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

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1.-THE Father that dwelleth in me.
he doeth the works"
His saying, 81 and my Father are
one," referred to mans coexistence
; with God, the union of cause and eff
feet. If ray of light could express
it's relation to the sun it would say,
IT and the sun are one," not one and
the same, but atone, linked together,
the reflection of the sun.
Jesus further statement. HE that
hath seen me hath seen the Father"
evidently referred to the quality Of
cause and effect as identical. The
context shows that he had no inten-
ton of conveying the idea that those
who saw his physical structure had
seen God. What he clearly conveyed
was that those who discerncd the
quality of Goodness, the good. the
Life. the Truth. the Love. the power
which he had shown forth had seen
| the same quality which comprises the
allness OF God. From the same rea-
soning one who has seen the small
est measure of water has really seen
the quality of the mightiest ocean.
God can only be known and seen
| in quality, never in respect to guam
tity. God is infinite, and no man can
ever comprehend or include infinity,
| but may continue to understand in
finity more and more, forever.
Jesus came to bring Good tidings
of great joy, which shall be to all peo-
viii toward men" Il am come that
they might have life, and that they
might have it more abundantly," were
his words.
Healing by the Ehriy Christians.
Jesus taught his disciples how to
heal the sick and reform sinners, and
they in turn taught others, so that, as
history records. the healing was prac-
! s,R< . III.
crucifixion. and then it became SO
densely overshadowed by the evil in
mortal mind that the human con-
seriousness could not longer retain it.
By departing from the law of Moses
and his trust in God, and failing to
heed the fulfillment Of the law as ex-
pounded by Christ Jesus. mankind per-
verified spirituality to materialism; true
religion to superstition; religious zeal
cromancy and black art; divine sci
ence to occultism: divine influence to
animal magnetism and hypnotism
spiritual joys to physical pleasures;
spiritual desires to lust for material
sickness to drugs and other material
means.
Nevertheless. Truth has always re-
manned, and was again brought to
light by Mary Baker Eddy. We know
that the kingdom has not suffered by
4 the lapse, and now in these latter days
all can find the way by which to know
themselves, as Christ Jesus knew him.
self. Paul writes, in Romans, For
as many as are led by the Spirit OF
God. they are the sons OF God"
The Son of God is the image and
likeness OF God. God is Spirit. All
must eventually learn that man Is
spiritual In reality. man has but one
nature, the divine. The human or
material il fictitious and unrighteous.
The universal belief that man has two
natures is the cause of all our trou-
bles. 1t is the original sin, and will
hold humanity in bondage until one
nature, one God, is universally
acknowledged.
In Romans we read, ITO be carnally
minded is death; but to be spiritually
minded is life and peace" Man Is d.
! vinely endowed with the ability to
overcome the material or carnal mind.
and thereby work out his perfect, har-
Personal Experience.
i When I first took up the study of
Christian Science it seemed impossi-
BILE that my thought could eve- be-
come spiritualixed. for I had always
been very material. Business and
pleasure occupied my entire atten-
ton. 1 was not accustomed to seek
ing my help through prayer. there
fore could see no probability Of re-
generating such q mind One even
ing. while thus contemplating the Sc
riousness of my situation, opened
the Bible and veFses i've and six Of
the third 0eap.er of Proverbs came
to my notAAA Trust in the Lord win
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