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

Daniel from the lions are all import
ant records of Gods power, and the
direct result of the operation of
divine law.
These Old Testament wonders are
greatly intensified in their signifi-
canoe to humanity by the works of
the man Jesus and his apostles, in
their adherence to the same law. The
thousands who were healed, and the
power he exerted over all material
conditions and forces, give striking
evidence that not only did he have
the unbounded faith in God evinced
by the patriarchs, but that he under
stood the operation of divine law and
its practical use in earthly life.
By adhering strictly to the original
divine law and turning away from
all false gods in matter; by giving
to God the glory, honor. dominion and
power everlastingly due His holy
name, following as closely as they
can the commandments of the mas
ter Metaphysician, Christian Scien-
lists are today healing the sick and
reforming the sinner-in a measure
repeating the works of the patriarchs
and Christ Jesus.
Seeking Practical Religion
Thoughtful men are beginning to
realize that religion must be more
than a mere belief. They are learn
ing that it cannot be inherited,
transferred or adopted; that it is not
the chattel of any particular organ
izatiOn or church, and that it is not
acquired by fasting or feasting. They
are asking for a more practical re-
ligion; for less dogma and more love;
less ritualism and more spirituality;
less creed and more works; less schOl-
asticism and more truth.
Humanity wants to know God-the
God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,
the God of the prophets and of Christ
Jesus. They want God whom they
may know as a Father, kind, merci-
full, just, true-who, as the psalmist
says, "fOrgiveth all thine iniquities;
who healeth all thy Diseases" a God
who hides not himself from his chill
dren, but desires that they should
know Him; God who is very pres
ont holm in mo of frO,,tNIo
The religions Of the world have
failed to answer the hearts appeal.
The searcher for Truth has been made
to believe that nothing definite can
be known until the portals of human
existence close behind him. The
man who is hungry and thirsty will
seek food and drink wherever he can
find it, and the same is true of him
who is hungry and thirsty for spirit
ual food and drink.
Christian Science is doing much to
satisfy this craving by giving men
scientific, demonstrable religion, re-
ligion not so much of preaching as of
works. Thousands upon thousands
have been touched by this ministry of
redemption, healing and regeneration.
Every sorrow comfOrted, every pain
relieved, every sin overcome, every
misfortune reduced, every prejudice
annulled, every disease healed by the
power of God proves the efficacy of
divine law; makes man more reverent
toward God, and more gentle and toll
Grant toward his fellow man.
Christian Scientists know God not
as a magnified personality, but as
Mind; the Mind which is infinite
good, infinite Love, infinite Life, in
finite Truth. All that men know
that is good, true and worthy is the
manifestation or expression of divine
Mind. God is the Mind of man, and
divine law demands that man shall
have no other God, hence no other
Mind.
God AS Love.
The favorite appellation of Christian
Scientists for God is Love. The word
Love expresses the divine nature and
the tender relation between God and
His creation. Moved with an up
yelling flood of gratitude for the con-
scious sense of Emmanuel, or "God
with us, men in all ages have tried
to image forth the depth of Gods love
for His children; but no human
thought can conceive it, or human
tongue express it, even when most
aware of His brooding tenderness and
watchful care.
For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of mans mind:
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind"