Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-12-21
Divinely Created Man.

man, David sang:
what is man, that thou art mind
full of him and the son Of man, that
thou visitest him ?
"For thou hast made him little
lower than the angels, and hast
crowned him with glory and honor.
Thou madest him to have dominion
over the works of thy hands; thou
hast put all things under his feet"
The Jewish people had expected a
Messiah long before the birth of
Jesus. Prophecy foretold his COM
ing, but the coming was not in the
manner expected. They anticipated
the coming of a mighty king, who
would overthrow the power of their
oppressors and restore their material
kingdom. They could see no likeness,
in their conception of the Messiah,
TO the humble babe born in a manger.
Their disappointment and irritation
at the seeming failure of their
hopes were so intense that every ac-
cusation which might prove that
Jesus was not the one they expected,
but an impostor, was eagerly believed
and magniied, until nearly the en-
tire populace was in confusion and
frenzy.
Notwithstanding the false accusa-
tions against him, and the indigni-
ties and assaults to which he was
subjected, Jesus fulfilled the mission
for which he came. What he thought
regarding those who opposed him
may be summed up in the words
uttered in the moment of his greatest
trial, when he said, "Father, forgive
them; for they know not what they
do" He knew that the time would
come when his words and his deeds
would be understood and justified.
l can we'll picture to myself the
false judgment of those poor deluded
mortals who clamOred to make away
with the object of their blighted
hopes. The prejudice of those peO-
pie reached the highest degree that
is possible to humanity; so great, in
deed, that its influence is still felt
throughout the world. l regret to
acknowledge that l felt it. Yes!
Felt it every day Of my life, until L
came to Christian Science, and then
it only left me when l realized that
Jesus was the best friend mankind
ever had on this earth.
When the first positive conviction
dawned upon me that Jesus came to
present to the world a godly wisdom
by which sin, disease and death could
be eliminated, and when l realized
how patient, meek, loving, kind and
he was through all his suffer
ing, l was touched first with a deep
sense of shame and remorse, and then
by a sense of love and gratitude. In
that moment of awakening l found
the real Christ, the true son of God.
That there is a divine law, wisdom
and power which was a secret from
the world is evident by the marvellous
demonstrations of Jesus. Such wis
dom is referred to in the Scriptures
as the wisdom of God, against which
worldly wisdom is called 'foolishness. "
The entire Bible teens with refer
ences pertaining to such wisdom,
such as the Proverbs
Happy is the man that tindeth
wisdom, and the man that getteth
understanding"
"She is a tree Of life to them that
lay hold upon her; and happy is every
one that retaineth her." Also,
"Get wisdom: and with all thy get
ting, get understanding"
Christian Science shows that Jesus
comprehended this gOdly wisdom.
With it he was enabled to prove the
vast difference between mortal minG
and immortal Mind. His mission
was, first, to demonstrate his own
understanding of divine power and
law; and second, to teach all men
that the same power and law is
available. He understood
the law which leads men to the real
ization of eternal life. The world
only knew the erroneous mortal mind
law which leads to death. These laws
are contrary one to the other, as St.
Paul relates in his letter to the Rom
ans:
For the law of the Spirit of life in
Christ Jesus hath made me free from
the law of sin and death"
Jesus Overcame Material Law.
Jesus overcame the so-called law of
material force by calming a raging
sea, and shilling violent storm. He
overcame the laws of physiology, an
atomy, pathology, and materia medica
by healing the sick, the lame, the
blind, the deaf, and by raising the
dead. He overcame the laws of pro-
duction by turning water into wine,
and feeding the thousands with a
few loaves and fshes-concluding
with more than the original supply.
He overcame the law of gravity by
walking on the water. He overcame
the law of mortality by overcoming
death for himself and others. Finally,
he overcame the law of materia! or
physical existence by his ascension.
Is it not overwhelmingly evident
that his mission was to demonstrate
the superiority Of divine power and
law over tie mortal and material law?
The same law which Jesus used CEN
turies ago is operative and available
today. Divine law is always present,
and universal, because it is infinite.
That it is not circumscribed to per-
sonal possession is verified by Jesus
own words:
HE that belieyeth on me, the