The Marshall republican., 1914-05-01

ations in any aud all OF thcse difcc-
lions when men and women shall
have given up their false beliefs
about a limited Goa. and shall have
learned the ruth concerning His ma
ture and character.
tipon one occasion they asked Je-
sus to tell tdem wen the Kingdom
OF God woulJ come. and He made an
answer that has proved 10 be \ STUN
bling block to uiaIy people from that
day to this. lie said. in substance,
that the Kingdom of God is not a
place that you can sec with obyerva-
tion; II II no a STAGE that you can
say. 10 here II Is, OF Lo there IL Is. for
behold, He said the Kingdom Of God
Is within you. " that statement is
true, then IL follows absolutely that
tire Kingdom ofGol, or the Kingdom
of Heaven, must be a state OF consci.
business. and o n locality. Then Is
IL not plain that the further people
20 In the helicf that the Kingdom of
God. or the Kingdom Of Heaven, Is a
locality, and that II Is necessary for
people to die aud 10 there in order
to become citizens OF that kingdom,
In reality the further they are aliena-
ting themselves from II? And the
more sincerely i'icy believe that sort
'of thing. the more their sincerity will
stand Ms n barrier to prevent their
progress toward that Kingdom.
Christian Science, therefore. pleads
FOR n rational and demcnstrable uu-
Outstanding OF God In place OF theoe-
tical a speculative beliefs about Him
.
Another subject that enters into
the religious HE OF all people Is that
Of prayer. Since prayer g the medi
um through which the connection IL
established between the human and
the divine, IL Is, therefore. OF great
Importance for every person TO find
out what constitutes true prayer.
What are rs chni attcristcs. what it's
nature, and how Il may he employed
80 as to ltil.y 20 the one who prays
with certainty the blessings which
the Scriptures say shall come as a re-
suit OF true prayer.
II Is stated IN the fifth chapter CT
James that The prayer OF faith shall
save the Sick" There Is no ambigu-
ity about that laughngc. II n not
indefinite or uncertain IN any partic-
ular. IL Is, Ia fac;. as positive and
direct a statement as can bc made
With human language. And yet, Il
would gcen that one Of two things
must necessarily be true, either that
statement IL the Scriptures Is wholly
false. or else people have not Known
how to make the prayer OF faith
throughout .hc centuries. Except In
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been saved III the result OF prayer.
u. therefore. becomes - subject for
legitimate Inquiry. IN order that II
may be determined. !; possible. whetn
er or not that stat sment I'm the Scrip
lures is true. Many people asl; II
Christian Scientists pray and how
Christian Science prayers differs
from that Of other churches, and Il
viii doubtless prove both interesting
and helpful II tie difference IL OK.
planned.
II a he said that almost cyery
person Is taught to make the prayer
of petition, the prayer OF pleading.
They are 'augnt TO petition God for
whatever good thing they desire. aud
also to petition Him to withhold
whatever owl THUG they seek TO
avoid. Running through the PRAYER
oi petition and, In fact, It's very
foundation ali essence, IL tho belief
that the mind OF God can be changed
by the petition. There ~ the belief
that. but for the petition. God would
not do TIE th!ns lie Is asked TO do.
else why ask Him? or that but for
the petition. llo would do the thing
and would semi the evil that lie is
asked no: TO 10 or not To send.
Yet, all the while that this form OF
prayer has gone up from unnumbercd
millions ~ agonizlng hearts. the Bi-
BILE has declared that God Ii unchang-
ing. IL God is unchanging, as the b.
Die declares Him TO be. then Is II not
plain that so long as people go on In
the belief that II Is the function OF
prayer to change the mind TO meet
the human desire, In reality the fur
ther they are getting away from the
true theory of prayer; aud the more
sincerely they believe that sort OF
thing. the more their very sincerity
VIII confuse them from making the
prayer OF faith which. the Bible says
shall ave the sick"
Christian Science. upon the other
hand. teaches It's adherents TO make
the prayer OF realization, the prayer
lof affirmation. Christian Science
teaches that God is infinite good, and
that II Is wholly unnecessary 10 beg
or petition infinite good, to manifest
good to us, for infinite good cannot
do anything else except manifest good
To every creature. III n should let
iall an object II would be absurd 60
beg or petition the law OF grayitatfon
TO operate. That law would operate
automatically. and would pull the
object down to the first obstruction
Christian Science teaches that God Is
Mind. or Principle, and that Mind
governs through spiritual law, which
law Is operating throughout the en-.
tire universe, and is a law OF infinite
good, and Is manifesting good and
nothing but good ceaselessly to every
human being.
One person says II that Is true, why
then, do people seem to have so little
good, and SO much that Is not good!
Lot us look at that for a moment. II
one drops an object the law of grav'
/ ifafNAn will null a. l.u,. A. A. FL.