Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-17

10 ma out what pertains 70 Truth,
what 10 necessary. lawful. and abid-
Ing. and on tho other hand what 10
false. hence unnecessary. illegitimate
and transitory in their experiences.
In other words. their help and cure
will arise from tho spiritual UNDER
standing OF the fact that nothing
Ia real except that which is OF divine
origin. That which is nero human
belief, supposition. or superstition.
Ia unreal. untrue, and nonessential.
By means OF this test II 10 possible
TO separate the char from the wheat
simply by asking ones self OF any
given condition, thought. or act, 10
lit IKE God and His idea." or is II
unlike Him and His creation, The
answer will determine whether the
particular condition. thought. or act
In real or unreal. true or untrue.
essential or non-essential.
Therefore Christian Science pro-
yldes q way OF estimating the facts
In every human problem and Ia thus
q means Of escape from every un-
toward situation. 10 the sufferer one
who fceIs aggrieved because he has
been obliged TO stand aside and SEQ
tho worlds activities pass him by.
perhaps by reason OF invalidism or
through lack OF what are called
natural opportunities7 Then lot him
take tho line Of demarcation offered
| by Christian Science. and measure
on that In his thought which is god
hike from that which 10 unlike God.
Lot him harvest the FIRST and dis
card the second. and he will rise out
OF his loneliness and isolation and
become q useful member OF society.
| To the seeker for help one who has
spent his all In the futile pursuit
OF pleasure only TO find that pain is
his reward? Let him too measure out
the immutable and true from the
changesble and false by means OF
this spiritual understanding offered
by Christian Science, and he will
fnd genuine happiness. real bliss and
Joy. to be spiritual and not material
This same help IL available for the
sick and SHINING. the down trodden.
the fearful. the ignorant, the SEEM
Ing victims and martyrs OF evil be-
lief, or OF malicious mental sugges.
tions. II Is the way OF salvation for
those lying on beds OF suffering as
we'll as for those In bondage to bad
habits.
Now II is evident that In order TO
follow out this process OF classiiica-
ton between that which Is like God
and. that which is unlike Him. there
must be n practical understanding OF
God Himself, OF His nature and quail
tiles. II therefore becomes the duty
and privilege OF those seeking help
In Christian Science to become ac-
quainted first and last with God Him
self,
God and His Idea
When Moses was being commission
ed by God to bring the children OF
Israel out Of Egypt, he asked iby what
name he should refer to God In reply
to their question. We read In the
book OF Exodus; And God said unto
Moses, AM THAT AM and he
said, Thus shalt thou say unto the
children of Israel. | AM hath sent
me unto you" This divinely chosen
designation | AM reveals the essen
tial nature OF God. II stands for be-
Ing. self-existence, infinity, perfec-
tlon. The great AM Is the ever
lasting l AM. that was, and Is. and
ever shall be. He Is Life eternal
without beginning and without end
and His kingdom ruleth over all. The
great / AM Is one God. infinite and
lndivisible. He Is omnipotent, omni
. scient, omnipresent, He Is the crea
tor OF all that has existence, truth
, reality, or essential being, He act
. as Principle governing through Law
and divine decree. He Is imperish
able substance, and He gives untt
! man Immortality, bliss, and tn,
|, beauty Of holiness" Moreover. Coz
!. liza Mind.
: Among Mrs. Eddy's many contri
v buttons to the right understanding
A of God, none stands out more clearl,
> than her definition OF God as Mind
II Ia obvious that II God be consider
. cd as Infinite and Ia one and indivis
n ible, and this Is the general theo
= logical teaching concerning Him, tn
n word Mind fully meets the require
n ments OF the definition. This Co
!. who Is Mind Ia absolutely and who'll
good, and He operates through tn
law OF good only; and this law mean
A to every ono of His creatures health
A happiness, harmony, and hehver