Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-11-22

Qlate followers, anu lnSiT lOllONSlo loA
three hundred years after them. did as
he commanded.
Jesus did his marvellous works be
lying Principle or cause. II will be ad
mitted that this knowledge was The
knowledge OF God. the knowledge oil
the reign or the kingdom OF God. the
knowledge OF man and of mans re
lationship to God, which he came t.
teach mankind. The question that oc'
ours very naturally at this point Is,
What is God?
In the tongues in which the Bible
was originally written, two terms and
their variants are mainly used to desig.
nate God. One means strength" or
power. and the other the existing
one" or plainly. the one and only ex-
istence.
II is generally admitted that God Is
supremely good. Applying this sense
OF God TO the Bible designations, IL
becomes clear that God is the one and
only power, that this power Is su-
premely good, that He Is the one and
only existence or presence that is like
wise good. II Is this God that made
all that was made, and all that He
made He made like Himself, good,
very good" When it is remembered
that all that Is called intelligence could
not have formed the idea indicated by
the least primary object, Il will be ap-
preciated that the great First Cause"
called God, must be supreme. infinite
intelligence or Mind. The Bible fur.
Their speaks OF God as thy life," and
as the Rock" meaning basic reality
or Truth, and as love, God is
love-"
Taking these Bible definitions OF
God, and they are identical with those
OF Christian Science, is there any one
who does not believe I'm God, or who
would not trust Him? If so, there Is
some one who does not believe In and
who would not trust intelligence, Life.
Truth, and Love. But all, by the very
fact that they are alive. know that this
God Is, and that He Is the supreme and
infinite good.-not above the clouds
for some one to bring down. but very
nigh unto thee, and that each and
every one is constantly In touch with
and completely dependent upon Him.
The Kingdom Of Heaven.
Those who were commissioned b.
Jesus TO preach were also commanded
by him TO heal. Not only did Jesus
command the disciples to preach and
to heal, but he commanded them what
TO preach, and in the light OF the
Christian Science which he taught, Il
was plain to them, as It is quite plain
to Christian Scientists today, that
what he commanded them to preach
was intended to and did heal The sicl,
and redeem the sinful. What was il
that he told them TO preach? And a.
ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom OF
heaven Is at hand" What Is the king.
dom of heaven?
II we remind ourselves Of the idea OF
God which Christian Science teaches
and which has just been indicated, we
shall very plainly see that the king.
dom Of heaven which Jesus command.
ed his disciples to preach, Is indeed at
hand, and that we are entitled TO the
full enjoyment of this kingdom, for "In
him lGod] we live. and move, and
nave our being" Recognizing this
that the place wherein we are is holy
ground as holy rs God, how many OF
us would behave unseemly, debauch
ourselves or others In any way, lie
cheat, rob, believe that there Is some.
thing In our environment to injure. I'm.
feet, or impair us? Would not disease
or lack of ease, which is disease OF
every kind In the making be banishcd
and the ease and peace of being In the
presence of our Father God, have pos
session of us?
Teaching this, Christian Science
teaches that 1t Is not strange that the
sermon which Jesus babe his disciples
I TO preach, should heal. and there will
, be nothing strange about Il II mans
here are healed by learning and re.
Numbering that the "kingdOm Of hcay.
:. en- Is at hand" indeed. not only ut
, hand but, as Jesus also said. "wlthln
you." within man.
4 Man.
What then ia man? How do we. can
we, tell what Is n man? BY how much
of God one manifests. Jesus illustrat.
. cd this. In response to Philips re.
quest, Show us the Father" Jesus
said. Have l been so long time with
you, and yet hast thou not known me
Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen
3 the father" Had Philip seen the intel.
ligence, power, Spirit. Life. Truth, and
Love manifested by Jesus. and had n,
mot seen great deal Of God and q
great deal of man?
!, Jesus showed forth the perfect man.
but nto because of his physique. he
said, "The flesh profiteth nothing
Can that which is truly man or woman
be shown forth by mere fleah and
blood? And God fthe ali.intCllIeont
all.powerful, perfect, eternal Mind
Spirit, Life, Truth, and Lowell said. Let
US make man in our image. after on,
likeness. SO God created man
IN MS own image, 80. male and female
created he them" This godlike man
Us the only kind OF man there f..
IL was this life-puTposc. this life.mis.
sion, so clearly seen by Jesus when
only twelve years old. which prompted
him TO say, 'WIBt yc not that musi
be about my Fathers business?" In
other words, Know ye not that as
man, tho image and likeness of Cod.
must show forth our Father, omnipo.
tent Life, Truth. and Loye? II was
this reflection of the Father. the divine
Spirit, without measure, that enabled |
Jesus TO heal the sick. cleanse the lon. |
ers, raise the dead.
The Discovery and pIscoverer.
The recognition that no man has any |
other true mission than that which
Jesus bad. led Mrs. Eddy to tho dis.
covery OF this Science. II healed her
whom at tho point of death as tho no.
suit OF on accident, but she did no,
stop With that. Nothing short OF Inc
healing and redemption OF all man lind