
The promise Of the Revelation is 'he
that overcometh shall inherit all
things: and 1 will be his God. and he
shall be my son.
In the Old Testament narratives we
can find a long list of works wrought
by the power Of God. through the faith
of those who confidently relied upon
Him. Moses transformation of the rod
into a serpent: the leprous hand and
its healing: the passage through the
Red Sea: the sweetening of the waters
Of Marah; the falling of mamma from
the rock; the healing of Miriam's
leprosy: Elijah's increase of the wild
ow's meal and oil; the raising of the
Widows son from DEATH the rain
which fell in answer to prayer; the
translation of Elijah: the deliverance
mace and the preservation Of Daniel
from the lions. are all important rec
ords OF Gods power, and the direct re-
suit of the operation Of divine law.
These Old Testament wonders are
greatly intensified in their significance
to humanity by the works of the man
Jesus and his apostles in their adher-
ence to the same law. The thousands
who were healed and the power he ex-
erted over all material conditions and
forces, give striking evidence that not
only did he have unbounded faith in
God evinced by the Patriarchs, but that
he understood the operation of the d.
vine law and its practical use in earth
ly life.
BY adhering strictly to the original
divine law and turning away from all
false gods in matter. by giving to God
the glory, honor. dominion and power
everlastingly due His holy name." fol-
lowing as closely as they can the COM
mands of the master Metaphysician,
Christian Scientists are today healing
the sick and reforming the sinner-in a
measure repeating the works Of the
Patriarchs and Christ Jesus.
Humanity Seeking Practical Religion.
Thoughtful men are beginning to
realize that religion must be more
than a mere belief. They are learn
ing that it cannot be inherited, trans
ferred nor adopted: that it is not the
chattel of any particular organization
or church. and that it Is not acquired
by fasting or feasting. They are ask
ing for a more practical religion: for
less dogma and more love; less ritual
ism and more spirituality: less creed
and more works; less scholasticism
and more truth.