Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-29

of the comfort and well-being OF
those around her-no mother could
be more loving and thoughtful--yet
Mrs. Eddy's closest companions were
ever her own thoughts which. wher
Expressed in words, disclosed how
steadfastly and continuously she
dwelt in "the secret place OF the
Most High
Start the Day Alright
Every day IN Christian Science is
made up of twenty-four hours of inn
mense possibilities for good. and it
rests with each individual to deter
mine for himself how much good he
gets out Of it, The self-willed. self
seeking man works to control events
to suit himself The wise man works
to control himself, so that the results
of events, whatever they may be,
cannot disturb him. The demonstrate
ing Christian Scientist is no longer
disturbed by the recurrence of things
which formerly made him miserable,
for while they now may come and 90
Just as before, they do not leave be-
hind them the results that once made
/ them dreaded. Most OF the occur
FENCES that go to make up what men
call bad day are harmless when
/ deprived of their power to harrass
and annoy. A blank cartridge may
make as much noise and smoke as a
/ loaded one. but 1t is stripped of its
power to wound So a right applica-
/ ton of Christian Science removes the
sting from evil. turns defeat into vic
tory, ana makes adversely the re-
Icruiting ground for prosperity
Let us take a few ordinary exam
piles. Suppose that this morning
you were told some unkind and I'M
/ Just things reputed to have been said
labout you by one whose friendship
you valued. You are disturbed, annoy
/ ed and perhaps resentful over the
/ falsty. and injustice Of it all, and the
whole day is clouded. But, if, on the
other hand, through your under
standing of Christian Science, you are
able to clear your thought of all sense
/ of hurt, anger ard resentment, the
lie has been stripped Of its power to
wound-the sting is pulled out of il
and you have won a victory worth
while
The day is brighter and you are bet
ter for the overcoming. Your knowl-
edge of Christian Science did not pre-
evnt the lie from reaching your ears,
but it did prevent the poison of it
from polluting your thought You
may recall the old saying that man
+ was given two ears, one to hear every
thing and the other to let out those
things he should not remember In
/ Christian Science, we need to learn
the art Of forgetting as well as the
/ art Of remembering, ~ forgetting
/ things that are evil, remembering
1 things that are good.
If you like, let us take another il
/ ustration. one day quite unexpect-
eddy you find your position gone and
your salary cut off, others are de-
pendent upon you, and the sugges-
lions of failure, fear, and despon-
dency are clamoring to force their
way into your thought. Through your
knowledge Of Christian Science. you
silence them and scatter them. Then
you draw closer in thought to Him
who is the source of all good, know
ing that He never faileth, and you
start out anew, not with the spirit
of doubt or fear, but of confidence
and assurance, remembering these
inspiriting words of Scripture-"Trust
in the Lord with all thine heart and
lean not unto thine own understand
ing. In all thy ways acknowledge
Him, and He shall direct thy paths.
Such examples might be multiplied
indefinitely and taken from the ex-
perience Of those who, by knowing
something of Christian Science are
today confidently facing events and
circumstances that formerly were an
ticpated with dread and apprehen-
sion The occurrences themselves are
unchanged, but their evil effects are
annulled. The Scriptures abound in
instances of this Daniels reliance
upon God did not keep him out Of
the lions den, but it did get him out.
Paul's understanding of omnipotent
Mind did not prevent the serpent's
bite, but it did save him from its
deadly venom Even Jesus himself
was tempted to do evil, but he had
the strength and understanding to re- |
ject and repel the tempter.
Now every mans day is made |
bright or dun, profitable or empty, |
good or bad not alone by what hap |
pens but by how he is affected by !
what happens.
Christian Science affords to each |
one the means Of bringing into his
day just the brightness, progress and
abundance of good that he needs
and longs for
Each day, then, is an empire and /
each man must be either its emper-
or or its slave. 1t is for him, and him
alone, to determine which he will be, |
the slave of adverse circumstances, |
or the master of its results. Mrs Ed
dy admonishes us in Science and |
Health to meet every adverse cir
cumstanco as its master" Not only
does she tell us this hut she also
shows us how it is to be done. She
supplies not only the impulse. but
the method as well.
Prayer.
To rule the day wisely, justly. BEN
efficiently, we must begin il rightly.
Christian Science is showing men
and women in every walk of life that
there is no better way of beginning
each day than to launch it with
prayer. Many of these prayerful peo-
pie Of today who have learned how
to pray in Christian Science rarely