Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-20
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER TO-

originally written. two terms and their
variants are mainly used to designate
God. One means strength" or power.
and the other 1.-The existing one" or
plainly, the one and only existence.
1t is generally admitted that God is
supremely good. Applying this sense
Of God to the Bible designations, it
becomes clear that God is the one and
only power, that this power is SUI
premely good, and He is the one and
only existence or presence that is like
wise good. 1t is this God that made
all that was made, and all that He
made He made like Himself, good.
very good" When it Is remembered
that all that is called intelligence could
not have formed the idea indicated by
the least primary object, it will be ap-
preciated that the great First Cause"
called God. must be supreme. infinite
intelligence or Mind. The Bible further
speaks Of God as "thy life" and as the
Rock" meaning basic reality or Truth,
and as 'love,"-"God is love-"
Taking these Bible definitions of God.
and they are identical with those Of
Christian Science. is there any one who
does not believe in God. or who would
not trust Him? If so, there is some
one who does not believe in and who
would not trust intelligence. Life,
Truth and Love. But all. by the very
fact that they are alive, know that this
God is, and that He is the supreme
and infinite good,-not above the clouds
for some one to bring down. but very
nigh unto thee,"-and that each and
every one is constantly in touch with
and completely dependent upon Him.
Tho Kingdom Of Heaven.
Those who were commissioned by
Jesus to preach were also commanded
by him to heal. Not only did Jesus
command the disciples to preach and
to heal, but he commanded them what
to preach, and in the light of the Chris
tan Science which he taught, it was
plain to them as it is quite plain to
Christian Scientists today, that what
he commanded them to preach was in
tended to and did heal the sick and re-
deem the sinful. What was it that he
told them to preach? And as We go,
preach, saying. The kingdom of heaven
is at hand" What is the kingdom of
heaven?
If we remind ourselves of the idea of
God which Christian Science teaches
and which has just been indicated, we
shall very plainly see that the kingdom
of heaven which Jesus commanded his
disciples to preach. is indeed at hand.
and that we are entitled to the full
enjoyment of this kingdom, for lin him
(God) we live, and move, and have our
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place wherein we are is "holy ground"
as holy as God. how many of us would
behave unseemly, debauch ourselves or
others in any way. lie. cheat. rob- be-
lieve that there is something in our
environment to injure, infect, or i'm
pair US? Would not disease or lack of
ease. which is disease of every kind in
the making, be banished and the ease
and peace of being in the presence of
our Father, God, have possession of us =?
Teaching this. Christian Science
teaches that it Is not strange that the
sermon which Jesus babe his disciples
to preach should heal, and there will
be nothing strange about it if many
here are healed by learning and re-
Numbering that the kingdom Of heav-
en- is at hand" indeed, not only at
hand but. as Jesus also said, within
you," within man.
Nan.
What then is man? How do We can
We, tell what is a man? BY how much
of God one manifests. Jesus illustrat-
ed this. In response to Philips request,
SHOW us the. Father" Jesus said,
Have l been so long time with you,
and yet hast thou not known me,
Philip? he that hath seen me hath
seen the father" Had Philip seen the
intelligence, power. Spirit, Life, Truth,
and Love manifested by Jesus, and had
he not seen a great deal of God and
great deal of man?
Jesus showed forth the perfect man,
but not because of his physique. He
said. The flesh profiteth nothing" Can
that which is truly man or woman be
shown forth by mere flesh and blood :?
And God ttne all-intelligent, all-pow-
erful, perfect. eternal Mind, Spirit, Life,
Truth, and Love- said, Let us make
man in our image, after our likeness
So God created man in his own
image, male and female created
he them" This godlike man is the only
kind of man there is.
1t was this life purpose, this life
mission. SO clearly seen by Jesus when
only twelve years old, which prompted
him to say, "Wist ye not that must be
about my Fathers business?" In other
words, Know We not that as man, the
image and likeness of God, must show
forth our Father, omnipotent Life
Truth and Love? 1t was this reflection
of the Father, the divine Spirit, with
out measure. that enabled Jesus to heal
the sick. cleanse the lepers, raise the
dead.
The Discovery and Diseoverer.
The recognition that no man has any
other true mission than that which
Jesus had. led Mrs. Eddy to the discov-
cry of this Science. 1t healed her when
at the point of death as the result of
an accident, but she did not stop with
that. Nothing short of the healing and