Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-06

will be said in explanation of these
| subjects
An viii probably agree that prayer
! IN It's highest sense, Is loving and sin
eerc communion with Cod. Some of
the definitions Of tho word "commun.
! ion are sympathetic intercourse; In
| innate and helpful association; fel-
lowship' Most obviously, nothing
could have more sympathetic inter-
course. more intimate association, OF
closer fellowship with God, than man
reflccting God. This reflection be-
comes possible only by learning 10
know clearly what God Is, what man
is, and what constitutes the reign or
God "ln earth, as II is In heaven II
becomes possible only by learning to
bring every thought into obedience to
Christ, Truth, through unceasing 81.
lent communion. or prayer; through
rising step by step. and In as great
degree as possible, into "the stature o:
the fulness Of Christ" until the truth
and perfection of God and Of mans
godlkeness are radiated and express.
ed by signs following" the signs OF
healing accompanied BY spiritual re-
generation, the healing being incl
dental to this regeneration in true
Christian Science practice.
That this devout method has moth
ing In common with any other muat
be self-evident To charge IL with
being in amy way tainted with hypno-
tism or so-caled mental therapeu-
ties, or any new or old unchristian
thought, il to charge 1t as Jesus was
charged when he answered, III l BY
Beclzebub east out devils, by whom
do your children cast them out?
But II | cast out devils by the
Spirit of God, then the kingdom OF
/ God is come unto YOU
Conclusion.
The process leading TO this Chris
tan practice Is educational. II Is
not only u higher education. but the
very highest; an education transcend
ing the human BELIEFS called knowl-
edge as Gods thoughts transcend
them. This education Is Christian
and II is scientific; so It must be
Christian Science. Who, looking out
upon q war and woe rent world, viii
say that this education In not needed.
or that ii is not of supreme import
ance? Who will not acknowledge
that not only the supplication Thy
kingdom come" is needed, but the
understanding also that Gods king
dom Is come, and that every man.
woman, and child Ii sacred Idea or
state of the divine consciousness, and
for this reason to be held inviolase
and inviolable2
Mrs Eddy says, when the omnip.
offence of God Is preached and HIS
absouteness is set forth. Christian
sermons will heal the sick' tScicncc
and Health, p. Sa5). II Is this high
or education, which Christian Science
is again bringing to the world, that
Is dispelling the darkness OF both re.
lgious and irreligious agnostlcisn,
and thus removing the fears and tor
monts OF this not knowing II re-
Judges all with the unerrin:s.
righteous judgment of Truth and
Love. and rodeems, restores, and re-
generates suffering multitudeS from
all kinds of sin aud sickness: and "
Is doing this by again preaching, az
Jesus commanded. the Kingdom OF
God at hand and within; by preach
ing. teaching. that all are the chill.
dren of God, subject only to God.
good, who alone lcgitimately rules
and that "of such is the Kingdom or
God" Fl
The Messiah or dciivcrer who ~as
looked for, hoped for, PRAYED FOR BY
seers and prophets of old, who was
not recognized and therefore was re.
jected when he came in fleshly form
unto his own. is again. rs THE Com
forter," "thc Spirit of truth Chris
tim Science, knocking for admission.
There is again some connection. bul
many are admitting this incorporeal
savior Those that are doing 20 ara
being led beside the still waters
and 'in the paths of Righteousness
They are being led into more abun-
dant life. health, peace, treedoni'
and happiness. They are
being led into all truth, the Under
Of the first and great com
Hear. @ Israel; The LORD
our God is one Lord Ifenr. o all
the power that is over rs
and over all IS one power, and that
power is God, good.
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