Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-30


does not confuse them, We certainly are
without authority for so doing. In til |
the honest Investigator will
find that Christian Science sustains and
proves true 70 the text the purest teach.
ing of the Scriptures relative to God
and the significance of His being and
creation. II points out the error of the
practice of confounding the term God
(Elohim), or Spirit, with that of Lord
God (Jehovah- Elohim), or even Lord.
1t holds with the very best authority
that those terms, with their varying
shades of meaning, are not Synonymous.
The original Hebrew term for God
that of Elohim, is always understood
as meaning the creator and supreme
ruler of the universe, the one of whom
st, John said, CAN things we're made
by him; and without him was not any
thing made that was made" We OBJ
serve that the term God is used alto.
gether in the record of creation which
appears in the first chapter of Gene
sis, concluding with the third verse Of
the second chapter. This first record
chronicles the completeness and perfee.
tion of all of Gods works. Christian
Science supports this record in its en-
tirety and by it readily justifies its
claims and teaching as to the perfec.
tion of man. 1t is interesting to note
that Jesus of Nazareth, who founded
true Christianity, endorsed this record,
for on one occasion he referred to it
in these words: "Have ye not read,
that he which made them at the be-
ginning made them male and femalef"
Where the terms "male and female"
occur in the Bible it is observed that
their use is in connection with chat
which God created.
The Perfect Man
There frequently occurs in this first
record of creation relative 10 that
which God created, the observation,
"And God saw that it was good, !"
This evidence of divine approval was
also uttered with respect to man. Man
having been made in the image and
likeness of God, as the record states,
it is within the bounds of reason to
maintain that he must reflect the di-
vine nature. He is manifestly the
highest expression or reflection of su.
preme good, as he was given dominion
over the earth and the lesser objects of
creation.
Having incorporated IN her writings
the startling declarations as to the all
perfection Of man, Mrs. Eddy repeated
| iy refers to him as the idea Of God,
Such conclusion logically follows the
premise that God, the creator, is the
| one and only Mind or intelligence.
Ideas alone can originate and exist III
Mind, hence man as God s image must
be mental. AS the son or offspring
of God, he should be accounted as IN
corPoreal ana NOT visible or eognizaDie
10 the senses because ne IS !1 hke
spirit, nc must oe spiritual; lnuiVla'
ual man, each lueu or 'houeht VI voo.
including the male ana 1emale OF
ms creating, must aplue constantly ~
him, lor Minu anu i's lueas c"n heNei
DC separated taul suys III TINS re-
gard; FOR IN MN we hNe' ana move
ana nave our peihgi =
As man IL NOV the lossessor VI VI
SUBJECT 10 anything whlch uiu no' ol1gl
mate In you, He Canhot po Ine slV',i
OF eVil, slhi suffering, slchness, uiseuse y.
OF ueatn' ms WISDOM, nis s'Ionstn' nv
eouIuse' anu ms c"P"piil'les az unIi",
lteu, because lhey ule !i,' ueilveu IRON II!
ultine anu nenoo unt".'ins SUI ,a''
uuty Vi ee-on. 'l'on' ~ w" - 81 =, y,
PloN,ues nun WIN .pe ouP".iy iui oS,'
Wisely anu hunlunely ,AoI'ihs 'he w
nilhioh vi supremacy DesVoweu upT'
mn mn Il9eLessleSly' uihgen'i1 i'ism
Iuhy, anu io'ihg'y eAe!els,ns lnls "u
tnority, man iS nloInentallig cohsSiVG' ~
OF the plessins uhG p'oveclivh VI ~.
creator, ao'ulns WIN, osei'nuuoHtn ~
ana resting upon an VI nIs ''''''''''
heiauonsMp 70 Gou
In the nght OF these more eohsistoh
and comforting explanations rendered
by Christian Science, we observe MAJ
as the beneficiary OF all that ms MAXI
is and has provided. Man must ever p'
what his Maker designed that he shorl'
be, because God and HIS universe arr
unchanging. The harmonious and undis
turbed relationship thus necessarily eX
listing between God and man as Fathe
and son, provides for what might right
ly be called true worship. The tru'
model; or ideal man, magnifies, eX
ats, and glorlties the perfect pattern
God. Man seeks to obey and conform
to the laws Of his being because 1t Il
his nature, pleasure, and JOY TO do SO
not because a supreme power demand
or even requires IT of him. Througl
prayer, or genuine communion Witl
good, man instinctively and reverentl.
turns in thought 70 the great heart o