The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-16
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE AFFORDS
 PROGRESS AND ABUNDANCE OF
 GOOD, W.R. RATHvON ASSERTS


 i occurrences her thought was ever turning from the things about us to the things beyond us, from the things that are seen to the things that are not seen And although she was all ways considerate of the comfort and well-being of those around her-no mother could be more loving and Ethoughtful-yet Mrs. Eddy's closest com panions were ever her own thoughts which, when expressed in words, disclosed how steadfast1y and tcontinuously she dwe1t in tftlle secret place of the Most High
 Start the Day Alright.
 Every day in Christian Science is made up of A hours of immense pos abilities for good and it rests with each individual to determine for him self how much of good he gets out of it. The self-wi11ed. self-seeking man works to control events to Suit him self. The wise man. works to control himself so that the results of events, whatever they may be, cannot disturb him. The demonstrating Christian 1 Scientist is no longer disturbed by the occurrence of things which formerly made him miserable. for while they tnow may come and go just as before, they do not leave behind them the re- suits that once made them dreaded. Most of the occurrences that go to a. are harmless when deprived of their l power toJharrass and annoy. A blank cartridge may make as much noise land smoke a loaded one, but it is Istripped of it's power to wound So a right application of Christian Science lremoves the sting from evih turns de- I feat into victory, and makes diversity the recruiting ground for prosperity. Let us take few ordinary exam pies: Suppose that this morning you were told some unkind and unjust things reputed to have been said about you by<one whose friendship you val ued. You are disturbed, annoyed, and perhaps resentfu1 over the falsity and injustice of it all, and the whole day !. is clouded. But if. on the other hand Ithr0ugh your understanding of Chris tan Science, you are able ito @cIear fy9ur thought of all sense of hurt, am ger, and resentment, the lie has been stripped of it's power to wound-the sting is pulled out of it and you have won victory worth while.
 1 The day is brighter and you are bet. ter for the overcoming. Your knowl- edge of Christian Science did not pre- I vent the lie from reaching your ears. but it did prevent the poison of it from pollutingy your thought. Y ou may recall the old saying that man was given two ears, one to hear everything land the. other to let out those things he should not remember. In Chris tian SRfences-we need to learn the art j of forgetting as well as the art of re-
 membering forgetting things that are evil. rememb bering things that are good.
 If you like, let us take another H. 1ustration: One day quite unexpect- fed1y you find your position gone and Iyour salary cut off. Others are de- Ependent upon you, and the. sugges- ttfons of failure, fear, and despond- ency are claInoring to force their way into your thought. Through your knowledge of Christian Science, you silence them and scatter them. Then I you draw closer in thought to Him who is the source of all good, knowing g Ithat He never faiIeth, and you start out anew. not with the spirit of doubt
 or, fear, but of confidence and assur- ance, remembering these iAspiriting g words of Scripture-''Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding In all lthy ways acknowledge Him, and He
 shall direct they paths.''s
 1 Such examples might be multiplied Indefinitely and taken from the ex- Iperience of those who, by knowing Isomething of Christian Science; 3are today confidently facing events and circumstances that formerly were an ticipated with dread and apprehen- sion. The occurrences themselves are unchanged, but their evil effects are lannulled. 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. I jPauIs understanding of onnipotent Mind did not prevent the serpent's bite, but it did save him from it's deadly venom. Even Jesus himself
 was tempted to do evil. but he had the strength and understanding to reject land repe1 the tempter.
 Now every mans day : is made
 bright or dull, 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 intb his day I just the brightness, progress and abundance of good that he needs and lIongs for.
 Each day. then, is an empire and each man must be either it's emperor or it's slave. It is for him, and him alone, to determine which he will be, the slave of adverse circumstances, or the master of it's results. Mrs. Eddy admonishes us in Science and Health to meet every adverse circumstance as it's master Not only does she tell us this, but she also shows us how it is to be done She supplies not only Ethe impulse, but the method as we'll. ..s 1 Prayer.
 l To rule the day wisely. justly, ben l efficiently, we must begin it rightly. Christian Science is showing men and i women in every walk of life that there is no better way of beginning each day than to launch it with a prayer. Many of these prayerfuI people of today who have learned how to pray in Christian Science rarely prayed in former days. Some of them never prayed, many camelf from the ranks of those who had Nong since ceased to pray. for their prayers had become as empty words,
 vain repetitions,'' coming from the lips instead of from the heart. But through Christian Science they have learned to pray alright, and now are Lglad to testify from their own exner-