Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-11-19

1t is an encouraging fact that how
ever greatly our views may diner up
on this or that subject, there is al
ways in our natures and common to
them ALL one chord which responds
to Christian Science, and that is the
desire to prolong existence
or. better still, to attain satisfaction
and be sure of its continuity. Even
the creatures beneath our feet want
to live, and strive to do so, so that |
this instinct has come to be express
ed in the axiom, "Self-preservation is
the first law of nature"
Seeking knowledge.
1t will perhaps be admitted that
this may mean more than appears on
the surface. So far as it can be an
alyzed this instinct exists without
any volition on the part of the crea-
ture manifesting it, but at any rate
il exists, and in the discussion OF the
profoundest thoughts of philosophy
and religion il serves as common
meeting ground. 1t is this desire
which responds to religious truth.
1t may be likened to the soil wherein
the seed. being sown, finds nourish-
ment and springs forth as ideas
which reveal at once the scientific
nature of Christianity and the sacred
character of Science.
Such ideas are not transcendental
in the common acceptation OF that
work. They are. however. not ma
terial. and for this reason systems OF
education founded largely or wholly
upon material evidence find them
selves at variance with Christian Sci
ence and naturally oppose it. This
is not to be wondered at because even
the basic idea of Christian Science
education is revolutionary in that il
shows that spiritual truth is demon
strable and offers unmistakable proof
b of that fact. whereas the generally
accepted theories of science either
deny that there is any such thing az
spiritual truth, or, if admitting tha
there may be, reject the proposition
e that such truth is so concrete as L
be capable of proof.
One who takes the pains to thinl
, deeply must conclude that the fail
e ure to recognize the demonstrate
e nature of spiritual truth has been du
5 not to any lack of that characters
5 tic in Truth itself, but TO the Unite
religious and scientific theories whic
d have enormously insisted that tn
IS proof of scientific knowledge mu:
n be confined to the finite realm of tn
l. material senses, at the same time /
II logically admitting, as they must d.
that true science is infinite.
II In accordance with such theorie
e, prevailing systems of education a
lie cept and teach that both good al
evil are natural Accepting the ey
h dence of the material senses as tru
IN such systems are necessarily involve
re in insurmountable difficulties. IT.
es moment they endeavor to explain
first great cause they are contradiC
in ory. Attributing both the good al
er evil in human experience TO the sar
at source. they pollute their concepti
he of that source and the whole resu
M ing thought is not only darkened b
ng diseased Christian Science sho
lly unmistakably that an infinite cat
ok which all scientists and Religions
irrespective of form or creed,
all knowledge, must necessarily be p
am feet. for any imperfection in infin
ale would imply infinite imperfect
ity which is an impossible proposit
Jus to either religion or science. The +
ers is that first great cause is inhr
be- Intelligence, for nothing less II
ays Intelligence could be the one mfr
red cause 1t should not be hard for
i thinker TO understand that infii
/. Intelligence is necessarily intil
nee Wisdom, and one must inevita
les, conclude that infinite Wisdom is v
ned enough to do everything in the ri
of way at once without any eXperim,
whatsoever This thought of
the which is the only correct one tina
rely possible, does away with the old
hat of primary mistakes which have
pom be subsequently corrected. and
late tirely dissipates the notion that
way incorrectly arranged a whole 10
our things i'm the universe which
pier must afterwards correct.
nth. Enlightenment. Not Belief.
irit- This also disposes of a good n
Je- other things; it gives us enligl
lpon ment instead of belief; il shows
de- all things exist. and that the ini
stu Cause has provided for their pc
10 is tion and maintains that perfe
Lee forever. 1t is not possible TO
think of God as less than perfect
nber il one follows out that thought.
+ the not possible to conceive of ere
III of as less than perfect; consequ
assa- the theory of fallen man is an
rect theory. 1t has its origin n
A in The first chapter of Genesis, ID