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

ting we'll? suppose do know that /
am being deceived. how is that so.
ing 10 help me-
A necessary atep towards getting
free from the influence OF any Kind of
u deception Is TO know the truth about
H. A lie that Is believed is as tangi-
/ bic as the truth itself. but when YOU
know Il Is lie YOU are free from its
control.
Jesus proved in his ministry on
earth, and Christian Science is today
substantiutlng that proof, that lust
/ In proportion that man GAINS and
/ ppplics right understanding Of God,
+ the divine Truth which denies the
reality of an things evil, In that pro-
portion does he break the hold of
sickness ana sin
or in the language of our text
book tp. i7S). we disarm sin of its
imaginary power in proportion Ia our
spiritual understanding Of the status
Of immortal being"
/ should this fundamental truth OF
! Christian Science impress the begin
ner as strange il not incredible, let
me say 20 him. that It les being at
tested today In the lives Of mulutudes
of people who pattern their thoughts
and deeds after the teachings OF
Christian Science
The enemies of Truth. even those
in high places, would dramatically
deny that this presence Of Cod
goods today among men. destroy
ling all belief In the power of evil,
healing the sick and reforming the
sinner but no man Is qualified to
dony this who has not tested II per
sistently, sincerely, revcrently; and
Those who have SO tested it know that
it Is Emmanuel or God with us"
If any Of the foregoing Christtanly
scientific concepts Of God find Il well
come In the secret places of your
thought dwell upon them, that you
may abide under the shelter of u
higher, holier life. Each one of them
is moro precious than pearls or ru-
bles II YOU viii invite them all into
your consciousness. YOU will have for
your own that which you will soon
prize above wealth or position or
power or any of the things the world
can give you ana for which you have
worked ana hoped and planned all
the days Of your life.
have been able 10 present them
to you but crudely ana incompletcly.
In tho Bible ana in the text book of
! Christian Science you will nnd them
clearly and admirably set forth in
their completeness These two books
viii aid the investigator in search Of
a knowledge Of God as no other auxil-
! larry can do. Tho wise man will not
only read them, but win study them.
ponder over their teachinRs compare
one with the other, and above all viii
put their precepts into daily use.
If a man sincerely and honestly de-
sires - progress in the understand
| ing of Christian Science, there Is
nothing that can stop him. Gods
kingdom is come on earth and In His
| Kingdom progress is law, a law which
expects of US all we can do but moth
| ing we cannot.
Mental lazincss.
! The beginner is not expected to
gorge himself by reading page after
pare without mentally digesting or
assimilatnG IT, Reading O given num-
| Der Of pages each day without apply
ing the knowledge thus gained viii
never make a Christian Scientist, Sci
ence ana Health places powerful tools
| in our hands ana shows us how to
use them but after that If we would
| have God help us we must help our
selves Mental la2incss may not in
terfere with our reading. but 1t uses
every trick and artifice to prevent
our working.
| There are times in the experience
OF every student Of Christian Science
when he seems TO be gaining but lit
tie understanding Of what he roads
and frequently he wonders why. Men
tai Incidence rs Il common cause. The
remedy is named on page 323 OF SCI
ence and Health which says In or
der to apprchcnd more, we must put
into practice what we already know
an admonition that should be hung !
on the walls Of the consciousness OF |
every student in the school of sclen-
tific Mind healing
Industry IS essential TO advance
nent in the spiritual world as Well as
in the material We must not only |
know what to do, but do what we
know. Nor Is It enough 10 merely re- |
frain from doing well, we must also be
active in doing good. II is not enough |
that we no longer hate. we must
learn to love. Christian Science Is
not a negative religion. II is forcefuL !
positive, progressive 1t is to be judg-
ed not only by what II prevents but
also by what it produces. II not only
destroys weeds, but produces crops.
The pages Of Science and Health
are bright with simple statements Of
Truth that any intelligent man may
practically apply If he Will. Let us
take by way of example that simple
adrionition on PAGE 26l: 'Hold